PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghoul Ghotha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aleksander Putin's chin.

Putin
vs
Ghotha

185 cm
25
230 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

207 cm
26
272 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Putin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Putin is putting a hurting on Ghotha here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ghotha manages to get back to half guard.
Putin is trying to control. Ghotha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ghotha is trying to get back to full guard.

Ghotha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Putin is trying to work for a kimura but Ghotha is defending well.
Ghotha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Putin is working away from the top position though.
Putin wants to control but Ghotha is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Putin fails to land with a series of punches.

Ghotha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ghotha stands up over Putin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ghotha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Putin controls Ghotha momentarily but Ghotha frees himself.
Putin has momentary wrist control but Ghotha slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Putin is on top in guard.

Putin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Putin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ghotha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Putin's guard.
Ghotha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Putin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Putin looking to control.
Ghotha thows a big elbow that misses.
Ghotha wants to control from the top but Putin keeps moving.
Ghotha landing some decent shots from guard.
Ghotha stopping the sweep attempt from Putin.
Ghotha cracks Putin with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin trying to keep a closed guard but Ghotha is proving a slippery customer.
Ghotha wants to control from the top but Putin keeps moving.
Ghotha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghotha throws a big right hand that misses.
Ghotha controls from within his opponent's guard.
Putin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ghotha's guard.
Ghotha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ghotha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Putin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ghotha is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Putin, into his guard.
Putin trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Putin has his foot on Ghotha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ghotha works his way back into a safe position though.
Ghotha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ghotha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Putin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Putin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Putin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Putin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin controlling Ghotha's posture.
Ghotha stands up over Putin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Putin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ghotha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ghotha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ghotha with a nice head shot there.

Ghotha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Putin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ghotha has managed to get both his arms back between Putin's legs - danger averted.
Ghotha postures up in Putin's guard and throws a big left but Putin blocks it.
Ghotha trying to control but Putin is working from the bottom.
Ghotha is working Putin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghoul Ghotha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ghotha misses with a takedown
enabling Putin to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghotha circles away quickly and effectively.
Putin misses with a takedown attempt

and Ghotha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Putin wants to improve his position but Ghotha is controlling well.
Putin trying to control from the bottom.
Ghotha working over Putin with some ground and pound. Putin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Putin tries to get to full guard but Ghotha has control of the leg.
Ghotha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ghotha drops an elbow to the side of Putin's head.
Putin is looking for a sweep. Ghotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Putin is working hard here to advance position.
Ghotha lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghotha working the head and body with strikes.
Ghotha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ghotha passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Putin!
Putin tries to reverse the position but Ghotha maintains control.
Ghotha working Putin over with strikes here.
Ghotha unloading with bombs!

It looks like Aleksander Putin has been cut.
Ghotha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Putin?

Putin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghotha postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Putin in real trouble here! The ref calls for Putin to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghoul Ghotha!