PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorazd Oras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alex fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oras
vs
fili

199 cm
21
250 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorazd Oras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, alex fili!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Oras as fili shoots in.

Oras lands a left and a right that sends fili crashing to the canvas! Oras dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like alex fili has been cut.
fili working to try and regain half guard.
Oras controlling from mount.
fili is trying desperately to improve position.
Oras controlling from the full mount.
Oras can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as fili is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fili tries to reverse the position but Oras maintains control.
Oras content just to control the position here.
fili tries to reverse the position but Oras maintains control.
fili's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
fili slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oras is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Oras wants to control but fili is keeping him busy.
fili tries to get to full guard but Oras has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oras tries to stand but can't do so whilst fili controls his leg.

fili is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oras pulls his head out easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
fili actively working from the bottom here.

Oras moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from fili.
fili looks gassed!
fili throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oras ducks under a wild hook from fili.
fili misses with a looping left.
fili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oras lands a jab to the nose.
Oras scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili takes one to the chin there.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Oras! fili is backing up but he can't get away as Oras lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops fili and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gorazd Oras!