PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Starodubtsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirill Starodubtsev has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Starodubtsev
vs
Fisher

225 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Starodubtsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Starodubtsev tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Starodubtsev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starodubtsev tries a head kick but it misses.

Fisher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Starodubtsev is working Fisher over against the cage.
Starodubtsev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Starodubtsev.
Fisher looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Starodubtsev breaks from the clinch.
Starodubtsev throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Starodubtsev looks to clinch

and Fisher counters with a takedown into side control.
Starodubtsev is pushing Fisher's head away, looking to escape. Fisher manages to hold on to the position though.
Starodubtsev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fisher.
Starodubtsev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fisher is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starodubtsev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Starodubtsev is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fisher connects with a decent elbow.

Fisher stands up and beckons Starodubtsev to his feet.
Starodubtsev fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fisher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Starodubtsev!
Starodubtsev squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starodubtsev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fisher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fisher working Starodubtsev over with strikes here.
Fisher looking to control but Starodubtsev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fisher is landing with some decent strikes but Starodubtsev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fisher scoring with strikes but Starodubtsev is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher punching from mount but Starodubtsev doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Starodubtsev'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.
Fisher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fisher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fisher landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the head.
Starodubtsev is in a horrible position here. Fisher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fisher with shots to the head and body - Starodubtsev looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands a heavy elbow.
Fisher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fisher with a couple of short strikes.
Fisher working Starodubtsev over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Fisher.
Fisher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Starodubtsev hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher working the ground and pound effectively.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kirill Starodubtsev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spencer Fisher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fisher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Starodubtsev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fisher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fisher lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Fisher.
Starodubtsev taking shots to the head.
Fisher tries to control but Starodubtsev wriggling away.
Fisher sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher raining down shots from the mount!
Fisher cracks Starodubtsev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fisher lands a big shot there that rocks Starodubtsev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Fisher.
Fisher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fisher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Starodubtsev is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fisher content just to control the position here.
Fisher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fisher content just to control the position here.
Starodubtsev is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fisher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Starodubtsev's face.
Starodubtsev is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fisher lands a big shot there that rocks Starodubtsev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fisher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fisher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Starodubtsev's face.
Fisher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Starodubtsev looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starodubtsev taking shots to the head.
Starodubtsev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fisher looking to finish Starodubtsev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Starodubtsev!
Fisher is landing with some decent strikes but Starodubtsev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fisher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starodubtsev is trying to stand.
Starodubtsev is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spencer Fisher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fisher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Starodubtsev did well to prevent Fisher getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher controlling the pace.
Fisher thows a huge punch but Starodubtsev dodges it nicely.
Fisher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Fisher is working for a kimura but Starodubtsev is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fisher is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Starodubtsev reverses the position - he's now on top in Fisher's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starodubtsev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fisher is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fisher wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fisher throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fisher is pulling down on Starodubtsev's head to control his posture.
Spencer Fisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fisher is on top in guard.
Starodubtsev is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.
Starodubtsev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fisher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Starodubtsev keeps moving.
Fisher lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher thows a big elbow that misses.
Fisher stops Starodubtsev from standing up.
Fisher lands a couple of digs.
Starodubtsev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fisher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fisher throws and elbow that misses. Starodubtsev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fisher's guard. Nice move by Starodubtsev!
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fisher can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Starodubtsev throws and elbow that misses. Fisher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Starodubtsev's guard. Nice move by Fisher!
Fisher postures up in Starodubtsev's guard and throws a big left but Starodubtsev blocks it.

Fisher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Starodubtsev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fisher postures up in Starodubtsev's guard and throws a big left but Starodubtsev blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Fisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fisher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Fisher!