PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivgeny Chumakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chumakov comes to the cage accompanied by Little Wing - SRV. hughes has chosen tema dos guerreiro as his entrance music. Ivgeny Chumakov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Chumakov
vs
hughes

170 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivgeny Chumakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David hughes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chumakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Chumakov stuffs the takedown attempt from hughes. hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Chumakov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chumakov as he jumps to the side.

Chumakov clinches with his opponent.

Chumakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
hughes avoids the head kick by Chumakov.
Chumakov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Chumakov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
Chumakov works on hughes's body with a couple of short punches.
hughes wants a takedown.
Ivgeny Chumakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David hughes.

Chumakov has picked hughes up - he's going for a ride! Chumakov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Chumakov trying to control the action but hughes is working from the bottom.
Chumakov is looking to pass hughes's guard but actually hughes recovers to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hughes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chumakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chumakov content to stall in guard here.
Chumakov stopping the sweep attempt from hughes.
hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chumakov's guard.

Chumakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. hughes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. hughes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chumakov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chumakov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but hughes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

hughes is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Chumakov still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Chumakov has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chumakov looks up at the clock and then as hughes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chumakov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chumakov working the body and head with strikes.
Chumakov tries to stand but hughes is controlling his head.
Chumakov trying to control the action but hughes is working from the bottom.

Chumakov decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hughes fails with the takedown.
Chumakov moves into range and connects with a jab.
hughes slips a jab and a cross from Chumakov.
Chumakov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from hughes.
A combination from Chumakov does no damage.
Ivgeny Chumakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chumakov stuffs the takedown.
hughes looks gassed!

Chumakov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in hughes's half guard.
Chumakov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
hughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chumakov is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chumakov is working for a kimura but hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
hughes is trying to control but can't.
Chumakov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chumakov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

hughes actively working from the bottom here.
hughes is looking to control Chumakov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can hughes avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivgeny Chumakov dominated that round.
That's time! Chumakov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

hughes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chumakov!
Chumakov trying desperately to get to his feet.

hughes looking to secure an arm triangle but Chumakov defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

hughes has control of Chumakov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chumakov regains control of the situation pretty easily.

hughes goes for an armbar but Chumakov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chumakov.
Chumakov is looking to stand up but hughes won't let him.
hughes is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumakov trying to control the position from guard on top but hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chumakov looking to pass the guard.
Chumakov postures up and lands a big shot to hughes's brow.
Chumakov tries to free his leg and advance position but hughes is retaining full guard.
Chumakov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
hughes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chumakov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chumakov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chumakov misses with a series of wild punches.

Chumakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chumakov is keen to just control but hughes is a slippery customer.
hughes is trying to maintain the position but Chumakov is very close to passing his half guard.
Chumakov trying to pass the guard but hughes defending well.
hughes wants to control but Chumakov is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumakov trying to control from half guard but hughes is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Chumakov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
hughes has one of Chumakov's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
hughes tries to bench press Chumakov off him but Chumakov keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chumakov working the ground and pound but hughes is defending the strikes.
Chumakov is trying to ground and pound but hughes uses the momentary lack of control by Chumakov to regain half guard.
Chumakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
hughes is concentrating on defense, preventing Chumakov from advancing position.
hughes trying to control but Chumakov postures up.
Chumakov wants to free his trapped foot but hughes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivgeny Chumakov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

hughes fails with the takedown
and Chumakov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chumakov throws a head kick that half lands.
Chumakov throws a right hand that hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that hughes also avoids with ease.
Chumakov tries to clinch but hughes moves out of range.
hughes with a lazy takedown attempt

and Chumakov counters with a takedown into side control.
Chumakov working the head and body with strikes.
Chumakov wants to stand but hughes is controlling his arm.

Chumakov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chumakov wants to stand but hughes has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chumakov being controlled here momentarily.
hughes controls Chumakov momentarily but Chumakov frees himself.
hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
hughes stops Chumakov from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

hughes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chumakov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time hughes.

Chumakov is defending against the submission attempts here by hughes.

Chumakov has one foot on hughes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A combination from Chumakov does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumakov misses with a kick to the body.
hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chumakov counters with a series of strikes. hughes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ivgeny Chumakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David hughes.
hughes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chumakov is looking to clinch.
Chumakov throws a head kick that misses.
hughes dodges the punch combination from Chumakov.
Chumakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chumakov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chumakov misses with a series of wild punches.
Chumakov shoots in but hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
hughes has his takedown stuffed

so Chumakov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ivgeny Chumakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chumakov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chumakov tries to free his leg and advance position but hughes is retaining full guard.
hughes has his hands on Chumakov's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivgeny Chumakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chumakov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivgeny Chumakov!