PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Sikorsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan Sikorsky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Flair
vs
Sikorsky

198 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
231 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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, Sid Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allan Sikorsky!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikorsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sikorsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sikorsky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sikorsky misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Sikorsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sikorsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flair shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sikorsky pinned against the cage. Sikorsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikorsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Sikorsky.

It looks like Sid Flair has been cut.
Flair avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Sikorsky.

Flair is rocked!
Sikorsky looks gassed!
Flair dodges the punch combination from Sikorsky.
Oh Flair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by Flair!
Flair seems to have got his legs back now.

Flair clinches up with Sikorsky and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sikorsky is trying to break free.
Flair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flair tries for a takedown. No joy.
Flair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sikorsky just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flair breaks the clinch.

Flair closes the distance and clinches.
Flair keeps control of Sikorsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Flair jumps guard.

Flair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Flair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Flair working for a triangle but Sikorsky defends it easily.
Flair controls Sikorsky momentarily but Sikorsky frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sikorsky's guard.
Flair is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Flair has gone for a leg lock! Sikorsky slips out almost immediately though and dives into Flair's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sikorsky stands and steps away. Flair gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Flair closes the distance and clinches.
Sikorsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Flair has double underhooks.
Sikorsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flair wants a takedown but no success here.
Sikorsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flair prevents Sikorsky from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikorsky can't break the clinch.
Sikorsky is pressed up against the cage. Flair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sikorsky down to the mat. Sikorsky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flair shoots for a double leg takedown but Sikorsky sprawls well. He's pushed Flair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Sikorsky.

Flair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sikorsky, pushing him back against the cage.

Flair breaks the clinch.

Flair bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Flair stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Flair tries to clinch up but Sikorsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Flair slips a jab and a cross from Sikorsky.
Sikorsky swinging wilding here.
Flair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flair shoots in but no luck this time.
Sikorsky swinging wilding here.
Allan Sikorsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Flair scores with a takedown into Sikorsky's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair wants to control from the top but Sikorsky keeps moving.
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 Sid Flair will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oooh a lovely combination from Sikorsky sends Flair down but not out. Sikorsky dives into side control looking to finish.

Sikorsky stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Sikorsky. No joy for Flair on that attempt.

Flair shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flair tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sikorsky is trying to stand back up but Flair is controlling him
Sikorsky is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Flair is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sikorsky is surviving well by controlling Flair's body position as best he can.

Flair jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sikorsky is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sikorsky and Flair has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikorsky taking punishment in the form of punches.
Flair throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Flair controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Flair looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikorsky is not content to let Flair control the position.
Flair advances to full mount.

That's four 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.
Flair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sikorsky is looking to escape.
Flair dominating with strikes here.
Flair tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Allan Sikorsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Flair clinches up against the cage.
Sikorsky is trying to break free.
Sikorsky can't break the clinch.
Sikorsky wants to break free but Flair has control.
Flair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flair wants a takedown but no success here.
Flair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikorsky has had enough of the clinch but Flair keeps him there for the moment.
Sikorsky can't break the clinch.
Sikorsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sikorsky is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Flair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sikorsky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sikorsky looks to land a combination but Flair avoids it well.
Flair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sikorsky.
Flair shoots in for a double leg but Sikorsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikorsky stuffs the takedown.
Sikorsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flair.

Flair rushes Sikorsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Flair has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sikorsky clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Flair scores with punches from the back.
Flair missing with punches from the back.

Flair working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Sikorsky right now.

Sikorsky defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Flair lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

Sikorsky is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Flair gets his way!
Flair is throwing shots to the body but Sikorsky manages to wriggle free. Flair pounces on him again and ends up in Sikorsky's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flair wants to control from the top but Sikorsky keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flair postures up in Sikorsky's guard and throws a big left but Sikorsky blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Flair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Flair!