PBP Commentary

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

Vorg
vs
Dante

195 cm
23
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
19
235 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Vorg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirium Dante!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dante. Vorg shrugs it off though.
Dante tries to bum rush Vorg with a series of wild strikes but Vorg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dante misses with a few strikes there.

Dante gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dante wants to stand but Vorg is controlling the position.
Vorg chips away with some ground and pound.
Vorg prevents Dante from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vorg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dante uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Vorg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vorg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dante knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dante is trying to stand.
Vorg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vorg prevents Dante from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante pushes Vorg off but Vorg dives into side control.
Dante is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Dante.
Dante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vorg circles away quickly and effectively.
Dante throws a shot from downtown. Vorg moves away and avoids it.
Dante takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Vorg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vorg controls from within his opponent's guard.

Dante pushes Vorg off and gets back to his feet.
Sirium Dante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorg fails with a takedown attempt.
Dante misses with an uppercut. Vorg saw that one coming.
Dante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vorg circles away quickly and effectively.
Vorg dodges the punch combination from Dante.
Nice takedown defense from Dante. No joy for Vorg on that attempt.
Dante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vorg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dante.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dante tries to bum rush Vorg with a series of wild strikes but Vorg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dante throws an overhand right that lands on Vorg's shoulder, as Vorg tries to avoid the shot.
Dante looks to land a right hand but Vorg moved out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vorg.
Vorg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Check out the look on Vorg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dante is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vorg connects with a decent elbow.
Dante wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Dante bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vorg slips a jab and a cross from Dante.

Dante gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vorg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Vorg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Dante misses.
Vorg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vorg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dante tries to clinch up but Vorg circles away and keeps his distance.

Vorg gets a takedown into half guard.
Dante wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Vorg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vorg drops an elbow to the side of Dante's head.
Vorg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vorg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dante is trying to stand up here but Vorg is controlling him well.
Vorg wants to control but Dante is keeping him busy.
Dante looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vorg trying to control from Dante's half guard. Dante has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorg won't allow Dante to get back to his feet.
Vorg looking to pass the guard.
Vorg landing with the ground and pound.
Vorg with a nice head shot there.
Dante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vorg is controlling him.
Dante is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorg wants to pass the guard but Dante is keeping the position.
Vorg prevents Dante from getting back to his feet.
Vorg trying to control the position from guard on top but Dante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dante is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vorg working some strikes from top position.
Dante wants to stand up but Vorg is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dante gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dante is looking to stand up but Vorg isn't so interested in that idea.
Vorg working some strikes from top position.

Dante has his feet on Vorg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A combination from Dante does no damage.
Dante misses with a looping left.

Vorg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vorg showed some decent athleticism there.
Vorg wants to take a breather but Dante is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Vorg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dante cracks Vorg with an open hand slap.
A clash of legs there as Vorg blocks the low kick.

Vorg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vorg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dante tries to kick Vorg off but Vorg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vorg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vorg wants to take a breather but Dante is having none of it.
Dante pushes Vorg off looking to stand but Vorg dives back in and keeps control.
Dante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorg is trying to control. Dante wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vorg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sergei Vorg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dante misses with a few strikes there.

Vorg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vorg throwing shots but Dante is blocking nicely.
Dante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vorg prevents Dante from standing back up.
Vorg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante wants to get back to his feet.

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

Vorg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vorg prevents Dante from standing back up.
Dante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vorg prevents Dante from standing back up.
Vorg drops an elbow to the side of Dante's head.
Vorg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante is trying to stand back up but Vorg is controlling him
Vorg lands strikes from half guard.
Vorg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vorg prevents Dante from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Vorg there.
Vorg is taking a breather. Dante says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vorg working the head and body with strikes.
Vorg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dante with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vorg stops Dante from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorg winds up and cracks Dante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dante tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vorg manages to move to mount!
Dante is trying to stand.
Vorg raining down shots from the mount!
Vorg lands a big shot there that rocks Dante but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sirium Dante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vorg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vorg lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Vorg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vorg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Vorg!