PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasiljev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Klitschko
vs
Vasiljev

175 cm
19
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vasiljev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klitschko clinches up with Vasiljev and pushes him back against the cage.

Vasiljev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasiljev manages to avoid it.
Vasiljev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Klitschko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasiljev sprawls well. Vasiljev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klitschko gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasiljev is looking to clinch.
Vasiljev throws a series of punches but Klitschko moves out of range.
Vasiljev tries to clinch up but Klitschko circles away and keeps his distance.
Klitschko tries to clinch there but Vasiljev circles away.
Klitschko throws a leg kick that misses.
Klitschko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasiljev misses with a wild combination.
Klitschko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Klitschko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Klitschko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiljev is trying to stand.
Klitschko is looking to stall here but Vasiljev recovers full guard.

Vasiljev wriggles free and stands up.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Klitschko tries to keep at a distance but Vasiljev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klitschko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Klitschko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vasiljev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vasiljev is looking to clinch.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but Klitschko is having none of it.
Vasiljev doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Vasiljev wants to clinch

and Klitschko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Klitschko trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasiljev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klitschko is really struggling to control Vasiljev but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to pass the guard but Vasiljev is keeping the position.
Klitschko prevents Vasiljev from getting back to his feet.
Vasiljev looks gassed!

Klitschko drops back looking for a leg! Vasiljev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasiljev manages to kick Klitschko off! Klitschko jumps back into Vasiljev's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klitschko trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasiljev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klitschko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Klitschko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vasiljev tries to clinch up.
Klitschko keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Vasiljev. No joy for Klitschko on that attempt.
Klitschko tries to clinch but Vasiljev moves away
and Vasiljev counters with a low kick, right behind Klitschko 's knee.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasiljev.
Vasiljev is looking to clinch.
Klitschko looks for a takedown but Vasiljev sprawls well.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but Klitschko is having none of it.

Klitschko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vasiljev was covering up waiting for the punch and Klitschko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vasiljev keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vasiljev is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Vasiljev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasiljev is looking to clinch.
Vasiljev is looking to clinch.

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.

Vasiljev clinches with his opponent.
Vasiljev is breathing heavily.
Klitschko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vasiljev prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Klitschko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vasiljev breaks from the clinch.
Vasiljev throws a low kick, looking for Klitschko's leg but Klitschko calmly moves out of range.
Klitschko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasiljev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasiljev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Klitschko tries a head kick but it misses.
Klitschko misses with a takedown attempt
and Vasiljev counters with a left and a right that stings Klitschko.
Vasiljev is looking to clinch but Klitschko is avoiding it.

Klitschko moves into the clinch successfully.
Klitschko fails to pull guard.

Vasiljev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a lazy right hand but Vasiljev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick and Vasiljev moves out of range easily.
Vasiljev tries to score with a low kick but Klitschko moves his leg out of the way.
Klitschko keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasiljev looks to clinch

so Klitschko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klitschko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Klitschko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vasiljev keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasiljev is retaining full guard.
Vasiljev wants to get back to his feet but Klitschko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Klitschko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Sergei Klitschko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Klitschko shoots in and bounces Vasiljev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vasiljev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klitschko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vasiljev has a closed guard, preventing Klitschko from standing up.
Klitschko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vasiljev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasiljev keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vasiljev keeping full guard, as Klitschko tries to pass.
Vasiljev wants to stand up but Klitschko is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Klitschko misses with a hook.
Vasiljev fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but Klitschko is having none of it.
Klitschko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klitschko looks for a takedown but Vasiljev sprawls well.
Vasiljev stuffs the takedown.
Vasiljev moves in looking to clinch but Klitschko pushes him off.
Klitschko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Klitschko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vasiljev takes the fight into the clinch.

Vasiljev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivan Vasiljev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasiljev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasiljev wants to clinch.
Klitschko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Vasiljev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Vasiljev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vasiljev forces Klitschko back against the cage and clinches.

Vasiljev breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasiljev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klitschko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vasiljev throws out a leg kick but Klitschko moves out of range and Vasiljev only half commits.
Sergei Klitschko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Klitschko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vasiljev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vasiljev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Klitschko is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergei Klitschko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klitschko, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

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