PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mocco rocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav The Bravest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

rocco
vs
The Bravest

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, mocco rocco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav The Bravest!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rocco tries to clinch there but The Bravest circles away.
mocco rocco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bravest connects with a high kick.

It looks like mocco rocco has been cut.
rocco fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Bravest is looking to slow rocco down with leg kicks.

The Bravest closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming rocco to the mat! rocco manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bravest throwing strikes from guard but rocco blocks nicely.
The Bravest controlling from the top position.
The Bravest tries to stand but rocco is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bravest looking to pass the guard.
The Bravest trying to control but rocco is working from the bottom.
The Bravest has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of rocco is proving hard to escape from.
The Bravest is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

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.
The Bravest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
rocco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Bravest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
rocco is looking to clinch but The Bravest is avoiding it.
The Bravest plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Bravest keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Bravest takes the fight into the clinch.
rocco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
rocco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
rocco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Bravest dodges an elbow strike from rocco.
rocco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
rocco is breathing heavily.
The Bravest jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as rocco walks away with a smile on his face. The Bravest gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The Bravest closes the distance and clinches.
rocco throws an elbow but it misses.
rocco pushes off an throws an elbow but The Bravest leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, rocco just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Bravest's brow.
The Bravest is trying to maintain a safe position but rocco gets an underhook and turns The Bravest into the cage.

The Bravest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Bravest darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
rocco is trying to stand back up but The Bravest is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bravest seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rocco wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svyatoslav The Bravest dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mocco rocco's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Bravest has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, rocco throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, rocco throws an elbow but misses.
rocco misses with an elbow over the top.
The Bravest has rocco pushed against the cage.

The Bravest decides to pull guard.
The Bravest controlling the position.
The Bravest is trying to keep rocco in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Bravest pushes rocco off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bravest lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
rocco tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and The Bravest counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Bravest is taking a breather. rocco 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.
rocco pushes The Bravest off looking to stand but The Bravest dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bravest looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Bravest is trying to work for a kimura but rocco is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bravest trying to mount his opponent but rocco defends it.
The Bravest is trying to control. rocco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
rocco taking some punishment here, with The Bravest in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svyatoslav The Bravest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on mocco rocco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Bravest throws a front kick that sends rocco stumbling back into the cage.
rocco tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and The Bravest counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Bravest wants to control from the top but rocco keeps moving.
rocco wants to stand up but The Bravest is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

rocco is working an open guard so The Bravest takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The Bravest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
rocco clinches but The Bravest breaks the clinch

and The Bravest counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for rocco!
The Bravest is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Bravest trying to control but rocco is having none of it.
rocco is in a horrible position here. The Bravest smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bravest has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of rocco's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

rocco bucks The Bravest off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rocco darts in trying to clinch

and The Bravest decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in rocco's guard.
The Bravest is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Bravest throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as rocco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Bravest passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
rocco defending against the ground and pound.
rocco is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Svyatoslav The Bravest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Bravest has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svyatoslav The Bravest!