PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between alexei kaganski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

kaganski
vs
Pink

198 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, alexei kaganski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Pink!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kaganski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pink as he jumps to the side.
Pink misses with a takedown

and kaganski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pink won't be happy with that.
kaganski wants to control but Pink is keeping him busy.
kaganski just content to control the position.
Pink is looking to regain half guard here but kaganski keeps moving and retains side control.
kaganski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
kaganski trying to control the action but Pink is working from the bottom.
kaganski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pink's shoulder. That is not cool.
kaganski wants to stand but Pink is controlling his arm.

kaganski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pink is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

kaganski rushes Pink and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

kaganski manages to pull guard.
kaganski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pink is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pink looks gassed!
Pink looking to pass the guard.
kaganski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

kaganski is looking for a triangle but Pink pushes his legs off easily.
kaganski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pink advances to half guard.
Pink trying to pass the guard but kaganski defending well.
kaganski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pink's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pink's back!
Pink wants to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. kaganski controlling the positon.
kaganski thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
A lull in the action here.
kaganski has good solid back control here.
kaganski tries to keep control of the position but Pink is staying busy.

kaganski looking for the RNC.

Pink is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink is in bad spot here.

kaganski looking to break Pink's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pink remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise kaganski will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
kaganski scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Pink is looking for a way out.
kaganski has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pink.
kaganski struggling to keep hold of the position.
kaganski is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
kaganski is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Pink tries to roll but kaganski sticks to his back.
kaganski not allowing Pink to control his hands.
kaganski keeps control of the position as Pink tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pink trying to control but not successfully.

Pink fending off the submission attempt from kaganski.
Pink trying to control but not successfully.
kaganski keeps control of the position as Pink tries to break free.
kaganski avoiding Pink 's attempts to control his hands.

kaganski is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pink knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pink for a finish.
Pink staying busy and making it hard for kaganski to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

alexei kaganski dominated that round.
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.

Pink misses with a takedown

and kaganski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pink's guard.
Pink controls kaganski momentarily but kaganski frees himself.
kaganski wants to control from the top but Pink keeps moving.
kaganski advances to half guard.
kaganski controlling the pace.
Pink really doesn't want to stay on the ground with kaganski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
kaganski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
kaganski controlling the action here.
Pink is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink has hold of kaganski's hands but kaganski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pink wants to control but kaganski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
kaganski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pink manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
kaganski trying to control but Pink is working from the bottom.
kaganski 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.
kaganski is looking to stand up but Pink won't let him.
kaganski wants to control from the top but Pink keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. alexei kaganski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
kaganski tries for a takedown but Pink sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
kaganski wants to clinch.
alexei kaganski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kaganski.

That's two 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.

Pink decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
kaganski moves into full guard.
kaganski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kaganski trying to control the position.
kaganski trying to control the position here.
kaganski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
kaganski working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kaganski is looking to stand up but Pink isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kaganski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pink manages to get himself to full guard.
Pink working a defensive guard here.
kaganski wants to control from the top but Pink keeps moving.
kaganski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pink is keeping the position for now.

kaganski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pink keeping moving, preventing kaganski from controlling successfully.
kaganski 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.

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.

kaganski stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Pink drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kaganski is on top in guard.
Pink keeping moving, preventing kaganski from controlling successfully.
kaganski wants to pass the guard but Pink is keeping the position.
kaganski is working Pink over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pink keeping moving, preventing kaganski from controlling successfully.
kaganski passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

alexei kaganski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pink tries to keep at a distance but kaganski has taken the fight into the clinch.
kaganski jumps guard but Pink stands there with kaganski around his waist. kaganski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
kaganski is trying to break free.

Pink works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pink postures up.
kaganski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pink wants to control but kaganski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
kaganski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pink wants to control but kaganski is keeping busy.
kaganski wants to free his trapped foot but Pink is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pink takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
kaganski controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. alexei kaganski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
kaganski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pink counters with a nice double leg into guard.
kaganski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pink controls the pace.
Let's hope that Pink has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
alexei kaganski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
kaganski keeping full guard, as Pink tries to pass.
kaganski keeping moving, preventing Pink from controlling successfully.
kaganski being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kaganski trying to control the position.
Pink stopping the sweep attempt from kaganski.
kaganski controlling Pink's posture.
kaganski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pink manages to get himself to full guard.
kaganski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kaganski trying to control but Pink is working from the bottom.

kaganski gets to his feet. Pink looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pink takes a head kick and keeps coming.
kaganski misses with a takedown attempt - Pink sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for alexei kaganski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pink keeps the fight on the outside.

kaganski clinches with his opponent.
Pink looking for a takedown.

kaganski manages to break the clinch.
Pink misses with a takedown attempt
and kaganski counters with a body kick that stops Pink in his tracks momentarily.
kaganski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pink counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
kaganski is trying to maintain the position but Pink is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kaganski moves into full guard.

kaganski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
kaganski keeping moving, preventing Pink from controlling successfully.
kaganski has control of Pink's left arm, preventing Pink from doing any damage.
Mister Pink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
kaganski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pink!
kaganski controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kaganski landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mister Pink.
Well kaganski 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... alexei kaganski!