PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Poro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusein Muhamed (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.

Poro
vs
Muhamed

185 cm
21
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 St Petersburg, Ossi Poro!
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, Yusein Muhamed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poro swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhamed.
Poro misses with a kick to the body.
Poro closes the distance looking to clinch

and Muhamed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Poro's guard.
Muhamed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muhamed lands a couple of digs.

Poro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Muhamed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muhamed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muhamed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Muhamed scoring with some ground and pound.
Muhamed wants to control from the top but Poro keeps moving.
Muhamed with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poro keeping moving, preventing Muhamed from controlling successfully.
Muhamed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muhamed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Muhamed trying to control the position from guard on top but Poro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muhamed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muhamed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Poro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Muhamed lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Poro holds on and takes a little breather.
Poro is breathing heavily.
Muhamed is looking to work some ground and pound but Poro has wrist control.
Muhamed throws a big right hand that misses.

Poro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muhamed scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhamed trying to control but Poro is working from the bottom.
Muhamed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Muhamed is in close to Poro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muhamed wants to control from the top but Poro keeps moving.
Muhamed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Muhamed is in close to Poro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muhamed throws a big right hand that misses.

Poro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Muhamed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Poro rushes Muhamed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muhamed has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Poro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Poro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Muhamed is trying to keep an underhook but Poro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Poro tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Muhamed.
Muhamed is staying active underneath Poro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poro controlling the action here.

Poro is working for a kimura but Muhamed is defending it quite comfortably.
Poro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muhamed keeps working.
Muhamed is in trouble now - Poro has advanced to mount!
Muhamed has given up his back. Will we see Poro going for some submissions?
Muhamed is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Muhamed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Muhamed is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Poro controlling well, preventing Muhamed from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poro is persistently looking for the submission but Muhamed is defending it well.
Muhamed manages to reverse the position and now he's in Poro's guard. Nice work there by Muhamed.
Muhamed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muhamed lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhamed distracts Poro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Muhamed with a nice head shot there.
Muhamed is in close to Poro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muhamed landing some decent shots from guard.
Muhamed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Muhamed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Muhamed has gone for a leg lock! Poro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Muhamed's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yusein Muhamed will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Poro looks to clinch

so Muhamed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Muhamed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Muhamed postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Poro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Muhamed, into his guard.
Poro preventing the sweep.
Poro pushes down on Muhamed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Muhamed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muhamed looking for a sweep. Not yet Muhamed, not yet.
Poro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muhamed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muhamed throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Poro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muhamed is breathing heavily.
Muhamed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Muhamed has an active guard here but Poro has managed to pass into half guard.

Poro is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Muhamed has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhamed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Muhamed.
Muhamed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Poro preventing the sweep.

Muhamed working for a triangle but Poro defends it easily.
Muhamed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muhamed lands with some strikes.
Poro really wants to buck Muhamed off and get back to his feet.

Muhamed jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Poro manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Poro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhamed scoring with punches from side control.
Poro tries to buck Muhamed off but Muhamed is having none of it.
Muhamed tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Poro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Muhamed's best efforts.
Poro is refusing to be controlled, as Muhamed sits in half guard.
Muhamed throws a strike but Poro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Poro looking to control.
Poro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muhamed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muhamed connects with a couple of short punches.
Poro wants to stand up but Muhamed is controlling him.
Poro is trying to control the position but Muhamed postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Poro moves in looking to clinch but Muhamed pushes him off.
A lazy left from Poro finds it's target.
Poro throws a leg kick which misses Muhamed's front leg but catches the back leg as Muhamed tries to avoid it.
Muhamed misses with a wild body shot.

Poro drives through and clinches with Muhamed against the cage.
Poro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Poro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Poro trying to land knees to the body.
Muhamed wants a takedown.
Poro missing with knees to the body.
Muhamed has Poro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Poro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Poro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ossi Poro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yusein Muhamed.
Poro looking for a takedown.

Muhamed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muhamed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhamed shoots in but no luck this time.
Ossi Poro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Muhamed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Poro has hold of Muhamed's hands but Muhamed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Poro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Muhamed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Muhamed is stalling here. Poro is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Muhamed seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Poro has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Poro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Muhamed, who protects the arm well.
Muhamed throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhamed is looking for a sweep.
Yusein Muhamed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muhamed is not content to let Poro control the position.
Muhamed takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusein Muhamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Muhamed wants to clinch but Poro slips to the side

and Poro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poro.
Muhamed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Poro successfully pulls guard.
Muhamed won't allow Poro to get back to his feet.
Muhamed trying to control but Poro is working from the bottom.
Muhamed throws a strike but Poro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Muhamed keeping busy on the bottom but Poro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Poro uses his free foot to push down on Muhamed's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Muhamed.

Poro wants to finish this one by submission but Muhamed is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Poro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muhamed is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Muhamed is trying desperately to improve position.

Poro looking for a guillotine from mount but Muhamed is having none of it.
Poro trying to control but Muhamed is having none of it.
Poro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muhamed is looking to get to half guard.

Poro stands up from mount. Strange move.
Muhamed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poro.
Poro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muhamed's sensitive parts.
Muhamed swats away the attempt to clinch by Poro.
Poro throws a head kick but Muhamed moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poro.
Poro tries to clinch but Muhamed is having none of it.
Poro tries to clinch up.
Poro falls off balance throwing a combination

and Muhamed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Poro's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Muhamed controls the pace.
Poro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Poro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Muhamed!
Muhamed wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Muhamed wants to escape the position.
Poro scores with strikes from the back.
Muhamed is in bad spot here.
Poro trying to control momentarily.
Muhamed manages to reverse the position and now he's in Poro's guard. Nice work there by Muhamed.

Poro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhamed stopping the sweep attempt from Poro.
Muhamed landing with the ground and pound.
Muhamed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Muhamed stands up over Poro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Muhamed is in close to Poro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muhamed connects with a couple of short punches.
Muhamed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poro is keeping the position for now.
Poro wants to sweep but no luck.
Poro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muhamed manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poro is stalling in the full guard.
Poro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muhamed is proving hard to escape from.

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 Ossi Poro.
I think Muhamed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusein Muhamed!