PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between sosed sverhy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Lenk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

sverhy
vs
Lenk

225 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sosed sverhy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Lenk!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sverhy lands a slapping body shot.
Lenk looks gassed!
Lenk misses with a series of wild punches.
sverhy misses with a few strikes there.
sverhy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lenk counters with a single leg into guard. sverhy didn't expect that.
Lenk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
sverhy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
sverhy wants to sweep but no luck.

sverhy is looking for a triangle but Lenk pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sverhy is trying to keep Lenk in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sverhy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sverhy misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for sverhy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
sverhy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lenk.
sverhy misses with a combination

and Lenk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
sverhy trying to hold on to Lenk's head to control him but Lenk postures up.
sverhy is looking to improve his position.
sverhy is trying to maintain the position but Lenk is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. sverhy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lenk won't allow sverhy to sweep him here.
sverhy keeping moving, preventing Lenk from controlling successfully.
sverhy is trying to control the position but Lenk postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sverhy misses with a wild combination.
sverhy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lenk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sverhy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
sverhy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
sverhy looks to land a combination but Lenk avoids it well.

That's four 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.
Lenk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
sverhy lands with a shot to the body.

sverhy drops Lenk with a nice combination! sverhy dives into Lenk's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Marco Lenk has been cut.
sverhy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lenk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
sverhy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lenk is keeping the position for now.

sverhy stands and steps away. Lenk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
sverhy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lenk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
sverhy misses with a double jab.
Lenk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from sverhy misses.
sosed sverhy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
sverhy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lenk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sverhy.
sverhy throws a right and a left that Lenk avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sosed sverhy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Lenk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

sverhy throws a right hand that Lenk ducks under and follows up with a left that Lenk also avoids with ease.

Oooh a lovely combination from sverhy sends Lenk down but not out. sverhy dives into side control looking to finish.

Lenk is rocked!

sverhy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lenk is still in real trouble! Can sverhy finish him?

sverhy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lenk seems to have recovered his senses.
Lenk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

sverhy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no sverhy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from sverhy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lenk is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sverhy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
sverhy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
sverhy is chipping away with strikes.
sverhy landing strikes.
Lenk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

sverhy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lenk, who protects the arm well.
sverhy fails to land a wild elbow strike.

sverhy tries for a kimura but Lenk is defending well.

sverhy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lenk has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sverhy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

sverhy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lenk, who protects the arm well.
sosed sverhy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

sverhy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lenk tries to buck sverhy off but sverhy is having none of it.
sverhy in side control, throwing shots but Lenk defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenk takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

sverhy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lenk takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lenk taking punishment in the form of punches.

sverhy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
sverhy tries to score with some ground and pound. Lenk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
sverhy cracks Lenk with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sverhy is working Lenk over with some ground and pound from side control.
sverhy lands a few punches from side control.

sverhy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no sverhy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sverhy landing strikes.

sverhy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

sverhy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lenk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lenk bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sosed sverhy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Lenk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

sverhy jabs at Lenk's body.
sverhy throws a right and a left that both miss.
sverhy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
sverhy sizes up Lenk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
sverhy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
sosed sverhy is winning the standup battle so far.
sverhy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lenk was well out of range. Poor timing from sverhy.
sverhy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
sverhy connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Lenk! He's out on his feet! sverhy rushes in and drops Lenk with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). sosed sverhy!