PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BUMBA CLOT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Majik Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CLOT comes to the cage accompanied by Pinchers - Bandelero. Kalashnikov has chosen Got yourself a gun.( NAS ) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

CLOT
vs
Kalashnikov

181 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BUMBA CLOT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Majik Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CLOT wants to clinch up but Kalashnikov keeps it at a distance.
Kalashnikov stuffs the takedown.
Kalashnikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

CLOT shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. CLOT showed some decent athleticism there.
CLOT prevents Kalashnikov from improving his position.
CLOT has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

CLOT is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kalashnikov is trying hard to land a takedown here. CLOT sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

CLOT shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than CLOT was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kalashnikov is trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

CLOT jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kalashnikov manages to avoid the submission attempt.

CLOT is trying to get an arm triangle but Kalashnikov is defending well.

CLOT thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kalashnikov defending against the ground and pound.

CLOT working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from CLOT crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

CLOT is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kalashnikov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

CLOT tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
CLOT looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kalashnikov is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
CLOT sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kalashnikov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

CLOT tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

CLOT is trying to get an arm triangle but Kalashnikov is defending well.

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

CLOT thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
CLOT is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

CLOT working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kalashnikov sneaks back into half guard.

CLOT seems to be looking for submissions.
Kalashnikov is trying to stand up here but CLOT is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BUMBA CLOT dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kalashnikov tries to clinch up.
CLOT will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
CLOT gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kalashnikov counter with a right hand.
Kalashnikov misses with a low kick.

CLOT closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - CLOT lands in his opponent's guard.
CLOT cracks Kalashnikov with a solid left hand.

CLOT drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kalashnikov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kalashnikov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kalashnikov!
CLOT manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
CLOT keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

CLOT looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

CLOT looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kalashnikov decides to stand up.
CLOT shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kalashnikov counters with a shoot takedown. CLOT fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BUMBA CLOT. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalashnikov tries to stand but CLOT is controlling from the bottom.

CLOT is looking for a triangle but Kalashnikov pushes his legs off easily.

CLOT escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kalashnikov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
CLOT 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.
Kalashnikov passes CLOT's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
CLOT is looking to improve his position.
CLOT is refusing to be controlled, as Kalashnikov sits in half guard.

Kalashnikov wants to work for an arm triangle but CLOT is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
CLOT wants to get back to full guard.
CLOT slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kalashnikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and CLOT has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalashnikov has managed to get both his arms back between CLOT's legs - danger averted.
BUMBA CLOT overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
CLOT keeping moving, preventing Kalashnikov from controlling successfully.
CLOT looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalashnikov is one step ahead there.

CLOT looking for a guillotine here but Kalashnikov defends easily.
Kalashnikov is working CLOT over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

CLOT is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

CLOT throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kalashnikov gets to his feet - CLOT follows without any prompting.

CLOT scores with a takedown into Kalashnikov's guard.

CLOT postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kalashnikov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of CLOT, into his guard.
Kalashnikov trying to control but CLOT is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
CLOT looking for a sweep. Not yet CLOT, not yet.

CLOT is looking for a triangle but Kalashnikov pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BUMBA CLOT dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

CLOT with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kalashnikov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in CLOT's guard now.
CLOT looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kalashnikov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
CLOT wants to get back to his feet.
CLOT is looking to improve his position.

CLOT kicks Kalashnikov off and gets back to his feet.
Kalashnikov wants to clinch.
CLOT with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kalashnikov counters with a nice double leg into side control. CLOT won't be happy with that.
Kalashnikov grinds an elbow into CLOT's temple.

Kalashnikov stands up and beckons CLOT to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

CLOT fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kalashnikov sprawls well initially but CLOT persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

CLOT seems to be looking for submissions.
Kalashnikov wants to control but CLOT is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

CLOT is looking for a kimura but Kalashnikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for CLOT to get the leverage.
CLOT tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kalashnikov.

CLOT is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kalashnikov wants to control but CLOT is keeping busy.

CLOT seems to be working for a kimura but Kalashnikov defends the submission attempt.
CLOT is thwarting Kalashnikov's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

CLOT scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
CLOT throwing shots but Kalashnikov is blocking nicely.
Kalashnikov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but CLOT manages to pass to mount!
A nice elbow there by CLOT.
CLOT punishing his opponent with strikes.

CLOT is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kalashnikov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

CLOT wants to finish this one by submission but Kalashnikov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from CLOT.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov wants to control but CLOT is having none of it.
Kalashnikov wants to try and get back to his feet.
CLOT with good strikes from the mount here!

CLOT looking for a guillotine from mount but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Kalashnikov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

CLOT looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

CLOT stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

CLOT shoots in and bounces Kalashnikov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

CLOT decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kalashnikov, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

CLOT closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kalashnikov did well to prevent CLOT getting side control.
Majik Kalashnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
CLOT passes the guard and advances to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
BUMBA CLOT showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for CLOT, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BUMBA CLOT!