PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BCE POBHO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ury Sigaretov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BCE POBHO is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

POBHO
vs
Sigaretov

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BCE POBHO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ury Sigaretov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
POBHO shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sigaretov sprawls well. Sigaretov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. POBHO gets slowly back to his feet.
Sigaretov tries to close the distance and clinch up but POBHO swats him away and circles back towards the center.
POBHO fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sigaretov prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BCE POBHO. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigaretov tries to pull guard but POBHO won't allow it.

Sigaretov successfully pulls guard.
Sigaretov is trying to keep POBHO in close.
Sigaretov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

POBHO thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sigaretov trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

POBHO 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

POBHO 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sigaretov keeps POBHO at a distance using the push kick.
POBHO is breathing heavily.
Sigaretov misses with a takedown

and POBHO counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Sigaretov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but POBHO can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sigaretov is trying to keep POBHO in close.

POBHO drops back looking for a leg! Sigaretov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sigaretov manages to kick POBHO off! POBHO jumps back into Sigaretov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

POBHO 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.
Sigaretov trying to control the position.
Sigaretov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

POBHO avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

POBHO drops back looking for a leg! Sigaretov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sigaretov manages to kick POBHO off! POBHO jumps back into Sigaretov's guard.
Sigaretov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with POBHO. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from POBHO. No joy for Sigaretov on that attempt.
Sigaretov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and POBHO counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by POBHO.

POBHO drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and POBHO jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

POBHO thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

POBHO drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and POBHO jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sigaretov punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sigaretov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

POBHO 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.

POBHO drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and POBHO jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

POBHO drops back looking for a leg! Sigaretov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sigaretov manages to kick POBHO off! POBHO jumps back into Sigaretov's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sigaretov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but POBHO paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BCE POBHO 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.

A thudding body kick lands there by Sigaretov!
Sigaretov lands a front kick.

Sigaretov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. POBHO did well to prevent Sigaretov getting side control.

Sigaretov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from POBHO.

Sigaretov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sigaretov shoots and misses

and POBHO counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sigaretov keeping full guard, as POBHO tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigaretov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

POBHO drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and POBHO jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigaretov is trying to control the position but POBHO postures up.

POBHO thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

POBHO is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sigaretov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. POBHO is looking to defend but Sigaretov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for POBHO! Sigaretov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, POBHO taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ury Sigaretov!