PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Carlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yevgeni Ratchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yevgeni Ratchenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Carlo
vs
Ratchenko

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacques Carlo!
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, Yevgeni Ratchenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlo lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Yevgeni Ratchenko has been cut.
Carlo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ratchenko circles away.
Ratchenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carlo. That one must have hurt.
Ratchenko looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Carlo misses.
Carlo feints and then cracks Ratchenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ratchenko down.

Carlo closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Carlo decides to pull guard.
Carlo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carlo wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlo is looking to stand up but Ratchenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Ratchenko wants to control from the top but Carlo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ratchenko is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carlo lands a jab to the nose.

Carlo has managed to clinch.
Carlo prevents Ratchenko from breaking the clinch.

Carlo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Carlo has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carlo tightens his grip and picks Ratchenko up, before dumping him to the ground. Ratchenko manages to land in guard.
Carlo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ratchenko has wrist control.
Carlo looking to pass the guard.
Carlo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ratchenko controls Carlo momentarily but Carlo frees himself.
Carlo throws a big right hand that misses.
Carlo forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carlo lands a nice short elbow.
Ratchenko trying to control but Carlo postures up.
Ratchenko is looking for a sweep. Carlo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ratchenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ratchenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carlo.
Carlo winds up and cracks Ratchenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carlo is looking to take a break and control but Ratchenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlo throwing shots but Ratchenko is blocking nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ratchenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carlo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ratchenko slips a jab and a cross from Carlo.
Ratchenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Ratchenko wants to clinch but Carlo slips to the side

and Carlo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carlo stops Ratchenko from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carlo winds up and cracks Ratchenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carlo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ratchenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ratchenko manages to get to full guard.
Carlo is fighting to break Ratchenko's control of his arms but Ratchenko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ratchenko working a defensive guard here.
Ratchenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Carlo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yevgeni Ratchenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ratchenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlo closes the distance but Ratchenko moves to the side

and Ratchenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ratchenko trying to control but Carlo is working from the bottom.
Ratchenko preventing the sweep.
Ratchenko wanted to stand there but Carlo had control of the position.
Ratchenko won't allow Carlo to sweep him here.
Ratchenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlo wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carlo tries to clinch but Ratchenko moves out of range.
Carlo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ratchenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Ratchenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carlo's guard.
Carlo trying to keep a closed guard but Ratchenko is proving a slippery customer.
Ratchenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratchenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ratchenko looking to pass the guard.
Ratchenko forces his way into half guard.
Ratchenko tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Carlo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratchenko is looking to stall here but Carlo recovers full guard.
Carlo wants to stand but Ratchenko is controlling the position.
Carlo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ratchenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carlo wants to get back to his feet but Ratchenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Carlo keeping moving, preventing Ratchenko from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ratchenko is looking to land body kicks.

Carlo closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Carlo pulls guard.
Carlo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgeni Ratchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yevgeni Ratchenko'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. This is the final round!

Carlo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ratchenko. That did some damage!

Carlo closes the distance and clinches.

Carlo manages to break the clinch.
Carlo tries to clinch but Ratchenko moves out of range.
Carlo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ratchenko off the cage and back into rage.
Jacques Carlo is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ratchenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carlo's knee momentarily.
Carlo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ratchenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carlo!
Carlo is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ratchenko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlo is working to get back to half guard.

Ratchenko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carlo is surviving well by controlling Ratchenko's body position as best he can.
Carlo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carlo tries to hold on but Ratchenko pushes him away.

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.
Ratchenko tries to control but Carlo wriggling away.
Ratchenko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Carlo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlo tries to get out of the position.

Ratchenko has hold of Carlo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Carlo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ratchenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carlo is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratchenko is landing with some decent strikes but Carlo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ratchenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ratchenko avoids the attempt from Carlo to control.
Carlo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Carlo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ratchenko.
Ratchenko throwing strikes here but Carlo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Carlo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlo is squirming around, avoiding Ratchenko's attempts to control the action.
Carlo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yevgeni Ratchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ratchenko 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!