PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dusha Metelkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Metelkin
vs
Austin

189 cm
19
264 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dusha Metelkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Austin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Metelkin did well to prevent Austin getting side control.
Metelkin wants to improve his position but Austin is controlling well.
Metelkin is trying to control but can't.
Austin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Metelkin is trying to maintain the position but Austin is very close to passing his half guard.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
Metelkin trying to control from the bottom.
Austin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Metelkin wants to control but Austin is keeping busy.
Austin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Metelkin is looking to control Austin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Metelkin avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Metelkin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Austin trying to control but Metelkin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Austin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Metelkin is keeping the position for now.
Metelkin looking to control.
Austin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Austin wants to control from the top but Metelkin keeps moving.
Austin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin stopping the sweep attempt from Metelkin.
Austin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Austin won't allow Metelkin to sweep him here.
Metelkin is breathing heavily.
Austin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Metelkin is trying to control the position but Austin postures up.
Austin won't allow Metelkin to sweep him here.

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

Metelkin gets caught flat footed, as Austin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Austin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Metelkin's head.

Austin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Austin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Austin is in close to Metelkin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin postures up.
Austin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Austin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Austin cracks Metelkin with a solid left hand.
Austin is working Metelkin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Metelkin controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
Austin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Austin drops back looking for a leg! Metelkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Metelkin manages to kick Austin off! Austin jumps back into Metelkin's guard.
Metelkin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Metelkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Austin advances position into side control!
Austin lands some shots froms side control.
Metelkin seems a little lost for a moment, as Austin dominates the positioning.
Metelkin tries to bench press Austin off him but Austin keeps the position.

Austin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Austin taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin 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.

Metelkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Metelkin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Metelkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Austin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Metelkin did well to prevent Austin getting side control.
Austin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Austin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin works his way into full mount!
Metelkin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands a heavy elbow.

Austin wants to finish this one by submission but Metelkin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Austin.
Metelkin wants to control but Austin is having none of it.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Metelkin taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Austin.
Metelkin tries to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
Austin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Metelkin tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
Austin controlling the position easily from mount.
Metelkin tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
Metelkin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Austin lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Austin lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Metelkin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Metelkin is working to get back to half guard.

Austin looking to secure an arm triangle but Metelkin defends it well.
Metelkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin avoids the attempt from Metelkin to control.
The referee warns Metelkin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Metelkin looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing punches.
Metelkin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Austin avoids the attempt from Metelkin to control.
Austin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Metelkin wants to get back to his feet.
Austin controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Austin.

Austin tightens his grip and picks Metelkin up, before dumping him to the ground. Metelkin manages to land in guard.
Metelkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Metelkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Metelkin is retaining full guard.
Metelkin controlling the position.
Austin preventing the sweep.
Austin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Austin wants to control from the top but Metelkin keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Metelkin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Austin is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Austin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Metelkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Austin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Metelkin working a defensive guard here.
Metelkin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Austin controls the pace.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Austin controlling from the top position.
Metelkin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Austin's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Austin kicks Metelkin off and gets to his feet.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Metelkin.
Dusha Metelkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Austin gets the takedown into side control.

Austin is trying to get an arm triangle but Metelkin is defending well.
Metelkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Metelkin is looking for a sweep.
Austin scoring with punches from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Metelkin's legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Metelkin tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily

so Austin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Austin stays in close to Metelkin's body and controls the position.
Metelkin keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Austin controlling from the top position.
Metelkin pulls Austin in close to prevent any damage.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Metelkin is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metelkin seems keen to control Austin's posture.
Austin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Metelkin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Austin wants to pass the guard but Metelkin is keeping the position.
Austin content to stall in guard here.
Dusha Metelkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Metelkin looking for a guillotine here but Austin defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Austin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!