PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Poluga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluga comes to the ring accompanied by My Time Is Now . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Poluga
vs
Ovechkin

170 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
28
177 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Poluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poluga misses with a takedown attempt - Ovechkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Poluga shoots for a double leg takedown but Ovechkin sprawls well. He's pushed Poluga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ovechkin lands with a kick to the temple. Poluga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Elvis Poluga has been cut.
Ovechkin with a poor takedown

and Poluga counters with a shoot takedown. Ovechkin fights it but they end up in guard.
Poluga trying to control but Ovechkin is working from the bottom.
Ovechkin is pulling down on Poluga's head to control his posture.
Poluga preventing the sweep.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Poluga from controlling successfully.
Poluga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ovechkin is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Ovechkin. No joy for Poluga on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Poluga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Poluga scores with a takedown into Ovechkin's guard.
Ovechkin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Poluga trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovechkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ovechkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Ovechkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ovechkin being controlled here, momentarily.
Poluga looking to sit in guard and control but Ovechkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ovechkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Poluga is retaining full guard.
Poluga tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ovechkin with a lazy takedown attempt

so Poluga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Poluga stopping the sweep attempt from Ovechkin.
Poluga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Poluga tries to free his leg and advance position but Ovechkin is retaining full guard.
Ovechkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Poluga from controlling successfully.
Ovechkin working a defensive guard here.
Ovechkin lands with a heel strike from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Poluga slips nicely into half guard.
Ovechkin punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ovechkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Poluga is just content to waste time from the top position. Ovechkin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Poluga thows a big elbow that misses.
Poluga trying to control but Ovechkin is working from the bottom.
Poluga passes into half guard.
Poluga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poluga is trying to control the action in half guard but Ovechkin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ovechkin punching from the bottom.
Ovechkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ovechkin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Poluga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ovechkin's guard.
Ovechkin managing to control the position.
Poluga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga wants to control from the top but Ovechkin keeps moving.
Ovechkin tries to strike from the bottom.
Ovechkin striking off his back but it's not causing Poluga any problems.

Poluga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ovechkin looks gassed!
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Poluga from controlling successfully.
Ovechkin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ovechkin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Poluga counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ovechkin won't be happy with that.
Poluga slows the pace down.
Poluga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ovechkin keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Poluga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Poluga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poluga throws a body punch but Ovechkin moves out of range.
Ovechkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Poluga counters with a shoot takedown. Ovechkin fights it but they end up in guard.
Poluga trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovechkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ovechkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Poluga from controlling successfully.
Poluga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Poluga wants to control from the top but Ovechkin keeps moving.
Ovechkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ovechkin, not yet.
Poluga tries to free his leg and advance position but Ovechkin is retaining full guard.
Poluga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elvis Poluga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poluga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ovechkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Poluga should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Poluga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Poluga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Poluga landing some decent shots from guard.
Poluga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Poluga trying to control but Ovechkin is working from the bottom.
Ovechkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poluga is one step ahead there.
Ovechkin has control of Poluga's left arm, preventing Poluga from doing any damage.
Poluga preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluga trying to control but Ovechkin is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ovechkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poluga moves away.
Poluga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ovechkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ovechkin throws a series of punches but Poluga avoids them all with ease.
Ovechkin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Poluga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Elvis Poluga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Ovechkin.
Poluga trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovechkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poluga is really struggling to control Ovechkin but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Elvis Poluga.
Ovechkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poluga misses with a takedown attempt - Ovechkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Poluga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Poluga trying to control the position but Ovechkin is working away.
Poluga works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ovechkin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Poluga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Poluga lands some shots froms side control.
Poluga trying to control the action but Ovechkin is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ovechkin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Poluga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ovechkin defending well though.
Ovechkin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ovechkin is looking to escape.
Poluga trying to control the action but Ovechkin is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ovechkin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Poluga counters with a shoot takedown. Ovechkin fights it but they end up in guard.
Poluga trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovechkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovechkin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Poluga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Poluga's cut.
That's time! Poluga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Poluga misses with a takedown
and Ovechkin counters with a one-two to the body.
Ovechkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Poluga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ovechkin!
Ovechkin is squirming around, avoiding Poluga's attempts to control the action.
Poluga lands with some strikes.
Poluga looking to finish Ovechkin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ovechkin!
Poluga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Poluga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Poluga landing strikes from the mount and Ovechkin is in trouble!
Ovechkin is bucking up trying to escape but Poluga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ovechkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ovechkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Poluga has a good base and remains in mount.
Poluga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poluga landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Poluga looking to control but Ovechkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ovechkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Poluga has a good base and remains in mount.
Poluga trying to control but Ovechkin is having none of it.

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

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.
Poluga lands with some strikes.
Poluga raining down shots from the mount!
Poluga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ovechkin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ovechkin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Poluga trying to keep a closed guard but Ovechkin is proving a slippery customer.
Poluga looking for a sweep. Not yet Poluga, not yet.

Poluga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin wants to control from the top but Poluga keeps moving.
Poluga controls Ovechkin momentarily but Ovechkin frees himself.
Poluga has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ovechkin has passed into side control.
Ovechkin is putting a hurting on Poluga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ovechkin lands a nice forearm strike.
Ovechkin grinds an elbow into Poluga's temple.
Poluga is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ovechkin looks up at the clock and then as Poluga takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ovechkin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ovechkin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Poluga manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ovechkin's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga wants to improve his position but Ovechkin is controlling well.
Ivan Ovechkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poluga regains full guard. Nicely done.
Poluga looking to control.
Ovechkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ovechkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Ovechkin stands up and waves to Poluga to follow him.
Ivan Ovechkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovechkin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poluga.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovechkin throws a hook to the side of Poluga's head but Poluga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poluga takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Ovechkin.
I think Poluga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Elvis Poluga!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Elvis Poluga!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Elvis Poluga!

Elvis Poluga wins by unanimous decision!