PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martelo Claudio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Filatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Filatov's choice of entrance music: "Pokrovi Nebesnogo Startsa" by Arkona. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Claudio
vs
Filatov

200 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
24
257 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martelo Claudio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Filatov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filatov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Claudio is looking to clinch but Filatov is avoiding it.
Claudio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Claudio doesn't manage to clinch there - Filatov circles away.

Claudio closes the distance and clinches.
Claudio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Slava Filatov has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filatov.
Filatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Claudio throws a punch but it's blocked by Filatov.
Filatov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Claudio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Claudio has a couple of punches blocked by Filatov.
Claudio lands with a right to the head.
Claudio throws a punch but it's blocked by Filatov.
Claudio has a couple of punches blocked by Filatov.
Claudio lands with a right to the head.
Claudio misses with some punches.
Claudio misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Claudio.
Claudio throws a head punch that misses.
Claudio misses with some punches.
Claudio misses with a punch on the inside.
Claudio misses with some punches.
Filatov fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claudio.
Claudio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claudio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claudio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Claudio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Claudio.
Claudio throws a punch but it's blocked by Filatov.
Claudio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Claudio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filatov backwards.
Claudio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claudio misses with the head strike.
Claudio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Claudio prevents the takedown attempt.
Claudio misses with a punch on the inside.
Claudio gets underhooks to prevent Filatov's takedown attempt.
Martelo Claudio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slava Filatov.
Filatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claudio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claudio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filatov.
Claudio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Claudio fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Claudio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filatov blocking some punches.
Claudio working aggressively here.
Filatov wants to break free but Claudio has control.
Claudio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Claudio lands a shoulder strike.
Claudio lands a shoulder strike.
Claudio misses with some punches.
Claudio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Slava Filatov's cut even more.
Filatov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claudio.
Claudio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Claudio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Claudio swings wildly with an uppercut but Filatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudio misses with some punches.
Claudio lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Filatov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filatov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Martelo Claudio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Claudio.

Filatov instigates a clinch.
Claudio throws a head punch that misses.
Filatov is trying to maintain a safe position but Claudio gets an underhook and turns Filatov into the cage.
Claudio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claudio pushes Filatov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claudio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claudio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claudio throws a punch but it's blocked by Filatov.
Claudio swings wildly with an uppercut but Filatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudio lands a left hand.
Filatov blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Claudio.

The cut above Slava Filatov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Claudio working aggressively here.
Claudio working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudio gets underhooks to prevent Filatov's takedown attempt.
Filatov looks gassed!
Claudio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Claudio working aggressively here.
Filatov takes a shot to the head.
Claudio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Claudio working aggressively here.
Claudio working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Claudio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Claudio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Claudio misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filatov.
Claudio scores with a shot to the side of Filatov's head.

Slava Filatov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Filatov takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Claudio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Claudio working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Claudio.
Claudio working aggressively here.
Claudio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filatov backwards.
Claudio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martelo Claudio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slava Filatov's cut.
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.

Claudio tries to clinch but Filatov moves away
and Filatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Claudio wants to clinch but Filatov slips to the side

and Filatov counters by moving into the clinch.
Filatov wants to break free but Claudio has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claudio.
Filatov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Claudio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Filatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Filatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Claudio is just out of range.
Claudio clinches but Filatov breaks the clinch
and Filatov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Claudio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Claudio clinches but Filatov breaks the clinch

and Filatov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filatov blocks an uppercut.
Claudio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filatov.
Claudio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Filatov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Claudio working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudio throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Claudio fails to land.
Claudio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claudio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claudio misses with the head strike.
Claudio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filatov blocks an uppercut.
Filatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claudio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Claudio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claudio.

Filatov breaks the clinch.
Claudio closes the distance but Filatov moves to the side
and Filatov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Claudio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Filatov counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Filatov rushes Claudio and presses him up against the cage.
Filatov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Claudio walks away with a smile on his face. Filatov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Donk. Filatov catches Claudio right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudio tries to clinch up
and Filatov counters with a leg kick.
Claudio swats away the attempt to clinch by Filatov.
Filatov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Claudio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Filatov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Claudio on the side of the head.
Filatov scores with a hook.

Claudio is rocked!
Filatov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Claudio doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Claudio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filatov lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Claudio crumples to the floor! Filatov milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Slava Filatov!