PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dangerously (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Traktor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dangerously
vs
Traktor

195 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Dangerously!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Traktor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Traktor closes the distance and clinches.
Dangerously is trying to break the clinch but Traktor has him pressed against the cage.
Traktor lands an uppercut.

Dangerously escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dangerously stuffs the takedown attempt from Traktor. Traktor gets slowly back to his feet.

Dangerously takes the fight into the clinch.
Dangerously with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dangerously wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Traktor on the inside.
Dangerously goes for a takedown in the clinch but Traktor prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traktor.

It looks like Ryan Dangerously has been cut.
Traktor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dangerously is rocked!
Traktor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Dangerously is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dangerously tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Traktor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dangerously's efforts to push away.
Traktor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dangerously is trying to break the clinch but Traktor has him pressed against the cage.
Traktor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dangerously's efforts to push away.
Dangerously seems to have got his legs back now.
Dangerously is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Traktor cracks Dangerously with a nice body shot.
Traktor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traktor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Traktor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Traktor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traktor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Dangerously manages to break the clinch.
Dangerously darts in trying to clinch

and Traktor counters with a single leg into guard. Dangerously didn't expect that.
Dangerously is breathing heavily.

Traktor stands up from Dangerously's guard - Traktor perhaps looking for a knockout.

Traktor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Traktor postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dangerously to stand up.
Nice takedown defense from Dangerously. No joy for Traktor on that attempt.

Traktor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dangerously is trying to defend but Traktor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Traktor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dangerously with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Traktor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Traktor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dangerously paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dangerously tries to clinch but Traktor moves away

and Traktor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Traktor.
Traktor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dangerously wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Traktor has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Traktor - that landed with a thud.
Dangerously looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Traktor looking to throw knees to the head but Dangerously is blocking nicely.
Dangerously tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Traktor smiles and moves away.
Traktor shoots in for a takedown but Dangerously shows good takedown defense.
Ryan Dangerously has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Traktor.

Dangerously clinches up with Traktor and pushes him back against the cage.
Dangerously has Traktor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Traktor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Traktor prevents Dangerously from breaking the clinch.
Traktor lands with a light punch inside.
Traktor lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traktor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dangerously is trying to break the clinch but Traktor is controlling him.
Dangerously takes a shot to the head.
Dangerously jumps guard but Traktor stands there with Dangerously around his waist. Dangerously gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dangerously is trying to force a seperation but Traktor has the dominant position.
Dangerously is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Traktor keeps control of Dangerously as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Traktor is stalling here.
Dangerously takes a shot to the head.
Traktor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dangerouslys head.
Traktor lands a right hand.
Dangerously is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Traktor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Dangerously breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dangerously tries to clinch up

and Traktor counters with a single leg into guard. Dangerously didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traktor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Traktor lands a couple of digs.
Traktor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dangerously's guard.
Traktor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dangerously has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Traktor off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Traktor closes the distance and clinches up with Dangerously, looking for a takedown. Traktor pushes Dangerously against the cage but Dangerously circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Dangerously looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Traktor kicks Dangerously off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Traktor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Traktor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Traktor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Dangerously's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dangerously tries to clinch up

and Traktor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dangerously wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Traktor has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Traktor - that landed with a thud.
Dangerously stalling in the clinch but Traktor improves position.
Dangerously tries to land a knee to the head but Traktor blocks with his arms.
Traktor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dangerously backwards.
Dangerously is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dangerously is trying to break the clinch but Traktor has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerously tries to score a body lock takedown but Traktor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Traktor lands a nice uppercut.
Traktor is leaning against Dangerously and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Traktor lands a shoulder strike.

Traktor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dangerously uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Traktor wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Traktor shoots in for a takedown but Dangerously shows good takedown defense.
Traktor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dangerously sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerously looks to clinch

so Traktor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Traktor won't allow Dangerously to sweep him here.
Dangerously is trying to keep Traktor in close.

Traktor gets to his feet - Dangerously follows without any prompting.

Dangerously shoots in and bounces Traktor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dangerously won't allow Traktor to get back to his feet.
Dangerously forces his way into half guard.

Dangerously is working for a kimura but Traktor is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerously wants to take a breather but Traktor is having none of it.
Traktor wants to get back to his feet.
Dangerously trying to control from half guard but Traktor is working away.

Dangerously is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dangerously working over Traktor with some ground and pound. Traktor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dangerously seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Traktor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerously trying to advance position but Traktor counters by regaining guard.

Traktor pushes Dangerously off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dangerously looks to clinch

and Traktor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dangerously!
Dangerously manages to control the position for a moment.
Dangerously is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sasha Traktor has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traktor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dangerously is looking to get to half guard.
Traktor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dangerously wants to hold on but Traktor pushes him away.
Traktor trying to control but Dangerously is having none of it.
Dangerously sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dangerously manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Traktor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Dangerously'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!

Dangerously fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Traktor circles away from the clinch attempt

and Traktor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Traktor.
Dangerously is trying to break free.
A short right from Traktor on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Dangerously's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dangerously wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dangerously has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dangerously has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Traktor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traktor prevents Dangerously from breaking the clinch.
Dangerously is trying to force a seperation but Traktor has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Traktor.
Traktor presses Dangerously against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Traktor.
Dangerously tries to break free but Traktor pushes him back against the cage.
Traktor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dangerously backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traktor scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Traktor.
Traktor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dangerously backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Traktor.
Traktor lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traktor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dangerously wants to break free but Traktor has control.
Traktor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Traktor.
A right hand to the body from Traktor.
Traktor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dangerouslys head.
Traktor lands a left hand.
Traktor lands a hook to the side of the head.

Traktor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dangerously regains guard.
Traktor scoring with punches to the head and body.

Traktor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dangerously closes the distance but Traktor moves to the side

and Traktor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traktor wants to stand up but Dangerously is controlling the position.

Dangerously pushes Traktor off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Traktor is defended easily by Dangerously.
Dangerously tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Traktor counters with a shoot takedown. Dangerously fights it but they end up in guard.
Traktor wants to stand but Dangerously has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Dangerously has his foot on Traktor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Traktor works his way back into a safe position though.
Dangerously working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Traktor.
Traktor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dangerously's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Traktor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dangerously has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Traktor has managed to get both his arms back between Dangerously's legs - danger averted.

Traktor stands and steps away. Dangerously gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dangerously darts in trying to clinch

and Traktor counters by moving into the clinch.
Dangerously is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dangerously looking to throw knees to the head but Traktor is blocking nicely.
Dangerously has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Traktor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dangerously. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Traktor prevents Dangerously from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Traktor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traktor.
Dangerously wants to break free but Traktor has control.

Traktor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dangerously clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traktor is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Traktor lands a shot to the body.
Dangerously wants to escape the position.

Traktor working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Dangerously is doing well to defend. Traktor seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Dangerously is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sasha Traktor!