PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Parnisha Neprostoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jankowski has chosen Start It Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Neprostoy
vs
Jankowski

186 cm
26
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

188 cm
24
194 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parnisha Neprostoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Jankowski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jankowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jankowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neprostoy.
Jankowski has control of Neprostoy's left arm, preventing Neprostoy from doing any damage.
Neprostoy won't allow Jankowski to sweep him here.
Jankowski pulls Neprostoy in close to prevent any damage.
Jankowski wants to sweep here but Neprostoy controlling him for the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Jankowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Neprostoy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jankowski defends it nicely.
Neprostoy shoots for a takedown but Jankowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Neprostoy feints and as Jankowski raises his hands in defense, Neprostoy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neprostoy trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Neprostoy passes Jankowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jankowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Neprostoy postures up in Jankowski's guard and throws a big left but Jankowski blocks it.
Jankowski keeping full guard, as Neprostoy tries to pass.
Jankowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neprostoy trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Neprostoy being controlled here momentarily.
Neprostoy wants to pass the guard but Jankowski is keeping the position.
Jankowski trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Jankowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Jankowski gets caught flat footed, as Neprostoy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jankowski controls Neprostoy momentarily but Neprostoy frees himself.

Neprostoy drops back looking for a leg! Jankowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jankowski manages to kick Neprostoy off! Neprostoy jumps back into Jankowski's guard.
Neprostoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankowski has wrist control.
Jankowski is trying to hold Neprostoy in close to prevent damage but Neprostoy has managed to pass into half guard.
Jankowski trying to control but Neprostoy postures up.

Neprostoy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neprostoy is working away from the top position though.
Neprostoy throwing shots but Jankowski is blocking nicely.
Jankowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Neprostoy from advancing position.
Jankowski wants to control but Neprostoy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jankowski is trying to get back to full guard.

Ivan Jankowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Neprostoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jankowski swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parnisha Neprostoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neprostoy shoots in but Jankowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jankowski doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Neprostoy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jankowski's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neprostoy thows a big elbow that misses.
Neprostoy stopping the sweep attempt from Jankowski.

Neprostoy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jankowski has Neprostoy pulled in close to control his posture.
Jankowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Neprostoy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Neprostoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jankowski defends it well.
Neprostoy throwing shots but Jankowski is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parnisha Neprostoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jankowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Neprostoy is just out of range.
Neprostoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jankowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neprostoy's guard.
Jankowski wants to pass the guard but Neprostoy is keeping the position.
Neprostoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neprostoy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Neprostoy looking to secure an arm triangle but Jankowski defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neprostoy wants to finish this one by submission but Jankowski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Neprostoy.
Neprostoy throws some wild stikes that Jankowski manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski wants to control but Neprostoy is having none of it.
Neprostoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jankowski can't escape the position.
Neprostoy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jankowski wants to control but Neprostoy is having none of it.
Neprostoy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Parnisha Neprostoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neprostoy wants to control the pace but Jankowski is squirming around nicely.
Neprostoy scoring with strikes but Jankowski is staying in there.

Jankowski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Neprostoy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neprostoy misses with some ground and pound and Jankowski recovers position to half guard.
Neprostoy is trying to control. Jankowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Neprostoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jankowski defends it well.
Neprostoy prevents Jankowski from improving his position.
Neprostoy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Neprostoy seems to be working for a kimura but Jankowski defends the submission attempt.

Neprostoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jankowski defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neprostoy is thwarting Jankowski's attempts to control the position.
Neprostoy 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.
Neprostoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankowski's head.
Jankowski is trying to maintain the position but Neprostoy is very close to passing his half guard.
Neprostoy prevents Jankowski from improving his position.
Neprostoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neprostoy prevents Jankowski from improving his position.
Jankowski is looking to control Neprostoy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jankowski avoid being mounted?
Neprostoy is keen to just control but Jankowski is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

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.
Jankowski keeping control of the position.

Neprostoy seems to be working for a kimura but Jankowski defends the submission attempt.
Neprostoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jankowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jankowski is trying to stand up here but Neprostoy is controlling him well.
Jankowski wants to improve his position but Neprostoy is controlling well.

Neprostoy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jankowski has managed to free his arm - good work.

Neprostoy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parnisha Neprostoy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jankowski shoots and misses

and Neprostoy counters with a shoot takedown. Jankowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Neprostoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neprostoy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Neprostoy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Neprostoy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jankowski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Neprostoy, into his guard.
Jankowski postures up in Neprostoy's guard and throws a big left but Neprostoy blocks it.
Neprostoy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neprostoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jankowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neprostoy is keeping the position for now.
Neprostoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neprostoy is controlling Jankowski's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neprostoy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Neprostoy avoids the attempt from Jankowski to control.
Jankowski has given up his back here.
Neprostoy missing with strikes.

Neprostoy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jankowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neprostoy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jankowski preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Neprostoy.
Jankowski rolls, trying to escape but Neprostoy keeps control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Jankowski can't escape the position.
Jankowski breaks Neprostoy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Neprostoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jankowski is one step ahead there.
Neprostoy pulls Jankowski in close to prevent any damage.
Jankowski throws a strike but Neprostoy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jankowski is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neprostoy seems keen to control Jankowski's posture.
Neprostoy is trying to keep Jankowski in close.
Neprostoy wants to stand and escape but Jankowski is having none of it.
Jankowski trying to control but Neprostoy is working from the bottom.
Neprostoy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jankowski.
Jankowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Neprostoy wants to sweep here but Jankowski controlling him for the moment.
Neprostoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jankowski wants to control but Neprostoy is keeping busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jankowski can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neprostoy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jankowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Neprostoy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neprostoy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jankowski is just riding it out for now. Neprostoy eventually gives up the hold.

Neprostoy is working for a submission of some sort.
Ivan Jankowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parnisha Neprostoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jankowski trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parnisha Neprostoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neprostoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parnisha Neprostoy!