PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Bicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Sergeevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bicki comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bicki
vs
Sergeevich

179 cm
18
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Bicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Sergeevich!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergeevich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bicki clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Bicki.
Sergeevich blocking some punches.

Sergeevich pulls guard successfully.
Sergeevich is controlling Bicki's posture.
Sergeevich wants to improve his position but instead Bicki has moved into half guard.
Sergeevich wants to control but Bicki is keeping busy.
Sergeevich is pressing down on Bicki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bicki being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeevich will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bicki wants to control from the top but Sergeevich keeps moving.
Bicki prevents Sergeevich from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sergeevich is controlling Bicki's posture.
Bicki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Sergeevich was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Sergeevich closes the distance and clinches.

Sergeevich gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bicki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bicki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sergeevich controls the pace.
Let's hope that Sergeevich has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Igor Sergeevich wasn't active enough on the ground.

Sergeevich has Bicki up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sergeevich pulls guard.
Sergeevich wants to stand and escape but Bicki is having none of it.

Sergeevich kicks Bicki off and gets to his feet.
Sergeevich throws a right and a left that Bicki avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sergeevich looks gassed!
Bicki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sergeevich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michal Bicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bicki tries to clinch there but Sergeevich circles away.

Sergeevich shoots in and gets a takedown into Bicki's guard.
Bicki controls Sergeevich momentarily but Sergeevich frees himself.
Bicki keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Bicki has a closed guard, preventing Sergeevich from standing up.
Sergeevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Bicki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bicki tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bicki holds on and takes a little breather.
Sergeevich wants to stand but Bicki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sergeevich trying to control but Bicki is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Igor Sergeevich has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bicki tries to clinch

and Sergeevich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bicki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bicki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Bicki as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bicki.
Bicki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bicki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bicki scores with a shoulder strike.
Bicki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bicki gets through Sergeevich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bicki pushes Sergeevich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bicki lands a nice uppercut.

Sergeevich jumps guard and drags Bicki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sergeevich wants to improve his position but instead Bicki has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Sergeevich dominated that round.
That's time! Bicki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bicki tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sergeevich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sergeevich tries to land knees in the clinch but Bicki avoids the damage to the body.
Bicki cracks Sergeevich with a nice body shot.
Sergeevich is trying to break the clinch but Bicki has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bicki.
Sergeevich lands an elbow just above Bicki 's eye.

Sergeevich pulls guard effortlessly.
Bicki trying to control but Sergeevich is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bicki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sergeevich is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bicki passes into half guard.
Bicki is keen to just control but Sergeevich is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeevich is trying to control but Bicki passes into side control!
Bicki slows the pace down.
Bicki working away.
Sergeevich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bicki off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sergeevich gets his hands free as Bicki looks to control.
Sergeevich punishes Bicki with strikes from the back mount.
Sergeevich really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bicki.
Bicki trying to control the hands but Sergeevich breaks the grip.
Good control from Sergeevich.
Bicki trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeevich controlling from the back.
Bicki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bicki is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Sergeevich has taken his back.
Sergeevich is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bicki trying to control but not successfully.
Sergeevich is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Bicki is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sergeevich is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Sergeevich manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bicki breaks Sergeevich's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sergeevich is trying to control the position but Bicki postures up.
Sergeevich wants to hit a switch here but Bicki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sergeevich there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sergeevich wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Sergeevich 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. This is the final round!

Sergeevich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bicki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sergeevich is in Bicki's guard.
Bicki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bicki keeping moving, preventing Sergeevich from controlling successfully.
Bicki can't keep his opponent in guard - Sergeevich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bicki is positioning himself well to prevent Sergeevich advancing to mount.
Bicki is trying to maintain the position but Sergeevich is very close to passing his half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bicki is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Sergeevich there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bicki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sergeevich is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Sergeevich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sergeevich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bicki closes the distance but Sergeevich moves to the side
and Sergeevich counters with an outside leg kick.

Sergeevich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sergeevich is staying tight to Bicki's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bicki tries to bench press Sergeevich off him but Sergeevich keeps the position.

Sergeevich decides to stand back up. Sergeevich steps back and let's Bicki get back to his feet.
Bicki tries to clinch but Sergeevich moves out of range.
Michal Bicki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sergeevich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bicki sprawls well initially but Sergeevich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sergeevich takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeevich is nestled in close to Bicki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bicki wants to control but Sergeevich is keeping busy.
Igor Sergeevich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sergeevich controlling the action here.
Bicki trying to control from the bottom.
Sergeevich passes into side control, despite Bicki's attempt to control the position.
Bicki tries to buck Sergeevich off but Sergeevich is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Bicki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicki trying to hold on to Sergeevich's head to control him but Sergeevich postures up.
Sergeevich controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Igor Sergeevich.
Sergeevich misses with the combination.
Bicki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bicki tries to clinch but Sergeevich moves out of range.
Bicki tries to clinch up
and Sergeevich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sergeevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bicki tries to clinch up.
Bicki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sergeevich counters with a three punch combo that has Bicki backing up. Bicki nods at Sergeevich to acknowledge the strikes.
Bicki tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bicki tries to clinch up
and Sergeevich counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Sergeevich lands but Bicki takes it in his stride.
Sergeevich tried to score with a low kick but Bicki checks it.
Bicki tries to clinch up.
Sergeevich throws a sloppy head kick and Bicki moves out of range easily.
Bicki wants to clinch.
Bicki tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sergeevich counters with a takedown into side control.
Bicki throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bicki struggling a bit here.

Sergeevich stands up.
Michal Bicki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Sergeevich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sergeevich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bicki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Sergeevich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sergeevich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Sergeevich!