PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Shurygalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sover Hrenovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shurygalo comes to the ring accompanied by White Trash Party. Nolan Shurygalo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Shurygalo
vs
Hrenovich

180 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nolan Shurygalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sover Hrenovich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrenovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shurygalo.
Shurygalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hrenovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Shurygalo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hrenovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shurygalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shurygalo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nolan Shurygalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shurygalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Shurygalo cracks a nice hook into Hrenovich's ribs.
Hrenovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Shurygalo gets caught flat footed, as Hrenovich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shurygalo is breathing heavily.
Shurygalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrenovich.
Hrenovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hrenovich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shurygalo is looking to stand up but Hrenovich isn't so interested in that idea.
Hrenovich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrenovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Shurygalo is retaining full guard.
Hrenovich is stalling in the full guard.
Hrenovich wants to control from the top but Shurygalo keeps moving.
Shurygalo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hrenovich controls from within his opponent's guard.

Sover Hrenovich has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hrenovich.

Hrenovich has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shurygalo working hard to break the clinch.
Shurygalo misses with the head strike.
Shurygalo prevents Hrenovich from breaking the clinch.
Hrenovich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hrenovich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shurygalo smiles and moves away.
Hrenovich misses with an uppercut. Shurygalo saw that one coming.
Shurygalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hrenovich.

Shurygalo gets caught flat footed, as Hrenovich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Hrenovich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hrenovich is pushing down on Shurygalo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shurygalo is fighting to maintain full guard but Hrenovich has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shurygalo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shurygalo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrenovich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shurygalo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hrenovich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hrenovich wants to take a breather but Shurygalo is having none of it.
Hrenovich prevents Shurygalo from improving his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shurygalo is refusing to be controlled, as Hrenovich sits in half guard.
Hrenovich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sover Hrenovich.
Shurygalo tries to bum rush Hrenovich with a series of wild strikes but Hrenovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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.
Hrenovich shoots in but Shurygalo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nolan Shurygalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sover Hrenovich.
Hrenovich misses with a kick to the body.
Shurygalo throws a jab when Hrenovich was well out of range.
Shurygalo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shurygalo works Hrenovich's body with a nice hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hrenovich is defended easily by Shurygalo.
Hrenovich fails with the takedown.
Shurygalo blocks a head kick by Hrenovich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nolan Shurygalo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shurygalo works the jab nicely.
Shurygalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hrenovich shoots in for a takedown but Shurygalo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shurygalo misses with a double jab.
Hrenovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shurygalo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hrenovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Shurygalo misses its intended target.
Hrenovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shurygalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrenovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shurygalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hrenovich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hrenovich trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrenovich wants to free his trapped foot but Shurygalo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hrenovich sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sover Hrenovich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shurygalo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hrenovich.
Shurygalo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two 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.
Shurygalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hrenovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hrenovich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hrenovich content just to control the position here.
Hrenovich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shurygalo is desperately trying to improve his position but Hrenovich has a good base and remains in mount.
Hrenovich looking to finish Shurygalo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shurygalo!
Hrenovich moves to the back position.
Hrenovich keeps control of the position as Shurygalo tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Hrenovich go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Shurygalo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hrenovich wants to control but Shurygalo is keeping busy.
Shurygalo wants to control his opponent's hands but Hrenovich gets his hands free.
Shurygalo is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shurygalo is keeping busy.
Shurygalo is in bad spot here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hrenovich throwing damaging strikes from the back! Shurygalo could be in trouble here!
Shurygalo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hrenovich controls the position.
Will Hrenovich go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Hrenovich is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Shurygalo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sover Hrenovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hrenovich wants to clinch up but Shurygalo keeps it at a distance.
Hrenovich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shurygalo circles away.
Shurygalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hrenovich ducks under a wild hook from Shurygalo.

Hrenovich gets the takedown into side control.
Shurygalo is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Shurygalo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shurygalo is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shurygalo wants to control but Hrenovich postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hrenovich stands up and beckons Shurygalo to his feet.
Nolan Shurygalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shurygalo swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Hrenovich counters by moving into the clinch.

Shurygalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hrenovich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shurygalo but Shurygalo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shurygalo scores with a hook to the body. Hrenovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nolan Shurygalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shurygalo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shurygalo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hrenovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hrenovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hrenovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nolan Shurygalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sover Hrenovich.
Shurygalo stuffs the takedown attempt from Hrenovich. Hrenovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Shurygalo misses with an uppercut. Hrenovich saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrenovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shurygalo misses with a body shot.
Shurygalo blocks the body kick.
Shurygalo throws a looping overhand right but Hrenovich ducks down to avoid it.
Hrenovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Hrenovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shurygalo lands a body shot.

Hrenovich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shurygalo did well to prevent Hrenovich getting side control.
Hrenovich looks to land a strike but Shurygalo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shurygalo wants to sweep but no luck.

Shurygalo has his feet on Hrenovich's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Shurygalo tries to score with a low kick but Hrenovich moves his leg out of the way.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hrenovich has eaten all the pies!
Shurygalo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hrenovich eats them both and turns towards Shurygalo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrenovich ducks under a wild hook from Shurygalo.

Hrenovich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Hrenovich postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Shurygalo to stand up.
Shurygalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hrenovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hrenovich tries to clinch there but Shurygalo circles away.
Shurygalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Shurygalo.
Hrenovich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shurygalo avoids it really well and circles away.
Hrenovich looks for the body kick but Shurygalo saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurygalo stalks Hrenovich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hrenovich's face. Hrenovich staggers backwards, shaken.
Hrenovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shurygalo throws out the jab.
Hrenovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shurygalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shurygalo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hrenovich counters with a takedown into side control.
Shurygalo is not content to let Hrenovich control the position.
Shurygalo tries to buck Hrenovich off but Hrenovich is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sover Hrenovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hrenovich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sover Hrenovich!