PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Balkonsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nayyar Bayarsarkhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balkonsky
vs
Bayarsarkhan

195 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
261 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrei Balkonsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nayyar Bayarsarkhan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkonsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bayarsarkhan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Balkonsky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bayarsarkhan is trying to defend but Balkonsky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Balkonsky slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrei Balkonsky.
Balkonsky shoots in for a takedown but Bayarsarkhan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Balkonsky closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bayarsarkhan quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarsarkhan tries to kick Balkonsky off but Balkonsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Balkonsky is controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Andrei Balkonsky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Balkonsky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bayarsarkhan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balkonsky remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayarsarkhan tries to escape but Balkonsky is in control.

Balkonsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bayarsarkhan, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkonsky slows the pace down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrei Balkonsky just wasn't active enough.
Balkonsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bayarsarkhan as he avoids it easily.
Bayarsarkhan throws a combination. Balkonsky tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bayarsarkhan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bayarsarkhan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balkonsky.
Balkonsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Balkonsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bayarsarkhan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bayarsarkhan wants to get back to striking at distance but Balkonsky won't allow it.
Balkonsky takes a shot to the head.
Bayarsarkhan is looking to break free of the clinch but Balkonsky has double underhooks.

Bayarsarkhan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nayyar Bayarsarkhan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bayarsarkhan moves into the clinch.

Bayarsarkhan pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Balkonsky dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bayarsarkhan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Balkonsky's half guard.
Balkonsky wants to improve his position but Bayarsarkhan is controlling well.
Balkonsky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bayarsarkhan is working away from the top position though.
Balkonsky regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bayarsarkhan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bayarsarkhan wants to stand but Balkonsky has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bayarsarkhan throwing strikes but missing.

Balkonsky looking for a guillotine here but Bayarsarkhan defends easily.
Bayarsarkhan trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkonsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarsarkhan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Balkonsky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Bayarsarkhan gets to his feet - Balkonsky follows without any prompting.

Balkonsky tries to sprawl but Bayarsarkhan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bayarsarkhan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balkonsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bayarsarkhan.
Bayarsarkhan slips a nice elbow through Balkonsky's hands, connecting with Balkonsky's forehead.
Bayarsarkhan is trying to control the action in half guard but Balkonsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bayarsarkhan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bayarsarkhan wants to take a breather but Balkonsky is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayarsarkhan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balkonsky tries to get to full guard but Bayarsarkhan has control of the leg.

Bayarsarkhan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Balkonsky to get to his feet.
Balkonsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balkonsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Balkonsky swinging wildly here.
Balkonsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Bayarsarkhan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balkonsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Balkonsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayarsarkhan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bayarsarkhan tries to bum rush Balkonsky with a series of wild strikes but Balkonsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balkonsky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarsarkhan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Balkonsky counters with a shoot takedown. Bayarsarkhan fights it but they end up in guard.
Balkonsky looking to sit in guard and control but Bayarsarkhan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Balkonsky scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bayarsarkhan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Balkonsky counters with a shoot takedown. Bayarsarkhan fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bayarsarkhan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Bayarsarkhan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrei Balkonsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bayarsarkhan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bayarsarkhan tries to pass to full mount but Balkonsky defends it.
Bayarsarkhan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Balkonsky has hold of Bayarsarkhan's hands but Bayarsarkhan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarsarkhan is keen to just control but Balkonsky is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balkonsky preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Balkonsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balkonsky wants to get back to his feet.
Balkonsky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bayarsarkhan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balkonsky pushes Bayarsarkhan off looking to stand but Bayarsarkhan dives back in and keeps control.

Bayarsarkhan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bayarsarkhan pushes Balkonsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Bayarsarkhan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Balkonsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bayarsarkhan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nayyar Bayarsarkhan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Balkonsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Balkonsky fails with the takedown.
Balkonsky is looking to clinch but Bayarsarkhan is avoiding it.
Bayarsarkhan throws a series of punches but Balkonsky moves out of range.

Balkonsky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bayarsarkhan!
Balkonsky controlling the position easily from mount.
Bayarsarkhan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkonsky looking to control but Bayarsarkhan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bayarsarkhan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Balkonsky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Balkonsky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.
Bayarsarkhan wants to get back to his feet.

Bayarsarkhan bucks Balkonsky off and manages to get back to his feet!

Bayarsarkhan clinches with his opponent.

Balkonsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bayarsarkhan forces Balkonsky back against the cage and clinches.
Bayarsarkhan pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarsarkhan prevents a takedown attempt there.

Balkonsky breaks the clinch.

Bayarsarkhan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bayarsarkhan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bayarsarkhan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bayarsarkhan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balkonsky down.

Bayarsarkhan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bayarsarkhan misses with a combination
and Balkonsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bayarsarkhan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bayarsarkhan clinches up against the cage.
Balkonsky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Balkonsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarsarkhan lands a left hand.

Bayarsarkhan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bayarsarkhan wants to control but Balkonsky is keeping him busy.

Bayarsarkhan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Balkonsky to his feet.
Bayarsarkhan misses with a left hand

and Balkonsky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bayarsarkhan won't be happy with that.
Andrei Balkonsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayarsarkhan is trying to buck Balkonsky off.
Balkonsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bayarsarkhan on the ground.
Bayarsarkhan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkonsky laying and praying for a moment but Bayarsarkhan takes advantage and regains half guard.
Balkonsky controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nayyar Bayarsarkhan.
I think Bayarsarkhan 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nayyar Bayarsarkhan!