PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morty Pheoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Avramov (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.

Pheoski
vs
Avramov

193 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
23
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 St Petersburg, Morty Pheoski!
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, Dmitriy Avramov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avramov throws a combination that misses
and Pheoski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pheoski dodges the punch combination from Avramov.
Avramov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Avramov swinging wildly here.
Avramov fails to land with a series of punches.
Avramov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pheoski counters with a nice uppercut.
Pheoski shoots in and drives through. Avramov sprawls well.

Pheoski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pheoski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Avramov misses with a two punch combination.
Dmitriy Avramov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avramov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Avramov throws a series of punches but Pheoski moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Avramov. Those never looked like landing.
Avramov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pheoski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Avramov's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Avramov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pheoski defends well.

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

Pheoski 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.
Avramov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pheoski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Avramov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pheoski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pheoski trying to control but Avramov is working from the bottom.
Pheoski throwing strikes but missing.
Avramov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pheoski is one step ahead there.
Avramov wants to stand and escape but Pheoski is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avramov is trying to keep Pheoski in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dmitriy Avramov.

Pheoski clinches up against the cage.
Pheoski has Avramov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Avramov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Avramov avoiding damage as Pheoski throws knees to the body.
Pheoski wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morty Pheoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pheoski trying to land knees to the body.
Avramov prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Avramov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pheoski is working for takedown but Avramov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pheoski is breathing heavily.
Pheoski has Avramov pressed against the cage, preventing Avramov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Avramov has Pheoski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pheoski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Avramov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pheoski smiles and moves away.
Pheoski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Avramov's waist but Avramov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pheoski off to one side.
Avramov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pheoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Pheoski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Avramov throws a series of punches but Pheoski avoids them all with ease.
Avramov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pheoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Avramov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pheoski has managed to clinch.
Pheoski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Avramov's efforts to push away.
Avramov is looking to control Pheoski's arms but Pheoski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Avramov has his back to the cage.
Pheoski lands a nice knee to the body.
Pheoski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Avramov prevents it.
Avramov jumps guard but Pheoski stands there with Avramov around his waist. Avramov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morty Pheoski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Avramov throws a combination. Pheoski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pheoski shoots in but Avramov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dmitriy Avramov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Avramov misses with a few strikes there.
Avramov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avramov slaps away a takedown attempt from Pheoski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Avramov looks to land a combination but Pheoski avoids it well.
Avramov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pheoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Avramov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pheoski counters by moving into the clinch.
Pheoski trying to land knees to the body.

Pheoski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Avramov lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Morty Pheoski has been cut.
Avramov misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Avramov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pheoski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morty Pheoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avramov misses with the combination.
Pheoski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Avramov.
Avramov misses with a two punch combination.
Pheoski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Avramov.
Avramov fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Avramov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Avramov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Avramov tries to bum rush Pheoski with a series of wild strikes but Pheoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two 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.
Avramov misses with a double jab.
Avramov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avramov throws a right and a left that Pheoski avoids nicely.
Avramov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pheoski backs up against the cage.
Pheoski shoots in for a takedown but Avramov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pheoski slips a jab and a cross from Avramov.
Avramov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avramov tries to bum rush Pheoski with a series of wild strikes but Pheoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pheoski dodges the punch combination from Avramov.
Avramov throws a right hand that Pheoski ducks under and follows up with a left that Pheoski also avoids with ease.
Avramov misses with a wild combination.
Pheoski avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avramov misses with a few strikes there.
Avramov misses with a few strikes there.
Avramov throws a series of punches but Pheoski moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Avramov. Those never looked like landing.
Avramov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pheoski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Avramov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pheoski is one step ahead there.
Avramov is trying to control the position but Pheoski postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avramov looking for a sweep. Not yet Avramov, not yet.
Avramov is trying to control the position but Pheoski postures up.
Avramov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dmitriy Avramov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Avramov throws a right hand that Pheoski ducks under and follows up with a left that Pheoski also avoids with ease.
Pheoski dodges the punch combination from Avramov.
Avramov misses with a two punch combination.
Avramov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avramov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pheoski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitriy Avramov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morty Pheoski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Avramov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avramov throws a nice looking combination but Pheoski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pheoski dodges the punch combination from Avramov.
Avramov misses with a combination

and Pheoski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Avramov won't be happy with that.
Pheoski advances to full mount.

Pheoski has hold of Avramov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Avramov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pheoski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Avramov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Avramov shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pheoski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Avramov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Avramov tries to improve his position but instead Pheoski has taken his back!
Avramov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's two 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.
Pheoski throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Pheoski has the hooks in. Avramov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pheoski gets his hands free as Avramov looks to control.
Avramov is in bad spot here.
Avramov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avramov trying to control the hands but Pheoski won't let him.
Avramov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

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.
Avramov trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pheoski misses with punches from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pheoski controlling well, preventing Avramov from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morty Pheoski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pheoski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morty Pheoski!