PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Poluyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluyanov has chosen The battle is going again as his entrance music. Vyacheslav Poluyanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Garcia
vs
Poluyanov

184 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
29
182 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots for a double leg takedown but Poluyanov sprawls well. He's pushed Garcia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that Garcia semi-blocks.
Poluyanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Poluyanov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poluyanov. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Poluyanov counters with a nice body shot.
Poluyanov is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poluyanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poluyanov. Poluyanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poluyanov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Poluyanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Poluyanov is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Poluyanov keeps moving.
Poluyanov wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia trying to control but Poluyanov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Poluyanov wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Poluyanov keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.

Marcelio Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Poluyanov pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Poluyanov pulls Garcia in to control the position.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Poluyanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Marcelio Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Poluyanov misses with a head kick.
Poluyanov thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Poluyanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Poluyanov stuffs the takedown.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses

so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garcia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garcia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poluyanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Poluyanov is looking to improve his position.
Poluyanov trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.

Garcia 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garcia moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Poluyanov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelio Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick from Poluyanov lands but Garcia takes it in his stride.
Poluyanov scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poluyanov counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Poluyanov sprawls well.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Poluyanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poluyanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick

and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poluyanov is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Poluyanov blocks nicely.
Garcia stays in close to Poluyanov's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia stops Poluyanov from standing up.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Poluyanov keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcelio Garcia just wasn't active enough.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Poluyanov sprawls well.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poluyanov sprawls well. Poluyanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Poluyanov misses with a low kick.

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.
Poluyanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.

Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Garcia working away.
Garcia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Poluyanov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Poluyanov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garcia's best efforts.
Garcia is trying to control. Poluyanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Poluyanov is looking to improve his position.
Poluyanov wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Poluyanov is looking to escape.
Poluyanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poluyanov is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Poluyanov counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poluyanov as he jumps to the side.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poluyanov counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Poluyanov shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Poluyanov as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Poluyanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poluyanov throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Marcelio Garcia has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poluyanov counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vyacheslav Poluyanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelio Garcia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses.
Poluyanov stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Poluyanov swinging wildly here.
Poluyanov lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poluyanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poluyanov misses with a head kick.
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Garcia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garcia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Garcia wants to control the pace but Poluyanov is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Poluyanov tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poluyanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Garcia.
Garcia tries to control but Poluyanov wriggling away.

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.
Garcia looking to finish Poluyanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Poluyanov!
Poluyanov wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

Garcia has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Poluyanov is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelio Garcia!