PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Ant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jankowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Start It Up. Ivan Jankowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ant
vs
Jankowski

187 cm
27
197 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
194 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Pegasus Nutrition

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Ant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Jankowski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jankowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jankowski lands in his opponent's guard.
Jankowski throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ant is controlling Jankowski's posture.

Ant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jankowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Ant is trying to keep Jankowski in close.
Ant seems keen to control Jankowski's posture.
Ant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jankowski wants to control from the top but Ant keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski throwing strikes from guard but Ant blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jankowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jankowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ant is really struggling to control Jankowski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jankowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ant managing to control the position.
Jankowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ant is trying to control the position but Jankowski postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Ant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jankowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ant swivels and escapes.
Ant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jankowski.

Ant closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jankowski quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jankowski can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant is pressing down on Jankowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jankowski is holding on for now.
Jankowski wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jankowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ant.

Ant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jankowski sees it coming and defends easily.

Ant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jankowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ant.
Jankowski tries to get to full guard but Ant has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ant is trying to work for a kimura but Jankowski is defending well.
Ant prevents Jankowski from improving his position.

Ant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jankowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ant.
Ant is thwarting Jankowski's attempts to control the position.

Ant is working for a submission of some sort.

Ant is looking for a kimura but Jankowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ant to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ant 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.

Ant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jankowski defends it well.

Jankowski pushes Ant off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ant defends it nicely.
Gregory Ant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jankowski.
Jankowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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 Gregory Ant will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jankowski tries for a takedown but Ant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jankowski leaves Ant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jankowski defends it nicely.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ant as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Ant with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Ant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jankowski circles away.

Jankowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ivan Jankowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jankowski trying to control but Ant is working from the bottom.
Jankowski throwing strikes but missing.
Ant pulls Jankowski in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jankowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ant pulls Jankowski in close to prevent any damage.
Jankowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jankowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jankowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jankowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jankowski is in close to Ant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ant is pulling down on Jankowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Jankowski, at least for the moment.
Ant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski postures up in Ant's guard and throws a big left but Ant blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jankowski looking to pass the guard.
Jankowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ant is trying to control the position but Jankowski postures up.
Ant has Jankowski pulled in close to control his posture.
Jankowski throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gregory Ant just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Ant. No joy for Jankowski on that attempt.
Ant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gregory Ant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ant fails with the takedown.

Jankowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ant can't do much from the bottom here.
Jankowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ant some visible discomfort.

Jankowski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ant to his feet.
Jankowski has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Ant or perhaps it was just good defense by Jankowski which made him look bad.
Jankowski misses with a wild body shot.

Jankowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jankowski is keen to just control but Ant is a slippery customer.
Ant trying to hold on to Jankowski's head to control him but Jankowski postures up.
Ant controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jankowski is thwarting Ant's attempts to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jankowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jankowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jankowski thows a huge punch but Ant dodges it nicely.
Jankowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jankowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ant tries to hold on but Jankowski pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ant regains half guard.
Ant is refusing to be controlled, as Jankowski sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Jankowski 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ant stuffs the takedown.
Ant fails with the takedown.
Jankowski tries for a takedown but Ant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jankowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Ant sprawls well. He's pushed Jankowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gregory Ant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jankowski.
Ant doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jankowski counters with a shoot takedown. Ant fights it but they end up in guard.
Ant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jankowski wants to stand but Ant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jankowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Ant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gregory Ant.
Ant shoots in for a takedown but Jankowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jankowski is defended easily by Ant.
Ant fails with a takedown attempt.
Jankowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ant at a distance.
Jankowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jankowski looks for a takedown but Ant sprawls well.
Jankowski has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant looks for a takedown but Jankowski sprawls well.
Ant shoots in for a double leg but Jankowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ant stuffs the takedown.
Jankowski fails with the takedown.
Jankowski tries for a takedown but Ant circles away easily

and Ant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ant won't allow Jankowski to sweep him here.
Jankowski keeping moving, preventing Ant from controlling successfully.
Ant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jankowski's guard.

Ant seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jankowski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gregory Ant!