PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vladimar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sak Videl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vladimar
vs
Videl

195 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Vladimar!
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, Sak Videl!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vladimar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vladimar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vladimar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vladimar with the ground and pound from mount.
Vladimar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Videl manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Videl, under a barage of strikes from Vladimar.
Vladimar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vladimar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vladimar lands a nice short elbow.
Videl regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vladimar.
Videl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Videl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vladimar defends well.
Vladimar tries to free his leg and advance position but Videl is retaining full guard.
Videl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vladimar.

Vladimar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vladimar scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimar throwing strikes but missing.
Videl keeping moving, preventing Vladimar from controlling successfully.
Videl looks gassed!
Vladimar is really struggling to control Videl but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vladimar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Videl's head.
Vladimar looking to sit in guard and control but Videl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vladimar wants to stand up but Videl is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Videl drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vladimar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Videl has Vladimar in his guard.
Vladimar wants to control from the top but Videl keeps moving.
Vladimar lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vladimar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Videl's head.
Vladimar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vladimar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Videl's head.
Vladimar lands a couple of digs.
Vladimar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vladimar is in close to Videl's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vladimar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Vladimar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vladimar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Videl manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Videl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Igor Vladimar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vladimar landing some decent shots from guard.
Vladimar chips away with some ground and pound.
Vladimar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Videl is breathing heavily.
Vladimar chips away with some ground and pound.
Vladimar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vladimar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vladimar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Videl has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vladimar has managed to get both his arms back between Videl's legs - danger averted.
Vladimar chips away with some ground and pound.
Vladimar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vladimar is working Videl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vladimar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vladimar is in close to Videl's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vladimar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vladimar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vladimar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Videl keeping moving, preventing Vladimar from controlling successfully.
Vladimar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vladimar throwing strikes from guard but Videl blocks nicely.
Vladimar is in close to Videl's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vladimar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vladimar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Videl's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Videl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vladimar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vladimar is looking to work some ground and pound but Videl has wrist control.
Vladimar landing with the ground and pound.
Videl keeping moving, preventing Vladimar from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vladimar lands a couple of elbows.
Vladimar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vladimar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Videl working for a triangle but Vladimar defends it easily.
Videl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vladimar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Vladimar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vladimar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Videl quickly recovers to half guard.
Vladimar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vladimar thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Videl to regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vladimar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Videl keeping moving, preventing Vladimar from controlling successfully.
Vladimar cracks Videl with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vladimar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vladimar cracks Videl with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vladimar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vladimar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vladimar throwing strikes but missing.

Videl is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Videl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vladimar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vladimar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vladimar stands up over Videl, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vladimar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vladimar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Videl's head.
Vladimar trying to control but Videl is working from the bottom.
Videl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vladimar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Videl on the ground.
Vladimar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Igor Vladimar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimar throws a big right hand that misses.
Vladimar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Videl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vladimar is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vladimar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vladimar cracks Videl with a solid left hand.
Vladimar working some strikes from top position.
Vladimar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vladimar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Videl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vladimar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimar 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.
Vladimar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Videl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vladimar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vladimar landing some decent shots from guard.
Vladimar scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Vladimar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vladimar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Vladimar!