PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Blitzkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkof comes to the cage accompanied by In The End. Yuri Sichev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Victor Blitzkof's chin.

Blitzkof
vs
Sichev

188 cm
22
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

207 cm
22
209 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Blitzkof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sichev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitzkof fails with the takedown.
Sichev has a takedown stuffed.
Sichev shoots in but no luck this time.
Blitzkof walks into a stiff left hand from Sichev.
Blitzkof scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Sichev forces Blitzkof back against the cage and clinches.
Sichev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blitzkof avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Victor Blitzkof has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sichev.
Blitzkof is pressed up against the cage. Sichev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blitzkof down to the mat. Blitzkof avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Blitzkof as Sichev shoots in.
Sichev throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Blitzkof. That snapped Sichev's head back.
A head kick misses from Blitzkof.
Blitzkof digs a good hook to Sichev's body.

Sichev gets a clinch.
Blitzkof lands with a right to the head.
Blitzkof lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blitzkof has Sichev pressed against the cage, preventing Sichev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Sichev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blitzkof might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Blitzkof drops back looking for a leg! Sichev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sichev manages to kick Blitzkof off! Blitzkof jumps back into Sichev's guard.

Sichev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blitzkof defends it easily.
Blitzkof trying to control the position from guard on top but Sichev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sichev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blitzkof in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sichev looking to ground and pound but Blitzkof is blocking nicely.
Sichev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blitzkof wants to hold on but Sichev pushes him away.
Sichev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sichev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sichev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blitzkof can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sichev with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof tries to hold on but Sichev pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blitzkof avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sichev.
Sichev throws some wild stikes that Blitzkof manages to avoid easily.
Sichev looking to ground and pound but Blitzkof is blocking nicely.
Sichev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blitzkof hang on?
Sichev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sichev lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blitzkof is trying to stand.
Sichev looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Blitzkof covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Sichev!