PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Parnisha Neprostoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jankowski has chosen Start It Up as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Neprostoy
vs
Jankowski

186 cm
29
197 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

188 cm
27
194 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Resistance

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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parnisha Neprostoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Jankowski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Neprostoy is just out of range.
Jankowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Jankowski fails with the takedown
and Neprostoy counters with a right hand to the body.

Neprostoy shoots in and bounces Jankowski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jankowski has control of Neprostoy's left arm, preventing Neprostoy from doing any damage.
Neprostoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neprostoy trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.

Jankowski manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Neprostoy shoots for a takedown but Jankowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jankowski misses with a takedown attempt - Neprostoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parnisha Neprostoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jankowski.
Jankowski misses with a takedown
and Neprostoy counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski shoots and misses

so Neprostoy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jankowski looks gassed!
Neprostoy wants to pass the guard but Jankowski is keeping the position.
Neprostoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jankowski wants to stand up but Neprostoy is controlling him.
Jankowski keeping moving, preventing Neprostoy from controlling successfully.
Jankowski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Parnisha Neprostoy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jankowski with a poor takedown
and Neprostoy counters with a three punch combo that has Jankowski backing up. Jankowski nods at Neprostoy to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankowski fails with the takedown
and Neprostoy counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neprostoy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jankowski to the mat! Jankowski manages to get full guard.
Jankowski is trying to control the position but Neprostoy postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neprostoy wants to control from the top but Jankowski keeps moving.
Neprostoy controlling from the top position.
Neprostoy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jankowski for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Parnisha Neprostoy.
Jankowski shoots and misses

and Neprostoy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neprostoy trying to control the action but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Neprostoy controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Parnisha Neprostoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jankowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Neprostoy counter with a right hand.
Jankowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neprostoy is fending him off so far but Jankowski persists. Nope, Neprostoy circles away and we're back to standing.
Jankowski misses with a takedown attempt

and Neprostoy counters with a shoot takedown. Jankowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Neprostoy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neprostoy wants to pass the guard but Jankowski is keeping the position.
Jankowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neprostoy is controlling him.
Jankowski keeping moving, preventing Neprostoy from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neprostoy pushes down on Jankowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neprostoy is trying to control. Jankowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neprostoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jankowski is trying to maintain the position but Neprostoy is very close to passing his half guard.

Jankowski has one foot on Neprostoy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Jankowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Neprostoy is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jankowski tries to control but Neprostoy wriggling away.
Jankowski prevents Neprostoy from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parnisha Neprostoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jankowski has his takedown stuffed
and Neprostoy counters with a left to the body.
Jankowski shoots in for a double leg but Neprostoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jankowski shoots for a takedown but Neprostoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Parnisha Neprostoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jankowski.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Neprostoy.
Neprostoy trying to control the position but Jankowski is working away.
Parnisha Neprostoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neprostoy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Neprostoy stands up.
Neprostoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jankowski is breathing heavily.
Neprostoy swings for the body but Jankowski moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski misses with a takedown attempt - Neprostoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jankowski thuds a left hand into Neprostoy's body.
Neprostoy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Neprostoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neprostoy.
Ivan Jankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Neprostoy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jankowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jankowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Jankowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Neprostoy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jankowski lands a few punches from side control.
Neprostoy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neprostoy trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neprostoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jankowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neprostoy wants to control but Jankowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neprostoy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Neprostoy has his hands on Jankowski's head, controlling the position.
Jankowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neprostoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Neprostoy, not yet.
Jankowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Jankowski with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski postures up.
Neprostoy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jankowski postures up and lands a big shot to Neprostoy's brow.

Neprostoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jankowski trying to control but Neprostoy is working from the bottom.
Jankowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Neprostoy trying to control the position.
Jankowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jankowski looking to pass the guard.
Neprostoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski throws a strike but Neprostoy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Neprostoy trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Jankowski is pulling down on Neprostoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Neprostoy, at least for the moment.
Jankowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neprostoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankowski is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Parnisha Neprostoy.
Neprostoy shoots in for a takedown but Jankowski shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Parnisha Neprostoy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Neprostoy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Neprostoy trying to keep a closed guard but Jankowski is proving a slippery customer.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Neprostoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neprostoy controls Jankowski momentarily but Jankowski frees himself.
Jankowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neprostoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jankowski stays in close to Neprostoy's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jankowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Neprostoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jankowski somewhat.

Jankowski gets caught napping as Neprostoy dives in and scores a takedown. Jankowski manages to retain guard.
Jankowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jankowski kicks Neprostoy off and gets to his feet.
Jankowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neprostoy avoids it really well and circles away.

Neprostoy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neprostoy showed some decent athleticism there.
Neprostoy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Neprostoy is trying to control. Jankowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neprostoy stops Jankowski from getting back to his feet.
Neprostoy stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Parnisha Neprostoy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jankowski tries for a takedown but Neprostoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parnisha Neprostoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jankowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neprostoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Neprostoy stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neprostoy tries to avoid it but Jankowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neprostoy to the ground. Neprostoy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Neprostoy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Neprostoy trying to control the position but Jankowski is working away.
Neprostoy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jankowski tries to escape but Neprostoy is in control.

Neprostoy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is trying to get back to his feet.
Neprostoy controls the position.
Jankowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neprostoy trying to control the action but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neprostoy tries to advance to mount but Jankowski denies him.
Parnisha Neprostoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is not content to let Neprostoy control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Parnisha Neprostoy just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Jankowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Neprostoy which made him look bad.
Parnisha Neprostoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Jankowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Neprostoy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jankowski's guard now.
Neprostoy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ivan Jankowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jankowski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parnisha Neprostoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neprostoy 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parnisha Neprostoy!