PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Mezin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Traktor Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andrey Mezin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrey Mezin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mezin
vs
Chain

185 cm
21
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
200 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Mezin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Traktor Chain!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mezin lands with a slapping head kick.
Chain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chain keeps the fight on the outside.
Mezin darts in trying to clinch

and Chain counters by clinching up.
Chain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Chain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chain wants to stand and escape but Mezin is having none of it.
Chain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mezin missing with punches from the bottom.
Mezin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mezin tries to get out of the position.
Chain prevents Mezin from standing back up.
Chain is thwarting Mezin's attempts to control the position.
Mezin is trying to stand up here but Chain is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chain working Mezin over with strikes.
Mezin is trying to stand up here but Chain is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain working Mezin over with strikes.

Chain wants to work for an arm triangle but Mezin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chain prevents Mezin from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Chain.
Mezin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chain.

Chain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mezin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chain lands strikes from half guard.
Chain working over Mezin with some ground and pound. Mezin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mezin gets full guard.
Mezin is looking to stand up but Chain isn't so interested in that idea.
Mezin is breathing heavily.
Chain connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain distracts Mezin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chain throwing strikes but missing.
Mezin wants to stand but Chain is controlling the position.
Chain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chain preventing the sweep.

Mezin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mezin is looking to clinch.
Mezin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Chain drives through with a takedown into guard.

Chain decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mezin doesn't manage to clinch there - Chain circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chain.

Chain has Mezin up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mezin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Chain breaks from the clinch.
Mezin tries to clinch but Chain moves out of range.
Mezin wants to clinch.
Mezin is looking to clinch.

Chain throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mezin was covering up waiting for the punch and Chain finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chain passes Mezin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chain lands a nice short elbow.
Mezin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Chain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mezin is trying to stand up here but Chain is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mezin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mezin.
Chain wants to control from the top but Mezin keeps moving.

Mezin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mezin sprawls well. Mezin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chain gets slowly back to his feet.
Chain circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mezin doesn't manage to clinch there - Chain circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mezin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Traktor Chain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mezin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chain.

Chain gets tackled into the cage by Mezin. Mezin maintains the clinch.
Mezin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
A knee to the head by Mezin.

Chain breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chain avoiding damage as Mezin throws knees to the body.
Chain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mezin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mezin misses with a knee strike.
Mezin is looking to control Chain's arms but Chain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mezin has his back to the cage.
Chain is trying to break the clinch but Mezin has him pressed against the cage.
Chain can't get the takedown.

Chain has Mezin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chain pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mezin tumbling to the mat - Chain dives into Mezin's guard.
Traktor Chain has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mezin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chain is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chain won't allow Mezin to get back to his feet.
Chain trying to control but Mezin is working from the bottom.

Mezin pushes Chain off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrey Mezin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Traktor Chain.
Mezin tries to clinch there but Chain circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Chain.

Chain looking to score a takedown here. Mezin is defending well but Chain drives through and ends up in Mezin's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chain with a nice head shot there.
Mezin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chain won't allow Mezin to get back to his feet.
Chain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mezin is on top in guard.
Mezin looking to pass the guard.
Mezin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mezin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chain is proving hard to escape from.

Chain has his feet on Mezin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Andrey Mezin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Chain tenderised Mezin's leg. Mezin is trying to keep his angry face on.

Chain has closed the distance and engaged Mezin in a clinch.
Mezin stalling in the clinch but Chain improves position.
Mezin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chain.
Chain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mezin looking to stall.

Chain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrey Mezin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mezin tries to clinch but Chain moves out of range.
Chain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mezin moves to clinch but Chain breaks away
and Chain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mezin tries to clinch up but Chain circles away and keeps his distance.
Mezin tries to close the distance and clinch but Chain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mezin wants to clinch
and Chain counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chain fails with a takedown attempt.
Mezin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Mezin moves into range and clinches up with Chain.
Mezin throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Chain breaks the clinch.
Traktor Chain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mezin but Mezin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mezin throws a head kick but Chain moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Traktor Chain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chain throws a hook but Mezin blocks it.

Mezin clinches with his opponent.
Chain avoiding damage as Mezin throws knees to the body.
Mezin looking to stall.
Mezin trying to land knees to the body.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mezin leaning against his opponent.

Chain breaks from the clinch.

Chain moves into the clinch.
Mezin trying to land knees to the body.
Mezin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.

Chain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mezin tries to clinch there but Chain circles away.
Chain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mezin as he avoids it easily.
Mezin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mezin tries to clinch but Chain is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Mezin as Chain shoots in.
Andrey Mezin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Traktor Chain.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mezin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mezin tries to clinch but Chain is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Mezin.
Mezin closes the distance but Chain moves to the side
and Chain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mezin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mezin tries to clinch there but Chain circles away.
Mezin is looking to clinch but Chain is avoiding it.
Mezin tries to clinch up

and Chain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mezin's guard now.

Mezin scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Mezin.

Chain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Chain gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrey Mezin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Chain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mezin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mezin is trying to stand.

Mezin actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mezin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mezin is trying to stand back up but Chain is controlling him
Traktor Chain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chain is keen to just control but Mezin is a slippery customer.
Chain has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mezin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mezin is squirming around, avoiding Chain's attempts to control the action.
Mezin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chain has hold of Mezin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mezin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chain raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mezin tries to reverse the position but Chain maintains control.
Mezin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mezin is trying desperately to improve position.
Chain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chain wants to control the pace but Mezin is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Traktor Chain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Traktor Chain!