PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Spazzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiva Shati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Spazzle
vs
Shati

200 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Spazzle!
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, Shiva Shati!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spazzle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shati defends it nicely.

Shati gets a takedown into half guard.

Shati wants to work for an arm triangle but Spazzle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spazzle wants to get back to full guard.

Shati gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Shati throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spazzle's waist but Spazzle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shati off to one side.
Spazzle shoots in looking for a takedown. Shati tries to sprawl out of it but Spazzle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shati manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spazzle shoots in for a double leg but Shati sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Spazzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shati misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shati closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shati lands in his opponent's guard.
Shati trying to control but Spazzle is working from the bottom.
Spazzle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Shati stands up and waves to Spazzle to follow him.

Shati shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spazzle napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Shati tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shati should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shati looks gassed!

Shati tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shati has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shati tries for a kimura but Spazzle is defending well.

Shati thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Shati is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spazzle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shati working away.
Spazzle wants to get back to his feet but Shati is dominant here and he's now got Spazzle's back!

Spazzle fending off the submission attempt from Shati.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spazzle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Shati is persistently looking for the submission but Spazzle is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shati working for the choke.
Spazzle breaks Shati's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shati wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spazzle trying to control but Shati is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiva Shati dominated that round.
That's time! Spazzle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shati swats away the attempt to clinch by Spazzle.
Shati throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spazzle's waist but Spazzle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shati off to one side.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Shati has eaten all the pies!
Shati defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spazzle.
Shati is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spazzle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shati shoots in looking for a takedown. Spazzle tries to sprawl out of it but Shati keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spazzle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Charlie Spazzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiva Shati.
Shati closes the distance and clinches up with Spazzle, looking for a takedown. Shati pushes Spazzle against the cage but Spazzle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shati fails with the takedown.
Spazzle fails to land the takedown.
Spazzle fails with the takedown.
Shati is breathing heavily.
Spazzle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazzle fails in his attempt to clinch.

Spazzle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spazzle lands in his opponent's guard.
Spazzle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shati's head.
Shati utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spazzle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shati throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Spazzle wants to stand but Shati is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shati keeping moving, preventing Spazzle from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spazzle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shati is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shati has escaped and now he's on top!
Shati stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spazzle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spazzle is trying to keep Shati in close.
Shati trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shiva Shati has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shati slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shati working away.
Spazzle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spazzle tries to get out of the position.
Spazzle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Shati wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Spazzle, who protects the arm well.

Shati tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spazzle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Spazzle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shati's best efforts.

Shati is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spazzle tries to get to full guard but Shati has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Shati is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Charlie Spazzle will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shati has closed the distance and engaged Spazzle in a clinch.
Shati prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shati is stalling here.
Spazzle looking for a takedown.

Shati breaks from the clinch.
Charlie Spazzle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shati throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spazzle's waist but Spazzle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shati off to one side.

Shati shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shati was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spazzle wants to hold on but Shati pushes him away.
Spazzle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shati on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Shati working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Spazzle regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Shati seems to be looking for submissions.
Spazzle landing small, sideways elbows.
Spazzle gets back to full guard.
Spazzle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shati drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shati jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shati wants to get up but he can't break Spazzle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Shati is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Shati is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spazzle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spazzle has escaped and now he's on top!

Shati is looking for a triangle but Spazzle pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spazzle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shati swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spazzle wants to control from the top but Shati keeps moving.
Spazzle slips nicely into half guard.
Spazzle is just content to waste time from the top position. Shati takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shati has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Spazzle off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shati stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Spazzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spazzle is defended easily by Shati.

Shati closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spazzle avoids a wild elbow strike from Shati.
Spazzle is looking to break free of the clinch but Shati has double underhooks.

Shati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shiva Shati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shati has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiva Shati!