PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris JorJovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

JorJovsky
vs
Snegov

182 cm
21
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
153 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris JorJovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snegov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and JorJovsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from JorJovsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

JorJovsky closes the distance and clinches.

Snegov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

JorJovsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
JorJovsky trying to control the position but Snegov is working away.
JorJovsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Snegov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Snegov is not content to let JorJovsky control the position.
Snegov wants to control but JorJovsky postures up.
JorJovsky throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

JorJovsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snegov, who protects the arm well.
JorJovsky looks up at the clock and then as Snegov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, JorJovsky smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
JorJovsky has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snegov is trying to stand up.
JorJovsky is landing with some decent strikes but Snegov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Snegov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
JorJovsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
JorJovsky looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
JorJovsky lands a big shot there that rocks Snegov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
JorJovsky raining down shots from the mount!
JorJovsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Snegov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
JorJovsky throwing strikes here but Snegov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
JorJovsky landing punches.
JorJovsky wants to control the pace but Snegov is squirming around nicely.

JorJovsky goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Snegov is on top in guard.
Snegov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snegov tries to stand but JorJovsky is controlling from the bottom.

JorJovsky is looking for a triangle here but Snegov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Snegov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
JorJovsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Snegov counters with a stiff right hand.

JorJovsky moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov blocks a body shot from JorJovsky.
Snegov landing knees to the head.
Snegov tries a knee to the head but JorJovsky blocks it.
Snegov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snegov scores with a knee to the head.

JorJovsky jumps into guard, dragging Snegov to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

JorJovsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snegov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
JorJovsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Snegov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snegov wants to stand but JorJovsky is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

JorJovsky working for a triangle but Snegov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris JorJovsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

JorJovsky throws a push kick but Snegov slaps the foot to one side.
JorJovsky throws a wild body kick that Snegov sees coming a mile off.
JorJovsky swings for the body but Snegov moves out of range.
Snegov clobbers JorJovsky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
JorJovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
JorJovsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snegov swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - JorJovsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Konstantin Snegov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JorJovsky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Boris JorJovsky has been cut.
Snegov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of JorJovsky's head.
JorJovsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snegov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
JorJovsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snegov. JorJovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snegov feints and then cracks JorJovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow JorJovsky down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snegov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
JorJovsky slips a jab from Snegov.
JorJovsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Snegov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten JorJovsky somewhat.
JorJovsky staying out of range there.
Snegov looks to land a left hand but JorJovsky moved out of range nicely.
JorJovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
JorJovsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snegov sprawls well. Snegov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. JorJovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris JorJovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov throws a head kick that misses.
JorJovsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Konstantin Snegov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snegov throws a series of punches but JorJovsky moves out of range.
JorJovsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
JorJovsky digs a good body shot into Snegov's ribs.
Snegov scores with a head kick. JorJovsky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
JorJovsky checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov lands with a thumping leg kick.

JorJovsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snegov won't allow JorJovsky to pass to mount.
Snegov tries to kick JorJovsky off but JorJovsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
JorJovsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Snegov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with JorJovsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
JorJovsky wants to free his trapped foot but Snegov is holding on for dear life with his legs.

JorJovsky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
JorJovsky working over Snegov with some ground and pound. Snegov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Snegov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris JorJovsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

JorJovsky throws an overhand right that lands on Snegov's shoulder, as Snegov tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Snegov as JorJovsky shoots in.
Snegov misses with a straight left.

JorJovsky dives in and scores a takedown into Snegov's guard.
JorJovsky won't allow Snegov to get back to his feet.

JorJovsky has gone for a leg lock! Snegov slips out almost immediately though and dives into JorJovsky's guard.
JorJovsky has control of Snegov's left arm, preventing Snegov from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov won't allow JorJovsky to sweep him here.

Snegov got a little sloppy there for a moment and JorJovsky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snegov has managed to get both his arms back between JorJovsky's legs - danger averted.
JorJovsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
JorJovsky tries to control but Snegov wriggling away.

JorJovsky goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Snegov turns into him and now he's in JorJovsky's guard.

Snegov stands and steps away. JorJovsky gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
JorJovsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snegov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
JorJovsky blocks a head kick by Snegov.
Snegov looks for the body kick but JorJovsky saw that one coming.
Konstantin Snegov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

JorJovsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

JorJovsky swings around for an armbar but Snegov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into JorJovsky's guard.

JorJovsky is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Snegov rolls with it to try and escape but JorJovsky cranks on the arm and Snegov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris JorJovsky!
Boris JorJovsky spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.