PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanay Ulrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Mihalysh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ulrik
vs
Mihalysh

223 cm
18
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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, Sanay Ulrik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Mihalysh!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mihalysh darts in and clinches Ulrik up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mihalysh scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Sanay Ulrik has been cut.

Mihalysh pulls guard successfully.
Ulrik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mihalysh swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ulrik stands and steps away. Mihalysh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ulrik fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Mihalysh gets a clinch.

Ulrik pulls guard successfully.
Ulrik being controlled here, momentarily.
Ulrik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mihalysh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mihalysh wants to control from the top but Ulrik keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ulrik pulls Mihalysh in to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roman Mihalysh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mihalysh pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mihalysh closes the distance and clinches.

Mihalysh manages to pull guard.
Ulrik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mihalysh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ulrik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mihalysh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ulrik tries to stand but Mihalysh is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ulrik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mihalysh, up you get!

Mihalysh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mihalysh stalling in the clinch.
Ulrik looking to stall.
Ulrik is trying to drag Mihalysh to the mat but Mihalysh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mihalysh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mihalysh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ulrik's efforts to push away.
Ulrik jumps guard but Mihalysh stands there with Ulrik around his waist. Ulrik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanay Ulrik. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mihalysh gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mihalysh stalling.
Mihalysh stops Ulrik from getting back to his feet.
Ulrik is breathing heavily.
Ulrik punching from the bottom.
Ulrik tries to kick Mihalysh off but Mihalysh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Mihalysh there.

Mihalysh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mihalysh trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mihalysh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ulrik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ulrik is trying to get back to full guard.
Mihalysh 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihalysh wants to control but Ulrik is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Mihalysh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanay Ulrik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mihalysh.
Ulrik gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mihalysh wants to get back to his feet.
Ulrik is trying to get back to full guard.
Ulrik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mihalysh is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihalysh wants to get back to his feet.
Roman Mihalysh has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sanay Ulrik wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Mihalysh takes the fight into the clinch.
Mihalysh missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Ulrik pulls Mihalysh into guard.
Mihalysh looking to pass the guard.
Mihalysh wants to control from the top but Ulrik keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulrik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ulrik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mihalysh is one step ahead there.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roman Mihalysh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ulrik avoids the head kick by Mihalysh.

Mihalysh gets a double leg takedown into Ulrik's guard.
Mihalysh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalysh preventing the sweep.
Ulrik keeping full guard, as Mihalysh tries to pass.
Mihalysh trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulrik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mihalysh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ulrik is keeping the position for now.
Ulrik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ulrik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mihalysh manages to get himself to full guard.
Ulrik prevents Mihalysh from getting back to his feet.
Mihalysh is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihalysh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Mihalysh throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ulrik uses it to pass to side control.
Ulrik connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mihalysh some visible discomfort.
Ulrik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mihalysh keeps working.
Ulrik tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihalysh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ulrik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roman Mihalysh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sanay Ulrik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mihalysh gets a clinch.
Mihalysh lands a nice uppercut.
Ulrik blocks an uppercut.
Mihalysh scores with a hook to the body.
Mihalysh fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Mihalysh has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ulrik is trying to keep an underhook but Mihalysh manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ulrik trying to control here.
Mihalysh throwing shots but Ulrik is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ulrik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mihalysh cracks Ulrik with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ulrik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihalysh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ulrik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mihalysh!
Mihalysh is working to get back to half guard.

Ulrik with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Ulrik moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mihalysh has worked his arm free - good work by Mihalysh!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ulrik stands up and beckons Mihalysh to his feet.

Mihalysh moves into range and clinches up with Ulrik.
Ulrik looking for a takedown.
Mihalysh presses Ulrik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mihalysh gets control of Ulrik's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mihalysh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mihalysh is trying to keep Ulrik in close.
Mihalysh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ulrik is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalysh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ulrik!
Mihalysh landing strikes from the mount.
Mihalysh scoring with strikes but Ulrik is staying in there.
Mihalysh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ulrik looks a forlorn figure.

Mihalysh stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mihalysh scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihalysh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ulrik is trying to escape the mount.
Sanay Ulrik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman Mihalysh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihalysh lands a big shot there that rocks Ulrik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Mihalysh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mihalysh 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Mihalysh!