PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignat Kaigorodov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amun Massri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amun Massri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kaigorodov
vs
Massri

176 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Ignat Kaigorodov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amun Massri!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaigorodov is fending him off so far but Massri persists. Nope, Kaigorodov circles away and we're back to standing.

Kaigorodov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Massri punching from the bottom.
Massri punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Kaigorodov seems content to control.
Massri tries to get to full guard but Kaigorodov has control of the leg.
Massri missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Massri landing small, sideways elbows.
Massri wants to get back to full guard.
Massri tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kaigorodov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Massri missing with punches from the bottom.
Kaigorodov content to control rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ignat Kaigorodov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kaigorodov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Massri is trying to defend but Kaigorodov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaigorodov stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Massri can do anything to dispel that myth.
Massri punching from the bottom.
Kaigorodov controlling the action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Ignat Kaigorodov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Massri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaigorodov.
No luck for Kaigorodov with that takedown attempt.
Massri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ignat Kaigorodov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amun Massri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kaigorodov dives in and scores a takedown into Massri's guard.
Kaigorodov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Massri throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaigorodov stays in close to Massri's body and controls the position.
Massri will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kaigorodov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kaigorodov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kaigorodov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kaigorodov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ignat Kaigorodov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Massri fails with a takedown attempt.

Kaigorodov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kaigorodov is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massri is letting Kaigorodov control him for a moment.
Massri regains half guard.
Kaigorodov content to control rather than advance.

Ignat Kaigorodov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kaigorodov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Massri.
Kaigorodov closes the distance and clinches up with Massri, looking for a takedown. Kaigorodov pushes Massri against the cage but Massri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaigorodov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Massri but Massri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaigorodov leaves Massri with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaigorodov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Massri changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kaigorodov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massri throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kaigorodov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Massri throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kaigorodov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kaigorodov pushes Massri off looking to stand but Massri dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaigorodov's head.
Massri throwing shots but Kaigorodov is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Massri lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignat Kaigorodov 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.

Massri shoots in but no luck this time.
Massri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaigorodov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaigorodov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Massri avoids it really well and circles away.

Kaigorodov dives in and scores a takedown into Massri's guard.
Kaigorodov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Massri wants to sweep but no luck.
Massri being controlled here, momentarily.
Massri 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.
Massri trying to strike off his back.
Massri throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kaigorodov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Ignat Kaigorodov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kaigorodov misses with a takedown attempt - Massri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Massri feints and as Kaigorodov raises his hands in defense, Massri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaigorodov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaigorodov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Massri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaigorodov swivels and escapes.
Ignat Kaigorodov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amun Massri.

Kaigorodov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Massri striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kaigorodov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Massri will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Massri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kaigorodov works to advance to full mount. Massri defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kaigorodov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kaigorodov tries to control but Massri wriggling away.
Kaigorodov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Massri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kaigorodov blocks Massri's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kaigorodov content just to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Massri can't escape the position.
Massri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kaigorodov controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massri is trying desperately to improve position.
Kaigorodov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ignat Kaigorodov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Massri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaigorodov.
Massri shoots in but no luck this time.
Massri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaigorodov swivels and escapes.
Massri closes the distance and clinches up with Kaigorodov, looking for a takedown. Massri pushes Kaigorodov against the cage but Kaigorodov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Kaigorodov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kaigorodov happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massri throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Kaigorodov avoids the strikes from the bottom by Massri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massri is trying to escape the position but Kaigorodov is controlling the position.
Massri tries to buck Kaigorodov off but Kaigorodov is having none of it.
Kaigorodov is staying tight to Massri's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Massri tries to buck Kaigorodov off but Kaigorodov is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massri is trying to escape the position but Kaigorodov is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ignat Kaigorodov just wasn't active enough.
Kaigorodov shoots in but no luck this time.

Massri dives in and scores a takedown into Kaigorodov's guard.
Kaigorodov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignat Kaigorodov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Massri feints and as Kaigorodov raises his hands in defense, Massri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

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

Kaigorodov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kaigorodov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Massri will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Massri throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Kaigorodov controls the position from side control.

Massri throws Kaigorodov to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kaigorodov feints and as Massri raises his hands in defense, Kaigorodov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaigorodov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Massri lands with a heel strike from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaigorodov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Ignat Kaigorodov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Massri tries for a takedown but Kaigorodov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaigorodov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Massri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Massri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaigorodov is fending him off so far but Massri persists. Nope, Kaigorodov circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignat Kaigorodov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amun Massri.
Kaigorodov shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Massri or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaigorodov which made him look bad.

Kaigorodov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kaigorodov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kaigorodov is keen to just control but Massri is a slippery customer.
Ignat Kaigorodov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ignat Kaigorodov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Massri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kaigorodov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaigorodov content to control rather than advance.
Massri pushes Kaigorodov off looking to stand but Kaigorodov dives back in and keeps control.
Kaigorodov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ignat Kaigorodov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kaigorodov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Massri swivels and escapes.

Massri darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Massri thows a huge punch but Kaigorodov dodges it nicely.
Massri wants to stand up but Kaigorodov manages to regain full guard.
Massri throws a strike but Kaigorodov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kaigorodov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaigorodov wants to control from the top but Massri keeps moving.
Massri trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Massri trying to strike off his back.
Massri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Massri throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaigorodov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amun Massri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ignat Kaigorodov.
Massri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaigorodov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Massri somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ignat Kaigorodov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaigorodov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignat Kaigorodov!