PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Burh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zygote Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ain't No Sunshine - DMX. Mikhail Burh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zygote Fedor's chin.

Burh
vs
Fedor

170 cm
21
159 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Burh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zygote Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fedor takes one to the chin there.
Burh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fedor.
Fedor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Burh down.

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

Fedor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Burh postures up.
Burh tries to stand but Fedor is controlling from the bottom.

Fedor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burh wants to stand but Fedor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor has his hands on Burh's head, controlling the position.
Burh wants to stand but Fedor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burh trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fedor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fedor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Burh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fedor is keeping the position for now.
Burh is breathing heavily.
Burh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fedor's guard.
Fedor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burh wanted to stand there but Fedor had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burh's corner calls for a 1-2. Burh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Fedor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burh to the mat! Burh manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burh is keeping the position for now.
Fedor slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor winds up and cracks Burh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fedor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Fedor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Burh is pressing down on Fedor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Burh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fedor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fedor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fedor prevents Burh from getting back to his feet.
Burh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burh wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burh wants to improve his position but instead Fedor has moved into half guard.

Burh looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Fedor.
Fedor is keen to just control but Burh is a slippery customer.
Burh tries to roll over but Fedor keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fedor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fedor counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fedor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fedor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zygote Fedor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fedor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Burh.
A punch combination from Burh misses.
Burh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedor.
Burh has his takedown stuffed
and Fedor counters with a left to the body.
Burh misses with a wild combination.
Burh misses with a series of wild punches.
Fedor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burh shoots in for a takedown but Fedor shows good takedown defense.
Fedor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fedor misses with a shot to the body
and Burh counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burh with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fedor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Burh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burh 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.

Fedor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fedor advances to half guard.
Fedor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burh keeps working.
Fedor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fedor wants to free his trapped foot but Burh is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Burh is defending against the submission attempts here by Fedor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burh tries to get to full guard but Fedor has control of the leg.

Burh looking for submissions off his back.
Burh is trying to stand.
Burh tries to roll over but Fedor keeps him under control.
Zygote Fedor has got the better of the ground game so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fedor looks for the body kick but Burh saw that one coming.
Fedor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burh scores with a one two! Fedor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Fedor feints and as Burh raises his hands in defense, Fedor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fedor tries to free his leg and advance position but Burh is retaining full guard.

Burh looking for a guillotine here but Fedor defends easily.
Burh can't keep his opponent in guard - Fedor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burh is not content to let Fedor control the position.
Fedor wants to free his trapped foot but Burh is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Burh manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fedor misses the shot to the body.
Fedor misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Burh with that takedown attempt.

Fedor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burh is trying to get back to half guard.
Burh sneaks back into half guard.
Burh wants to control but Fedor is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fedor stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zygote Fedor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Burh misses with a takedown attempt

and Fedor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burh wants to stand up but Fedor is controlling him.

Burh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fedor controls the pace.
Fedor pushing down on Burh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fedor working the head and body with strikes.
Fedor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burh is trying to maintain the position but Fedor is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burh is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fedor pulls his head out easily.
Fedor is trying to control the action in half guard but Burh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fedor tries to stand but can't do so whilst Burh controls his leg.
Fedor throwing shots but Burh is blocking nicely.
Fedor prevents Burh from improving his position.
Fedor thows a huge punch but Burh dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Fedor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burh!
Burh is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burh tries to hold on but Fedor pushes him away.

Fedor looking for a guillotine from mount but Burh is having none of it.

Fedor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Burh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fedor wants to take a breather but Burh is having none of it.
Fedor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fedor decides to stand and escape the position.
Burh blocks a head kick by Fedor.
A combination from Burh does no damage.

Fedor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Fedor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burh looking for a sweep. Not yet Burh, not yet.
Burh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fedor's guard.

Burh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fedor wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burh trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burh wanted to stand there but Fedor had control of the position.

Fedor working for a triangle but Burh defends it easily.
Burh wants to stand but Fedor is controlling his posture from full guard.

Fedor is looking for a triangle but Burh pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zygote Fedor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fedor 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zygote Fedor!