PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Resnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Resnov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Khalidov
vs
Resnov

183 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Khalidov!
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, Gabriel Resnov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Resnov closes the distance and clinches.

Resnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Resnov wants to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Resnov wants to clinch
and Resnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Resnov tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalidov connects with a crisp jab.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khalidov counters with a big head kick but Resnov shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnov needs to keep his hands up - Khalidov had a free shot at his head there.
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Khalidov.
Khalidov thows a body shot but no joy.
Gabriel Resnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Resnov closes the distance but Khalidov moves to the side
and Khalidov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Resnov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Resnov tries to clinch up
and Khalidov counters with a nice uppercut.
Resnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Khalidov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Resnov clinches.
Khalidov tries to break free but Resnov pushes him back against the cage.
Resnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resnov is trying to break the clinch but Khalidov is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Resnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khalidov's efforts to push away.
Resnov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khalidov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khalidov fails to pull guard.
Khalidov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Resnov smiles and moves away.
Khalidov misses with a body kick.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalidov connects with an inside leg kick.
Resnov looks to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Resnov tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.
Resnov closes the distance but Khalidov moves to the side
and Khalidov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Resnov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khalidov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Resnov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Resnov looks to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Khalidov.
Resnov tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Resnov moves in looking to clinch but Khalidov pushes him off.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov moves out of range.
Resnov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khalidov counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resnov wants to clinch.
Resnov is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidov dips to his left and cracks Resnov with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Khalidov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov is having none of it.
Khalidov with a jab.
Resnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Resnov looks to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a good low kick that Resnov was not able to check.
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Khalidov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalidov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Resnov tries to clinch up
and Khalidov counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khalidov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Resnov tries to clinch
enabling Khalidov to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Resnov.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Khalidov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Resnov slips a jab from Khalidov.
Resnov tries to clinch up
and Khalidov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Resnov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Resnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khalidov's defenses.

Resnov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel Resnov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Khalidov with that takedown attempt.
Khalidov throws out a loose jab but Resnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Resnov fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resnov wants to clinch up but Khalidov keeps it at a distance.
Resnov wants to clinch.
Resnov tries to clinch up but Khalidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalidov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamed Khalidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Resnov wants to clinch up but Khalidov keeps it at a distance.
Resnov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khalidov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Resnov is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resnov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Khalidov catches Resnov right on the button with a cross.
Resnov tries to clinch up.
Resnov darts in trying to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a head kick.
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalidov punishes Resnov's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidov lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Resnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Resnov darts in and clinches Khalidov up against the cage.
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 Mamed Khalidov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Khalidov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Resnov if he has to take too many more of those.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov moves out of range.
Khalidov connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Resnov avoids it really well and circles away.
Khalidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Resnov.
Resnov tries to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a solid body kick.
Resnov moves in looking to clinch but Khalidov pushes him off.
Resnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Resnov wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Resnov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khalidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khalidov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Resnov wants to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Resnov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khalidov scores with a push kick.
Resnov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Resnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khalidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Resnov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Khalidov.
Resnov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khalidov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Resnov if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalidov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Resnov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a nice leg kick.
Khalidov connects with a leg kick. Resnov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resnov doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidov circles away.
Resnov closes the distance but Khalidov moves to the side
and Khalidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Khalidov misses.
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Khalidov lands a head kick. Resnov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Resnov tries to clinch up but Khalidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalidov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalidov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Resnov wants to clinch but Khalidov slips to the side
and Khalidov counters with a big head kick but Resnov shrugs it off.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidov throws a push kick but Resnov slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Resnov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khalidov connects with a solid leg kick.
Resnov tries to clinch up but Khalidov circles away and keeps his distance.

Resnov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gabriel Resnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidov is trying to pull guard but Resnov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Khalidov jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Resnov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khalidov.
Resnov wants to get up but he can't break Khalidov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mamed Khalidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Khalidov has his feet on Resnov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalidov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidov!