PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Vlodmir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rafkatovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Vlodmir has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vlodmir
vs
Rafkatovich

195 cm
24
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
210 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

STAR Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Vlodmir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Rafkatovich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafkatovich shoots in looking for a takedown but Vlodmir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rafkatovich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vlodmir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rafkatovich as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rafkatovich is defended easily by Vlodmir.
Vlodmir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rafkatovich circles away.

Rafkatovich darts in and clinches Vlodmir up against the cage.
Vlodmir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rafkatovich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Vlodmir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vlodmir instigates a clinch.
Rafkatovich is trying to stall.

Vlodmir breaks the clinch.
Vlodmir tries to bum rush Rafkatovich with a series of wild strikes but Rafkatovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Vlodmir gets a clinch.

Vlodmir has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rafkatovich regains guard immediately.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rafkatovich wants to stand but Vlodmir is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlodmir throwing strikes from guard but Rafkatovich blocks nicely.
Vlodmir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rafkatovich controls Vlodmir momentarily but Vlodmir frees himself.
Rafkatovich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vlodmir manages to get himself to full guard.
Vlodmir has his hands on Rafkatovich's head, controlling the position.
Vlodmir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rafkatovich on the ground.
Rafkatovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Vlodmir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Timur Rafkatovich.

Vlodmir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vlodmir working away.
Rafkatovich gets back to half guard.
Rafkatovich has hold of Vlodmir's hands but Vlodmir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vlodmir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vlodmir working Rafkatovich over with strikes.

It looks like Timur Rafkatovich has been cut.
Vlodmir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlodmir prevents Rafkatovich from improving his position.
Vlodmir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rafkatovich looking for submissions off his back.
Rafkatovich looks gassed!
Rafkatovich has hold of Vlodmir's hands but Vlodmir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vlodmir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vlodmir working the head and body with strikes.
Vlodmir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vlodmir working over Rafkatovich with some ground and pound. Rafkatovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rafkatovich trying to hold on to Vlodmir's head to control him but Vlodmir postures up.
Vlodmir wants to free his trapped foot but Rafkatovich is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafkatovich trying to hold on to Vlodmir's head to control him but Vlodmir postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vlodmir lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafkatovich is trying to stand back up but Vlodmir is controlling him
Vlodmir winds up and cracks Rafkatovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vlodmir working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rafkatovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Vlodmir.

Vlodmir is working for a kimura but Rafkatovich is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlodmir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Vlodmir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rafkatovich's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vlodmir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rafkatovich circles away.
Rafkatovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rafkatovich shoots in looking for a takedown but Vlodmir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rafkatovich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rafkatovich is looking to clinch.

Vlodmir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rafkatovich sprawls well initially but Vlodmir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vlodmir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rafkatovich keeps working.

Rafkatovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Vlodmir.
Vlodmir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sebastian Vlodmir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rafkatovich is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rafkatovich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vlodmir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rafkatovich 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rafkatovich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vlodmir's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rafkatovich wants to sweep but no luck.

Rafkatovich looking for a guillotine here but Vlodmir defends easily.

Rafkatovich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vlodmir is working Rafkatovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vlodmir is in close to Rafkatovich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vlodmir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlodmir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vlodmir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vlodmir wants to control from the top but Rafkatovich keeps moving.
Vlodmir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vlodmir landing with the ground and pound.
Vlodmir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vlodmir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rafkatovich's head.
Vlodmir lands a couple of digs.
Vlodmir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vlodmir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlodmir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vlodmir postures up and lands a big shot to Rafkatovich's brow.
Vlodmir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vlodmir scoring with some ground and pound.
Vlodmir lands a couple of elbows.
Vlodmir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vlodmir landing with the ground and pound.
Vlodmir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vlodmir postures up and lands a big shot to Rafkatovich's brow.
Vlodmir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rafkatovich's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vlodmir stands up from Rafkatovich's guard - Vlodmir perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for Vlodmir with that takedown attempt.
Vlodmir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rafkatovich as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Vlodmir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafkatovich wants to clinch up but Vlodmir keeps it at a distance.
Rafkatovich fails to land the takedown.
Vlodmir misses with a takedown attempt - Rafkatovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sebastian Vlodmir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafkatovich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Vlodmir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rafkatovich'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!

Vlodmir scores with a takedown into Rafkatovich's guard.
Vlodmir preventing the sweep.
Vlodmir stops Rafkatovich from standing up.
Vlodmir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vlodmir postures up and lands a big shot to Rafkatovich's brow.
Rafkatovich keeping moving, preventing Vlodmir from controlling successfully.
Vlodmir cracks Rafkatovich with a solid left hand.

Rafkatovich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vlodmir is aware though and is defending well.
Vlodmir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rafkatovich's head.
Vlodmir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rafkatovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafkatovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vlodmir works over Rafkatovich with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlodmir is working Rafkatovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vlodmir wants to get up but he can't break Rafkatovich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vlodmir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rafkatovich keeping moving, preventing Vlodmir from controlling successfully.

Vlodmir decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vlodmir tried to score with a low kick but Rafkatovich checks it.

Vlodmir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vlodmir lands in his opponent's guard.

Rafkatovich has his foot on Vlodmir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vlodmir works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafkatovich trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rafkatovich looking for a guillotine here but Vlodmir defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vlodmir chips away with some ground and pound.
Vlodmir postures up and lands a big shot to Rafkatovich's brow.
Vlodmir is working Rafkatovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vlodmir would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Rafkatovich looking for a guillotine here but Vlodmir defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlodmir works over Rafkatovich with some ground and pound from guard.
Vlodmir chips away with some ground and pound.
Vlodmir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vlodmir with a nice head shot there.
Vlodmir wanted to stand there but Rafkatovich had control of the position.

Rafkatovich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vlodmir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlodmir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rafkatovich's head.
Vlodmir working some strikes from top position.
Rafkatovich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rafkatovich wants to stand but Vlodmir is controlling the position.
Vlodmir works over Rafkatovich with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vlodmir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vlodmir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Vlodmir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vlodmir 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Vlodmir!