PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mico Pazuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kobel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mico Pazuh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pazuh
vs
Kobel

195 cm
21
278 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mico Pazuh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kobel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pazuh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kobel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pazuh is looking to clinch.
Kobel misses with a head kick.
Pazuh dodges the punch combination from Kobel.

Pazuh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pazuh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pazuh is landing with some decent strikes but Kobel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pazuh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pazuh throws a wild left hand from mount and Kobel manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Pazuh throwing shots but Kobel is blocking nicely.
Kobel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kobel 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.
Pazuh throwing shots but Kobel is blocking nicely.
Kobel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pazuh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazuh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kobel looks winded!
Kobel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pazuh.
Kobel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pazuh working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pazuh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pazuh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pazuh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Pazuh there.
Pazuh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pazuh thows a huge punch but Kobel dodges it nicely.
Pazuh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Pazuh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pazuh working the head and body with strikes.
Kobel wants to get back to his feet.
Pazuh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pazuh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kobel defending well though.
Pazuh throwing shots but Kobel is blocking nicely.
Pazuh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pazuh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pazuh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pazuh throwing shots but Kobel is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobel is trying to stand.
Pazuh 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.
Ground and pound from Pazuh.
Pazuh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kobel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pazuh scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pazuh winds up and cracks Kobel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pazuh is nestled in close to Kobel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pazuh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pazuh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kobel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pazuh connects with a nice short shot to Kobel's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pazuh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pazuh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kobel's head.
Pazuh lands strikes from half guard.
Pazuh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kobel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pazuh scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pazuh lands a nice short elbow.
Pazuh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pazuh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kobel is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mico Pazuh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pazuh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pazuh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kobel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kobel tries to circle away but Pazuh has him pinned against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kobel has eaten all the pies!

Pazuh jumps guard and drags Kobel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pazuh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pazuh wants to stand but Kobel is controlling the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Kobel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kobel feints a jab promting Pazuh to slip. Kobel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pazuh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Pazuh closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pazuh fails to land.
Pazuh goes for a takedown attempt but Kobel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kobel feints a jab promting Pazuh to slip. Kobel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pazuh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kobel throws a jab when Pazuh was well out of range.
Pazuh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pazuh shoots in looking for a takedown. Kobel tries to sprawl out of it but Pazuh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kobel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mico Pazuh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobel misses with a two punch combination.
Pazuh checks a low kick from Kobel.

Pazuh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kobel!
Pazuh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazuh landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pazuh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pazuh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kobel looks a forlorn figure.
Pazuh dominating with strikes here.
Pazuh lands a big elbow.
Kobel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pazuh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pazuh is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pazuh lands a nice shot to the head.
Pazuh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pazuh with a couple of short strikes.
Pazuh working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Kobel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kobel is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pazuh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kobel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pazuh with shots to the head and body - Kobel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pazuh with shots to the head and body - Kobel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pazuh lands a heavy elbow.
Pazuh landing shots from mount.
Pazuh landing shots from mount.
Pazuh lands a heavy elbow.
Pazuh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
BOOM! Pazuh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pazuh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pazuh raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Kobel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mico Pazuh dominated that second round.
That's time! Pazuh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pazuh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kobel cracks Pazuh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pazuh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kobel can do to turn this around?
Kobel throws a sloppy head kick and Pazuh moves out of range easily.
Kobel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pazuh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kobel circles away.
Kobel lands with a straight right. Pazuh didn't see that one coming.
Kobel misses with a double jab.
Kobel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pazuh moves away from the strike by Kobel.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Pazuh moves into range and clinches up with Kobel.
Kobel tries to break free but Pazuh pushes him back against the cage.

Pazuh turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pazuh lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kobel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazuh tries to score with some ground and pound. Kobel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kobel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kobel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kobel dodges the ground and pound from Pazuh.
Kobel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pazuh lands an elbow.
Pazuh looks up at the clock and then as Kobel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pazuh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pazuh cracks Kobel with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazuh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pazuh working the ground and pound but Kobel is defending the strikes.
Pazuh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kobel parries the strikes from Pazuh easily there. Pazuh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kobel to escape.
Mico Pazuh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kobel taking a bit of punishment here - Pazuh scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pazuh scores with punches from side control.
Pazuh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kobel some visible discomfort.
Pazuh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pazuh working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pazuh working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kobel defending against the ground and pound.
Kobel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pazuh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pazuh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pazuh working the ground and pound from side control.
Pazuh throws an elbow but Kobel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kobel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pazuh is controlling him well.
Kobel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pazuh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kobel some visible discomfort.
Pazuh is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from Pazuh crashes against the mat.
Pazuh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kobel is avoiding damage well.
Kobel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pazuh is controlling him well.
Kobel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pazuh lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pazuh working the head with strikes.
Ivan Kobel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mico Pazuh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pazuh in side control lands a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mico Pazuh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pazuh, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mico Pazuh!