PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Ciganov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Ciganov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Danger's chin.

Danger
vs
Ciganov

185 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
235 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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, Jon Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Ciganov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Ciganov. Beautiful body shot.
Danger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ciganov.

It looks like Jon Danger has been cut.
Ciganov shoots in but Danger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Ciganov or perhaps it was just good defense by Danger which made him look bad.
Danger throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciganov looks for a takedown but Danger sprawls well.
Jon Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Ciganov.
Ciganov tries to close the distance and clinch but Danger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danger really is a fat lump.

Danger closes the distance and clinches.

Danger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciganov takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Junior Ciganov has been cut.
Ciganov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ciganov wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciganov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danger wants to clinch up but Ciganov keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Ciganov scores with a four punch combination!
Ciganov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danger at a distance.
Danger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danger is breathing heavily.
Ciganov throws a sloppy head kick and Danger moves out of range easily.
Ciganov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Danger rushes Ciganov and presses him up against the cage.

Danger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ciganov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciganov stuffs the takedown attempt from Danger. Danger gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior Ciganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger cracks the inside of Ciganov's front leg.
Ciganov looks to land a combination but Danger avoids it well.
Danger closes the distance and clinches up with Ciganov, looking for a takedown. Danger pushes Ciganov against the cage but Ciganov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ciganov gets caught napping as Danger dives in and scores a takedown. Ciganov manages to retain guard.
Danger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ciganov is keeping the position for now.
Ciganov wants to stand up but Danger is controlling him.
Danger trying to control but Ciganov is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciganov is looking to stand up but Danger isn't so interested in that idea.

Danger drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ciganov dives on top into guard.
Ciganov stopping the sweep attempt from Danger.
Ciganov wants to stand but Danger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Danger pushes Ciganov off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciganov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ciganov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Danger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ciganov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ciganov pushes Danger away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Danger gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Danger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Junior Ciganov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Danger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Danger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Danger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Danger gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ciganov wants to clinch.
Danger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danger moves out of range of the body kick.
Danger throws a head kick but Ciganov moves out of range.
Jon Danger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danger.
Ciganov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ciganov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ciganov lands a lovely overhand right.
Danger swings widly with a right hand
and Ciganov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danger blocks the body kick.
Ciganov blocks a head kick by Danger.
Ciganov is looking to clinch.
Ciganov throws a right and a left that Danger avoids nicely.
Ciganov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ciganov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciganov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Danger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ciganov to the mat! Ciganov manages to get full guard.
Danger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Danger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ciganov wants to stand but Danger is controlling the position.

Danger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Danger tries to clinch up.

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

Danger has managed to clinch.
Ciganov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danger prevents Ciganov from breaking the clinch.

Danger is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ciganov can't fight it off and eventually Danger manages to take the fight to the floor. Ciganov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Danger wants to control from the top but Ciganov keeps moving.
Ciganov is looking to stand up but Danger isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danger gets to his feet - Ciganov follows without any prompting.
Danger misses with a left hand
and Ciganov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ciganov gets caught flat footed, as Danger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciganov wants to stand up but Danger is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Danger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ciganov looks to score with a jab to the body but Danger is just out of range.
Ciganov wants to clinch up but Danger keeps it at a distance.
Junior Ciganov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danger tries to clinch but Ciganov is having none of it.
Ciganov lands a two punch combo.
Danger stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciganov. Ciganov gets slowly back to his feet.
Danger takes one to the side of the head.
Ciganov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danger shoots for a double leg takedown but Ciganov sprawls well. He's pushed Danger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciganov tries to clinch up but Danger circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciganov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ciganov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Danger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ciganov is trying to defend but Danger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Danger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Danger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciganov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Danger scores with a couple of nice shots.

Danger stands up and beckons Ciganov to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciganov manages to avoid it.
Danger blocks a head kick by Ciganov.

Danger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ciganov was covering up waiting for the punch and Danger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jon Danger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danger prevents Ciganov from getting back to his feet.
Danger works over Ciganov with some ground and pound from guard.
Danger scoring with some ground and pound.
Danger wants to pass the guard but Ciganov is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Danger lands a couple of digs.
Ciganov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danger is controlling him.
Danger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danger pushes down on Ciganov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Danger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ciganov pushes Danger off looking to stand but Danger dives back in and keeps control.
Danger stalling.

Danger seems to be working for a kimura but Ciganov defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger works his foot free and advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Danger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Danger!