PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valera Kamenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mico Pazuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenskiy comes to the cage accompanied by The only. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kamenskiy
vs
Pazuh

187 cm
28
250 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

195 cm
21
278 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valera Kamenskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mico Pazuh!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenskiy throws out a leg kick but Pazuh moves out of range and Kamenskiy only half commits.

Kamenskiy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pazuh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pazuh is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamenskiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pazuh keeps working.
Kamenskiy throws an elbow but Pazuh slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kamenskiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pazuh keeps working.

Kamenskiy is trying to get an arm triangle but Pazuh is defending well.
Kamenskiy wants to control but Pazuh is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenskiy throws an elbow but Pazuh slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pazuh taking a bit of punishment here - Kamenskiy scoring with strikes.
Kamenskiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pazuh keeps working.
Pazuh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kamenskiy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
An elbow from Kamenskiy crashes against the mat.
Pazuh regains half guard, as Kamenskiy was trying to land strikes.
Pazuh wants to get back to full guard.
Kamenskiy is trying to control. Pazuh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kamenskiy misses with a head shot. Pazuh uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenskiy wants to control from the top but Pazuh keeps moving.
Pazuh trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenskiy is proving a slippery customer.
Kamenskiy postures up in Pazuh's guard and throws a big left but Pazuh blocks it.

Pazuh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kamenskiy wants to control from the top but Pazuh keeps moving.

Kamenskiy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kamenskiy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Pazuh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kamenskiy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenskiy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Kamenskiy gets to his feet - Pazuh follows without any prompting.
Pazuh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pazuh shoots for a takedown but Kamenskiy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Pazuh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kamenskiy's half guard.
Kamenskiy is looking to escape.
Kamenskiy is pressing down on Pazuh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenskiy controls Pazuh momentarily but Pazuh frees himself.
Pazuh throwing strikes but missing.
Kamenskiy is pulling down on Pazuh's head to control his posture.
Pazuh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Kamenskiy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pazuh off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kamenskiy stuffs the takedown.
Pazuh looks winded!
Pazuh shoots and misses

and Kamenskiy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pazuh's guard now.
Valera Kamenskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mico Pazuh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamenskiy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamenskiy 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.
Kamenskiy chips away with some ground and pound.
Kamenskiy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valera Kamenskiy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kamenskiy looks to land a combination. Pazuh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kamenskiy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kamenskiy.
Kamenskiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Pazuh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pazuh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kamenskiy's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenskiy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pazuh lands a couple of digs.
Pazuh won't allow Kamenskiy to get back to his feet.
Pazuh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pazuh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kamenskiy is on top in guard.
Pazuh keeping moving, preventing Kamenskiy from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazuh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamenskiy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamenskiy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kamenskiy trying to control but Pazuh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenskiy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Valera Kamenskiy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kamenskiy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenskiy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kamenskiy trying to control but Pazuh is working from the bottom.
Pazuh wants to stand but Kamenskiy is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Valera Kamenskiy wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kamenskiy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kamenskiy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamenskiy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pazuh struggling a bit here.
Pazuh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kamenskiy staying calm.
Valera Kamenskiy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamenskiy tries to advance position but instead Pazuh slips a leg back in to half guard.

Kamenskiy is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenskiy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kamenskiy thows a huge punch but Pazuh dodges it nicely.
Pazuh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kamenskiy.
Kamenskiy is trying to control the action in half guard but Pazuh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kamenskiy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pazuh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kamenskiy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pazuh is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valera Kamenskiy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kamenskiy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pazuh quickly recovers to half guard.
Kamenskiy prevents Pazuh from improving his position.
Kamenskiy wants to stand but Pazuh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pazuh wants to get back to his feet.
Kamenskiy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kamenskiy trying to control from Pazuh's half guard. Pazuh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kamenskiy wants to control from the top but Pazuh keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazuh trying to control the position.
Kamenskiy trying to control but Pazuh is working from the bottom.
Pazuh pulls Kamenskiy in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Valera Kamenskiy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pazuh is defended easily by Kamenskiy.
Pazuh fails with the takedown.
Pazuh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pazuh fails with the takedown

and Kamenskiy counters with a shoot takedown. Pazuh fights it but they end up in guard.
Valera Kamenskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mico Pazuh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kamenskiy gets to his feet - Pazuh follows without any prompting.
Pazuh moves forwards but Kamenskiy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kamenskiy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pazuh did well to prevent Kamenskiy getting side control.
Kamenskiy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamenskiy controlling the action here.
Kamenskiy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kamenskiy trying to control from half guard but Pazuh is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kamenskiy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pazuh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pazuh is controlling Kamenskiy's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Kamenskiy is looking for a kimura here.
Pazuh is staying active underneath Kamenskiy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenskiy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Kamenskiy decides to return to a standing position.
Kamenskiy shoots for a takedown but Pazuh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pazuh shoots in for a double leg but Kamenskiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kamenskiy scores with a jab to the body.
Pazuh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kamenskiy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamenskiy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pazuh is trying to get back to full guard.
Pazuh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valera Kamenskiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamenskiy 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valera Kamenskiy!
Valera Kamenskiy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.