PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emelyan Pugachov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesher Gordon Levitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Emelyan Pugachov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pugachov
vs
Gordon Levitt

190 cm
23
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
29
258 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emelyan Pugachov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hesher Gordon Levitt!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pugachov moves into the clinch.
Pugachov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon Levitt tries a body shot but Pugachov blocks it.
Gordon Levitt tries to work over Pugachov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Gordon Levitt.
Gordon Levitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gordon Levitt lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Emelyan Pugachov has been cut.
Gordon Levitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon Levitt lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon Levitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pugachov being controlled against the cage.
Gordon Levitt trying to control the position but instead, Pugachov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gordon Levitt into the cage.
Pugachov blocks a body shot from Gordon Levitt.
Pugachov landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Pugachov.
Pugachov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon Levitt tries to throw a body punch but Pugachov avoids it by throwing Gordon Levitt back against the cage.
Pugachov trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt can't find room to land a body shot as Pugachov controls the action.
Gordon Levitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pugachov's elbow.
Pugachov tries to land knees in the clinch but Gordon Levitt avoids the damage to the body.

Pugachov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon Levitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pugachov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon Levitt.
Pugachov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pugachov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gordon Levitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pugachov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Pugachov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pugachov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gordon Levitt looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pugachov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gordon Levitt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pugachov.

It looks like Hesher Gordon Levitt has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pugachov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Pugachov.
Emelyan Pugachov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pugachov tries to keep at a distance but Gordon Levitt has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt is working Pugachov over against the cage.
Gordon Levitt tries to throw a body punch but Pugachov avoids it by throwing Gordon Levitt back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Pugachov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gordon Levitt clinches with his opponent.

Pugachov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pugachov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Pugachov moves into the clinch.
Pugachov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gordon Levitt is looking to control Pugachov's arms but Pugachov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gordon Levitt has his back to the cage.
Pugachov is trying to break the clinch but Gordon Levitt is controlling him.
Gordon Levitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pugachov has had enough of the clinch but Gordon Levitt keeps him there for the moment.
Pugachov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gordon Levitt is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt can't find room to land a body shot as Pugachov controls the action.

Pugachov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pugachov connects with a leg kick. Gordon Levitt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pugachov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gordon Levitt.

Pugachov moves into the clinch.
Gordon Levitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pugachov tries to break the clinch but Gordon Levitt is controlling the position.
Gordon Levitt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pugachov missing with knees to the body.
Gordon Levitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pugachov blocks a body shot from Gordon Levitt.
Gordon Levitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pugachov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pugachov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon Levitt.
Pugachov trying to land knees to the body.
Gordon Levitt gets through Pugachov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon Levitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pugachov's elbow.
Gordon Levitt misses with some punches.

Pugachov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pugachov has Gordon Levitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon Levitt is trying to stall.
Pugachov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pugachov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gordon Levitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gordon Levitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pugachov is looking to break free of the clinch but Gordon Levitt has double underhooks.
Pugachov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gordon Levitt's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emelyan Pugachov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oooh a lovely combination from Pugachov sends Gordon Levitt down but not out. Pugachov dives into side control looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pugachov in side control, throwing shots but Gordon Levitt defends.
Gordon Levitt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Gordon Levitt is rocked!
Pugachov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gordon Levitt is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pugachov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emelyan Pugachov!