PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Durmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durmedov comes to the cage accompanied by Wagner - Ride of Valkyries. Andrey Durmedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Durmedov
vs
McCall

185 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Andrey Durmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John McCall!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall stuffs the takedown attempt from Durmedov. Durmedov gets slowly back to his feet.

McCall drops Durmedov with a left right combo! McCall follows him down to the ground into side control.

Durmedov is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McCall wants to stand but Durmedov is controlling his arm.
Oh Durmedov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall tries to score with some ground and pound. Durmedov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Durmedov seems to have got his legs back now.
McCall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Durmedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCall creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Durmedov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Durmedov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McCall avoids the attempt from Durmedov to control.
Poor strikes thrown by McCall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McCall prevents Durmedov from getting the reversal.
Durmedov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall wants to control the pace but Durmedov is squirming around nicely.
Durmedov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Durmedov tries to get out of the position.
Durmedov is looking to improve his position but McCall isn't that keen on the idea.
McCall sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Durmedov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Durmedov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Durmedov tries to reverse the position but McCall maintains control.
McCall looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durmedov wants to hold on but McCall pushes him away.
Durmedov can't escape the position.

McCall working for a guillotine from mount but Durmedov is in no mood to give up.
Durmedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws some wild stikes that Durmedov manages to avoid easily.
McCall looking to ground and pound but Durmedov is blocking nicely.
Durmedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Durmedov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCall tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McCall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCall tries to control but Durmedov wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durmedov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durmedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McCall trying to control but Durmedov is having none of it.
Durmedov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Durmedov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Durmedov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCall tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by McCall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Durmedov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCall tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McCall prevents Durmedov from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durmedov is working hard here to advance position.
McCall punching from mount but Durmedov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Durmedov tries to lock up and control but McCall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCall misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by McCall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Durmedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Durmedov tries to lock up and control but McCall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCall prevents Durmedov from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durmedov blocking the ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCall trying to control but Durmedov is having none of it.
McCall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John McCall 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.

McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall throws a combination. Durmedov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

McCall cracks Durmedov with a big right hand and Durmedov goes down!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall won't allow Durmedov to sweep him here.
McCall trying to control but Durmedov is working from the bottom.
McCall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCall trying to control the position from guard on top but Durmedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCall throwing strikes from guard but Durmedov blocks nicely.
Durmedov controls McCall momentarily but McCall frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McCall throws a big elbow that misses.
McCall trying to control but Durmedov is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCall wants to pass the guard but Durmedov is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McCall misses with a double jab.
Durmedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durmedov slips a jab and a cross from McCall.
Durmedov looks for a takedown but McCall sprawls well.
McCall lands a jab to Durmedov's midsection.
Andrey Durmedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durmedov closes the distance and clinches up with McCall, looking for a takedown. Durmedov pushes McCall against the cage but McCall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durmedov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Durmedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durmedov fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durmedov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCall cracks a nice hook into Durmedov's ribs.
McCall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Durmedov blocks the low kick.
Durmedov takes one on the chin but seems OK.

McCall drops Durmedov with a left and a right! Oh, Durmedov is hurt - McCall dives into side control looking to finish!
McCall throws a strike aimed at the side of Durmedov's head but Durmedov avoids it well.
McCall is trying to ground and pound but Durmedov uses the momentary lack of control by McCall to regain half guard.
Durmedov wants to improve his position but McCall is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall is trying to control the action in half guard but Durmedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
John McCall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Durmedov is looking to improve his position.
McCall throwing shots but Durmedov is blocking nicely.
McCall wants to control but Durmedov is keeping him busy.
McCall controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John McCall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall connects with a jab.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCall throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durmedov shoots in and drives through. McCall sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from McCall. Those never looked like landing.
Durmedov shoots for a takedown but McCall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durmedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Durmedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCall throws a right hand that Durmedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Durmedov also avoids with ease.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Durmedov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durmedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durmedov.
McCall misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall stalks Durmedov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durmedov's face. Durmedov staggers backwards, shaken.
John McCall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from McCall as Durmedov shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John McCall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McCall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Durmedov is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Durmedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCall connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Durmedov tumbling to the canvas! McCall pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Durmedov was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John McCall!