PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tibor Stojakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Azyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Azyr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stojakovic
vs
Azyr

178 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tibor Stojakovic!
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, Milo Azyr!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azyr tries to close the distance and clinch but Stojakovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stojakovic looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Stojakovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Azyr is trying to get back to full guard.
Azyr trying to control from the bottom.

Azyr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Azyr trying to control here.
Stojakovic wants to take a breather but Azyr is having none of it.

Azyr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Azyr is trying to maintain the position but Stojakovic is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Azyr moves in looking to clinch but Stojakovic pushes him off.
Azyr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tibor Stojakovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stojakovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Azyr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stojakovic wants to improve his position but Azyr is controlling well.

Azyr is trying to work for a kimura but Stojakovic is defending well.
Azyr wants to take a breather but Stojakovic is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Azyr is looking for a kimura here.

Azyr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Azyr slips a nice elbow through Stojakovic's hands, connecting with Stojakovic's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azyr is trying to control the action in half guard but Stojakovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stojakovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Azyr is looking to take a break and control but Stojakovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stojakovic tries to roll over but Azyr keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Azyr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Azyr clinches.
Stojakovic is pressed up against the cage. Azyr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stojakovic down to the mat. Stojakovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stojakovic fails in his attempt to clinch.

Stojakovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Azyr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Azyr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Azyr.
Azyr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azyr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stojakovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Stojakovic keeping moving, preventing Azyr from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Azyr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Azyr gets a takedown into half guard.
Azyr trying to control from half guard but Stojakovic is working away.
Azyr lands strikes from half guard.
Stojakovic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Azyr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stojakovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Azyr is looking for a kimura but Stojakovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Azyr to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stojakovic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojakovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Azyr trying to control but Stojakovic is working from the bottom.

Stojakovic looking for a guillotine here but Azyr defends easily.
Azyr slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Azyr trying to control the action but Stojakovic is working from the bottom.
Stojakovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Azyr not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stojakovic moves in looking to clinch but Azyr pushes him off.

Azyr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stojakovic's guard.
Stojakovic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Azyr has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stojakovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azyr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Stojakovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Stojakovic looking for submissions off his back.
Azyr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stojakovic manages to get to full guard.
Stojakovic wants to hit a switch here but Azyr passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stojakovic there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Azyr jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stojakovic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stojakovic is trying to improve his position.

Azyr is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Stojakovic is trying to escape and Azyr transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Stojakovic is forced to tap! Nice work there by Azyr! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milo Azyr!