PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guran Tkeshelashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Total Arso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guran Tkeshelashvili has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tkeshelashvili
vs
Arso

182 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guran Tkeshelashvili!
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, Total Arso!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arso with a poor takedown
and Tkeshelashvili counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tkeshelashvili sprawls well. Tkeshelashvili wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arso gets slowly back to his feet.

Arso scores with a takedown into Tkeshelashvili's guard.
Tkeshelashvili will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tkeshelashvili wants to get back to his feet but Arso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Tkeshelashvili had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arso defends it easily.
Tkeshelashvili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tkeshelashvili keeping moving, preventing Arso from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili looking to control but Arso passes into half guard.
Tkeshelashvili pushes Arso off looking to stand but Arso dives back in and keeps control.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Arso controlling the position easily from mount.
Tkeshelashvili tries to hold on but Arso postures up.
Tkeshelashvili on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tkeshelashvili tries to get out of the position.
Arso takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arso landing strikes, looking to finish!
Arso content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arso lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tkeshelashvili hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili is working to get back to half guard.
Tkeshelashvili is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arso thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tkeshelashvili knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arso on the ground.
Arso trying to control but Tkeshelashvili is having none of it.
Arso throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Arso there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tkeshelashvili wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tkeshelashvili is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tkeshelashvili is squirming around, avoiding Arso's attempts to control the action.
Arso should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Arso tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arso looking to control but Tkeshelashvili is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Total Arso dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tkeshelashvili darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Arso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Arso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tkeshelashvili.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Arso has eaten all the pies!
Tkeshelashvili is thwarting Arso's attempts to control the position.
Tkeshelashvili lands with a punch from half guard.
Tkeshelashvili slips a nice elbow through Arso's hands, connecting with Arso's forehead.
Total Arso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arso wants to improve his position but Tkeshelashvili is controlling well.
Arso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arso.
Tkeshelashvili works over Arso with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili won't allow Arso to sweep him here.
Tkeshelashvili throws a strike but Arso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tkeshelashvili wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Arso manages to pass to side control.
Tkeshelashvili is refusing to be controlled, as Arso sits in half guard.
Tkeshelashvili wants to control but Arso is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tkeshelashvili is trying to escape back to his feet but Arso uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Arso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Arso is looking to take a break and control but Tkeshelashvili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tkeshelashvili wants to get back to his feet but Arso drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Arso decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tkeshelashvili gets the takedown into side control.
Arso regains half guard.
Arso is trying to maintain the position but Tkeshelashvili is very close to passing his half guard.
Tkeshelashvili throwing shots but Arso is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Arso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tkeshelashvili looking to sit in guard and control but Arso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tkeshelashvili looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arso gets to his feet - Tkeshelashvili follows without any prompting.
Arso misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tkeshelashvili stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tkeshelashvili wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tkeshelashvili slaps away a takedown attempt from Arso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tkeshelashvili looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arso is fending him off so far but Tkeshelashvili persists. Nope, Arso circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tkeshelashvili displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arso.
Guran Tkeshelashvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Total Arso.

Tkeshelashvili closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tkeshelashvili lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Guran Tkeshelashvili will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Arso shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tkeshelashvili manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Arso is looking to work some ground and pound but Tkeshelashvili has wrist control.
Tkeshelashvili is trying to control the position but Arso postures up.
Tkeshelashvili is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arso is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Arso decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arso slaps away a takedown attempt from Tkeshelashvili, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tkeshelashvili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in looking for a takedown but Arso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tkeshelashvili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guran Tkeshelashvili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Tkeshelashvili does no damage.
Arso throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tkeshelashvili decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arso's guard.
Arso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arso wants to get back to his feet but Tkeshelashvili is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tkeshelashvili throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arso is on top in guard.
Tkeshelashvili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arso is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arso postures up.
Tkeshelashvili is really struggling to control Arso but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Arso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arso trying to control but Tkeshelashvili is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arso doesn't manage to clinch there - Tkeshelashvili circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arso looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Arso wants to control from the top but Tkeshelashvili keeps moving.

Arso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tkeshelashvili stuffs the takedown attempt from Arso. Arso gets slowly back to his feet.
Arso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tkeshelashvili swivels and escapes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tkeshelashvili.

Tkeshelashvili swings around for an armbar but Arso sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tkeshelashvili's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili keeping moving, preventing Arso from controlling successfully.
Arso controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arso tries to stand but Tkeshelashvili is controlling from the bottom.

Arso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arso connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Total Arso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Total Arso!
Post fight, an emotional Total Arso said 'screw you you're just lucky. Oh and nice try into making me belive my wife cheated on me with you and all the otehr fighters. She said though i'm small she doesn't care. Nice try man .'.