PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Creese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Sichev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominic Creese's chin.

Sichev
vs
Creese

207 cm
29
193 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

184 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sichev!
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, Dominic Creese!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creese defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sichev.

Sichev closes the distance and clinches.
Sichev is working Creese over against the cage.
Creese wants to break free but Sichev has control.
Sichev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creese is trying to force a seperation but Sichev has the dominant position.
Creese prevents a takedown attempt there.
Creese prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Sichev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sichev has Creese pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sichev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Creese tumbling to the mat - Sichev dives into Creese's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creese wants to stand and escape but Sichev is having none of it.
Sichev trying to control the position from guard on top but Creese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sichev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Creese wants to stand up but Sichev is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev is looking to work some ground and pound but Creese has wrist control.
Sichev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sichev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Creese wants to get back to his feet but Sichev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sichev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sichev works over Creese with some ground and pound from guard.
Sichev scoring with some ground and pound.
Sichev looking to pass the guard.
Sichev won't allow Creese to get back to his feet.
Creese is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Sichev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Creese is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sichev, into his guard.

Sichev pushes Creese off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sichev lands a lovely overhand right.
Creese throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Sichev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sichev.
Sichev prevents Creese from breaking the clinch.
Creese working hard to break the clinch.
Creese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Creese is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Creese's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Creese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sichev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Creese's efforts to push away.

Sichev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yuri Sichev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sichev throws a right and a left that Creese avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev shoots in looking for a takedown. Creese tries to sprawl out of it but Sichev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Creese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Creese misses with a hook

and Sichev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sichev.
Sichev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Creese is defending well.
Creese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creese tries to break the clinch but Sichev is controlling the position.
Sichev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Creese backwards.
Sichev has Creese pressed against the cage, preventing Creese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Sichev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sichev 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.
Creese wants to get up but he can't break Sichev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sichev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Creese defends well.
Sichev is trying to control the position but Creese postures up.
Sichev has a closed guard, preventing Creese from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Creese stands and steps away. Sichev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Creese throws a predictable looking body shot

so Sichev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sichev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sichev connects with a couple of short punches.
Sichev is looking to work some ground and pound but Creese has wrist control.
Sichev won't allow Creese to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sichev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sichev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sichev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sichev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sichev prevents Creese from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sichev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sichev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Creese tries to escape but Sichev is in control.
Sichev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Sichev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Sichev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Sichev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sichev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sichev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creese is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sichev grinds an elbow into Creese's temple.

Sichev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sichev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yuri Sichev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Creese is trying to buck Sichev off.
Sichev working the body and head with strikes.

Sichev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sichev fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Sichev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creese takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sichev throws a strike aimed at the side of Creese's head but Creese avoids it well.
Sichev throws an elbow but Creese slips to the side and avoids it well.

Sichev is trying to get an arm triangle but Creese is defending well.
Creese pushes Sichev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sichev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Sichev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creese is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sichev is controlling him well.
Sichev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Creese!
Creese is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sichev with shots to the head and body - Creese looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Creese can do anything to dispel that myth.
Creese is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Creese is breathing heavily.
Sichev wants to control but instead Creese manages to regain half guard.
Creese is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sichev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Creese wants to get back to his feet.

Creese is defending against the submission attempts here by Sichev.
Creese wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Creese is defending against the submission attempts here by Sichev.
Creese keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sichev is working for a kimura but Creese is defending it quite comfortably.

Sichev is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sichev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Creese to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sichev dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sichev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Sichev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Creese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sichev.
Creese is looking to escape.
Sichev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Creese is trying to stand.
Creese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sichev maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Creese could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sichev has cracked it and Creese is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sichev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Sichev!