PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pistoletov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Era Ojdanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pistoletov
vs
Ojdanic

183 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pistoletov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Era Ojdanic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojdanic shoots in looking for a takedown. Pistoletov tries to sprawl out of it but Ojdanic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pistoletov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pistoletov enables Ojdanic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pistoletov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pistoletov wants to get back to his feet but Ojdanic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ojdanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Pistoletov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ojdanic controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Era Ojdanic.
Pistoletov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistoletov throws a nice looking combination but Ojdanic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pistoletov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ojdanic dodges the punch combination from Pistoletov.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pistoletov enables Ojdanic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pistoletov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ojdanic wants to pass the guard but Pistoletov is keeping the position.
Pistoletov wants to stand up but Ojdanic is controlling him.
Ojdanic is looking to stand up but Pistoletov won't let him.

Pistoletov is working an open guard so Ojdanic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pistoletov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pistoletov swinging wildly here.

Ojdanic moves into the clinch.
Pistoletov is trying to break the clinch but Ojdanic has him pressed against the cage.

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

Ojdanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ojdanic scores with a takedown into Pistoletov's guard.
Ojdanic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ojdanic stops Pistoletov from standing up.
Pistoletov is breathing heavily.

Ojdanic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ojdanic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ojdanic stops Pistoletov from standing up.
Pistoletov keeping full guard, as Ojdanic tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov is looking to stand up but Ojdanic isn't so interested in that idea.
Ojdanic wants to control from the top but Pistoletov keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pistoletov is looking to stand up but Ojdanic isn't so interested in that idea.
Ojdanic trying to control but Pistoletov is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Era Ojdanic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pistoletov throws a right and a left that Ojdanic avoids nicely.

Ojdanic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pistoletov's half guard.
Ojdanic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Ojdanic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ojdanic manages to move to mount!

Ojdanic has control of Pistoletov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pistoletov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pistoletov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pistoletov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ojdanic stands up from mount. Strange move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pistoletov tries to bum rush Ojdanic with a series of wild strikes but Ojdanic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pistoletov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Era Ojdanic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pistoletov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ojdanic circles away quickly and effectively.
Pistoletov tries to bum rush Ojdanic with a series of wild strikes but Ojdanic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ojdanic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pistoletov, pushing him back against the cage.
Pistoletov wants to get back to striking at distance but Ojdanic won't allow it.
Pistoletov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ojdanic gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Ojdanic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ojdanic 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.
Ojdanic prevents Pistoletov from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojdanic is controlling the pace.
Ojdanic prevents Pistoletov from standing back up.

Ojdanic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pistoletov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pistoletov wants to stand back up but Ojdanic manages to pass into side control.
Ojdanic prevents Pistoletov from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ojdanic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ojdanic fails to land the takedown.
Pistoletov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ojdanic.
Ojdanic slips a jab and a cross from Pistoletov.
Pistoletov throws a right hand that Ojdanic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ojdanic also avoids with ease.
Pistoletov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ojdanic.
Pistoletov looks to land a combination but Ojdanic avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pistoletov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pistoletov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ojdanic circles away quickly and effectively.
Pistoletov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pistoletov looks to throw the jab but Ojdanic is out of range.
Pistoletov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ojdanic circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ojdanic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pistoletov's guard.
Ojdanic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pistoletov wants to stand up but Ojdanic is controlling him.
Ojdanic trying to control but Pistoletov is working from the bottom.
Ojdanic wants to pass the guard but Pistoletov is keeping the position.
Pistoletov wants to stand up but Ojdanic is controlling him.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Era Ojdanic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pistoletov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ojdanic circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Pistoletov. Those never looked like landing.
Pistoletov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ojdanic has a takedown stuffed.
Aleksandr Pistoletov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Era Ojdanic.
Pistoletov throws a combination that misses
and Ojdanic counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ojdanic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pistoletov wants to get back to his feet.

Ojdanic stands up from half guard.
Ojdanic shoots in for a takedown but Pistoletov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pistoletov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ojdanic lands a jab to the head.
Ojdanic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojdanic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pistoletov's waist but Pistoletov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ojdanic off to one side.
Pistoletov misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Pistoletov does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Era Ojdanic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pistoletov misses with a double jab.
Pistoletov thows a left - swing and a miss!

Ojdanic closes the distance and clinches.
Pistoletov is trying to break the clinch but Ojdanic has him pressed against the cage.
Ojdanic stalling in the clinch.
Ojdanic keeps control of Pistoletov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pistoletov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ojdanic jumps guard and drags Pistoletov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pistoletov preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ojdanic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pistoletov throwing strikes from guard but Ojdanic blocks nicely.
Era Ojdanic has got the better of the ground game so far.

Ojdanic has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pistoletov doesn't defend quickly enough and Ojdanic has managed to lock this one up! Can Pistoletov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ojdanic on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Era Ojdanic!
Era Ojdanic is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Era Ojdanic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.