PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vojislav Georgijevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xaliq Qurbanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vojislav Georgijevic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Georgijevic
vs
Qurbanov

185 cm
21
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Namunamu Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vojislav Georgijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xaliq Qurbanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qurbanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Qurbanov has a takedown stuffed.

Qurbanov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Georgijevic sprawls well initially but Qurbanov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Qurbanov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Qurbanov is taking a breather. Georgijevic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Georgijevic wants to control but Qurbanov is keeping busy.
Georgijevic is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Georgijevic tries to get to full guard but Qurbanov has control of the leg.
Qurbanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Qurbanov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Georgijevic tries to get to full guard but Qurbanov has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qurbanov controlling the action here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Georgijevic. No joy for Qurbanov on that attempt.
Georgijevic fails with the takedown.
Qurbanov shoots in for a takedown but Georgijevic shows good takedown defense.
Vojislav Georgijevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xaliq Qurbanov.
Georgijevic throws a combination. Qurbanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Qurbanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Georgijevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Qurbanov.
Georgijevic tries to clinch

and Qurbanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Qurbanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Georgijevic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Qurbanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Georgijevic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Qurbanov is one step ahead there.
Qurbanov 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.

Georgijevic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Qurbanov defends it easily.

Georgijevic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Qurbanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Qurbanov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov advances to half guard.
Qurbanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Georgijevic actively working from the bottom here.
Qurbanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xaliq Qurbanov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Georgijevic tries for a takedown but Qurbanov circles away easily
letting Qurbanov counter with a right hand.
Georgijevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Georgijevic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Qurbanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Georgijevic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Georgijevic does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Qurbanov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Georgijevic on his heels. He'll look to pass Georgijevic's guard now, I'm sure.
Qurbanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Qurbanov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Qurbanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Georgijevic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xaliq Qurbanov 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.

Georgijevic has a takedown stuffed.
Vojislav Georgijevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Qurbanov feints and as Georgijevic raises his hands in defense, Qurbanov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Qurbanov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Qurbanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Qurbanov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Georgijevic dives on top into guard.
Georgijevic wants to control from the top but Qurbanov keeps moving.
Georgijevic wants to stand but Qurbanov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Qurbanov has control of Georgijevic's left arm, preventing Georgijevic from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgijevic wants to get up but he can't break Qurbanov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Georgijevic 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.
Qurbanov controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Vojislav Georgijevic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Georgijevic leaves Qurbanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Georgijevic throws a right hand that Qurbanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Qurbanov also avoids with ease.
Qurbanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Georgijevic.
Qurbanov avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Georgijevic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Qurbanov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vojislav Georgijevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Georgijevic.
Qurbanov looks to land a combination. Georgijevic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Vojislav Georgijevic has been cut.

Qurbanov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Georgijevic tries to roll over but Qurbanov keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Qurbanov is taking a breather. Georgijevic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Georgijevic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Qurbanov lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov controlling the action here.
Georgijevic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Qurbanov on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Xaliq Qurbanov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Georgijevic is looking to clinch.
Georgijevic misses with a wild combination.

Qurbanov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Georgijevic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Qurbanov defends well.
Qurbanov landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov passes into half guard.
Qurbanov not doing much here.
Qurbanov uses his free foot to push down on Georgijevic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Georgijevic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qurbanov dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Qurbanov content just to control the position here.
Qurbanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Georgijevic?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xaliq Qurbanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vojislav Georgijevic's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Georgijevic throws a left and a right that both miss

and Qurbanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Georgijevic trying to keep a closed guard but Qurbanov is proving a slippery customer.

Georgijevic working for submissions but it's allowed Qurbanov to get to half guard.
Qurbanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Qurbanov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Qurbanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Qurbanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Georgijevic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qurbanov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Georgijevic tries to roll over but Qurbanov keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qurbanov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Georgijevic actively working from the bottom here.
Qurbanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Georgijevic trying to hold on to Qurbanov's head to control him but Qurbanov postures up.
Qurbanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Georgijevic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Georgijevic is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qurbanov trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking cross lands there for Georgijevic.
Some wild striking there from Georgijevic.
Georgijevic misses with a few strikes there.
Georgijevic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Qurbanov is fending him off so far but Georgijevic persists. Nope, Qurbanov circles away and we're back to standing.

Qurbanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Qurbanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qurbanov working the ground and pound.
Qurbanov lands an elbow.
Georgijevic struggling a bit here.
Qurbanov slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Qurbanov controlling from side mount.
Qurbanov works to advance to full mount. Georgijevic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Georgijevic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Qurbanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Georgijevic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Georgijevic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Georgijevic looking to sit in guard and control but Qurbanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xaliq Qurbanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Qurbanov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov passes Georgijevic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georgijevic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Qurbanov is working away from the top position though.
Qurbanov works his way into side control.
Vojislav Georgijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qurbanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qurbanov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Georgijevic's shoulder. That is not cool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xaliq Qurbanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Qurbanov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xaliq Qurbanov!
Xaliq Qurbanov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.