PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Class New Vages (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tigran Sikhouasvili has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sikhouasvili
vs
New Vages

201 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tigran Sikhouasvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Class New Vages!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
New Vages fails with a takedown attempt.
Sikhouasvili throws a body punch but New Vages moves out of range.
Sikhouasvili loads up on a big right hand but New Vages slips the punch.

New Vages darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
New Vages working the head and body with strikes.
New Vages wants to control but Sikhouasvili is keeping him busy.
Sikhouasvili is trying to stand back up but New Vages is controlling him
New Vages looks to land a strike but Sikhouasvili avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
New Vages content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
New Vages in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
New Vages sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as New Vages accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
New Vages stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sikhouasvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
New Vages throwing strikes from guard but Sikhouasvili blocks nicely.
New Vages throwing strikes from guard but Sikhouasvili blocks nicely.
New Vages showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
New Vages is in close to Sikhouasvili's body, working some short punches and elbows.
New Vages 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.
New Vages's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells New Vages's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
New Vages trying to control but Sikhouasvili is working from the bottom.
New Vages is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Class New Vages.
Sikhouasvili throws a shot from downtown. New Vages moves away and avoids it.
Sikhouasvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

New Vages gets the takedown into side control.
New Vages is working Sikhouasvili over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
New Vages working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikhouasvili takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
New Vages controlling the position from side mount.
New Vages lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sikhouasvili on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sikhouasvili tries to get out of the position.
New Vages is looking to take a break and control but Sikhouasvili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Sikhouasvili's face as New Vages controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Class New Vages 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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from New Vages.
Sikhouasvili throws a lazy right hand but New Vages sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
New Vages takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
New Vages shoots in for a takedown but Sikhouasvili shows good takedown defense.
Sikhouasvili connects with a body shot that sends New Vages's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sikhouasvili lands a big right hand that sends New Vages crashing to the mat! Sikhouasvili stays standing though and waves New Vages back to his feet!

New Vages is rocked!
Nice body punch from Sikhouasvili.
New Vages is still on wobbly legs! Can Sikhouasvili finish him?
New Vages switches off momentarily and Sikhouasvili cracks him with a monster right hand! New Vages topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Sikhouasvili dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Sikhouasvili!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tigran Sikhouasvili!
Our winner, Tigran Sikhouasvili, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.