PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John The Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vecheslav Gurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Iron comes to the cage accompanied by Slippin. Gurin has chosen Dolphin - I Will Live as his entrance music. John The Iron has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

The Iron
vs
Gurin

183 cm
23
150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

170 cm
30
145 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John The Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vecheslav Gurin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Iron gets caught napping as Gurin dives in and scores a takedown. The Iron manages to retain guard.
Gurin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The Iron working for submissions but it's allowed Gurin to get to half guard.
The Iron is looking for a sweep. Gurin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The Iron is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gurin pulls his head out easily.
The Iron tries to roll over but Gurin keeps him under control.
Gurin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gurin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Gurin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gurin is trying to control the action in half guard but The Iron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The Iron looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The Iron looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurin trying to control the pace.
The Iron is staying active underneath Gurin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Iron wants to get back to full guard but Gurin has mounted him!

Gurin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Iron can't escape the position.
Gurin tries to control but The Iron wriggling away.
The Iron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Iron tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gurin controlling from the back.

Gurin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Iron defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The Iron turns into Gurin and is now in his 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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Iron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The Iron drops back looking for a leg! Gurin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gurin manages to kick The Iron off! The Iron jumps back into Gurin's guard.
The Iron will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Iron postures up in Gurin's guard and throws a big left but Gurin blocks it.

Gurin is looking for a triangle but The Iron pushes his legs off easily.
Gurin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gurin's head.
The Iron postures up in Gurin's guard and throws a big left but Gurin blocks it.
The Iron throwing strikes but missing.
Gurin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gurin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Iron defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Iron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Gurin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Iron defends it easily.
The Iron distracts Gurin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Gurin working for a triangle but The Iron defends it easily.
The Iron pushes down on Gurin's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gurin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Iron scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gurin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Iron is working away from the top position though.
The Iron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Iron lands with a punch from half guard.
The Iron thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gurin's head.
Gurin gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Iron has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gurin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Iron.
Gurin managing to control the position.
Gurin trying to keep a closed guard but The Iron is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vecheslav Gurin will probably get the nod.
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.

Gurin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

The Iron looking for submissions off his back.

The Iron looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The Iron looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Iron slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gurin trying to control the position from guard on top but The Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Iron isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gurin stacks The Iron on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gurin!
Gurin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Vecheslav Gurin has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Iron working to try and regain half guard.
The Iron manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Iron moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

The Iron is looking for a triangle here but Gurin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gurin trying to control the position but The Iron is working away.
The Iron is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron is being controlled here.
The Iron is not content to let Gurin control the position.
The Iron is looking for a sweep.
The Iron sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Iron looking for submissions off his back.

The Iron looking for submissions off his back.
Gurin moves into full mount! The Iron won't be happy about that!
The Iron regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurin is trying to control the action in half guard but The Iron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The Iron looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The Iron looking for submissions off his back.
Gurin wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Iron keeps working.
Gurin controlling the action here.
Gurin wants to take a breather but The Iron is having none of it.

The Iron looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gurin wants to pass the guard but The Iron is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurin prevents The Iron from improving his position.
Gurin is trying to control. The Iron wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The Iron looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gurin passes into side control!
The Iron is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gurin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The Iron really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Iron is squirming around, avoiding Gurin's attempts to control the action.
The Iron is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron tries to improve his position but instead Gurin has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gurin has got one arm under The Iron's chin. This could be trouble... The Iron trying to control the other hand but Gurin gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, The Iron has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vecheslav Gurin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vecheslav Gurin waved his t-shirt featuring Cyclone Nutrition Company's logo in front of the cameras.