PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lans Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

May
vs
Gregor

198 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allan May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lans Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
May shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gregor but Gregor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from May.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May with a poor takedown
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown by May or perhaps it was just good defense by Gregor which made him look bad.
May tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gregor swivels and escapes.
May throws a body punch but Gregor moves out of range.
May throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gregor's waist but Gregor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing May off to one side.
May is breathing heavily.
May shoots in but no luck this time.
Gregor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gregor wants it to stay on the feet.
Gregor slaps away a takedown attempt from May, before circling back to the center of the mat.
May is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lans Gregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
May tries for a takedown but Gregor circles away easily
and Gregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
May goes for a double leg but Gregor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gregor continues to drive forward.
Gregor working hard to break the clinch.
May is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gregor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
May jumps guard but Gregor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gregor has had enough of the clinch but May keeps him there for the moment.
Gregor is looking to break free of the clinch but May has double underhooks.
May prevents Gregor from breaking the clinch.
May looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gregor is trying to break free.
Gregor has had enough of the clinch but May keeps him there for the moment.
May goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gregor prevents it.

May lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gregor is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with May. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
May missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is trying to stand back up but May is controlling him

Gregor is defending against the submission attempts here by May.
May looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gregor is trying to stand up here but May is controlling him well.
May missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
May sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gregor defending well though.
Gregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. May lands a nice short elbow.
Gregor is trying to stand up here but May is controlling him well.

May is looking for a kimura here.
May stops Gregor from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gregor can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
May takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
May missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gregor blocking the ground and pound attempt from May.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
May throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
May missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
May thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gregor's head.
Gregor tries to push off, looking to stand up, but May manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan May dominated that round.
That's time! May's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

May fails to land the takedown.
May changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gregor tries to avoid it but May manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gregor to the ground. Gregor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
May shoots in but Gregor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for May with that takedown attempt.
Gregor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from May.
May looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gregor is fending him off so far but May persists. Nope, Gregor circles away and we're back to standing.
May shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregor sprawls well. Gregor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. May gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
May tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May misses with a shot to the body
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
May looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
May dives in and grabs Gregor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gregor pushes down on May's head and hops out.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
May shoots in but Gregor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
May shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gregor as he avoids it easily.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Gregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
May closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gregor circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May looks for a takedown but Gregor sprawls well.
May shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gregor as he avoids it easily.
May fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gregor avoids it really well and circles away.
May shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregor sprawls well. Gregor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. May gets slowly back to his feet.
Gregor keeps the fight on the outside.
May fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
May with a poor takedown
and Gregor counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Gregor circles away.
May shoots for a takedown but Gregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gregor swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
May is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gregor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
May shoots and misses
and May takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from May is defended easily by Gregor.
May doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
May fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May looks for a takedown but Gregor sprawls well.
May darts in looking for a takedown but Gregor gets double underhooks and turns May into the cage.
Gregor wants to get back to striking at distance but May won't allow it.
May keeps control of Gregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gregor tries to break the clinch but May is controlling the position.
May taking a breather.
Gregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gregor is looking to break free of the clinch but May has double underhooks.
Gregor tries to break the clinch but May is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregor wants to break free but May has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Allan May will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

May dives in and grabs Gregor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gregor pushes down on May's head and hops out.
May fails with the takedown
and Gregor counters with a right hand to the body.
Lans Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
May shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gregor as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gregor is fending him off so far but May persists. Nope, Gregor circles away and we're back to standing.
May moves in looking to clinch but Gregor pushes him off.
May shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gregor defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - May looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
May fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May misses with a takedown attempt - Gregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from May is defended easily by Gregor.
May shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregor sprawls well. Gregor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. May gets slowly back to his feet.
May tries to clinch up.
May closes the distance and clinches up with Gregor, looking for a takedown. May pushes Gregor against the cage but Gregor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
May with a poor takedown
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May closes the distance and clinches up with Gregor, looking for a takedown. May pushes Gregor against the cage but Gregor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
May fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gregor avoids it really well and circles away.
May misses with a takedown attempt - Gregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
May shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gregor as he jumps to the side.
May shoots in looking for a takedown. Gregor tries to sprawl out of it but May keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gregor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
May darts in looking for a takedown but Gregor gets double underhooks and turns May into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May has Gregor pressed against the cage, preventing Gregor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gregor is trying to break the clinch but May is controlling him.
May is working for takedown but Gregor is calmly controlling the position for now.
May prevents Gregor from breaking the clinch.
Gregor is trying to break the clinch but May is controlling him.
Gregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gregor tries to break the clinch but May is controlling the position.
Gregor can't break the clinch.
Gregor can't break the clinch.
Gregor gets underhooks to prevent May's takedown attempt.
Gregor working hard to break the clinch.
Gregor is looking to break free of the clinch but May has double underhooks.
Gregor wants to get back to striking at distance but May won't allow it.
May has Gregor pressed against the cage, preventing Gregor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is looking to break free of the clinch but May has double underhooks.
Gregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gregor has had enough of the clinch but May keeps him there for the moment.
Gregor can't break the clinch.

May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
May shoots for a double leg takedown but Gregor sprawls well. He's pushed May's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from May.
Lans Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
May shoots in looking for a takedown but Gregor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing May's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
May shoots and misses
and Gregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allan May is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May shoots in and drives through. Gregor sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May tries to clinch but Gregor moves out of range.
Allan May is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
May missing with a left hand there. Gregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lans Gregor.
I think May has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Allan May!