PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Cervantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingly Lingy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shingly Lingy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cervantes
vs
Lingy

163 cm
18
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elijah Cervantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shingly Lingy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lingy tries for a takedown but Cervantes circles away easily

and Cervantes counters by moving into the clinch.

Cervantes gets control of Lingy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cervantes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lingy trying to control but Cervantes is working from the bottom.
Lingy wanted to stand there but Cervantes had control of the position.
Lingy looking to sit in guard and control but Cervantes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cervantes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lingy is trying to keep Cervantes in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shingly Lingy.
Cervantes circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cervantes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cervantes.

Cervantes decides to pull guard.
Lingy trying to control but Cervantes is working from the bottom.
Lingy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cervantes is pulling down on Lingy's head to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lingy wants to stand and escape but instead Cervantes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cervantes controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Elijah Cervantes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cervantes slips a jab and a cross from Lingy.
Lingy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cervantes but Cervantes pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Lingy gets caught napping as Cervantes dives in and scores a takedown. Lingy manages to retain guard.
Cervantes 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.
Lingy wants to sweep here but Cervantes controlling him for the moment.
Lingy looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingy wants to stand but Cervantes is controlling the position.
Cervantes controlling from the top position.

Elijah Cervantes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Cervantes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervantes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Cervantes dominated that round.
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.

Cervantes misses with a hook.
Cervantes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Cervantes scores with a takedown into Lingy's guard.
Lingy is trying to control the position but Cervantes postures up.
Cervantes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Elijah Cervantes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lingy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lingy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cervantes is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lingy with a poor takedown
and Cervantes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lingy thinking.
Lingy is breathing heavily.

Cervantes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lingy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lingy being controlled here, momentarily.
Lingy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cervantes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cervantes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Elijah Cervantes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lingy wants to clinch but Cervantes slips to the side

and Cervantes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Cervantes jumps guard.
Cervantes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cervantes is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes is controlling Lingy's posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lingy tries to clinch

and Cervantes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cervantes.

Cervantes jumps guard and drags Lingy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lingy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cervantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cervantes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lingy wants to stand and escape but instead Cervantes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingy is wriggling around but Cervantes manages to pass to half guard.
Cervantes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Cervantes decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lingy darts in trying to clinch

so Cervantes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Cervantes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cervantes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lingy trying to control here.
Cervantes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cervantes with the ground and pound but Lingy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cervantes prevents Lingy from getting back to his feet.
Cervantes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lingy is trying to hold Cervantes in close to prevent damage but Cervantes has managed to pass into half guard.
Lingy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in half guard, Cervantes seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Elijah Cervantes just wasn't active enough.
Lingy wants to clinch but Cervantes slips to the side

and Cervantes counters with a single leg into guard. Lingy didn't expect that.
Cervantes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lingy is striking off his back. Cervantes thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Lingy is trying to control but can't.
Lingy tries to roll over but Cervantes keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Cervantes stands up out of the 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!

Cervantes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lingy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lingy wants to control the position but Cervantes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cervantes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lingy tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Cervantes manages to move to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingy wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Lingy wants to get back to his feet.
Cervantes has good solid back control here.

Lingy showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Lingy wants to get back to his feet.
Shingly Lingy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elijah Cervantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cervantes is riding his opponent, not letting Lingy buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Cervantes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cervantes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Cervantes!