PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Crushinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borek Bojanowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crushinski
vs
Bojanowo

193 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Ivan Crushinski!
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, Borek Bojanowo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crushinski shoots in but no luck this time.

Crushinski tries to keep at a distance but Bojanowo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Crushinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bojanowo dodges the punch combination from Crushinski.

Bojanowo has managed to clinch.

Bojanowo breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crushinski.
Bojanowo tries to clinch but Crushinski moves out of range.
Bojanowo shoots and misses

and Crushinski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bojanowo keeping moving, preventing Crushinski from controlling successfully.
Crushinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crushinski tries to stand but Bojanowo is controlling from the bottom.
Bojanowo managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushinski wants to control from the top but Bojanowo keeps moving.
Crushinski stops Bojanowo from standing up.
Bojanowo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crushinski.
Crushinski wants to stand and escape but instead Bojanowo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Crushinski seems keen to control Bojanowo's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crushinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bojanowo is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Crushinski pushes Bojanowo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bojanowo wants to clinch but Crushinski slips to the side

and Crushinski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bojanowo drags the fight down to the ground.
Bojanowo working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bojanowo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crushinski's guard.
Crushinski has a closed guard, preventing Bojanowo from standing up.
Bojanowo passes Crushinski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bojanowo looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushinski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Bojanowo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bojanowo, right into the meat.
Crushinski moves in looking to clinch but Bojanowo pushes him off.
Crushinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bojanowo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crushinski checks a leg kick.
Crushinski shoots in but Bojanowo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bojanowo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crushinski.
Crushinski lands with a kick to the temple. Bojanowo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crushinski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crushinski takes a little break here. Bojanowo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crushinski working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crushinski is looking to take a break and control but Bojanowo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crushinski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Crushinski raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crushinski with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Crushinski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crushinski swinging wilding here.
Ivan Crushinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crushinski is looking to clinch but Bojanowo is avoiding it.
Bojanowo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Crushinski clinches.
Crushinski tries to break the clinch but Bojanowo is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crushinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Crushinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crushinski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crushinski wants to clinch up but Bojanowo keeps it at a distance.
Crushinski swinging wilding here.
Crushinski is looking to clinch but Bojanowo is avoiding it.
Crushinski scores with a kick to the body.

Bojanowo gets caught flat footed, as Crushinski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crushinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bojanowo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crushinski wants to pass the guard but Bojanowo is keeping the position.

Bojanowo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushinski trying to control but Bojanowo is working from the bottom.

Crushinski gets to his feet - Bojanowo follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Crushinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bojanowo keeping full guard, as Crushinski tries to pass.
Bojanowo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojanowo controlling his opponent.
Bojanowo lands a big shot there that rocks Crushinski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bojanowo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Crushinski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Crushinski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crushinski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojanowo is landing with some decent strikes but Crushinski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bojanowo content just to control the position here.
Crushinski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crushinski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Bojanowo gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Crushinski keeps Bojanowo at a distance using the push kick.

Crushinski has managed to clinch.
Crushinski wants a takedown but no success here.
Crushinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bojanowo manages to pull guard.
Crushinski tries to free his leg and advance position but Bojanowo is retaining full guard.
Crushinski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bojanowo's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bojanowo wants to stand up but Crushinski is controlling him.
Bojanowo keeping moving, preventing Crushinski from controlling successfully.

Bojanowo kicks Crushinski off and gets to his feet.
Bojanowo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crushinski doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Crushinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bojanowo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crushinski swinging wilding here.

Bojanowo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bojanowo prevents Crushinski from standing back up.
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 Ivan Crushinski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Crushinski takes the fight into the clinch.

Crushinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borek Bojanowo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Crushinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crushinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crushinski raining down shots from the mount!
Crushinski tries to control but Bojanowo wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crushinski lands a big elbow.
Crushinski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bojanowo?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushinski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crushinski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Crushinski working for a submission but Bojanowo is keeping him at bay.
Bojanowo gets back to half guard.
Crushinski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crushinski lands a nice short elbow.
Crushinski is thwarting Bojanowo's attempts to control the position.
Ivan Crushinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bojanowo tries to get to full guard but Crushinski has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Crushinski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crushinski is tying to control. Bojanowo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crushinski wants to pass to mount but Bojanowo is defending the position.

Crushinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Crushinski is trying to work for a kimura but Bojanowo is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojanowo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bojanowo.
Crushinski wants to stand but Bojanowo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crushinski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bojanowo is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bojanowo slips a jab and a cross from Crushinski.
Crushinski tries to clinch there but Bojanowo circles away.
Borek Bojanowo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crushinski thows a leg kick but Bojanowo checks it

so Bojanowo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crushinski wants to stand up but Bojanowo is controlling him.
Crushinski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bojanowo is one step ahead there.
Crushinski working a defensive guard here.
Crushinski controlling the position.
Crushinski trying to keep a closed guard but Bojanowo is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Borek Bojanowo.
Well Crushinski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Crushinski!