PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emelyan Pugachov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by Notkea rotta - Itä meidän. Pugachov has chosen Du Hast as his entrance music. Billy Bob has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bob
vs
Pugachov

209 cm
33
278 lbs
14 - 22 - 1

190 cm
28
285 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

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 14 - 22 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emelyan Pugachov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pugachov.

Pugachov clinches up against the cage.
Pugachov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob is working for takedown but Pugachov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pugachov misses with an elbow over the top.

Pugachov manages to break the clinch.
Bob tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bob looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pugachov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bob scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pugachov struggling a bit here.
Bob lands a nice forearm strike.

It looks like Emelyan Pugachov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pugachov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bob tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bob throws a strike aimed at the side of Pugachov's head but Pugachov avoids it well.

Bob tries for a kimura but Pugachov is defending well.

Bob is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pugachov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bob goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pugachov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bob's guard! Nice work there by Pugachov!
Pugachov forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugachov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bob is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pugachov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pugachov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pugachov looks to land a strike but Bob avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pugachov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Bob is trying to keep Pugachov in close.
Pugachov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugachov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pugachov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pugachov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pugachov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pugachov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pugachov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pugachov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pugachov throws a big elbow that misses.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugachov throws a big elbow that misses.
Pugachov throws a strike but Bob rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pugachov seems keen to control Bob's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob postures up and lands a big shot to Pugachov's brow.
Pugachov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pugachov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pugachov keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emelyan Pugachov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emelyan Pugachov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bob thows a body shot but no joy.
Pugachov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.

Pugachov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pugachov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Pugachov to work.
Bob tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pugachov smiles and moves away.
Pugachov is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Pugachov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pugachov tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bob shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pugachov defends it nicely.
Pugachov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pugachov tries to clinch up.
Pugachov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pugachov tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.

Pugachov clinches up against the cage.
Pugachov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pugachov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Billy Bob has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to take the fight to the mat but Pugachov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pugachov throws an elbow that misses.
Pugachov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bob to his knees! Pugachov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emelyan Pugachov!
Emelyan Pugachov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.