PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandr Pchelenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pchelenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West-Stronger. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pchelenko
vs
Austin

168 cm
19
138 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

169 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexsandr Pchelenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Austin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Austin.

Pchelenko closes the distance and pushes Austin back into the cage.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pchelenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin tries to pull guard but Pchelenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pchelenko is pressed up against the cage. Austin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pchelenko down to the mat. Pchelenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Austin's coach down at London MMA Fight Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Austin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alexsandr Pchelenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Austin.
Austin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pchelenko defends well and Austin ends up having to push Pchelenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Austin looks winded!
Austin wants a takedown but no success here.
Pchelenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pchelenko lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Austin avoiding damage as Pchelenko throws knees to the body.
Austin takes an elbow to the temple.
Pchelenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pchelenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Austin won't want to take too many of those.
Pchelenko trying to land knees to the body.
Austin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pchelenko walks away with a smile on his face. Austin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pchelenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Allstars MMA in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pchelenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Pchelenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pchelenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Austin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pchelenko lands a nice shot that snaps Austin's head back.
Pchelenko tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Pchelenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pchelenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pchelenko tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Nice body kick there by Pchelenko.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pchelenko.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Austin tries to keep at a distance but Pchelenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pchelenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Austin's defenses.
Pchelenko throws an elbow that misses.
Pchelenko lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Pchelenko lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pchelenko missing with knees to the body.
Pchelenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pchelenko lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Pchelenko throws an elbow that misses.
Pchelenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Austin won't want to take too many of those.
Pchelenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pchelenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pchelenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pchelenko lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pchelenko.
Pchelenko has Austin pressed against the cage, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pchelenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Austin's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pchelenko.
Pchelenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Austin wants the takedown. Pchelenko is fighting it off but Austin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pchelenko's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pchelenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Austin is controlling him.
Austin controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexsandr Pchelenko just wasn't active enough.
Austin fails with the takedown.
Pchelenko tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pchelenko tries to clinch but Austin moves away

and Austin counters by moving into the clinch.
Pchelenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Austin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pchelenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Pchelenko working Austin over with knees to the body.
Austin blocks an elbow strike from Pchelenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pchelenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Austin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pchelenko lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin is trying to pull guard but Pchelenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Pchelenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexsandr Pchelenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pchelenko tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pchelenko throws an elbow but misses.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin goes for a takedown attempt but Pchelenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pchelenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pchelenko tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pchelenko as he jumps to the side.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pchelenko.
Pchelenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Austin will feel that in the morning.
Austin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pchelenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pchelenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pchelenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pchelenko closes the distance and pushes Austin back into the cage.
Austin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pchelenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexsandr Pchelenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Austin.

Pchelenko rushes Austin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pchelenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pchelenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Pchelenko lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pchelenko lands a damaging elbow.
Pchelenko lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pchelenko lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Pchelenko lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pchelenko throws an elbow but misses.
Pchelenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Austin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pchelenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Austin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Austin avoiding damage as Pchelenko throws knees to the body.
Pchelenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pchelenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pchelenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pchelenko lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Pchelenko missing with knees to the body.
Pchelenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pchelenko lands a knee to the body.
Pchelenko lands a shoulder strike.
Pchelenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alexsandr Pchelenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Austin avoids a wild elbow strike from Pchelenko.
Austin goes for a takedown attempt but Pchelenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pchelenko.
Pchelenko tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Austin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pchelenko - that will leave a mark!

Pchelenko clinches up with Austin and pushes him back against the cage.
Pchelenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Pchelenko landing knees to the body.
Pchelenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pchelenko obliges.
Pchelenko lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Pchelenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Austin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pchelenko lands a damaging elbow.
Austin blocks the elbow strike.
Pchelenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?
Pchelenko working Austin over with knees to the body.
Pchelenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Austin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Austin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Pchelenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexsandr Pchelenko 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pchelenko is looking to land body kicks.
Pchelenko looks for the body kick but Austin saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Austin.
Pchelenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pchelenko wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Pchelenko looks to land a body kick but Austin moved away.
Pchelenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexsandr Pchelenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pchelenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pchelenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alexsandr Pchelenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but Pchelenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pchelenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pchelenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pchelenko.
Pchelenko tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pchelenko.
Pchelenko wants to clinch.
Pchelenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Pchelenko lands with a kick to the ribs.

Pchelenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Pchelenko missing with knees to the body.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Austin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Austin wants to take the fight to the mat but Pchelenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alexsandr Pchelenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Austin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pchelenko throws an elbow but misses.
Pchelenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pchelenko missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pchelenko.
Austin tries to pull guard but Pchelenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Austin drops back down to his feet.
Pchelenko lands a nice elbow.
Pchelenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Austin's defenses.
Pchelenko prevents Austin from breaking the clinch.
Austin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Austin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pchelenko.
Pchelenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pchelenko throws an elbow that misses.
Pchelenko lands an elbow inside.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pchelenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Pchelenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pchelenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Austin wants to take the fight to the mat but Pchelenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pchelenko lands a damaging elbow.
Pchelenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Austin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pchelenko walks away with a smile on his face. Austin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pchelenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Austin closes the distance and clinches up with Pchelenko, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes Pchelenko against the cage but Pchelenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pchelenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Pchelenko misses.
Austin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Austin shoots in for a double leg but Pchelenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Austin shoots in but Pchelenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pchelenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Austin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Austin gets tackled into the cage by Pchelenko. Pchelenko maintains the clinch.

Austin jumps guard and drags Pchelenko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pchelenko is looking to stand up but Austin won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pchelenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Austin is proving hard to escape from.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pchelenko advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pchelenko presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Frank Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexsandr Pchelenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pchelenko wants to control the pace but Austin is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandr Pchelenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pchelenko, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandr Pchelenko!
A very excited looking Alexsandr Pchelenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.