PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Vogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy comes to the cage accompanied by Маечка. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chetkiy
vs
Vogh

183 cm
21
184 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

184 cm
27
188 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petia Chetkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Vogh!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogh fails to land the takedown.

Chetkiy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chetkiy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Vogh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chetkiy is aware though and is defending well.

Vogh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Chetkiy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vogh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chetkiy has managed to get both his arms back between Vogh's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chetkiy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chetkiy trying to control but Vogh is working from the bottom.

Vogh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chetkiy trying to control but Vogh is working from the bottom.

Vogh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chetkiy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chetkiy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vogh has momentary wrist control but Chetkiy slips an elbow through the middle.
Chetkiy passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chetkiy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vogh, who protects the arm well.
Vogh is looking to regain half guard here but Chetkiy keeps moving and retains side control.
Chetkiy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vogh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chetkiy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vogh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chetkiy off and has taken his back!
Chetkiy tries to escape but Vogh has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Vogh has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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.

Vogh working for the choke.

Vogh working for a choke but Chetkiy is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy trying to control the position but Vogh manages to sink in the hooks.
Chetkiy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chetkiy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vogh is working away from the top position though.
Chetkiy is looking for a sweep. Vogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Vogh is working for a kimura but Chetkiy is defending it quite comfortably.

Vogh is looking for a kimura but Chetkiy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vogh to get the leverage.
Chetkiy trying to control here.
Chetkiy is positioning himself well to prevent Vogh advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vogh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chetkiy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vogh is working away from the top position though.

Vogh is looking for a kimura but Chetkiy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vogh to get the leverage.
Vogh wants to free his trapped foot but Chetkiy is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Vogh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Vogh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vogh looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy is looking to control Vogh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chetkiy avoid being mounted?

Vogh is trying to work for a kimura but Chetkiy is defending well.
Chetkiy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chetkiy missing with punches from the bottom.
Chetkiy is doing well to control the position and prevent Vogh from advancing to side control.

Vogh is looking for a kimura here.
Chetkiy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chetkiy tries to get to full guard but Vogh has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Vogh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vogh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Chetkiy shoots in and bounces Vogh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vogh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Vogh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Vogh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chetkiy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chetkiy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vogh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chetkiy has managed to get both his arms back between Vogh's legs - danger averted.
Chetkiy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chetkiy trying to control but Vogh is working from the bottom.
Chetkiy controls from within his opponent's guard.

Vogh working for a triangle but Chetkiy defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chetkiy content to stall in guard here.

Vogh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chetkiy is aware though and is defending well.
Chetkiy works over Vogh with some ground and pound from guard.

Vogh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chetkiy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vogh is breathing heavily.
Chetkiy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Vogh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chetkiy defends well.
Chetkiy landing with the ground and pound.

Chetkiy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vogh is looking for a triangle but Chetkiy pushes his legs off easily.
Chetkiy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vogh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chetkiy defends it easily.
Chetkiy working some strikes from top position.
Vogh keeping moving, preventing Chetkiy from controlling successfully.
Chetkiy landing with the ground and pound.
Chetkiy cracks Vogh with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chetkiy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chetkiy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Vogh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chetkiy stands up over Vogh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chetkiy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chetkiy postures up and lands a big shot to Vogh's brow.

Vogh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chetkiy defends well.
Chetkiy landing some decent shots from guard.
Vogh keeping moving, preventing Chetkiy from controlling successfully.
Chetkiy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Vogh working for a triangle but Chetkiy defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chetkiy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vogh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Vogh is looking for a triangle but Chetkiy pushes his legs off easily.
Chetkiy landing some decent shots from guard.
Chetkiy wants to control from the top but Vogh keeps moving.
Chetkiy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chetkiy passes into half guard.
Chetkiy is trying to control. Vogh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vogh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vogh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Vogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chetkiy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petia Chetkiy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chetkiy throws a series of punches but Vogh avoids them all with ease.
Vogh dives in for a single leg takedown but Chetkiy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chetkiy fails to land.

Vogh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chetkiy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vogh to the mat. Vogh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chetkiy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chetkiy stands up over Vogh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chetkiy passes Vogh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vogh is refusing to be controlled, as Chetkiy sits in half guard.
Chetkiy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Vogh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chetkiy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vogh's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chetkiy connects with a nice short shot to Vogh's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Vogh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vogh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chetkiy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chetkiy's back!
Vogh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogh avoiding Chetkiy 's attempts to control his hands.
Chetkiy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vogh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chetkiy tries to escape the position.
Vogh doesn't have the hooks in and Chetkiy manages to turn into his guard.

Vogh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chetkiy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chetkiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chetkiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chetkiy throwing strikes from guard but Vogh blocks nicely.
Chetkiy throws a big right hand that misses.

Chetkiy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chetkiy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Chetkiy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vogh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chetkiy has managed to get both his arms back between Vogh's legs - danger averted.
Chetkiy 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.
Chetkiy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chetkiy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vogh can't keep his opponent in guard - Chetkiy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Vogh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vogh wants to improve his position but Chetkiy is controlling well.
Chetkiy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy is trying to control. Vogh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Chetkiy is working for a kimura but Vogh is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Chetkiy there.
Chetkiy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vogh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chetkiy throwing shots but Vogh is blocking nicely.
Chetkiy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chetkiy wants to control but Vogh is keeping him busy.

Vogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Vogh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chetkiy pulls his head out easily.
Chetkiy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chetkiy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Vogh is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vogh actively working from the bottom here.

Chetkiy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vogh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chetkiy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vogh is still in real trouble! Can Chetkiy finish him?
Chetkiy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vogh seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Vogh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chetkiy is looking to take a break and control but Vogh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chetkiy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petia Chetkiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chetkiy 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petia Chetkiy!
Petia Chetkiy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.