PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gamlet Loktekrutko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Scully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamlet Loktekrutko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Scully's chin.

Loktekrutko
vs
Scully

170 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gamlet Loktekrutko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Scully!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loktekrutko shoots in looking for a takedown. Scully tries to sprawl out of it but Loktekrutko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Scully manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scully fails with the takedown

and Loktekrutko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

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

Loktekrutko is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scully is trying to get back to full guard.

Loktekrutko is working for a submission of some sort.
Loktekrutko is trying to control the action in half guard but Scully is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loktekrutko is looking for a kimura here.
Scully is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Loktekrutko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Loktekrutko's back!
Scully keeps control of the position as Loktekrutko tries to break free.
Scully has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Loktekrutko.
Scully connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Loktekrutko to escape the position.
Loktekrutko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scully on the ground.
Can Loktekrutko hold on?! Scully is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Scully is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Loktekrutko has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Loktekrutko turns into Scully and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loktekrutko tries to free his leg and advance position but Scully is retaining full guard.

Scully has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Loktekrutko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loktekrutko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loktekrutko looking to pass the guard.
Scully is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scully looks gassed!
Loktekrutko forces his way into half guard.

Loktekrutko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Scully tries to kick Loktekrutko off but Loktekrutko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loktekrutko is tying to control. Scully wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Loktekrutko is working for a kimura but Scully is defending it quite comfortably.
Scully pushes Loktekrutko off looking to stand but Loktekrutko dives back in and keeps control.

Loktekrutko is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Scully has managed to free his arm - good work.
Scully is staying active underneath Loktekrutko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scully makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scully.
Scully looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Loktekrutko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loktekrutko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scully is refusing to be controlled, as Loktekrutko sits in half guard.
Loktekrutko trying to pass the guard but Scully defending well.
Loktekrutko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Loktekrutko passes to full mount!

Loktekrutko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Scully can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gamlet Loktekrutko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Loktekrutko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scully's guard.
Scully lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Loktekrutko!
Loktekrutko working to try and regain half guard.
Scully manages to capitalize on a mistake by Loktekrutko to take his back!
Scully lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Loktekrutko defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Scully's arms.
Scully is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scully is trying to stick to Loktekrutko's back but Loktekrutko is turning into Scully. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Scully's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Loktekrutko.

Loktekrutko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loktekrutko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gamlet Loktekrutko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loktekrutko advances to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Scully has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Loktekrutko escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Loktekrutko!
Scully takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Loktekrutko decides to stand back up.

Loktekrutko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Scully taking some punishment here, with Loktekrutko in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loktekrutko is trying to control the action in half guard but Scully is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Loktekrutko is looking for a kimura here.

Loktekrutko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scully is just riding it out for now. Loktekrutko eventually gives up the hold.
Scully is trying to control but can't.

Loktekrutko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loktekrutko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scully knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Loktekrutko gets a takedown into half guard.
Scully is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Scully is defending against the submission attempts here by Loktekrutko.
Loktekrutko passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loktekrutko looking to control but Scully is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Loktekrutko has control of Scully's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Scully regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Loktekrutko seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Scully is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Scully shoots and misses

and Loktekrutko counters by moving into the clinch.
Loktekrutko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scully pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Scully tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Loktekrutko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scully uses from the top position.
Scully won't allow Loktekrutko to sweep him here.
Scully stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loktekrutko swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Loktekrutko looking for a guillotine here but Scully defends easily.
Loktekrutko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scully takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Loktekrutko working for a submission but Scully is keeping him at bay.
Loktekrutko pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scully is squirming around, avoiding Loktekrutko's attempts to control the action.

Loktekrutko looking for a guillotine from mount but Scully is having none of it.

Loktekrutko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Loktekrutko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Loktekrutko looking for a guillotine from mount but Scully is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scully looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Scully wants to escape the position.

Scully showing good submission defense here.

Loktekrutko looking to break Scully's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Scully remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Loktekrutko will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

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

Loktekrutko working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loktekrutko working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Loktekrutko tightening his grip on Scully, looking for the choke.

Loktekrutko seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Scully's chin but Scully turns very nicely into Loktekrutko's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Scully.
Scully keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Loktekrutko's head.

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.

Loktekrutko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scully preventing the sweep.

Loktekrutko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scully stopping the sweep attempt from Loktekrutko.
Scully working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loktekrutko's head.
Scully stopping the sweep attempt from Loktekrutko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Gamlet Loktekrutko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loktekrutko, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gamlet Loktekrutko!