PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ograni comes to the cage accompanied by Ameno - Era . Gugo Ograni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ograni
vs
William

183 cm
40
195 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

170 cm
31
200 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ograni misses with a series of wild punches.

William scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ograni sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
William winds up and cracks Ograni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Ograni actively working from the bottom here.

Ograni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. William lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ograni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but William pulls his head out easily.
William wants to pass to mount but Ograni is defending the position.
William slips a nice elbow through Ograni's hands, connecting with Ograni's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ograni actively working from the bottom here.
William throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ograni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but William pulls his head out easily.
Ograni is staying active underneath William, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Ograni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ograni is refusing to be controlled, as William sits in half guard.
Ograni wants to get back to full guard.
William sitting and controlling from the half guard.
William prevents Ograni from improving his position.
William trying to pass the guard but Ograni defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
William is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ograni!
Ograni regains half guard.
William drops an elbow to the side of Ograni's head.
William not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ograni tries to regain full guard. Instead though, William has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William looking to finish Ograni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ograni!
Ograni tries to hold on but William pushes him away.
William dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like Gugo Ograni has been cut.
Ograni tries to hold on but William postures up.
Ograni is squirming around, avoiding William's attempts to control the action.
William lands a couple of good shots and Ograni has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Gugo Ograni's cut is getting worse.
William has the hooks in. Ograni is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ograni staying busy and making it hard for William to control.
William has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William controlling well, preventing Ograni from escaping the position.

William looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Ograni is controlling William 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Ograni trying to control but William is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William keeping full guard, as Ograni tries to pass.
William keeping moving, preventing Ograni from controlling successfully.
William keeping full guard, as Ograni tries to pass.

William has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ograni is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for William.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ograni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Ograni is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. William knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whonjon William dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gugo Ograni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

William fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ograni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

William shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
William frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
William working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William dominating with strikes here.
William trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ograni can't escape the position.
Ograni tries to lock up and control but William gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ograni is desperately trying to improve his position but William has a good base and remains in mount.

William working for a submission but Ograni is keeping him at bay.
William lands a couple of good shots and Ograni has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Gugo Ograni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
William connects with a big shot to the side of Ograni's head.

Jeez, Gugo Ograni's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gugo Ograni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Whonjon William!
Whonjon William seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.