PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gamlet Loktekrutko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Gillete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Loktekrutko
vs
Gillete

170 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Tesla Apparel
The Red Eye

Knock Out Fight Gear

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 4 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Gillete!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillete tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Loktekrutko swivels and escapes.
Gillete will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gillete fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gillete fails to land the takedown.
Gamlet Loktekrutko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Gillete.
Gillete looks for a takedown but Loktekrutko sprawls well.

Gillete darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Loktekrutko is looking for a sweep. Gillete is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loktekrutko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gillete's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gillete's back!
Gillete can't escape the position.

Loktekrutko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gillete defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillete turns into Loktekrutko and is now in his guard.

Loktekrutko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gillete gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Loktekrutko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gillete gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Loktekrutko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loktekrutko keeping moving, preventing Gillete from controlling successfully.
Gillete keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Loktekrutko's head.

Loktekrutko is looking for a triangle here but Gillete uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Loktekrutko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillete trying to hold on to Loktekrutko's head to control him but Loktekrutko postures up.
Loktekrutko trying to control from half guard but Gillete is working away.

Loktekrutko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gillete defends it well.

Loktekrutko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Loktekrutko controlling the action here.
Loktekrutko trying to control the action but Gillete is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillete is pressing down on Loktekrutko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Loktekrutko drops back looking for a leg! Gillete is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gillete manages to kick Loktekrutko off! Loktekrutko jumps back into Gillete's guard.
Loktekrutko wants to control from the top but Gillete keeps moving.
Gillete is trying to keep Loktekrutko in close.
Loktekrutko wants to control from the top but Gillete keeps moving.

Loktekrutko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gillete lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Loktekrutko!
Gillete looking to finish with strikes here!
Loktekrutko tries to reverse the position but Gillete maintains control.
Gillete throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gillete wants to control the pace but Loktekrutko is squirming around nicely.
Loktekrutko is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gillete is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Loktekrutko is surviving well by controlling Gillete's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Gillete will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Loktekrutko stuffs the takedown.
Loktekrutko with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gillete counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gillete.
Loktekrutko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gillete.

Loktekrutko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Loktekrutko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gillete manages to get himself to full guard.
Loktekrutko pushes down on Gillete's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Loktekrutko prevents Gillete from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loktekrutko is looking to take a break and control but Gillete is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Loktekrutko is working for a kimura but Gillete is defending it quite comfortably.

Loktekrutko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gillete trying to control from the bottom.
Loktekrutko controlling the pace.
Gillete punching from the bottom.
Gillete regains full guard. Nicely done.

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.
Loktekrutko wants to control from the top but Gillete keeps moving.
Gillete striking off his back but it's not causing Loktekrutko any problems.
Gillete avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loktekrutko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gillete is proving hard to escape from.
Gillete is trying to control the position but Loktekrutko postures up.
Loktekrutko tries to free his leg and advance position but Gillete is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Loktekrutko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gillete.

Loktekrutko drives through and clinches with Gillete against the ropes.

Loktekrutko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gillete clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Loktekrutko is persistently looking for the submission but Gillete is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loktekrutko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gillete defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gillete tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gillete flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gillete regains half guard.
Gillete is looking for a sweep. Loktekrutko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gillete is trying to control but can't.
Gillete is not content to let Loktekrutko control the position.
Loktekrutko tries to pass to full mount but Gillete defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Loktekrutko with the ground and pound but Gillete uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Loktekrutko tries to free his leg and advance position but Gillete is retaining full guard.
Gillete looking to control.
Gillete throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Loktekrutko feints and as Gillete raises his hands in defense, Loktekrutko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Loktekrutko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loktekrutko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gillete looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loktekrutko is one step ahead there.
Loktekrutko postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gamlet Loktekrutko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gillete gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Loktekrutko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gillete's guard now.
Loktekrutko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Loktekrutko tries to advance to mount but Gillete denies him.
Loktekrutko working away.
Gillete is trying to improve his position.
Gamlet Loktekrutko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Loktekrutko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gillete, who protects the arm well.
Gillete tries to bench press Loktekrutko off him but Loktekrutko keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillete regains half guard.
Gillete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Loktekrutko.
Loktekrutko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Gillete actively working from the bottom here.
Loktekrutko moves into full mount! Gillete won't be happy about that!

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

Loktekrutko has control of Gillete's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gillete regains control of the situation pretty easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loktekrutko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gillete is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gillete and Loktekrutko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gillete manages to get back to half guard.
Loktekrutko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Loktekrutko wants to work for an arm triangle but Gillete is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gillete is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Loktekrutko pulls his head out easily.
Loktekrutko passes to side control.

Loktekrutko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gillete, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loktekrutko has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gillete is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Loktekrutko yanks on the arm and Gillete is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Loktekrutko.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gamlet Loktekrutko!