PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galahad Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ograni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ameno - Era . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ograni
vs
Threepwood

183 cm
43
195 lbs
32 - 14 - 1

185 cm
24
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 32 - 14 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Galahad Threepwood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ograni throws a series of punches but Threepwood moves out of range.
Threepwood misses with a shot to the body
and Ograni counters with a nice uppercut.
Threepwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ograni misses with a double jab.
Ograni slips a straight right by Threepwood.
Ograni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Threepwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Threepwood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ograni.
Threepwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ograni attempts a counter takedown but Threepwood avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Threepwood misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Threepwood scores with a jab to the head.
Threepwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ograni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Threepwood scores with a hook to the body. Ograni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ograni tries to bum rush Threepwood with a series of wild strikes but Threepwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ograni blocks a jab.
Threepwood misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Ograni.
Ograni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Threepwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Threepwood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Threepwood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Threepwood. Beautiful body shot.
Threepwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Threepwood misses with a hook. Ograni ducked under it nicely.
Threepwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Ograni walks into a straight right hand from Threepwood.
Ograni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Threepwood circles away.
Threepwood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Threepwood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Threepwood stuffs the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ograni, as that shot connected.
Galahad Threepwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ograni scores with a jab.
Threepwood misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Threepwood wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gugo Ograni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ograni throws out a loose jab but Threepwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Threepwood. Those never looked like landing.
Ograni is looking for a counter combo.
Threepwood misses with a shot to the body
and Ograni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ograni fails to land with a series of punches.
Threepwood misses with a combination
and Ograni counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Ograni shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Threepwood's guard.
Ograni wants to pass the guard but Threepwood is keeping the position.
Ograni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ograni wants to pass the guard but Threepwood is keeping the position.
Ograni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Threepwood wants to sweep here but Ograni controlling him for the moment.
Threepwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ograni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ograni pushes down on Threepwood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ograni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Threepwood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ograni.
Ograni works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gugo Ograni dominated that 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.

A left and a right from Ograni both land. Nice combination.
Ograni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Threepwood throws out the jab.
Ograni appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ograni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Threepwood.
Ograni blocks a jab.

Ograni scores with a takedown into Threepwood's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Threepwood keeping moving, preventing Ograni from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ograni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni trying to control but Threepwood is working from the bottom.
Ograni controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ograni trying to control the position from guard on top but Threepwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Threepwood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ograni closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ograni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Threepwood has managed to free his arm - good work.

Ograni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Threepwood is just riding it out for now. Ograni eventually gives up the hold.
Gugo Ograni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ograni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood works his way to full guard. Good work.

Ograni is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Threepwood is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Threepwood has escaped and now he's on top!

Ograni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Threepwood defends it easily.
Ograni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Ograni looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Threepwood passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ograni gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Threepwood trying to mount his opponent but Ograni defends it.
Threepwood trying to control the action but Ograni is working from the bottom.

Ograni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ograni moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gugo Ograni dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Threepwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ograni.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Threepwood! But no joy.

Ograni is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Threepwood's half guard.
Threepwood preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Ograni wants to work for an arm triangle but Threepwood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ograni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Threepwood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ograni.
Threepwood is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Threepwood keeps working.
Ograni slows the pace down in half guard.
Ograni slips a nice elbow through Threepwood's hands, connecting with Threepwood's forehead.

That's two 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.
Threepwood is refusing to be controlled, as Ograni sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Threepwood can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ograni is trying to work for a kimura but Threepwood is defending well.
Gugo Ograni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Threepwood tries to get to full guard but Ograni has control of the leg.
Ograni is pressing down on Threepwood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Threepwood is holding on for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ograni seems content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ograni slips a straight right by Threepwood.
Ograni lands a nice looking body shot.
Ograni shoots in for a takedown but Threepwood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ograni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Threepwood misses the shot to the body.
Ograni tries to counter with a takedown but Threepwood is quick to defend against it.

Ograni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Threepwood napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Threepwood is not content to let Ograni control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ograni working the ground and pound but Threepwood is defending the strikes.

Ograni is trying to get an arm triangle but Threepwood is defending well.
Threepwood controls the position for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ograni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Threepwood keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gugo Ograni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ograni 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 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gugo Ograni!
Gugo Ograni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.