PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chopen Brockoley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Povetkin
vs
Brockoley

185 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Povetkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chopen Brockoley!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Povetkin throws out a powerful jab.
Povetkin scores with a nice right hand.

Povetkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brockoley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Povetkin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Povetkin breaks from the clinch.

Brockoley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Povetkin trying his best to control but Brockoley has mounted him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Povetkin is looking to get to half guard.
Brockoley working the ground and pound effectively.
Povetkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brockoley tries to control but Povetkin wriggling away.
Povetkin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Povetkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brockoley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Povetkin is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockoley trying to control but Povetkin is having none of it.
Povetkin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brockoley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Povetkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Povetkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Brockoley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brockoley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Povetkin wants to pass the guard but Brockoley is keeping the position.
Povetkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Povetkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brockoley's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Povetkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brockoley looks gassed!
Povetkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brockoley's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin is looking to work some ground and pound but Brockoley has wrist control.
Brockoley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brockoley controls Povetkin momentarily but Povetkin frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Povetkin wants to control from the top but Brockoley keeps moving.
Povetkin wants to stand but Brockoley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Povetkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Brockoley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Povetkin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brockoley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Povetkin.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Povetkin throws a sloppy head kick and Brockoley moves out of range easily.
Brockoley tries to clinch up.
Brockoley shoots in looking for a takedown. Povetkin tries to sprawl out of it but Brockoley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Povetkin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockoley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Povetkin, as that shot connected.
Brockoley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivan Povetkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chopen Brockoley.
Povetkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brockoley's head backwards.
Povetkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

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

Povetkin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Brockoley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brockoley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Povetkin counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Povetkin throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brockoley is looking to regain half guard here but Povetkin keeps moving and retains side control.
Brockoley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Povetkin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Povetkin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Povetkin working the ground and pound from side control.

Povetkin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brockoley with a lazy takedown attempt

and Povetkin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Povetkin breaks from the clinch.
Povetkin wants to clinch up but Brockoley keeps it at a distance.
Brockoley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ivan Povetkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Povetkin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brockoley backs up against the cage.
Brockoley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Povetkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Povetkin thows a big elbow that misses.
Brockoley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Povetkin dominated that round.
That's time! Povetkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brockoley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Povetkin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brockoley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Povetkin tries to control but Brockoley manages to take his back.
Brockoley scores with punches to the body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Povetkin wants to escape the position.
Brockoley lands a shot to the body.
Povetkin is trying to stand back up.
You can see the frustration on Povetkin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Povetkin is covering up but some of the strikes from Brockoley are getting through and doing damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Povetkin breaks Brockoley's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin is working Brockoley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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

Povetkin darts in and clinches Brockoley up against the cage.
Povetkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Povetkin wants to break free but Brockoley has control.
Brockoley tries for a takedown but Povetkin manages to get underhooks.
Povetkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brockoley tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Povetkin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Povetkin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brockoley regains guard immediately.
Povetkin wants to control from the top but Brockoley keeps moving.
Brockoley trying to strike off his back.
Povetkin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brockoley wants to sweep here but Povetkin controlling him for the moment.
Povetkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brockoley's head.
Povetkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Brockoley striking off his back but it's not causing Povetkin any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockoley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Povetkin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brockoley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Povetkin off and has taken his back!
Povetkin staying busy and making it hard for Brockoley to control.
Brockoley scores with punches to the body.
Brockoley not allowing Povetkin to control his hands.
Brockoley is hanging on to Povetkin's back as he tries to escape.
Brockoley lands strikes to the head.
Povetkin can't escape the position.
Povetkin staying busy and making it hard for Brockoley to control.
Povetkin is in bad spot here.
Brockoley looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Povetkin trying to control the hands but Brockoley won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ivan Povetkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Povetkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brockoley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Povetkin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brockoley. What's that going to do exactly?
Povetkin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Povetkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brockoley is landing with some decent strikes but Povetkin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brockoley prevents Povetkin from getting the reversal.
Brockoley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Povetkin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Povetkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brockoley controls Povetkin momentarily but Povetkin frees himself.
Povetkin lands a couple of digs.
Brockoley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Povetkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Povetkin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Povetkin looking to pass the guard.
Povetkin lands a couple of digs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Povetkin misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Povetkin.

Povetkin clinches up against the cage.
Povetkin has had enough of the clinch but Brockoley keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Povetkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brockoley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Povetkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Brockoley misses with a takedown attempt
and Povetkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brockoley thinking.
Povetkin lands a two punch combo.

Povetkin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brockoley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brockoley moves into full guard.
Povetkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brockoley's head.
Povetkin working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin won't allow Brockoley to get back to his feet.
Povetkin wants to control from the top but Brockoley keeps moving.
Povetkin throwing strikes but missing.
Brockoley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Povetkin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brockoley is working away from the top position though.
Brockoley content to control rather than advance.
Povetkin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Povetkin is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brockoley wants to work for an arm triangle but Povetkin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brockoley slips a nice elbow through Povetkin's hands, connecting with Povetkin's forehead.
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. Brockoley connects with a nice short shot to Povetkin's temple.
Povetkin lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brockoley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brockoley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brockoley fails with the takedown
and Povetkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivan Povetkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chopen Brockoley.
Povetkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Povetkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivan Povetkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brockoley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Povetkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Povetkin as he connects with a hook.
Brockoley shoots and misses

and Povetkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brockoley trying to control from the bottom.
Brockoley throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ivan Povetkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brockoley is looking to improve his position.
Brockoley trying to control but Povetkin postures up.
Povetkin controlling the action here.
Brockoley lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Brockoley is trying to get back to full guard.
Chopen Brockoley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brockoley takes one to the chin there.

Povetkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brockoley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Povetkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Povetkin 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Povetkin!