PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Mcclain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aliaxei Bobrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffrey Mcclain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mcclain
vs
Bobrovich

159 cm
20
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

199 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Mcclain!
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, Aliaxei Bobrovich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bobrovich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcclain manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bobrovich postures up.
Mcclain really is a fat lump.

Mcclain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcclain looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcclain, not yet.
Bobrovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mcclain is looking for a triangle but Bobrovich pushes his legs off easily.
Mcclain trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcclain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bobrovich wants to control from the top but Mcclain keeps moving.
Bobrovich content to stall in guard here.

Bobrovich stands and steps away. Mcclain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

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.

Mcclain clinches.
Bobrovich controlling the action here for a moment.
Bobrovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcclain backwards.
Mcclain working hard to break the clinch.
Mcclain is trying to drag Bobrovich to the mat but Bobrovich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mcclain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bobrovich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mcclain is trying to break free.
Bobrovich is trying to break the clinch but Mcclain is controlling him.

Bobrovich manages to break the clinch.
Bobrovich cracks Mcclain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobrovich wants to clinch but Mcclain slips to the side
and Mcclain counters with a nice body shot.
A nice combination there by Bobrovich.

It looks like Jeffrey Mcclain has been cut.
Bobrovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mcclain on the side of the head.
Bobrovich looks for the body kick but Mcclain saw that one coming.
As Bobrovich looks to move away, Mcclain throws a big counter combo but Bobrovich just gets out of the way.
Bobrovich tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mcclain misses the target.
Bobrovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Bobrovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bobrovich. Beautiful body shot.
Bobrovich throws a series of punches but Mcclain moves out of range.
Mcclain looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mcclain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bobrovich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobrovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcclain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcclain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bobrovich tries to clinch but Mcclain moves out of range.
Bobrovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Mcclain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice uppercut lands for Bobrovich. That snapped Mcclain's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aliaxei Bobrovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Mcclain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mcclain keeps the fight on the outside.
Bobrovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcclain circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcclain moves out of range as Bobrovich strikes.
Mcclain avoids the head kick by Bobrovich.
Aliaxei Bobrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobrovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcclain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcclain looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobrovich throws a leg kick but Mcclain checks it.
Bobrovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcclain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Bobrovich moves into the clinch successfully.
Bobrovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobrovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcclain has him pressed against the cage.

Bobrovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobrovich tries to bum rush Mcclain with a series of wild strikes but Mcclain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobrovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mcclain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bobrovich to the ground. Mcclain is now in Bobrovich's guard.
Mcclain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcclain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mcclain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mcclain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclain throwing strikes but missing.
Bobrovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcclain controls the pace.
Bobrovich wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mcclain controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobrovich misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobrovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcclain throws a counter high kick but Bobrovich was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bobrovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Bobrovich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mcclain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mcclain tries to buck Bobrovich off but Bobrovich is having none of it.
Bobrovich trying to control the position but Mcclain is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcclain is trying to improve his position.

Bobrovich decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Bobrovich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobrovich is stalling here. Mcclain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bobrovich seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mcclain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aliaxei Bobrovich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Mcclain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mcclain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bobrovich is trying to defend but Mcclain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mcclain lands with a punch from half guard.
Mcclain stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bobrovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobrovich is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Well, if Mcclain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobrovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mcclain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bobrovich tries to get to full guard but Mcclain has control of the leg.
Mcclain seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcclain working over Bobrovich with some ground and pound. Bobrovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcclain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aliaxei Bobrovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Bobrovich scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobrovich tries to clinch but Mcclain moves out of range.
As Bobrovich looks to move away, Mcclain throws a big counter combo but Bobrovich just gets out of the way.
Bobrovich tries to clinch but Mcclain is having none of it.
Mcclain throwing a counter right hand but Bobrovich manages to avoid it.
Bobrovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Mcclain misses its target.
Bobrovich looks to clinch
and Mcclain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcclain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobrovich.
Mcclain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bobrovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bobrovich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bobrovich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mcclain is trying to defend but Bobrovich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bobrovich has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Mcclain works to full guard.
Bobrovich postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobrovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcclain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobrovich wants to stand but Mcclain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aliaxei Bobrovich.
I've got Bobrovich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aliaxei Bobrovich!