PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gena Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gena Shishkin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Barrett
vs
Shishkin

184 cm
20
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elvin Barrett!
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, Gena Shishkin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shishkin gets a takedown into half guard.
Shishkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shishkin throws a strike but Barrett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shishkin looking to sit in guard and control but Barrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

Shishkin works over Barrett with some ground and pound from guard.
Shishkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett seems keen to control Shishkin's posture.
Shishkin 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.
Shishkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barrett wants to stand but Shishkin is controlling the position.
Shishkin throwing strikes but missing.
Shishkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shishkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barrett trying to keep a closed guard but Shishkin is proving a slippery customer.

That's two 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.
Barrett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shishkin controls the pace.
Shishkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shishkin stops Barrett from standing up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Shishkin.
Shishkin wants to take a breather but Barrett manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Shishkin.
Barrett really is a fat lump.
Shishkin connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shishkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shishkin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barrett trying to control the position.
Shishkin stands up over Barrett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shishkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shishkin looking to sit in guard and control but Barrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Shishkin is controlling Barrett's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shishkin 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrett is in close to Shishkin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gena Shishkin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barrett gets caught napping as Shishkin dives in and scores a takedown. Barrett manages to retain guard.
Barrett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Shishkin from controlling successfully.

Barrett has his foot on Shishkin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shishkin works his way back into a safe position though.
Shishkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shishkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shishkin wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shishkin.
Shishkin looking to sit in guard and control but Barrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Barrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Shishkin has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Shishkin, not yet.
Barrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shishkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shishkin pulls Barrett in to control the position.
Shishkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrett.
Barrett throwing strikes but missing.
Gena Shishkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shishkin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barrett has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett in side control, throwing shots but Shishkin defends.
Shishkin sneaks back into half guard.
Shishkin is trying is best to control the position here.
Nice strikes from Barrett there.

Barrett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin tries to get to full guard but Barrett has control of the leg.
Shishkin wants to control but Barrett is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Shishkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barrett struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shishkin cracks Barrett with a big elbow.
Shishkin trying to control the position but Barrett is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shishkin wants to control but Barrett is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shishkin landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Shishkin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Elvin Barrett will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Barrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Shishkin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barrett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Barrett pushes Shishkin off and gets back to his feet.
Elvin Barrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shishkin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barrett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shishkin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barrett to see if he's OK.
Shishkin trying to control the position but Barrett is working away.
Shishkin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shishkin working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shishkin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Barrett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shishkin is controlling him well.
Barrett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barrett regains half guard, as Shishkin was trying to land strikes.
Shishkin thows a huge punch but Barrett dodges it nicely.
Barrett is trying to stand back up but Shishkin is controlling him

That's two 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.
Shishkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barrett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shishkin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shishkin throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Shishkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barrett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shishkin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barrett is keeping the position for now.
Shishkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Shishkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shishkin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barrett manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Shishkin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shishkin 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.
Shishkin has Barrett pulled in close to control his posture.
Shishkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barrett manages to get himself to full guard.

Shishkin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shishkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gena Shishkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shishkin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gena Shishkin!