PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Beznisko (ranked 4521 p4p, 444 weight class) and Jonathan Titters (ranked 5122 p4p, 496 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Beznisko
vs
Titters

187 cm
20
221 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Titters!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beznisko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beznisko is working Titters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've been hearing that Beznisko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Beznisko throws a big elbow that misses.
Beznisko throwing strikes but missing.
Beznisko scoring with some ground and pound.
Beznisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beznisko throwing strikes from guard but Titters blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beznisko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titters can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beznisko controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beznisko wants to control from the top but Titters keeps moving.
Beznisko is looking to work some ground and pound but Titters has wrist control.
Beznisko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beznisko wants to control from the top but Titters keeps moving.
Beznisko postures up in Titters's guard and throws a big left but Titters blocks it.

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.
Beznisko's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Titters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Titters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Titters stuns Beznisko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beznisko misses with a hook. Titters ducked under it nicely.

Beznisko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beznisko lands in his opponent's guard.
Titters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko wants to pass the guard but Titters is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beznisko 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.
Titters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Titters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beznisko postures up and lands a big shot to Titters's brow.
Beznisko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beznisko throwing shots but Titters is blocking nicely.
Beznisko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beznisko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Titters's head.
Beznisko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko is trying to control the action in half guard but Titters is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Titters has hold of Beznisko's hands but Beznisko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beznisko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beznisko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beznisko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beznisko stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beznisko throwing shots but Titters is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Beznisko 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.

Titters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beznisko.
Titters misses with a hook. Beznisko ducked under it nicely.
Titters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beznisko manages to avoid it.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
Beznisko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beznisko tries to bum rush Titters with a series of wild strikes but Titters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Titters scores with a body shot.
Titters misses with a shot to the body
and Beznisko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beznisko.
Titters takes a swing at Beznisko's ribcage but misses.
Titters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Titters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beznisko.
Titters throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
A punch combination from Beznisko misses.
Titters slips a straight right by Beznisko.
Beznisko blocks a jab.
Beznisko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titters can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titters dodges the punch combination from Beznisko.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
Beznisko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titters throws a shot from downtown. Beznisko moves away and avoids it.
Titters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Titters is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beznisko rather than just go for the knockout.
Titters misses the body punch

and Beznisko counters with a shoot takedown. Titters fights it but they end up in guard.
Titters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beznisko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beznisko landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beznisko with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beznisko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beznisko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beznisko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Titters can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beznisko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Titters keeping moving, preventing Beznisko from controlling successfully.
Beznisko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Titters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beznisko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Titters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titters throws an overhand right that lands on Beznisko's shoulder, as Beznisko tries to avoid the shot.
Beznisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titters.
Beznisko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beznisko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Titters is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titters walks into a stiff left hand from Beznisko.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Titters enables Beznisko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Titters manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Titters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beznisko postures up in Titters's guard and throws a big left but Titters blocks it.
Beznisko trying to control the position from guard on top but Titters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beznisko stands up over Titters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titters keeping moving, preventing Beznisko from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Beznisko dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titters moves away.
Beznisko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titters.
A jab lands there for Beznisko.

Beznisko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Titters tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Beznisko manages to move to mount!
Beznisko raining down shots from the mount!
Beznisko thowing shots but they're missing.
Beznisko dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Titters's face.
Titters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beznisko lands a big elbow.
Titters taking shots to the head.
Beznisko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beznisko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Titters?
Beznisko lands a heavy elbow.
Jonathan Titters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko dominating with strikes here.

Titters is rocked!
Titters felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Beznisko controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Beznisko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Titters is still in real trouble! Can Beznisko finish him?
Beznisko postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Titters bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Beznisko and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Beznisko!