PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Stringfellow (ranked 7354 p4p, 427 weight class) and Prohor Georgiev (ranked 7397 p4p, 429 weight class). Georgiev has chosen Oxxxymiron - City under the sole as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Stringfellow
vs
Georgiev

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Stringfellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Prohor Georgiev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgiev avoids the body shot from Stringfellow.

Georgiev closes the distance and clinches.
Stringfellow has a couple of punches blocked by Georgiev.
A short left from Stringfellow.
Georgiev jumps guard but Stringfellow stands there with Georgiev around his waist. Georgiev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Georgiev is trying to pull guard but Stringfellow has him pressed against the cage.
Stringfellow lands a nice uppercut.
Georgiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stringfellow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Georgiev avoids it.
A short left from Stringfellow.
Stringfellow stalling in the clinch but Georgiev improves position.
Georgiev managing to block the knees to the body from Stringfellow.
Stringfellow scores with a shot to the side of Georgiev's head.

Georgiev manages to pull guard.
Stringfellow wants to control from the top but Georgiev keeps moving.
Georgiev trying to control the position here.
Stringfellow wants to pass the guard but Georgiev is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Georgiev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stringfellow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stringfellow is pushing down on Georgiev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Georgiev is fighting to maintain full guard but Stringfellow has managed to sneak the leg through.
Georgiev trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stringfellow manages to pass to mount!

Stringfellow swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Georgiev is now in Stringfellow's guard. A big mistake from Stringfellow there, giving up the dominant position!
Stringfellow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Stringfellow looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Georgiev passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringfellow wants to control but Georgiev postures up.

Georgiev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stringfellow struggling a bit here.
Stringfellow is looking for a sweep.
Stringfellow is working hard here to advance position.
Georgiev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev slows the pace down.
Georgiev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stringfellow being controlled for a moment.
Georgiev working away.
Georgiev advances nicely into full mount.
Georgiev controlling his opponent.
Stringfellow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Georgiev looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringfellow manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Stringfellow looking for a kimura from the bottom but Georgiev passes into side control!
Georgiev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georgiev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stringfellow is letting Georgiev control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stringfellow struggling a bit here.
Stringfellow managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Georgiev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Prohor Georgiev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Georgiev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stringfellow on his heels. He'll look to pass Stringfellow's guard now, I'm sure.
Georgiev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Prohor Georgiev has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stringfellow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Georgiev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Georgiev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stringfellow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stringfellow looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Georgiev passes into half guard.
Georgiev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev controlling the action here.
Georgiev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Georgiev seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Georgiev in particular looking to stall.
Stringfellow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Georgiev seems to be looking for submissions.
Stringfellow is trying to maintain the position but Georgiev is very close to passing his half guard.
Stringfellow is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Georgiev trying to control the pace.

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.
Stringfellow is trying to control but can't.
Georgiev stalling.
Georgiev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stringfellow trying to control here.

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

Georgiev clinches with his opponent.
Stringfellow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Georgiev jumps guard but Stringfellow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stringfellow is trying to maintain a safe position but Georgiev gets an underhook and turns Stringfellow into the cage.
Stringfellow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Georgiev is keeping busy.
Stringfellow seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Georgiev is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Stringfellow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Georgiev blocking some punches.
Georgiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stringfellow to keep the fight standing.
Georgiev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Desmond Stringfellow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prohor Georgiev.

Georgiev pulls Stringfellow into guard.

Stringfellow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Georgiev managing to control the position.
Stringfellow wants to control from the top but Georgiev keeps moving.
Stringfellow tries to free his leg and advance position but Georgiev is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stringfellow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stringfellow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stringfellow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Georgiev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Georgiev is pulling down on Stringfellow's head to control his posture.

Stringfellow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Georgiev managing to control the position.
Georgiev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Georgiev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prohor Georgiev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Georgiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Georgiev has Stringfellow up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stringfellow scores with a nice short uppercut.

Georgiev jumps guard and drags Stringfellow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Georgiev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stringfellow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stringfellow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Georgiev controlling the position.
Stringfellow trying to control the position from guard on top but Georgiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Georgiev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stringfellow is aware though and is defending well.
Stringfellow wants to pass the guard but Georgiev is keeping the position.
Georgiev controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev keeping moving, preventing Stringfellow from controlling successfully.
Georgiev is pulling down on Stringfellow's head. It's preventing any offense from Stringfellow, at least for the moment.
Stringfellow passes into half guard.

Stringfellow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Georgiev defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Georgiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stringfellow is keen to just control but Georgiev is a slippery customer.

Georgiev is defending against the submission attempts here by Stringfellow.
Georgiev tries to get to full guard but Stringfellow has control of the leg.
Stringfellow trying to control from half guard but Georgiev is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringfellow misses the jab.
Georgiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stringfellow.

Georgiev clinches up against the cage.
Stringfellow looking to slow down the pace here.
Stringfellow looking to stall.
Georgiev jumps guard but Stringfellow stands there with Georgiev around his waist. Georgiev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stringfellow throws a punch but it's blocked by Georgiev.
Stringfellow working aggressively here.
Georgiev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stringfellow smiles and moves away.

Georgiev feints and as Stringfellow raises his hands in defense, Georgiev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Georgiev is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev throws a big elbow that misses.
Georgiev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Georgiev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Georgiev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Georgiev slows the pace down.
Stringfellow tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Georgiev controlling the position.
More stalling from Georgiev.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prohor Georgiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Georgiev 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prohor Georgiev!
An out of breath Prohor Georgiev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.