PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Arsenyev (ranked 4181 p4p, 98 weight class) and Reginald Pomff (ranked 5172 p4p, 210 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Arsenyev
vs
Pomff

205 cm
25
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Arsenyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Pomff!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pomff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arsenyev on his heels. He'll look to pass Arsenyev's guard now, I'm sure.
Pomff wants to control from the top but Arsenyev keeps moving.
Pomff looking to sit in guard and control but Arsenyev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Arsenyev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arsenyev forces his way into half guard.
Pomff missing with punches from the bottom.
Pomff is trying to stand up here but Arsenyev is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomff is not content to let Arsenyev control the position.
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.

Arsenyev decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arsenyev.
Pomff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arsenyev circles away quickly and effectively.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Arsenyev on the inside.

Arsenyev breaks the clinch.

Pomff moves into the clinch successfully.
Pomff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arsenyev landing knees to the body.
Arsenyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pomff is trying to pull guard but Arsenyev turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsenyev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arsenyev holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Arsenyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arsenyev shoots in and drives through. Pomff sprawls well.
Pomff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arsenyev can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pomff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arsenyev cracks Pomff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arsenyev closes the distance and clinches up with Pomff, looking for a takedown. Arsenyev pushes Pomff against the ropes but Pomff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Arsenyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Arsenyev instigates a clinch.
Arsenyev lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Arsenyev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Arsenyev darts in and clinches Pomff up against the ropes.

Arsenyev manages to break the clinch.
Pomff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arsenyev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Pomff clinches.
Arsenyev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pomff after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomff letting Arsenyev take a breather here.

Arsenyev drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arsenyev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsenyev keeping moving, preventing Pomff from controlling successfully.
Arsenyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pomff can do to turn this around?
Arsenyev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pomff trying to control the position from guard on top but Arsenyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Arsenyev has his foot on Pomff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pomff works his way back into a safe position though.
Arsenyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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

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.
Arsenyev tries to clinch but Pomff is having none of it.
Pomff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Arsenyev throws a head kick but Pomff moves out of range.
Arsenyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pomff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arsenyev counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Pomff lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arsenyev doesn't seem phased though.
Yuri Arsenyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arsenyev misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arsenyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arsenyev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pomff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arsenyev swivels and escapes.
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 Yuri Arsenyev will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arsenyev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pomff.

It looks like Yuri Arsenyev has been cut.

Arsenyev closes the distance and pushes Pomff back into the ropes.
Arsenyev scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Reginald Pomff has been cut.
Arsenyev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arsenyev lands an elbow just above Pomff 's eye.
Pomff fails to pull guard.

Pomff drags the fight down to the ground.
Arsenyev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Pomff throws his legs up looking for a submission but Arsenyev uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arsenyev decides to stand back up.

Arsenyev moves into the clinch successfully.
Arsenyev scores with a knee to the head.
Arsenyev has Pomff pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Pomff manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pomff's coach down at Tycoon Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pomff's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Arsenyev manages to break the clinch.

Arsenyev lands a big head kick that sends Pomff tumbling to the mat! Arsenyev takes a step backwards and waves Pomff back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Pomff is rocked!
Arsenyev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pomff tries to avoid it but Arsenyev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pomff to the ground. Pomff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pomff is still on wobbly legs! Can Arsenyev finish him?
Arsenyev looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Arsenyev backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Pomff's temple! It sends Pomff violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Arsenyev celebrates and the doctors try to help Pomff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Yuri Arsenyev!
Yuri Arsenyev spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.