PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 787 p4p, 106 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 623 p4p, 80 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bulletzowich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to THUNDERCAT - THEM CHANGES. Boris Bulletzowich had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bulletzowich
vs
Mikhasevich

175 cm
29
186 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Bulletzowich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mikhasevich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mikhasevich has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bulletzowich misses with a straight left.
Mikhasevich misses with the combination.
Bulletzowich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mikhasevich misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Mikhasevich.

Mikhasevich takes the fight into the clinch.
Mikhasevich can't find room to land a body shot as Bulletzowich controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich lands an uppercut.
Bulletzowich lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mikhasevich fails to land.
Mikhasevich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulletzowichs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulletzowich.
Mikhasevich connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulletzowich cracks Mikhasevich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bulletzowich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mikhasevich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mikhasevich pushes Bulletzowich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mikhasevich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bulletzowich backwards.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mikhasevich manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mikhasevich is looking for a triangle but Bulletzowich pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bulletzowich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich landing some decent shots from guard.
Mikhasevich looking to control but Bulletzowich passes into half guard.

Mikhasevich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mikhasevich with the active half guard here but Bulletzowich passes nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mikhasevich is looking to reverse the position.
Bulletzowich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mikhasevich is not content to let Bulletzowich control the position.
You can see the frustration on Mikhasevich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bulletzowich lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich cracks Mikhasevich with a big right hand but Mikhasevich just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bulletzowich landing a few strikes.
Bulletzowich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Bulletzowich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mikhasevich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bulletzowich scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Bulletzowich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Mikhasevich dominated that round.
That's time! Bulletzowich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bulletzowich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bulletzowich keeps the fight on the outside.
Bulletzowich misses with a few strikes there.
Bulletzowich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich throws a big shot that misses.
Mikhasevich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulletzowich. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich moves out of range as Mikhasevich strikes.
Bulletzowich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bulletzowich misses the body punch
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bulletzowich checks the leg kick.
Gennady Mikhasevich seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich lands a jab to Mikhasevich's midsection.
Mikhasevich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mikhasevich cracks a nice hook into Bulletzowich's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich swinging wildly here.
Gennady Mikhasevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulletzowich fails with the takedown.
Mikhasevich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich lands a lovely overhand right.
Bulletzowich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mikhasevich counters with a left and a right that stings Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bulletzowich clinches.
Still in the clinch, Mikhasevich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bulletzowich is trying to stall.
Mikhasevich lands an uppercut.
Bulletzowich is trying to pull guard but Mikhasevich turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Bulletzowich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulletzowich swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikhasevich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bulletzowich backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich looking to slow down the pace here.

Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mikhasevich lands a head kick!

Bulletzowich is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Mikhasevich. Those never looked like landing.
Mikhasevich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Mikhasevich gets caught flat footed, as Bulletzowich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bulletzowich 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.
Bulletzowich stays in close to Mikhasevich's body and controls the position.
Bulletzowich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Mikhasevich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bulletzowich is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mikhasevich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bulletzowich passes into half guard.
Bulletzowich is thwarting Mikhasevich's attempts to control the position.
Mikhasevich taking some punishment here, with Bulletzowich in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mikhasevich looking for subs from the bottom but Bulletzowich mounts him!
Bulletzowich looking to control but Mikhasevich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Mikhasevich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bulletzowich darts in looking for a takedown but Mikhasevich gets double underhooks and turns Bulletzowich into the cage.
Mikhasevich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bulletzowich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich connects with an inside leg kick.
Bulletzowich misses with a left hand

and Mikhasevich counters by moving into the clinch.
Mikhasevich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mikhasevich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bulletzowich misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bulletzowich has clasped his hands together around Mikhasevich's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bulletzowich lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikhasevich can't do much from the bottom here.
Bulletzowich throwing strikes but Mikhasevich manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich is looking for a sweep.
Bulletzowich is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Bulletzowich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bulletzowich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mikhasevich off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bulletzowich is not going to allow Mikhasevich to sit and survive in this position.
Mikhasevich tries to break free.
Mikhasevich just trying to survive but Bulletzowich is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Can Mikhasevich hold on?! Bulletzowich is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mikhasevich preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mikhasevich tries to escape the position.
Mikhasevich manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bulletzowich's guard. Nice work there by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich won't allow Bulletzowich to sweep him here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich wants to get up but he can't break Bulletzowich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bulletzowich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bulletzowich slips a nice elbow through Mikhasevich's hands, connecting with Mikhasevich's forehead.
Bulletzowich drops an elbow to the side of Mikhasevich's head.
Mikhasevich trying to control from the bottom.
Mikhasevich taking some punishment here, with Bulletzowich in his half guard.
Mikhasevich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boris Bulletzowich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gennady Mikhasevich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Mikhasevich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Bulletzowich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mikhasevich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennady Mikhasevich!
A very excited looking Gennady Mikhasevich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.