RFF-1 First Blood PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Inemko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inemko has chosen Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his entrance music. Vladmir Inemko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikolai Sokolov's chin.

Sokolov
vs
Inemko

215 cm
20
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Inemko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inemko throws out a leg kick but Sokolov moves out of range and Inemko only half commits.
Sokolov moves in looking to clinch but Inemko pushes him off.
Sokolov checks the leg kick.
Inemko looks to clinch

and Sokolov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sokolov works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokolov looking to control but Inemko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sokolov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Inemko tries to lock up and control but Sokolov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Inemko has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Inemko looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sokolov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inemko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sokolov.
Sokolov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Inemko trying to control the action but Sokolov just sinks the hooks in.

Sokolov has his opponent's back but Inemko is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Sokolov.
A jab from Sokolov misses.
Inemko looks to clinch
and Sokolov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Inemko misses with a double jab.
Sokolov misses with a body shot.
Sokolov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Inemko is rocked!
A left and a right from Inemko both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Nikolai Sokolov has been cut.
Inemko tries for a takedown but Sokolov circles away easily
and Sokolov counters with a good, hard body kick but Inemko shrugs it off.
Inemko looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Inemko rushes Sokolov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Inemko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sokolov uses from the top position.
Sokolov trying to control but Inemko is working from the bottom.
Inemko being controlled here, momentarily.
Inemko keeping moving, preventing Sokolov from controlling successfully.
Sokolov passes Inemko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sokolov in particular looking to stall.
Sokolov is thwarting Inemko's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inemko tries to get to full guard but Sokolov has control of the leg.
Sokolov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sokolov thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Inemko to regain full guard.
Sokolov trying to control but Inemko is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Inemko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sokolov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inemko is keeping the position for now.
Sokolov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sokolov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokolov postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Inemko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Inemko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Inemko wants to control from the top but Sokolov keeps moving.
Sokolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokolov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Inemko's guard.
Inemko wants to stand up but Sokolov is controlling him.
Sokolov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Inemko is looking to regain half guard here but Sokolov keeps moving and retains side control.
Inemko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sokolov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Sokolov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Inemko rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sokolov's guard! Nice work there by Inemko!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inemko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Sokolov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Sokolov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sokolov wants to clinch.
Inemko lands with a big right hook that stumbles Sokolov - he's out on his feet here! Inemko follows up with another monster hook that separates Sokolov from consciousness! Sokolov falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Inemko stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vladmir Inemko!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goal Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radik Borishov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitz's entrance music is I Want To Conquer The World. A fine choice. Borishov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pozavi Menya - Lube kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blitz
vs
Borishov

185 cm
19
197 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goal Blitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radik Borishov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Borishov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Borishov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blitz is looking to clinch.
Borishov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blitz fails with an attempt to clinch.

Borishov clinches.
Borishov stalling in the clinch.
Borishov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blitz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Borishov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borishov has a takedown stuffed.
Borishov looks gassed!
Blitz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Borishov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Blitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitz looks to clinch
and Borishov counters with a head kick.

Blitz scores a takedown into full mount!
Borishov tries to buck Blitz off but he can't manage it.
Blitz looking to finish Borishov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borishov!
Borishov is trying to stand up.
Blitz tries to control but Borishov wriggling away.
Borishov trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz tries to control but Borishov wriggling away.
Blitz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blitz content just to control the position here.
Borishov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Borishov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borishov pushes Blitz up against the cage in a clinch.
Blitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Borishov misses with a knee strike.
Borishov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Borishov tries to break the clinch but Blitz is controlling the position.

Borishov manages to break the clinch.
Blitz cracks Borishov with a good jab.
Borishov lands with a kick to the temple. Blitz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blitz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borishov tries to avoid it but Blitz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borishov to the ground. Borishov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goal Blitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borishov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Borishov counters by clinching up.
Borishov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borishov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borishov misses with a knee to the head.
Borishov managing to block the knees to the body from Blitz.

Borishov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Borishov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blitz to the mat! Blitz manages to get full guard.
Borishov is fighting to break Blitz's control of his arms but Blitz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Borishov stands up from Blitz's guard - Borishov perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borishov misses with a double jab.
Blitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borishov as he avoids it easily.
Blitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borishov throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Borishov scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Borishov stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Borishov throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borishov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borishov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borishov keeps the fight on the outside.
Borishov slips a straight right by Blitz.
Blitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blitz looks to land a combination. Borishov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radik Borishov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Borishov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blitz shoots in and drives through. Borishov sprawls well.
Blitz lands a right hook to the body.
Blitz wants to clinch

and Borishov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Borishov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borishov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blitz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Borishov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Borishov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Borishov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Borishov tries a knee to the head but Blitz blocks it.
Blitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Blitz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Borishov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goal Blitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blitz jumps guard but Borishov stands there with Blitz around his waist. Blitz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Borishov prevents Blitz from breaking the clinch.

Blitz breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borishov shoots in but Blitz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Borishov has closed the distance and engaged Blitz in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Borishov.
Borishov avoiding damage.
Borishov looking to throw knees to the head but Blitz is blocking nicely.

Borishov manages to break the clinch.
Borishov fails with the takedown.
Blitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blitz misses with a takedown attempt - Borishov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Borishov has closed the distance and engaged Blitz in a clinch.
Blitz wants a takedown.
Blitz is trying to break free.
Borishov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borishov misses with a knee to the head.
Borishov misses with a knee to the head.

Borishov breaks from the clinch.

Borishov gets the takedown into side control.
Blitz wants to control but Borishov postures up.
Blitz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Borishov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Blitz to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borishov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Borishov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Borishov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Goal Blitz is winning the standup battle so far.

Borishov gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blitz is trying to get back to half guard.
Blitz struggling a bit here.
Blitz is looking to regain half guard here but Borishov keeps moving and retains side control.

Borishov stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz misses with a takedown
and Borishov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Borishov defending well as Blitz loads up on a big left hand.

Blitz gets caught flat footed, as Borishov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Borishov gets to his feet - Blitz follows without any prompting.
Blitz shoots and misses

and Borishov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Radik Borishov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blitz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blitz has his hands on Borishov's head, controlling the position.
Borishov tries to stand but Blitz is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borishov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Borishov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Borishov decides to stand and escape the position.
Blitz tries to clinch but Borishov moves away

and Borishov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Borishov.
Blitz wants a takedown.
Borishov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blitz lands with a light punch inside.
Blitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Borishov manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borishov circles away from the clinch attempt.

Borishov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Borishov misses with a knee strike.
Borishov keeps control of Blitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blitz can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radik Borishov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Blitz throws a jab when Borishov was well out of range.
Blitz slips a jab and a cross from Borishov.
No luck for Blitz with that takedown attempt.
Blitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Borishov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Borishov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blitz, up you get!
Borishov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Borishov counters by moving into the clinch.
Borishov leaning against his opponent.
Borishov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Borishov breaks the clinch.
Borishov keeps the fight on the outside.
Goal Blitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borishov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borishov shoots in for a takedown but Blitz shows good takedown defense.
Borishov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blitz with a jab.
Borishov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borishov takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Borishov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Borishov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borishov connects with a knee to the head.

Borishov breaks the clinch.
Borishov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blitz circles away.
Goal Blitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radik Borishov.
Blitz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Borishov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blitz fails with the takedown

and Borishov counters by moving into the clinch.
Borishov landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Borishov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blitz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blitz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borishov's waist but Borishov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blitz off to one side.

Borishov clinches up with Blitz and pushes him back against the cage.
Blitz tries to work over Borishov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blitz is looking to break free of the clinch but Borishov has double underhooks.
Borishov connects with a knee to the head.
Borishov keeps control of Blitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borishov stalling in the clinch but Blitz improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borishov tries to land a knee to the head but Blitz blocks with his arms.
Borishov stops a takedown attempt from Blitz.
Borishov throws a knee to the head but misses.

Borishov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blitz looks to land a body kick but Borishov moved away.
Borishov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blitz but Blitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blitz swinging wilding here.

Borishov moves into the clinch.
Borishov scores with a knee to the head.

Borishov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blitz shoots and misses

and Borishov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blitz is looking to break free of the clinch but Borishov has double underhooks.
Blitz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Borishov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from Blitz misses.
Blitz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Borishov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borishov.
Borishov stops a takedown attempt from Blitz.
Borishov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Borishov breaks the clinch.
Blitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borishov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blitz's guard.

Blitz is working an open guard so Borishov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Borishov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Borishov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Borishov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Borishov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blitz stuffs the takedown.
Borishov avoids the body shot from Blitz.
Borishov stuffs the takedown attempt from Blitz. Blitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Borishov tries to clinch there but Blitz circles away.
Blitz lands a jab to the nose.
Blitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borishov throws the kick towards the body but Blitz avoids it.
Blitz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blitz has his takedown stuffed

and Borishov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Borishov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borishov.
Borishov shoots in and drives through. Blitz sprawls well.
Blitz misses with a few strikes there.
Blitz lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blitz closes the distance but Borishov moves to the side
and Borishov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Borishov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Borishov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blitz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Borishov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goal Blitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blitz connects with a jab.
Borishov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Blitz scores with a four punch combination!
Borishov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Borishov.
Blitz throws a lazy body kick

and Borishov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Borishov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radik Borishov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Borishov 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Radik Borishov!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Radik Borishov!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Radik Borishov!

Radik Borishov wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Zhukoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Panavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignas Panavas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zhukoff
vs
Panavas

187 cm
22
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
231 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Zhukoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ignas Panavas!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panavas misses with a double jab.
Panavas looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhukoff is just out of range.
Panavas misses with a two punch combination.

Zhukoff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhukoff lands in his opponent's guard.
Zhukoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhukoff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zhukoff prevents Panavas from getting back to his feet.
Panavas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Zhukoff postures up and lands a big shot to Panavas's brow.
Zhukoff landing some decent shots from guard.
Panavas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zhukoff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zhukoff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zhukoff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zhukoff slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zhukoff connects with a nice short shot to Panavas's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Panavas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zhukoff won't allow Panavas to sweep him here.
Panavas looks gassed!
Zhukoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panavas is keeping the position for now.
Zhukoff distracts Panavas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukoff postures up and lands a big shot to Panavas's brow.
Zhukoff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Panavas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhukoff is one step ahead there.
Zhukoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panavas can't keep his opponent in guard - Zhukoff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zhukoff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zhukoff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panavas tries to kick Zhukoff off but Zhukoff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Panavas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zhukoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Panavas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zhukoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zhukoff moves nicely into side control.
Zhukoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Zhukoff scoring with punches and elbows.
Zhukoff working away.
Zhukoff looks up at the clock and then as Panavas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zhukoff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Zhukoff tries for a kimura but Panavas is defending well.
Panavas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zhukoff connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zhukoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Panavas, who protects the arm well.
Zhukoff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zhukoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Panavas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Zhukoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Panavas has escaped the position, nice work there.

Zhukoff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zhukoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Panavas misses with a few strikes there.
Panavas swings for the body but Zhukoff moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Panavas gets caught flat footed, as Zhukoff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zhukoff passes Panavas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zhukoff lands strikes from half guard.
Zhukoff trying to mount his opponent but Panavas defends it.

Zhukoff is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Panavas is just riding it out for now. Zhukoff eventually gives up the hold.

Zhukoff seems to be looking for submissions.

Zhukoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Panavas defends it well.
Panavas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panavas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zhukoff wants to pass the guard but Panavas is keeping the position.
Zhukoff preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Panavas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zhukoff!
The referee warns Zhukoff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Panavas looking to control but Zhukoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zhukoff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Panavas lands a big shot there that rocks Zhukoff but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Panavas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zhukoff regains half guard.
Panavas is nestled in close to Zhukoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zhukoff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhukoff tries to get out of the position.
Panavas passes to full mount!
Zhukoff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zhukoff is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zhukoff throwing hammer fists to the chest of Panavas. What's that going to do exactly?
Zhukoff is squirming around, avoiding Panavas's attempts to control the action.
Zhukoff can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Zhukoff dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Panavas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zhukoff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Zhukoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zhukoff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Panavas some visible discomfort.
Panavas is trying to control Zhukoff's posture but Zhukoff avoids it.
Zhukoff landing strikes.
Panavas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zhukoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Panavas tries to get to full guard but Zhukoff has control of the leg.
Zhukoff slips a nice elbow through Panavas's hands, connecting with Panavas's forehead.
Zhukoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zhukoff lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panavas trying to control here.
Zhukoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhukoff is thwarting Panavas's attempts to control the position.
Zhukoff working Panavas over with strikes.
Panavas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Panavas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panavas looking for a sweep. Not yet Panavas, not yet.
Panavas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhukoff throwing strikes but missing.

Zhukoff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Panavas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Panavas scores with a takedown into Zhukoff's guard.
Zhukoff keeping moving, preventing Panavas from controlling successfully.
Zhukoff has momentary wrist control but Panavas slips an elbow through the middle.
Panavas preventing the sweep.
Panavas passes into half guard.
Zhukoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Panavas throwing shots but Zhukoff is blocking nicely.
Zhukoff wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panavas wants to take a breather but Zhukoff is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Panavas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panavas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhukoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panavas swinging wilding here.
Panavas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Panavas misses with a series of wild punches.

Zhukoff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zhukoff showed some decent athleticism there.

Panavas is defending against the submission attempts here by Zhukoff.
Panavas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zhukoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nikolai Zhukoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukoff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Panavas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhukoff is one step ahead there.
Zhukoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panavas is keeping the position for now.
Zhukoff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zhukoff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Zhukoff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zhukoff cracks Panavas with a solid left hand.
Zhukoff landing some decent shots from guard.
Zhukoff wants to pass the guard but Panavas is keeping the position.

Panavas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zhukoff pushing down on Panavas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zhukoff connects with a nice short shot to Panavas's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukoff moves into full mount! Panavas won't be happy about that!
Zhukoff scoring with strikes but Panavas is staying in there.
Zhukoff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Panavas hang on?
Zhukoff cracks Panavas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Zhukoff.
Zhukoff looking to finish Panavas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Panavas!

Panavas is rocked!
Panavas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zhukoff. What's that going to do exactly?
Zhukoff looking to finish Panavas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Panavas!
Zhukoff breaks from Panavas's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Zhukoff has control of Panavas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Panavas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Panavas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zhukoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Panavas's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zhukoff is working for a guillotine from mount but Panavas frees his head quite easily.
Zhukoff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Panavas is still in real trouble! Can Zhukoff finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhukoff raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Zhukoff dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Panavas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zhukoff throws a sloppy head kick and Panavas moves out of range easily.

Zhukoff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Panavas sprawls well initially but Zhukoff persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Panavas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zhukoff is working away from the top position though.
Zhukoff thows a huge punch but Panavas dodges it nicely.
Panavas is looking for a sweep. Zhukoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Panavas seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhukoff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zhukoff blocks the strikes from Panavas.
Zhukoff lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Panavas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zhukoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Panavas is retaining full guard.
Zhukoff cracks Panavas with a solid left hand.
Zhukoff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panavas controls Zhukoff momentarily but Zhukoff frees himself.
Zhukoff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zhukoff scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhukoff looking to pass the guard.
Zhukoff lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukoff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zhukoff preventing the sweep.
Zhukoff stops Panavas from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Panavas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Zhukoff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Panavas trying to control the position.
Zhukoff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Panavas's head.
Zhukoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Panavas working for a triangle but Zhukoff defends it easily.
Zhukoff prevents Panavas from getting back to his feet.
Panavas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zhukoff scoring with some ground and pound.
Panavas tries to strike from the bottom.
Zhukoff stops Panavas from standing up.
Panavas tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panavas tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zhukoff dodges the punch combination from Panavas.
Ignas Panavas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhukoff slips a jab and a cross from Panavas.
Panavas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhukoff at a distance.
Zhukoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panavas closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zhukoff counters with a single leg into guard. Panavas didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Panavas is on top in guard.
Panavas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zhukoff is keeping the position for now.
Zhukoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Panavas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhukoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Zhukoff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukoff working Panavas over with strikes.
Zhukoff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Panavas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zhukoff works his way into full mount!
Zhukoff lands a nice shot to the head.
Zhukoff working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zhukoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Panavas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Zhukoff.
Zhukoff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Panavas looks a forlorn figure.
Zhukoff lands a big shot there that rocks Panavas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Panavas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Panavas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Panavas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Zhukoff is working for a submission of some sort.
Panavas trying to hold on to Zhukoff's head to control him but Zhukoff postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zhukoff connects with a nice short shot to Panavas's temple.
Zhukoff moves nicely into side control.
Zhukoff working the head with strikes.
Panavas is trying to get back to half guard.
Zhukoff advances nicely into full mount.
Panavas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhukoff is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Panavas goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Zhukoff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolai Zhukoff!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kaklamanakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Why Can't We Be Friends? . Ilham Aliyev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aliyev
vs
Kaklamanakis

185 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilham Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kaklamanakis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaklamanakis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aliyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aliyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aliyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aliyev misses with a head kick.
Kaklamanakis takes one on the button.
Aliyev throws a shot from downtown. Kaklamanakis moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Aliyev misses.

Aliyev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kaklamanakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Aliyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kaklamanakis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kaklamanakis stopping the sweep attempt from Aliyev.
Kaklamanakis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaklamanakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Aliyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aliyev 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaklamanakis passes Aliyev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aliyev wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kaklamanakis blocks a head kick by Aliyev.
Kaklamanakis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aliyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaklamanakis throws a body punch but Aliyev moves out of range.
Kaklamanakis avoids the head kick by Aliyev.
Aliyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaklamanakis.
Kaklamanakis ducks right into an uppercut from Aliyev.
Kaklamanakis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aliyev looks to land a left hand but Kaklamanakis moved out of range nicely.
Kaklamanakis moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaklamanakis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aliyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaklamanakis shoots in but no luck this time.
Kaklamanakis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aliyev as he avoids it easily.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Kaklamanakis is having none of it.
Aliyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaklamanakis is just out of range.
Ilham Aliyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaklamanakis tries to clinch but Aliyev moves away
and Aliyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Aliyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aliyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Aliyev is breathing heavily.
Aliyev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaklamanakis shoots in and drives through. Aliyev sprawls well.
Ilham Aliyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Kaklamanakis.
Aliyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaklamanakis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaklamanakis shoots and misses
and Aliyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kaklamanakis shoots in but Aliyev avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Kaklamanakis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aliyev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaklamanakis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aliyev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kaklamanakis wants to take a breather but Aliyev manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kaklamanakis.
Kaklamanakis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aliyev wants to get back to his feet but Kaklamanakis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaklamanakis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aliyev being controlled here, momentarily.
Kaklamanakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Aliyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaklamanakis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aliyev wants to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Kaklamanakis winds up and cracks Aliyev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Kaklamanakis is looking for a kimura but Aliyev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaklamanakis to get the leverage.
Kaklamanakis winds up and cracks Aliyev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aliyev taking some punishment here, with Kaklamanakis in his half guard.
Kaklamanakis is pressing down on Aliyev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aliyev is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kaklamanakis in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaklamanakis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Kaklamanakis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aliyev has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Kaklamanakis working for a submission but Aliyev is keeping him at bay.
Aliyev is looking to improve his position but Kaklamanakis isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Kaklamanakis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aliyev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaklamanakis at a distance.
Kaklamanakis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaklamanakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aliyev.
Aliyev looks to clinch

and Kaklamanakis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaklamanakis.
Aliyev crunches a lovely knee into Kaklamanakis's ribcage.
Aliyev misses with a knee to the head.
Aliyev landing knees to the head.
Aliyev misses with a knee strike.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but Kaklamanakis blocks with his arms.
Kaklamanakis trying to stall but Aliyev improves his position.
Kaklamanakis tries to pull guard but Aliyev won't allow it.
Aliyev missing with knees to the body.

Kaklamanakis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aliyev uses from the top position.
Aliyev wants to pass the guard but Kaklamanakis is keeping the position.
Kaklamanakis is breathing heavily.
Kaklamanakis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aliyev.
Aliyev pushing down on Kaklamanakis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aliyev controlling the action here.

Aliyev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev is looking to advance position but Kaklamanakis won't allow it.
Aliyev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aliyev slips a nice elbow through Kaklamanakis's hands, connecting with Kaklamanakis's forehead.
Kaklamanakis wants to get back to full guard.
Kaklamanakis is in trouble now - Aliyev has advanced to mount!
Aliyev cracks Kaklamanakis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kaklamanakis is working to get back to half guard.
Kaklamanakis taking shots to the head.
Kaklamanakis can't escape the position.
Kaklamanakis tries to hold on but Aliyev pushes him away.
Kaklamanakis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aliyev kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Aliyev looking for a guillotine from mount but Kaklamanakis is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev lands a big elbow.
Aliyev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kaklamanakis hang on?
Aliyev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aliyev with shots to the head and body - Kaklamanakis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aliyev with a couple of short strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Aliyev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aliyev throws some wild stikes that Kaklamanakis manages to avoid easily.
Kaklamanakis tries to lock up and control but Aliyev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aliyev scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kaklamanakis is rocked!

It looks like Alexander Kaklamanakis has been cut.
Aliyev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kaklamanakis's face.
Kaklamanakis is still in real trouble! Can Aliyev finish him?
Aliyev unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kaklamanakis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Aliyev celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilham Aliyev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manos de Piedra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pjotr Petrushenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Piedra comes into the arena with Hecho en Mexico blaring out of the sound system. Manos de Piedra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

de Piedra
vs
Petrushenko

170 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

176 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manos de Piedra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pjotr Petrushenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Piedra shoots in but Petrushenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrushenko scores with a head kick.

de Piedra scores with a takedown into Petrushenko's guard.
Petrushenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petrushenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de Piedra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

de Piedra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petrushenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrushenko working a defensive guard but de Piedra passes into half guard.
Petrushenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
de Piedra works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrushenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petrushenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de Piedra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
de Piedra controlling from mount.
Petrushenko is looking to get to half guard.

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.
Petrushenko tries to hold on but de Piedra pushes him away.
Petrushenko is working to get back to half guard.
Petrushenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Petrushenko throws a strike from the bottom but de Piedra uses the opportunity to take his back.

Petrushenko has hold of de Piedra's leg, trying to break free but it's let de Piedra lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Petrushenko is turning an unusual color here… he's out! de Piedra throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Manos de Piedra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Llongg Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Piranov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piranov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Los"-Rammstien. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dong
vs
Piranov

185 cm
22
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Knock Out

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Llongg Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Piranov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Piranov.
Piranov trying to control the action but Dong is working from the bottom.

Piranov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Piranov wants to control but Dong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Piranov is looking for a sweep. Dong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dong working the head and body with strikes.
Dong is tying to control. Piranov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Piranov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dong 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Piranov instigates a clinch.
Dong jumps guard but Piranov stands there with Dong around his waist. Dong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Piranov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dong feints and as Piranov raises his hands in defense, Dong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piranov is keeping the position for now.
Piranov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dong is pushing down on Piranov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Piranov is fighting to maintain full guard but Dong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Piranov taking some punishment here, with Dong in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Piranov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Piranov tries to roll over but Dong keeps him under control.
Dong passes to side control.
Piranov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Piranov looks gassed!

Dong working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Piranov looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dong! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Llongg Dong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Photo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Andrew
vs
Photo

190 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Andrew!
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, Jake Photo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrew instigates a clinch.
Photo managing to block the knees to the body from Andrew.
Andrew misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Photo.
Photo looking for a takedown.

Andrew has picked Photo up - he's going for a ride! Andrew dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Photo tries to roll over but Andrew keeps him under control.

Andrew is looking for a kimura here.
Photo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Andrew is looking to advance position but Photo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Andrew is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Photo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Andrew is looking to improve his position but Photo isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Photo working Andrew over with strikes here.
Photo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Andrew hang on?
Photo controlling his opponent.
Andrew taking shots to the head.
Photo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Photo dominating with strikes here.
Andrew takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Photo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Photo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jake Photo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Photo misses with a takedown attempt - Andrew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Photo shoots for a double leg takedown but Andrew sprawls well. He's pushed Photo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kyle Andrew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Photo.
Andrew shoots for a double leg takedown but Photo sprawls well. He's pushed Andrew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrew takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrew is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Photo is keeping busy.

Andrew has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Photo regains guard immediately.
Photo trying to keep a closed guard but Andrew is proving a slippery customer.

Photo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Andrew off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Andrew with a poor takedown
and Photo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andrew is breathing heavily.

Photo scores a takedown into full mount!
Photo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Photo landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Photo cracks Andrew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Andrew tries to reverse the position but Photo maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Photo.
Andrew throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Photo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Photo with a couple of short strikes.
Andrew really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Photo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Photo prevents Andrew from getting the reversal.
Photo lands a nice shot to the head.
Andrew bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Andrew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andrew would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Photo dominated that round.
That's time! Andrew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Andrew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrew really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andrew doesn't manage to clinch there - Photo circles away.
Andrew looks to clinch

and Photo counters with a takedown into side control.
Photo taking a breather here.
Photo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Photo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Andrew tries to improve position but can't.
Andrew gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Photo stalling away here and it's allowed Andrew to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Andrew 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.
Andrew keeping full guard, as Photo tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Photo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andrew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Photo looking to pass the guard.
Photo wants to control from the top but Andrew keeps moving.

Andrew has his foot on Photo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Photo works his way back into a safe position though.
Photo forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrew is staying active underneath Photo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andrew works his way to full guard. Good work.

Andrew is looking for a triangle but Photo pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Photo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Andrew can't keep his opponent in guard - Photo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Photo is controlling the pace.
Andrew gets back to full guard.
Photo won't allow Andrew to get back to his feet.
Photo trying to control but Andrew is working from the bottom.

Andrew has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Photo doesn't defend quickly enough and Andrew has managed to lock this one up! Can Photo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Andrew on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kyle Andrew!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Stranglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stranglov
vs
Smith

178 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Attliction

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 St Petersburg, Kirill Stranglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Smith!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stranglov looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Stranglov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stranglov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stranglov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stranglov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stranglov!
Stranglov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stranglov taking a breather here.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.

Stranglov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

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.
Stranglov controlling the action here.
Stranglov is looking to pass Smith's guard but actually Smith recovers to full guard.

Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stranglov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stranglov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith wants to sweep here but Stranglov controlling him for the moment.

Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stranglov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stranglov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stranglov wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Stranglov pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Stranglov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Stranglov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stranglov fails with the takedown

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith is fighting to break Stranglov's control of his arms but Stranglov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stranglov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stranglov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Smith is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Stranglov has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stranglov keeping control of the position.
Stranglov is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stranglov trying to control but Smith postures up.

Stranglov actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stranglov misses with a takedown

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stranglov won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith tries to advance to mount but Stranglov denies him.
Stranglov is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.

Smith tries for a kimura but Stranglov is defending well.
Stranglov is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stranglov struggling a bit here.
Stranglov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Smith turns into Stranglov and is now in his guard.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Stranglov is controlling Smith's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith misses with a takedown attempt

and Stranglov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stranglov.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stranglov wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Stranglov is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Stranglov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stranglov not doing much here.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stranglov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.

Smith has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stranglov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Smith has tightened it up now! Stranglov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Smith!