PDHC - 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hardy
vs
Bombada

183 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nad Hardy!
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, Brad Bombada!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bombada in his tracks.
A lazy left from Bombada finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Bombada shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Bombada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardy cracks Bombada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy clobbers Bombada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bombada digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Bombada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bombada gets a clinch.

Bombada breaks the clinch.
Bombada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Bombada ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Bombada.
Bombada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bombada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

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

Bombada stands up.
Bombada looks to land a combination. Hardy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Hardy is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada connects with a nice cross there... Hardy is looking wobbly and Bombada recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hardy to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bombada jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brad Bombada!

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A

C
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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Redwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bush
vs
Redwood

176 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

:: Happy Pills ::

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Bush!
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, David Redwood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Redwood moves into range and clinches up with Bush.
Redwood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Redwood can't break the clinch.
Bush has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Redwood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Redwood breaks from the clinch.

Bush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Redwood is trying to get back to full guard.
Bush throws a strike but Redwood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bush works over Redwood with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush landing some decent shots from guard.
Bush has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bush wants to pass the guard but Redwood is keeping the position.
Redwood wants to stand and escape but Bush is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redwood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redwood's head.
Bush wants to stand but Redwood is controlling his posture from full guard.
Redwood is trying to control the position but Bush postures up.
Bush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bush preventing the sweep.
Redwood keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redwood is keeping the position for now.
Bush wants to control from the top but Redwood keeps moving.
Bush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Bush working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redwood controls Bush momentarily but Bush frees himself.
Redwood pulls Bush in to control the position.
Bush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Bush stands up from Redwood's guard - Bush perhaps looking for a knockout.

Bush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Redwood's half guard.
Bush stalling.
Redwood is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redwood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bush scores with a couple of nice shots.

Bush is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Redwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bush trying to control from Redwood's half guard. Redwood has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bush stops Redwood from standing up.
Bush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Redwood looking for a guillotine here but Bush defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bush dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bush shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Redwood is trying to defend but Bush finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bush slips a nice elbow through Redwood's hands, connecting with Redwood's forehead.
Bush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Bush.
Bush is nestled in close to Redwood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bush throws a strike but Redwood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Bush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Redwood on the ground.
Redwood is trying to keep Bush in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush trying to control but Redwood is working from the bottom.
Bush postures up and lands a big shot to Redwood's brow.
Bush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redwood trying to keep a closed guard but Bush is proving a slippery customer.
Bush distracts Redwood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bush wants to stand but Redwood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redwood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Redwood trying to keep a closed guard but Bush is proving a slippery customer.
Bush might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Redwood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bush.
Bush postures up.
Bush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jeremy Bush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bush thows a big elbow that misses.
Redwood is breathing heavily.
Redwood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redwood keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bush shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Redwood has hold of Bush's hands but Bush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bush tries to pass to full mount but Redwood defends it.
Bush working over Redwood with some ground and pound. Redwood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands with a punch from half guard.
Redwood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bush lands a nice short elbow.
Bush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Redwood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bush.
Bush is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Redwood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Redwood manages to get to full guard.
Bush with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bush dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A combination from Redwood does no damage.

Bush shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Redwood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bush.
Bush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bush is thwarting Redwood's attempts to control the position.
Bush trying to control from half guard but Redwood is working away.

Bush decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Redwood misses with a takedown

and Bush counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Redwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush working Redwood over with strikes.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Redwood keeps working.

Bush is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Redwood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bush.
Bush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Redwood trying to hold on to Bush's head to control him but Bush postures up.
Bush looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Redwood is staying active underneath Bush, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bush falls off balance throwing a combination

and Redwood counters by moving into the clinch.

Bush drags the fight down to the ground.
Bush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bush tries to get out of the position.

Redwood stands up from Bush's guard - Redwood perhaps looking for a knockout.
Redwood misses with a takedown

and Bush counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Redwood taking some punishment here, with Bush in his half guard.
Bush thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Redwood to regain full guard.
Bush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Redwood can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bush controls the pace.
Redwood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bush manages to get himself to full guard.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Redwood from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to get back to his feet but Redwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Redwood looking to sit in guard and control but Bush gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bush, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Bush!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moises Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Koslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Koslov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mir
vs
Koslov

187 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moises Mir!
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, Sergei Koslov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mir rushes Koslov and presses him up against the cage.
Koslov tries for a takedown. No joy.

Mir successfully pulls guard.
Koslov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koslov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir is pulling down on Koslov's head to control his posture.
Koslov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mir is pulling down on Koslov's head to control his posture.
Koslov throws and elbow that misses. Mir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koslov's guard. Nice move by Mir!
Mir postures up in Koslov's guard and throws a big left but Koslov blocks it.
Mir postures up and lands a big shot to Koslov's brow.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir drops back looking for a leg! Koslov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koslov manages to kick Mir off! Mir jumps back into Koslov's guard.
Mir distracts Koslov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir wants to control from the top but Koslov keeps moving.
Koslov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koslov tries to strike from the bottom.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koslov looks for the body kick but Mir saw that one coming.
Koslov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice takedown defense from Mir. No joy for Koslov on that attempt.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koslov lands a jab to Mir's midsection.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Koslov throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Koslov misses with a low kick.

Mir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koslov's half guard.
Mir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koslov can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mir wants to work for an arm triangle but Koslov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Mir stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Koslov to get to his feet.
Koslov sizes up Mir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov throws a low kick but Mir avoids it.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Koslov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koslov lands a nice shot that snaps Mir's head back.
Mir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koslov.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koslov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koslov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koslov misses with a body kick.

Mir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mir 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.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koslov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koslov wants to stand up but Mir is controlling him.
Koslov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koslov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koslov keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Koslov is adopting a defensive guard.
Mir scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koslov thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir misses with a double jab
and Koslov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergei Koslov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Mir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koslov is just riding it out for now. Mir eventually gives up the hold.
Koslov wants to get back to his feet.
Mir winds up and cracks Koslov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koslov wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koslov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mir scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koslov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mir.
Koslov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koslov wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mir avoids the body shot from Koslov.

Mir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koslov is trying to defend but Mir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Mir decides to stand and escape the position.

Mir pushes Koslov up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir is trying to trip Koslov. He has hold of a leg but Koslov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Koslov wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.

Mir gets to his feet - Koslov follows without any prompting.
Koslov loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Koslov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mir rather than just go for the knockout.

Mir moves into range and clinches up with Koslov.

Mir is trying to trip Koslov. He has hold of a leg but Koslov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koslov's head.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Koslov has wrist control.
Mir landing some decent shots from guard.
Moises Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov has momentary wrist control but Mir slips an elbow through the middle.
Koslov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koslov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mir drops back looking for a leg! Koslov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koslov manages to kick Mir off! Mir jumps back into Koslov's guard.
Koslov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koslov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
Moises Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koslov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.

Mir clinches up against the cage.
Koslov is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.

Mir tightens his grip and picks Koslov up, before dumping him to the ground. Koslov manages to land in guard.
Mir postures up.
Koslov wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
Mir works over Koslov with some ground and pound from guard.
Mir connects with a couple of short punches.
Koslov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mir is controlling him.

Mir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moises Mir dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mir shoots and misses
enabling Koslov to counter with a crisp jab.

Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mir is trying to control. Koslov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mir is trying to control. Koslov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir prevents Koslov from improving his position.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov trying to control here.

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

Mir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koslov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.

Mir pulls guard effortlessly.
Koslov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Koslov from controlling successfully.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Moises Mir!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Wicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Langlais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wicker
vs
Langlais

186 cm
22
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Wicker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Langlais!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wicker checks a leg kick.
Wicker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Langlais.

Wicker gets a clinch.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wicker landing knees to the head.

It looks like Chris Langlais has been cut.
Langlais has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wicker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Langlais goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wicker prevents it.
Wicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wicker crunches a lovely knee into Langlais's ribcage.
Wicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wicker misses with a knee strike.
Wicker with a knee to the head.
Langlais looks gassed!
Langlais takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wicker with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wicker misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Langlais is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wicker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daniel Wicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Langlais.
Langlais takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Chris Langlais's cut even more.
Wicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Wicker.
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Langlais blocks it with crossed arms.
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Langlais misses with a body punch.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Wicker landing knees to the head.
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Langlais blocks it with crossed arms.
Langlais takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wicker misses with a knee strike.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langlais drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wicker blocks a body shot from Langlais.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but Langlais blocks it.

Langlais is trying to trip Wicker. He has hold of a leg but Wicker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Langlais persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Langlais connects with a couple of short punches.

Langlais decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wicker, up you get!
Langlais throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wicker tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais wants to land a leg kick but Wicker is out of range.
Langlais swats away the attempt to clinch by Wicker.
Langlais looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Langlais is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wicker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Wicker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Langlais throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Langlais doesn't manage to clinch there - Wicker circles away.

That's four 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.

Wicker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wicker lands a knee to the body.
Langlais misses with a punch to the body.
Wicker tries to land a knee to the head but Langlais blocks with his arms.
Wicker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wicker scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Langlais blocks it with crossed arms.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but Langlais blocks it.
Langlais content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Langlais manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Wicker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Langlais's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Langlais gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wicker misses with a knee to the head.
Langlais avoiding damage as Wicker throws knees to the body.
Langlais working hard to break the clinch.
Langlais goes for a takedown attempt but Wicker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wicker tries to clinch but Langlais moves away
and Langlais counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wicker tries to clinch
and Langlais counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wicker thinking.
Wicker darts in trying to clinch

and Langlais counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langlais tries to score with some ground and pound. Wicker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes there by Langlais.
Langlais working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Langlais throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Langlais throws a strike aimed at the side of Wicker's head but Wicker avoids it well.
Langlais lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wicker tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Langlais thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Langlais looking to ground and pound but Wicker is blocking nicely.
Wicker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wicker tries to get out of the position.
Langlais has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wicker's face.
Langlais pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Langlais scoring with strikes but Wicker is staying in there.
Wicker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Langlais on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais lands a big elbow.
Langlais working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wicker is bucking up trying to escape but Langlais cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Langlais there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Langlais lands a big elbow.
Langlais has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wicker's face.
A nice elbow there by Langlais.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlais cracks Wicker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Langlais lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Langlais scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Langlais unloading with bombs!
Wicker taking shots to the head.
Langlais has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Langlais working for a guillotine from mount but Wicker is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Langlais cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Langlais showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Langlais's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wicker closes the distance looking to clinch

and Langlais counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Langlais.
Langlais wants to get up but he can't break Wicker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wicker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wicker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Langlais stands up from Wicker's guard - Langlais perhaps looking for a knockout.
Langlais circles away from the clinch attempt
and Langlais counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicker tries to clinch
and Langlais counters with a stiff right hand.
Wicker misses with the combination.
Langlais tries to close the distance and clinch but Wicker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wicker wants to clinch

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Langlais gets to his feet - Wicker follows without any prompting.
Wicker tries to clinch

so Langlais counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langlais working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chris Langlais has got the better of the ground game so far.
Langlais wants to control from the top but Wicker keeps moving.
Langlais won't allow Wicker to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais trying to control but Wicker is working from the bottom.

Langlais stands up and waves to Wicker to follow him.
Langlais tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wicker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wicker looks to clinch

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicker won't allow Langlais to pass to mount.
Langlais is trying to control the action in half guard but Wicker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Langlais working Wicker over with strikes.
Langlais prevents Wicker from improving his position.
Wicker is not content to let Langlais control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langlais tries to stand and escape but Wicker is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Langlais really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Langlais's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wicker wants to clinch

and Langlais moves into the clinch.
Wicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Langlais tries to land a knee to the head but Wicker blocks with his arms.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Langlais ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Langlais no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wicker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Langlais is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Langlais is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wicker is aware though and is defending well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Langlais's guard.

Wicker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Langlais has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wicker has managed to get both his arms back between Langlais's legs - danger averted.
Wicker wants to stand but Langlais has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Langlais is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wicker defends well.

Langlais throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Langlais had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wicker defends it easily.
Wicker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Langlais is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicker wants to stand and escape but instead Langlais has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Langlais stands and steps away. Wicker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Wicker.
Wicker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniel Wicker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wicker staying out of range there.
Langlais throws a half hearted mid kick.
Langlais has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wicker lands a head kick!
Langlais looks to score with a jab to the body but Wicker is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Langlais dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chris Langlais's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Langlais scores with a takedown into Wicker's guard.
Langlais in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wicker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Langlais stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wicker is looking to clinch but Langlais is avoiding it.
Wicker darts in trying to clinch

and Langlais counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langlais is looking to work some ground and pound but Wicker has wrist control.
Langlais tries to stand but Wicker is controlling from the bottom.
Langlais is looking to work some ground and pound but Wicker has wrist control.
Langlais wants to stand but Wicker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Langlais loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Langlais gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Langlais avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wicker closes the distance but Langlais moves to the side
and Langlais counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais circles away from the clinch attempt
and Langlais counters with a big head kick but Wicker shrugs it off.
Wicker closes the distance looking to clinch

and Langlais counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wicker!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlais is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Langlais has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wicker's face.
Langlais trying to control but Wicker is having none of it.
Wicker is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Langlais comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Langlais 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 43:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 43:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 43:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Langlais!
Chris Langlais is the new welterweight champion!