QFC Tournament 1089 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raffaele Esposito (ranked 4901 p4p, 4532 weight class) and Gu Yong Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raffaele Esposito has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Esposito
vs
Yong Sun

178 cm
24
215
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
199
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raffaele Esposito!
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, Gu Yong Sun!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Esposito bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yong Sun wants to get back to his feet but Esposito is dominant here and he's now got Yong Sun's back!
Esposito controlling from the back.
Esposito keeps control of the position as Yong Sun tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Esposito controlling the positon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yong Sun is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Esposito lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Yong Sun hold on?!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yong Sun is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Esposito gets his way!
Esposito controls the action.
Yong Sun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Esposito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Esposito'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Esposito working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Good control from Esposito.

Yong Sun showing good submission defense here.
Esposito loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Yong Sun hold on?
Esposito is riding his opponent, not letting Yong Sun buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sun trying to control the hands but Esposito breaks the grip.
Esposito throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Yong Sun!
Esposito throwing damaging strikes from the back! Yong Sun could be in trouble here!
Yong Sun rolls, trying to escape but Esposito keeps control of the position.
Yong Sun keeps trying to improve his position.
Esposito 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.
Esposito scores with punches and elbows.
Yong Sun trying to control but not successfully.
Yong Sun manages to reverse the position and now he's in Esposito's guard. Nice work there by Yong Sun.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sun stops Esposito from standing up.
Yong Sun looking to pass the guard.
Yong Sun throws an elbow that misses. Esposito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yong Sun's guard. Nice move by Esposito!

Esposito is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esposito content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raffaele Esposito 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.

Esposito gets a clinch.
Yong Sun prevents Esposito from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yong Sun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Yong Sun is trying to force a seperation but Esposito has the dominant position.
Esposito is trying to break free.

Esposito manages to pull guard.
Yong Sun wants to get up but he can't break Esposito's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Esposito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yong Sun can do to turn this around?

Esposito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Esposito looking for a sweep. Not yet Esposito, not yet.
Esposito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong Sun trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yong Sun tries to free his leg and advance position but Esposito is retaining full guard.
Esposito wants to get back to his feet but Yong Sun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yong Sun trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Yong Sun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yong Sun won't allow Esposito to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yong Sun wants to control from the top but Esposito keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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.
Yong Sun fails with a takedown attempt.
Esposito slaps away a takedown attempt from Yong Sun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yong Sun shoots in for a double leg but Esposito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raffaele Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gu Yong Sun.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
Raffaele Esposito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Yong Sun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yong Sun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Esposito drives through with a takedown into Yong Sun's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito controlling from the top position.
Esposito content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Yong Sun looking for a guillotine here but Esposito defends easily.
Yong Sun 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 four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yong Sun throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Esposito looking to pass the guard.
Yong Sun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yong Sun wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yong Sun stops Esposito from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raffaele Esposito dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yong Sun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Esposito tries to avoid it but Yong Sun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Esposito to the ground. Esposito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.

Esposito drives through with a takedown into Yong Sun's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yong Sun wants to get back to his feet but Esposito passes into half guard.
Raffaele Esposito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Esposito prevents Yong Sun from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Esposito seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yong Sun wants to control the action here but instead Esposito manages to pass to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a big shot there that rocks Yong Sun but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yong Sun is trying desperately to improve position.
Yong Sun in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yong Sun working to try and regain half guard.
Esposito controlling from mount.
Yong Sun working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sun wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Esposito keeps control of the position as Yong Sun tries to break free.
Esposito lands with a hammerfist to the side of Yong Sun's head.

Esposito is persistently looking for the submission but Yong Sun is defending it well.
Esposito controlling well, preventing Yong Sun from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sun trying to control the position but Esposito manages to sink in the hooks.
Yong Sun covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Good control from Esposito.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yong Sun trying to control the action but Esposito just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yong Sun showing good submission defense here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Esposito.
Yong Sun trying to control the action but Esposito just sinks the hooks in.
Yong Sun wants to escape the position.
Gu Yong Sun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raffaele Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raffaele Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esposito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Raffaele Esposito!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Raffaele Esposito!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Raffaele Esposito!

Raffaele Esposito wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Lu (ranked 4487 p4p, 4525 weight class) and Frank Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Carney will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lu
vs
Carney

190 cm
24
213
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
24
205
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilson Lu!
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, Frank Carney!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lu misses the shot to the body.
Carney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carney.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lu.
Carney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carney throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carney.
Carney scores with a nice body kick.
Lu shoots in looking for a takedown but Carney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carney lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lu takes a step back to recover.
Carney scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carney chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney looks to land a body kick but Lu moved away.
Carney slaps away a takedown attempt from Lu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Lu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lu.
Carney scoring well with a low kick there.
Carney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lu shoots in looking for a takedown. Carney tries to sprawl out of it but Lu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carney.
Frank Carney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carney avoids the body shot from Lu.
Carney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lu shoots in looking for a takedown but Carney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney misses with a kick to the body.
Carney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carney. Lu shrugs it off though.
Carney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lu dives in and grabs Carney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carney pushes down on Lu's head and hops out.
Carney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Carney.
A nice leg kick from Carney, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carney throws a leg kick which misses Lu's front leg but catches the back leg as Lu tries to avoid it.
Carney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Frank Carney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carney throws a leg kick which misses Lu's front leg but catches the back leg as Lu tries to avoid it.
Carney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carney stuffs the takedown attempt from Lu. Lu gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney scores with a push kick.
Carney lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carney connects with a solid leg kick.
Carney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick from Carney, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lu.
Lu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carney was well out of range. Poor timing from Lu.
Lu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carney swivels and escapes.
Despite the aggression on Carney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lu is breathing heavily.
Carney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lu misses with a body shot.
Carney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carney!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lu if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lu dives in for a single leg takedown but Carney sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Carney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lu blocks it with crossed arms.
Carney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lu's efforts to push away.
Carney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lu blocks it with crossed arms.
Carney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lu blocks it with crossed arms.
Carney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lu blocks it with crossed arms.
Carney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Carney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lu misses with a low kick.
Lu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carney.
Lu just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank Carney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick lands for Carney.
Frank Carney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carney feints and then cracks Lu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lu down.
Carney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lu if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Carney tenderised Lu's leg. Lu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carney feints a counter leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Carney.
Lu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Lu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carney is looking to regain half guard here but Lu keeps moving and retains side control.
Lu is working Carney over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carney is trying to strike from the bottom but Lu has passed into full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu lands a couple of good shots and Carney has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Carney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carney tries to escape the position.
Carney keeps trying to improve his position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lu. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Carney is trying to remain composed but Lu is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

Lu is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Carney defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Lu patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carney rolls, trying to escape but Lu keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Carney defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney is trying to break free.
Lu cracks Carney with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Carney from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Lu is landing with strikes. Carney can't take much more of this.
Carney tries to escape but Lu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Carney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Lu is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Carney right now.
Lu is landing with strikes. Carney can't take much more of this.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carney fending off the submission attempt from Lu.
Lu looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Wilson Lu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lu controlling well, preventing Carney from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lu is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Carney is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wilson Lu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter St Petersburg (ranked 4724 p4p, 4489 weight class) and Vlady Borschtinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Petersburg
vs
Borschtinski

195 cm
18
205
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
212
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter St Petersburg!
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, Vlady Borschtinski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschtinski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Petersburg.

St Petersburg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borschtinski quickly recovers to half guard.
St Petersburg wants to take a breather but Borschtinski is having none of it.
Borschtinski wants to control but St Petersburg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borschtinski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Petersburg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Petersburg's back!
St Petersburg trying to control the action but Borschtinski just sinks the hooks in.
Borschtinski lands with a hammerfist to the side of St Petersburg's head.
Borschtinski is hanging on to St Petersburg's back as he tries to escape.
Borschtinski scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
St Petersburg wants to get back to his feet.
Borschtinski avoiding St Petersburg 's attempts to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtinski is landing with strikes from the back.
St Petersburg staying busy and making it hard for Borschtinski to control.
St Petersburg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St Petersburg wants to get back to full guard but Borschtinski has mounted him!
St Petersburg is trying desperately to improve position.
Borschtinski lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschtinski avoids the attempt from St Petersburg to control.
St Petersburg is bucking up trying to escape but Borschtinski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St Petersburg is trying desperately to improve position.
Borschtinski controlling from mount.
Borschtinski working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borschtinski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. St Petersburg can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
St Petersburg's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Borschtinski with good strikes from the mount here!
St Petersburg wants to control but Borschtinski is having none of it.
Borschtinski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtinski landing strikes from the mount.
Borschtinski wants to control the pace but St Petersburg is squirming around nicely.
Borschtinski lands a big shot there that rocks St Petersburg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Petersburg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Borschtinski lands with some strikes.
St Petersburg is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Petersburg is working hard here to advance position.
Borschtinski landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vlady Borschtinski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Petersburg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borschtinski tries to avoid it but St Petersburg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borschtinski to the ground. Borschtinski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Borschtinski misses with a straight left.
Borschtinski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Petersburg.
St Petersburg moves in looking to clinch but Borschtinski pushes him off.
St Petersburg doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Borschtinski counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Petersburg won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter St Petersburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borschtinski lands a nice forearm strike.
Vlady Borschtinski has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Petersburg can't do much from the bottom here.
St Petersburg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borschtinski on the ground.
Borschtinski moves into full mount!
Borschtinski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Petersburg hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtinski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Petersburg hang on?
Borschtinski unloading with bombs!
The referee warns St Petersburg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Borschtinski avoids the attempt from St Petersburg to control.
St Petersburg is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Borschtinski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Petersburg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borschtinski landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg wants to control but Borschtinski is having none of it.
Borschtinski working St Petersburg over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Petersburg is trying to escape the mount.
Borschtinski wants to control but instead St Petersburg manages to regain half guard.
Borschtinski is pressing down on St Petersburg's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Petersburg is holding on for now.
St Petersburg tries to kick Borschtinski off but Borschtinski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg works his way to full guard. Good work.

St Petersburg has an active guard here but Borschtinski has managed to pass into half guard.
St Petersburg wants to get back to full guard.

Borschtinski seems to be looking for submissions.
St Petersburg is trying to control but Borschtinski passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtinski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Petersburg down.
Borschtinski is looking to take a break and control but St Petersburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borschtinski taking a break here but St Petersburg is having none of it and regains half guard.

Borschtinski is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Petersburg missing with punches from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vlady Borschtinski 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

St Petersburg tries to score with a low kick but Borschtinski moves his leg out of the way.

Borschtinski moves into range and clinches up with St Petersburg.
St Petersburg can't break the clinch.
St Petersburg jumps guard but Borschtinski stands there with St Petersburg around his waist. St Petersburg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Petersburg stalling in the clinch but Borschtinski improves position.

St Petersburg jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Petersburg wants to sweep here but Borschtinski controlling him for the moment.

St Petersburg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Petersburg has his hands on Borschtinski's head, controlling the position.
Borschtinski looking to sit in guard and control but St Petersburg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

St Petersburg throws an elbow that misses. Borschtinski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Petersburg's guard. Nice move by Borschtinski!

The fighters are working up against the cage. St Petersburg manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
St Petersburg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borschtinski prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg looking to stall.

St Petersburg is fighting off a takedown attempt but Borschtinski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip St Petersburg to the mat. St Petersburg regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Borschtinski pushes down on St Petersburg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Petersburg moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Petersburg wants to control but Borschtinski passes easily into half guard.
Borschtinski is trying to control the action in half guard but St Petersburg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtinski wants to free his trapped foot but St Petersburg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Borschtinski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Borschtinski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borschtinski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Borschtinski looking to finish St Petersburg with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Petersburg!
Borschtinski prevents St Petersburg from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg wants to control but Borschtinski is having none of it.
Borschtinski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Borschtinski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
St Petersburg tries to reverse the position but Borschtinski maintains control.
Borschtinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borschtinski lands a big shot there that rocks St Petersburg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borschtinski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Peter St Petersburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschtinski with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlady Borschtinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Borschtinski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Vlady Borschtinski!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Vlady Borschtinski!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Vlady Borschtinski!

Vlady Borschtinski wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Maroni (ranked 4536 p4p, 4488 weight class) and Roman Abramovich (ranked 552 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maroni
vs
Abramovich

178 cm
22
205
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
24
220
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Maroni!
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, Roman Abramovich!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Maroni pushes Abramovich off and gets back to his feet.

Abramovich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maroni has Abramovich pulled in close to control his posture.
Abramovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maroni has his hands on Abramovich's head, controlling the position.

Maroni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maroni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abramovich controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Abramovich 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.
It looks like Abramovich might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Abramovich passes into half guard.
Abramovich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abramovich's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two 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.
Abramovich wants to stand but Maroni has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Maroni is trying to get back to full guard.
Maroni is trying is best to control the position here.
Abramovich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abramovich works his foot free and advances to mount.
Maroni wants to hold on but Abramovich pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Abramovich avoids the attempt from Maroni to control.
Maroni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Abramovich swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Maroni is now in Abramovich's guard. A big mistake from Abramovich there, giving up the dominant position!
Abramovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maroni throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abramovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abramovich managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maroni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abramovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maroni 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.
Abramovich seems keen to control Maroni's posture.
Maroni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maroni won't allow Abramovich to sweep him here.
Abramovich is controlling Maroni's posture.
Abramovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maroni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abramovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maroni is in close to Abramovich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abramovich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maroni is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Maroni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Abramovich gets the takedown into side control.
Maroni is trying to improve his position.
Abramovich working away.
Maroni tries to improve position but can't.
Abramovich content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Abramovich sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maroni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni wants to control but Abramovich postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Abramovich controlling the position from side mount.
Abramovich is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Abramovich the control monster continue. Boring.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Abramovich looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abramovich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maroni's head.
Abramovich wants to stand and escape but instead Maroni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Maroni stopping the sweep attempt from Abramovich.
Maroni lands a couple of elbows.
Abramovich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maroni is one step ahead there.
Maroni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abramovich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abramovich managing to control the position.
Maroni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abramovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maroni.
Abramovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maroni.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maroni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abramovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maroni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maroni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maroni throwing strikes from guard but Abramovich blocks nicely.
Maroni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abramovich's head.
Maroni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abramovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maroni lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maroni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abramovich has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Maroni is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Abramovich has Maroni pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Abramovich pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maroni tumbling to the mat - Abramovich dives into Maroni's guard.
Maroni controlling Abramovich's posture.
Maroni looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abramovich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maroni looking for a sweep. Not yet Maroni, not yet.
Maroni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Abramovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Abramovich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maroni looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maroni is looking to regain half guard here but Abramovich keeps moving and retains side control.
Maroni is trying to control Abramovich's posture but Abramovich avoids it.
Abramovich is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich working the head and body with strikes.
Abramovich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Abramovich working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Maroni's thigh. Maroni counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Abramovich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maroni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abramovich is one step ahead there.
Abramovich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Abramovich.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maroni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abramovich manages to get himself to full guard.

Abramovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maroni stops Abramovich from standing up.
Maroni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abramovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abramovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abramovich has control of Maroni's left arm, preventing Maroni from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abramovich wants to get back to his feet but Maroni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maroni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abramovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maroni throwing strikes but missing.
Maroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maroni passes Abramovich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maroni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Abramovich pushes Maroni off and gets back to his feet.
Abramovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maroni. Maroni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is controlling Abramovich's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Well, if Abramovich 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.
Abramovich lands with a punch from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abramovich slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Abramovich.
Well Abramovich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!

Roman Abramovich wins by unanimous decision!