PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tomahawk (ranked 3316 p4p, 3481 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 401 p4p, 422 weight class). Chief Tomahawk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tomahawk
vs
Sturmovik

185 cm
29
184
10 - 3 - 2

190 cm
25
195
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Tomahawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomahawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sturmovik drops his shoulder and cracks Tomahawk with a huge uppercut! Tomahawk goes down! Can Sturmovik finish him?

Tomahawk is rocked!

It looks like Chief Tomahawk has been cut.
Tomahawk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oh Tomahawk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomahawk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sturmovik is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sturmovik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tomahawk's guard.
Tomahawk seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomahawk managing to control the position.
Tomahawk wants to control the position but Sturmovik says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tomahawk's coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomahawk moves into full guard.
Sturmovik has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tomahawk is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sturmovik cracks Tomahawk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sturmovik stuffs the takedown attempt from Tomahawk. Tomahawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomahawk takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Sturmovik gets caught napping as Tomahawk dives in and scores a takedown. Sturmovik manages to retain guard.
Tomahawk throws a strike but Sturmovik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sturmovik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tomahawk's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sturmovik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tomahawk seems keen to control Sturmovik's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik wants to stand but Tomahawk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tomahawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Tomahawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tomahawk moves in looking to clinch but Sturmovik pushes him off.
Tomahawk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sturmovik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Tomahawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sturmovik lands a right hook to the body.
Sturmovik throws a series of punches but Tomahawk moves out of range.
Tomahawk throwing a counter right hand but Sturmovik manages to avoid it.

Tomahawk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sturmovik was covering up waiting for the punch and Tomahawk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tomahawk postures up in Sturmovik's guard and throws a big left but Sturmovik blocks it.
Tomahawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomahawk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tomahawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Sturmovik has wrist control.
Tomahawk throws an elbow that misses. Sturmovik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tomahawk's guard. Nice move by Sturmovik!

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kirov Sturmovik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chief Tomahawk's cut.
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.

Sturmovik tests Tomahawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Tomahawk with that takedown attempt.
Kirov Sturmovik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomahawk has a takedown stuffed.
Sturmovik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomahawk.
Sturmovik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomahawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomahawk shoots in for a double leg but Sturmovik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Tomahawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sturmovik cracks Tomahawk with an uppercut from hell and Tomahawk crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sturmovik's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturmovik wants to stand but Tomahawk is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomahawk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sturmovik wants to stand but Tomahawk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tomahawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sturmovik has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blood and Iron Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tomahawk is pulling down on Sturmovik's head. It's preventing any offense from Sturmovik, at least for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chief Tomahawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sturmovik lands with a right hand.

Chief Tomahawk's cut is getting worse.

Sturmovik catches Tomahawk napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Tomahawk to the canvas!
Sturmovik being controlled here momentarily.
Sturmovik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tomahawk is trying to hold Sturmovik in close to prevent damage but Sturmovik has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk tries to roll over but Sturmovik keeps him under control.
Sturmovik wants to stand up but Tomahawk is controlling the position.
Tomahawk wants to control but Sturmovik is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four 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.
Sturmovik stuffs the takedown.
Sturmovik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomahawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturmovik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomahawk. Tomahawk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from Sturmovik as Tomahawk shoots in.
Kirov Sturmovik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sturmovik waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Tomahawk. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Tomahawk to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Chief Tomahawk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tomahawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sturmovik regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tomahawk.
Sturmovik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tomahawk is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kirov Sturmovik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chief Tomahawk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sturmovik gets caught flat footed, as Tomahawk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tomahawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Sturmovik has wrist control.
Tomahawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomahawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tomahawk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tomahawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Sturmovik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tomahawk.
Sturmovik pulls Tomahawk in to control the position.
Tomahawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sturmovik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmovik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tomahawk working some strikes from top position.
Tomahawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomahawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tomahawk.
Tomahawk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sturmovik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tomahawk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tomahawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sturmovik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Tomahawk.
Sturmovik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tomahawk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturmovik stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sturmovik moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tomahawk goes down! Can Sturmovik finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomahawk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sturmovik wants to stand but Tomahawk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sturmovik bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Tomahawk! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Sturmovik wanted to stand there but Tomahawk had control of the position.
Kirov Sturmovik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sturmovik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sturmovik stopping the sweep attempt from Tomahawk.
Tomahawk looking to control.
Chief Tomahawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomahawk working a defensive guard but Sturmovik passes into half guard.
Sturmovik wants to stand up but Tomahawk has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirov Sturmovik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sturmovik 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirov Sturmovik!
During a confident post fight interview, Kirov Sturmovik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.