PBP Commentary

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!