PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mcinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Golubutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcinen comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Right Now. Sergej Golubutov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mcinen
vs
Golubutov

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Mcinen!
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, Sergej Golubutov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golubutov moves out of range of the leg kick from Mcinen.
Mcinen avoids a punch combination nicely.

Golubutov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mcinen can't keep his opponent in guard - Golubutov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mcinen trying to hold on to Golubutov's head to control him but Golubutov postures up.
Mcinen tries to get to full guard but Golubutov has control of the leg.
Mcinen is trying to stand.
Golubutov is tying to control. Mcinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mcinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Golubutov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mcinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mcinen wants to improve his position but Golubutov is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcinen trying to hold on to Golubutov's head to control him but Golubutov postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mcinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Golubutov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Golubutov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mcinen wants to get back to his feet.
Mcinen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Golubutov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Golubutov has control of Mcinen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mcinen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Golubutov with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golubutov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Golubutov lands a big shot there that rocks Mcinen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Golubutov with a couple of short strikes.
Golubutov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcinen?
Mcinen can't escape the position.
Mcinen is breathing heavily.
Golubutov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcinen is looking to escape.
Golubutov landing strikes, looking to finish!

Golubutov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mcinen turns into him and now he's in Golubutov's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Golubutov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golubutov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Golubutov keeping moving, preventing Mcinen from controlling successfully.
Golubutov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Golubutov working a defensive guard here.
Golubutov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Golubutov keeping full guard, as Mcinen tries to pass.

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.
Mcinen stopping the sweep attempt from Golubutov.

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

Mcinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Golubutov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Golubutov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Golubutov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Golubutov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golubutov chips away with some ground and pound.
Golubutov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcinen has control of Golubutov's left arm, preventing Golubutov from doing any damage.
Golubutov lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Golubutov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Golubutov throws a leg kick which misses Mcinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Mcinen tries to avoid it.
Golubutov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcinen pinned against the cage. Mcinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Golubutov shoots in and bounces Mcinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Golubutov won't allow Mcinen to get back to his feet.
Golubutov wants to pass the guard but Mcinen is keeping the position.
Golubutov wants to control from the top but Mcinen keeps moving.
Golubutov stopping the sweep attempt from Mcinen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mcinen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Golubutov passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golubutov slips a nice elbow through Mcinen's hands, connecting with Mcinen's forehead.
Mcinen wants to improve his position but Golubutov is controlling well.
Mcinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mcinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Golubutov is one step ahead there.

Mcinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Golubutov tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcinen is retaining full guard.

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.
Golubutov throws and elbow that misses. Mcinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Golubutov's guard. Nice move by Mcinen!
Mcinen postures up.
Mcinen controlling from the top position.
Golubutov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Golubutov is proving hard to escape from.
Golubutov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mcinen misses with a takedown attempt - Golubutov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mcinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Golubutov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mcinen. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Golubutov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mcinen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Golubutov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mcinen is now in Golubutov's guard. A big mistake from Golubutov there, giving up the dominant position!
Golubutov working a defensive guard but Mcinen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Golubutov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Golubutov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcinen keeps working.
Golubutov is just content to waste time from the top position. Mcinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Golubutov wants to control from the top but Mcinen keeps moving.
Golubutov postures up and lands a big shot to Mcinen's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golubutov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Golubutov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Golubutov is in close to Mcinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mcinen keeping full guard, as Golubutov tries to pass.
Golubutov passes Mcinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Golubutov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Golubutov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Golubutov slips a nice elbow through Mcinen's hands, connecting with Mcinen's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Golubutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Mcinen misses with a takedown attempt

and Golubutov counters with a single leg into guard. Mcinen didn't expect that.

Mcinen is looking for a triangle but Golubutov pushes his legs off easily.
Golubutov works over Mcinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Golubutov stops Mcinen from standing up.
Golubutov is in close to Mcinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mcinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Golubutov trying to control but Mcinen postures up.
Mcinen trying to mount his opponent but Golubutov defends it.
Golubutov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mcinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golubutov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golubutov wriggles free and stands up.

Golubutov moves into range and clinches up with Mcinen.
Golubutov leaning his opponent against the cage.

Golubutov pulls Mcinen into guard.
Golubutov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcinen throwing strikes but missing.
Golubutov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mcinen trying to control but Golubutov is working from the bottom.
Golubutov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcinen's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golubutov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mcinen's head.
Mcinen lands some strikes from the bottom.
Mcinen is looking to stand up but Golubutov isn't so interested in that idea.

Mcinen pushes a forearm under Golubutov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Golubutov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Mcinen!