PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 270 p4p, 246 weight class) and Bugsy Seigel (ranked 18 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rozhkov
vs
Seigel

195 cm
24
275
8 - 2 - 0

193 cm
27
245
14 - 6 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bugsy Seigel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seigel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rozhkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Seigel is just out of range.
Rozhkov throws the left hand but Seigel avoids the punch easily.
Rozhkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seigel but Seigel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rozhkov shoots for a takedown but Seigel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rozhkov throws a hook but Seigel avoids it easily.
Seigel wants to counter with a clinch but Rozhkov pushes him away.
Rozhkov misses with a hook.
Rozhkov slips a jab from Seigel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seigel. That's going to slow Rozhkov down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozhkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Seigel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rozhkov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rozhkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seigel wants to improve his position but Rozhkov is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rozhkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rozhkov working the head and body with strikes.
Rozhkov throws a strike but Seigel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Seigel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rozhkov.
Seigel has momentary wrist control but Rozhkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Rozhkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Seigel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rozhkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seigel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seigel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rozhkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov 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.
Rozhkov throws a strike but Seigel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Seigel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Rozhkov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Seigel has passed into half guard!

Rozhkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seigel prevents Rozhkov from improving his position.
Seigel stalling.

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.
Rozhkov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Seigel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Seigel's back!
Rozhkov scores with punches from the back.
Rozhkov misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rozhkov throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Seigel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rozhkov.
Seigel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rozhkov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Rozhkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rozhkov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Seigel counter with a right hand.
Rozhkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Seigel counters with a nice leg kick.
Rozhkov misses with an uppercut
and Seigel counters with a low kick, right behind Rozhkov 's knee.
Rozhkov shoots for a takedown but Seigel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rozhkov tries for a takedown but Seigel circles away easily
and Seigel counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seigel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rozhkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Seigel's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seigel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rozhkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Seigel.
Rozhkov sets himself, and Seigel steps forward looking for the clinch! Rozhkov avoids it this time.
Rozhkov cracks Seigel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rozhkov looks to land a right hand but Seigel moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seigel throws a right and a left that Rozhkov avoids nicely.
Seigel takes a swing at Rozhkov's ribcage but misses.
Rozhkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Seigel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seigel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seigel just misses with a punch to the body.

Rozhkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seigel has momentary wrist control but Rozhkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Rozhkov cracks Seigel with a solid left hand.
Rozhkov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rozhkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rozhkov 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.
Rozhkov throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rozhkov throws a big elbow that misses.

Rozhkov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Seigel dives on top into guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rozhkov keeping full guard, as Seigel tries to pass.
Seigel postures up.
Rozhkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov controls Seigel momentarily but Seigel frees himself.
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.
Seigel preventing the sweep.
Rozhkov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Seigel controls the pace.
Rozhkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Seigel trying to control the position from guard on top but Rozhkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seigel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rozhkov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

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.
Rozhkov throwing strikes from guard but Seigel blocks nicely.
Rozhkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rozhkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seigel can do to turn this around?
Rozhkov wants to pass the guard but Seigel is keeping the position.
Rozhkov stands up over Seigel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rozhkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Seigel has wrist control.
Rozhkov distracts Seigel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rozhkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Rozhkov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rozhkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seigel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rozhkov is defended easily by Seigel.
Rozhkov throws a shot to the body.
Rozhkov misses with an uppercut. Seigel saw that one coming.
Seigel counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seigel misses with a leg kick

and Rozhkov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rozhkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Rozhkov 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.
Rozhkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rozhkov is looking to take a break and control but Seigel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rozhkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seigel is staying active underneath Rozhkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Rozhkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Seigel sees it coming and defends easily.
Bugsy Seigel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Seigel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seigel wants to get back to full guard.
Alexander Rozhkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rozhkov throwing shots but Seigel is blocking nicely.
Seigel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rozhkov'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.
Seigel keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov is thwarting Seigel's attempts to control the position.
Rozhkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Seigel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Seigel moves away from the strike by Rozhkov.
Seigel takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Rozhkov gets a takedown into half guard.
Alexander Rozhkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rozhkov thows a huge punch but Seigel dodges it nicely.
Seigel taking some punishment here, with Rozhkov in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seigel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seigel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rozhkov working Seigel over with strikes.
Seigel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rozhkov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rozhkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rozhkov working over Seigel with some ground and pound. Seigel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seigel wants to get back to full guard.
Rozhkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Rozhkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rozhkov, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Rozhkov!
A very excited looking Alexander Rozhkov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.