PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 160 p4p, 488 weight class) and Rob Sapo (ranked 12 p4p, 29 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alyoshin
vs
Sapo

200 cm
37
265
28 - 13 - 0

195 cm
30
248
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Urban Fighter

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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapo throws a sloppy head kick
and Alyoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Alyoshin misses with a head kick.
Alyoshin throws a head kick but Sapo moves out of range.

Alyoshin closes the distance and clinches.
Sapo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sapo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sapo.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sapo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alyoshin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alyoshin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sapo backwards.
Alyoshin misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alyoshin misses with some punches.
Sapo takes a shot to the head.
Sapo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alyoshin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sapo stalling against the cage.
Sapo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sapo manages to break the clinch.
Alyoshin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sapo feints a counter leg kick.
Alyoshin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sapo is just out of range.

Alyoshin lands a big head kick that sends Sapo tumbling to the mat! Alyoshin takes a step backwards and waves Sapo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sapo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alyoshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alyoshin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alyoshin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alyoshin scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapo misses with a wild body shot.
Alyoshin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alyoshin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapo.
Sapo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up but Sapo circles away and keeps his distance.
Sapo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alyoshin scores with the left hand. Sapo knows he should have avoided that one.

Sapo is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Alyoshin.
Sapo throws a right hand that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alyoshin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alyoshin wants to clinch up but Sapo keeps it at a distance.
Alyoshin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sapo.
Alyoshin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alyoshin throws a leg kick but Sapo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alyoshin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alyoshin throws a head kick that misses.
Sapo tries to move into range but Alyoshin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin ducks under a wild hook from Sapo.
An inside leg kick lands from Alyoshin.
Sapo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Sapo looks to move away, Alyoshin throws a big counter combo but Sapo just gets out of the way.

Alyoshin gets a clinch.
Sapo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alyoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Sapo controls the action.
Alyoshin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alyoshin.
Sapo looks winded!
Alyoshin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sapo or not.
Alyoshin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sapo.
Alyoshin blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alyoshin lands a body shot.
Alyoshin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alyoshin missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alyoshin landing knees to the body.
Alyoshin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alyoshin tries to throw a body punch but Sapo avoids it by throwing Alyoshin back against the cage.
Alyoshin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alyoshin misses with a punch to the body.
Alyoshin lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries to work over Sapo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sapo avoids it.
Alyoshin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Alyoshin.
Nice body punch from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alyoshin misses with a body punch.
Alyoshin lands a right hand.
Alyoshin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alyoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sapo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alyoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Alyoshin dominated that round.
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.

Sapo throws a push kick but Alyoshin slaps the foot to one side.
Alyoshin slips under a jab from Sapo.
Alyoshin lands a head shot.

Alyoshin cracks Sapo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sapo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Alyoshin finish him?
Sapo is still on wobbly legs! Can Alyoshin finish him?
Alyoshin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sapo throws a body kick that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sapo avoids the head kick by Alyoshin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapo throws a lazy right hand but Alyoshin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Alyoshin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sapo.
Sapo thows a leg kick but Alyoshin checks it
and Alyoshin counters with a big right hand! Oh Sapo is in trouble here! Alyoshin follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Alyoshin!
Grant Alyoshin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.