PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 168 p4p, 297 weight class) and Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 26 p4p, 45 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Alyoshin
vs
Mahmut

200 cm
38
265
29 - 13 - 0

207 cm
30
275
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sheikh Mahmut!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alyoshin throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmut's shoulder, as Mahmut tries to avoid the shot.
Mahmut walks into a left hand.

Alyoshin rushes Mahmut and presses him up against the cage.
Mahmut is trying to break free.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alyoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmut controls the action.

Mahmut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahmut has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alyoshin finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahmut's head.
Mahmut throws a sloppy head kick and Alyoshin moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahmut throws a lazy body kick
and Alyoshin counters with a nice body shot.
Alyoshin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahmut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a looping overhand right but Mahmut ducks down to avoid it.
Alyoshin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alyoshin throws a hook but Mahmut blocks it.
Mahmut looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmut moves out of range easily.
Mahmut throws a counter combo.
Alyoshin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alyoshin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alyoshin clobbers Mahmut with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Mahmut misses.
Alyoshin cracks Mahmut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alyoshin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin digs a good hook to Mahmut's body.
Alyoshin cracks a nice hook into Mahmut's ribs.

Alyoshin clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alyoshin has Mahmut pressed against the cage, preventing Mahmut from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Alyoshin - that landed with a thud.
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahmut avoids the damage to the body.
Mahmut blocks an uppercut.
Mahmut wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage.
Alyoshin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alyoshin tries to work over Mahmut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alyoshin missing with knees to the body.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alyoshin trying to land knees to the body.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahmut.
Alyoshin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmut's elbow.

Mahmut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahmut connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alyoshin momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mahmut on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good shot there by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a lovely overhand right.
Grant Alyoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahmut lands with a nice combination. Alyoshin backs away looking to recover.
Alyoshin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut there from Alyoshin.

Alyoshin clinches up with Mahmut and pushes him back against the cage.
Alyoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahmut backwards.
Mahmut tries to break free but Alyoshin pushes him back against the cage.
Alyoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahmut backwards.
Alyoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmut controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mahmut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahmut misses with a looping left.
It looked like Alyoshin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin tries to clinch there but Mahmut circles away.
Mahmut throws out a counter right but Alyoshin avoids it with no problem.
Alyoshin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alyoshin slips a jab from Mahmut.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick
and Mahmut counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Alyoshin. Beautiful body shot.
Alyoshin throws an off balance right hand
letting Mahmut counter with a right hand.
Alyoshin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alyoshin throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Mahmut was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick
and Mahmut finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Alyoshin dominated that round.
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.

Alyoshin is looking to slow Mahmut down with leg kicks.
Alyoshin looks to land a left hand but Mahmut moved out of range nicely.
Mahmut thinks about the counter body kick.
Alyoshin looks to clinch
and Mahmut counters with a straight right hand.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick
and Mahmut counters with a nice leg kick.
Alyoshin moves in looking to clinch but Mahmut pushes him off.
Mahmut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alyoshin.
Mahmut has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alyoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahmut manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahmut! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alyoshin circles away quickly and effectively.
Alyoshin lands a really nice looking cross but Mahmut seems unphased.

It looks like Sheikh Mahmut has been cut.
Alyoshin wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alyoshin.
Mahmut swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahmut needs to keep his hands up - Alyoshin had a free shot at his head there.
Mahmut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alyoshin is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mahmut.
A nice side step and Mahmut releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alyoshin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahmut was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alyoshin. Mahmut does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin misses with a left hand
enabling Mahmut to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Grant Alyoshin has been cut.
Mahmut looks for the body kick but Alyoshin saw that one coming.
Alyoshin connects with a right hand. Mahmut shakes it off.
Alyoshin misses with a body shot.
Mahmut doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mahmut scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alyoshin moves in looking to clinch but Mahmut pushes him off.
Alyoshin throws a body punch but Mahmut moves out of range.
Mahmut looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alyoshin scores with a sloppy right hand. Mahmut should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alyoshin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahmut at a distance.
Mahmut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alyoshin. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Alyoshin misses.

Alyoshin darts in and clinches Mahmut up against the cage.
Alyoshin has Mahmut pressed against the cage, preventing Mahmut from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mahmut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahmut getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mahmut slips under a jab.
Alyoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Alyoshin throws a body punch but Mahmut moves out of range.
Mahmut throws out a counter right but Alyoshin avoids it with no problem.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up but Mahmut circles away and keeps his distance.
Alyoshin moves out of range as Mahmut strikes.
Alyoshin throws a quick counter head kick but Mahmut was just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin slips under a jab.
Alyoshin is looking to clinch but Mahmut is avoiding it.
Mahmut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alyoshin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alyoshin lands with a kick to the temple. Mahmut shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Alyoshin forces Mahmut back against the cage and clinches.
Alyoshin misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahmut.
Mahmut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Mahmut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alyoshin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alyoshin tries to clinch but Mahmut moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Grant Alyoshin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alyoshin lands a right hook to the body.
Sheikh Mahmut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alyoshin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Mahmut's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alyoshin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahmut can do to turn this around?
Alyoshin throws a good cross that connects.

Alyoshin has closed the distance and engaged Mahmut in a clinch.

Mahmut breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Alyoshin.
Mahmut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alyoshin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries to clinch
and Mahmut counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alyoshin misses with a hook
enabling Mahmut to counter with a crisp jab.
Alyoshin staying out of range there.
Mahmut ducks under a wild hook from Alyoshin.
Mahmut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alyoshin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahmut! But no joy.
Alyoshin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmut misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alyoshin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alyoshin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alyoshin connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahmut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahmut throws a hook to the side of Alyoshin's head but Alyoshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alyoshin misses with a wild body shot.
Alyoshin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahmut throws a body punch but Alyoshin moves out of range.
Alyoshin misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alyoshin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmut keeps the fight on the outside.
Alyoshin throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahmut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alyoshin connects with a jab.
A low kick from Alyoshin is predictable there
and Mahmut counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahmut throws a sloppy body shot
and Alyoshin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alyoshin connects with a body shot that sends Mahmut's belly button to the back.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmut moves out of range easily.
Alyoshin swinging wildly here.
Mahmut looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a head kick that misses
and Mahmut counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alyoshin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mahmut on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alyoshin with a nice calf kick.
Mahmut looks to land a body kick but Alyoshin moved away.
Alyoshin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alyoshin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alyoshin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alyoshin throws a leg kick
and Mahmut counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahmut throws a hook but Alyoshin blocks it.
Mahmut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Alyoshin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alyoshin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Alyoshin!
Our winner, Grant Alyoshin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.