PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhivko Bsohnakov (ranked 25466 p4p, 4052 weight class) and Enrique Marin (ranked 448 p4p, 357 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bsohnakov
vs
Marin

173 cm
24
155
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
159
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhivko Bsohnakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Marin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bsohnakov. Those never looked like landing.
Bsohnakov shoots in looking for a takedown but Marin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bsohnakov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Bsohnakov rushes Marin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bsohnakov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marin regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marin controlling Bsohnakov's posture.
Bsohnakov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marin is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bsohnakov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin is pulling down on Bsohnakov's head. It's preventing any offense from Bsohnakov, at least for the moment.
Marin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Marin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bsohnakov wants to control from the top but Marin keeps moving.
Bsohnakov postures up.

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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bsohnakov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bsohnakov pushes Marin up against the cage in a clinch.

Bsohnakov pulls guard effortlessly.
Bsohnakov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marin tries to free his leg and advance position but Bsohnakov is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin stays in close to Bsohnakov's body and controls the position.
Marin won't allow Bsohnakov to sweep him here.
Marin passes into half guard.
Bsohnakov is not content to let Marin control the position.
Marin controlling the action here.
Bsohnakov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marin is controlling the pace.
Bsohnakov is looking for a sweep. Marin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Marin has Bsohnakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Bsohnakov just leaning against Marin, taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bsohnakov pulls guard.
Bsohnakov keeping full guard, as Marin tries to pass.
Marin wants to control from the top but Bsohnakov keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zhivko Bsohnakov 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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marin.
Bsohnakov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marin pinned against the cage. Marin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bsohnakov closes the distance and clinches up with Marin, looking for a takedown. Bsohnakov pushes Marin against the cage but Marin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bsohnakov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marin pinned against the cage. Marin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhivko Bsohnakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bsohnakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bsohnakov fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Marin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bsohnakov trying to control from the bottom.
Zhivko Bsohnakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bsohnakov!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marin avoids the attempt from Bsohnakov to control.
Marin is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Bsohnakov is in real trouble.
Bsohnakov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Marin.
Bsohnakov is in bad spot here.
Marin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin keeps control of the position as Bsohnakov tries to break free.

Bsohnakov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Marin gets his way!
Marin looking to hold on to the position here but Bsohnakov rolls and ends up regaining guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bsohnakov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marin is in close to Bsohnakov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bsohnakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bsohnakov being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Marin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Marin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bsohnakov throws a big counter combination but Marin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bsohnakov fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bsohnakov.

Marin shoots in and gets a takedown into Bsohnakov's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bsohnakov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bsohnakov can't keep his opponent in guard - Marin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bsohnakov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marin on the ground.
Marin trying to mount his opponent but Bsohnakov defends it.
Marin not doing much here.

Marin is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marin is keen to just control but Bsohnakov is a slippery customer.
Marin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marin wants to advance to full mount but Bsohnakov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marin tries to advance position but instead Bsohnakov slips a leg back in to half guard.
Marin is keen to just control but Bsohnakov is a slippery customer.
Bsohnakov gets full guard.

Bsohnakov has his foot on Marin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marin works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bsohnakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marin advances position into side control!
Marin prevents Bsohnakov from escaping the position.
Bsohnakov is trying to get back to half guard.
Bsohnakov prevents Marin from improving position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marin slows the pace down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Marin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Marin!