PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 965 p4p, 1527 weight class) and Joe Stack (ranked 90 p4p, 146 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Borrisinov
vs
Stack

181 cm
24
145
10 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
153
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sakura Style

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Stack!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Borrisinov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borrisinov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Stack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borrisinov defends well.
Stack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borrisinov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Borrisinov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Borrisinov has managed to get both his arms back between Stack's legs - danger averted.
Borrisinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borrisinov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack looking for a sweep. Not yet Stack, not yet.
Stack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borrisinov takes one to the side of the head.
Stack takes a swing at Borrisinov's ribcage but misses.
Borrisinov goes for a double leg but Stack avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stack continues to drive forward.
Stack working aggressively here.
I was talking to Borrisinov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stack can't find room to land a body shot as Borrisinov controls the action.
Borrisinov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Borrisinov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stack trying to get back to full guard but Borrisinov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Stack tries to hold on but Borrisinov pushes him away.
Borrisinov working the ground and pound effectively.
Borrisinov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stack wants to control but Borrisinov is having none of it.
Borrisinov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borrisinov lands a big elbow.
Borrisinov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Borrisinov prevents Stack from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borrisinov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stack is squirming around, avoiding Borrisinov's attempts to control the action.
Borrisinov prevents Stack from getting the reversal.
Stack taking shots to the head.
Borrisinov lands a couple of good shots and Stack has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov cracks Stack with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Stack from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Borrisinov controls the action.
Stack trying to control the action but Borrisinov just sinks the hooks in.
Stack can't escape the position.
Stack trying to control the action but Borrisinov just sinks the hooks in.
Stack is in bad spot here.
Borrisinov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Stack.
Borrisinov lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Volodimir Borrisinov 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.

Borrisinov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stack to the mat! Stack manages to get full guard.
Borrisinov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stack wants to control the position but Borrisinov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Stack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borrisinov is working away from the top position though.
Stack is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Borrisinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Borrisinov wants to pass the guard but Stack is defending well.
Borrisinov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov is thwarting Stack's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borrisinov connects with a nice short shot to Stack's temple.
Borrisinov is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack is looking to improve his position.
Volodimir Borrisinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borrisinov stalling.
Borrisinov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Borrisinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stack can do to turn this around?
Stack flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Stack looking for submissions off his back.
Borrisinov trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Borrisinov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Stack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stack wants to get back to full guard.

Borrisinov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Stack.
Borrisinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Borrisinov is putting a hurting on Stack here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stack is trying to control Borrisinov's posture but Borrisinov avoids it.
Borrisinov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stack's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov working away.
Borrisinov happy to just control the position for now.
Borrisinov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stack to see if he's OK.
Borrisinov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Borrisinov slows the pace down.
Borrisinov cracks Stack with a big elbow.
Borrisinov is chipping away with strikes.
Borrisinov controlling the position.
Stack wants to control but Borrisinov postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov advances nicely into full mount.
Borrisinov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stack is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borrisinov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stack's face.
Stack is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Volodimir Borrisinov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Borrisinov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stack defends well and Borrisinov ends up having to push Stack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Borrisinov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stack misses with a punch to the body.
Stack misses with a punch on the inside.

Borrisinov lands a takedown into guard.
Borrisinov landing some decent shots from guard.
Borrisinov stands up over Stack, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Stack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borrisinov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borrisinov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stack trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov connects with a couple of short punches.
Borrisinov 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack pulls Borrisinov in close to prevent any damage.
Borrisinov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stack striking off his back but it's not causing Borrisinov any problems.
Borrisinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stack's head.
Borrisinov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Volodimir Borrisinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Borrisinov won't allow Stack to sweep him here.
Borrisinov content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borrisinov manages to avoid it.

Borrisinov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stack sprawls well initially but Borrisinov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Borrisinov slows the pace down in half guard.
Stack is trying to maintain the position but Borrisinov is very close to passing his half guard.

Stack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Borrisinov pulls his head out easily.
Borrisinov sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stack for as long as he can get away with.
Stack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borrisinov controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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.
Borrisinov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stack defends well and Borrisinov ends up having to push Stack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borrisinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stack misses with the head strike.
Stack tries to throw a body punch but Borrisinov avoids it by throwing Stack back against the cage.
Borrisinov blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stack.
A nice left hand lands by Stack.
Stack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stack tries a body shot but Borrisinov blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borrisinov's elbow.
Stack is pressed up against the cage. Borrisinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stack down to the mat. Stack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe Stack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borrisinov fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Volodimir Borrisinov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borrisinov, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volodimir Borrisinov!
A victorious Volodimir Borrisinov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.