PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kerim Engizek (ranked 5405 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Uhem Adrabyzinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrabyzinov has chosen Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Engizek
vs
Adrabyzinov

183 cm
18
170
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
175
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kerim Engizek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uhem Adrabyzinov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Engizek shoots in and bounces Adrabyzinov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adrabyzinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Adrabyzinov keeping full guard, as Engizek tries to pass.
Engizek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Adrabyzinov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Engizek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Engizek throws a big right hand that misses.
Adrabyzinov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adrabyzinov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Engizek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Engizek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adrabyzinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adrabyzinov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engizek throwing strikes but missing.
Engizek trying to control but Adrabyzinov is working from the bottom.

Adrabyzinov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Engizek is aware though and is defending well.

Adrabyzinov is looking for a triangle but Engizek pushes his legs off easily.
Adrabyzinov pulls Engizek in close to his closed guard and prevents Engizek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Adrabyzinov keeping full guard, as Engizek tries to pass.
Engizek throws a big right hand that misses.
Engizek preventing the sweep.
Engizek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Engizek trying to move into half guard but instead Adrabyzinov has managed to sweep!

Adrabyzinov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Engizek throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Engizek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adrabyzinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adrabyzinov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Engizek is trying to keep Adrabyzinov in close.
Adrabyzinov wants to pass the guard but Engizek is keeping the position.
Adrabyzinov 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.

Engizek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Engizek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adrabyzinov defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrabyzinov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Engizek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Engizek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adrabyzinov controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Adrabyzinov tries to sprawl but Engizek drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Engizek is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrabyzinov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Engizek is looking for a kimura here.
Adrabyzinov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Adrabyzinov is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Engizek trying to control from half guard but Adrabyzinov is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kerim Engizek dominated that round.
That's time! Engizek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Engizek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Engizek showed some decent athleticism there.
Adrabyzinov desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Adrabyzinov looking for submissions off his back.
Engizek is trying to control the action in half guard but Adrabyzinov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Engizek wants to pass to mount but Adrabyzinov is defending the position.
Engizek 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrabyzinov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Engizek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adrabyzinov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Adrabyzinov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engizek is looking to take a break and control but Adrabyzinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Engizek uses his free foot to push down on Adrabyzinov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Adrabyzinov.
We've been informed that Adrabyzinov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Engizek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Engizek misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Engizek looking to finish Adrabyzinov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adrabyzinov!
Adrabyzinov just holding on.
Adrabyzinov wants to control but Engizek is having none of it.
Engizek looking to ground and pound but Adrabyzinov is blocking nicely.
Adrabyzinov manages to control the position for a moment.
Adrabyzinov can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrabyzinov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adrabyzinov tries to lock up and control but Engizek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adrabyzinov blocking the ground and pound.
Adrabyzinov is trying to escape the mount.
Engizek looking to control but Adrabyzinov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Engizek controlling from mount.
Adrabyzinov holds of for dear life.
Adrabyzinov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Engizek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Adrabyzinov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrabyzinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Engizek controlling from the full mount.
Engizek wants to control the pace but Adrabyzinov is squirming around nicely.
Adrabyzinov wants to control but Engizek is having none of it.
Kerim Engizek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adrabyzinov working to try and regain half guard.
Adrabyzinov is squirming around, avoiding Engizek's attempts to control the action.
Engizek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adrabyzinov can do to turn this around?

Engizek has control of Adrabyzinov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adrabyzinov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adrabyzinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrabyzinov is looking to get to half guard.
Engizek tries to control but Adrabyzinov wriggling away.
Adrabyzinov can't escape the position.
Adrabyzinov looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Adrabyzinov working to try and regain half guard.
Adrabyzinov tries to lock up and control but Engizek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Engizek tries to control but Adrabyzinov wriggling away.
Adrabyzinov wants to control but Engizek is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kerim Engizek dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Engizek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adrabyzinov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Adrabyzinov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Engizek is trying to control. Adrabyzinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Engizek throwing shots but Adrabyzinov is blocking nicely.
Adrabyzinov is doing well to control the position and prevent Engizek from advancing to side control.
Engizek wants to control but Adrabyzinov is keeping him busy.
Adrabyzinov is holding on to half guard well.
Adrabyzinov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Engizek is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Engizek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adrabyzinov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adrabyzinov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engizek moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adrabyzinov wants to control but Engizek postures up.
Adrabyzinov holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Adrabyzinov parries the strikes from Engizek easily there. Engizek is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Adrabyzinov to escape.
Adrabyzinov tries to buck Engizek off but Engizek is having none of it.
Engizek trying to control the action but Adrabyzinov is working from the bottom.
Engizek throws an elbow but Adrabyzinov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Engizek working away.
Engizek wants to control but Adrabyzinov is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrabyzinov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Engizek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adrabyzinov stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Engizek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adrabyzinov keeps working.
Adrabyzinov stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Adrabyzinov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Engizek trying to control the position but Adrabyzinov is working away.
Adrabyzinov isn't going anywhere.
Adrabyzinov struggling a bit here.
Adrabyzinov isn't going anywhere.
Engizek wants to control but Adrabyzinov is keeping him busy.
Kerim Engizek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Engizek working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Engizek is looking to take a break and control but Adrabyzinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adrabyzinov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Engizek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adrabyzinov is positioning himself well to prevent Engizek advancing to mount.
Adrabyzinov is looking for a sweep. Engizek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adrabyzinov controlling the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adrabyzinov is staying active underneath Engizek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Engizek trying to pass the guard but Adrabyzinov defending well.
Uhem Adrabyzinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Engizek trying to control the action but Adrabyzinov is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kerim Engizek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Engizek 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kerim Engizek!