PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Melenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Pavlosky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Melenko
vs
Pavlosky

200 cm
20
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Melenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Pavlosky!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlosky tries to clinch there but Melenko circles away.
Horrible takedown by Pavlosky or perhaps it was just good defense by Melenko which made him look bad.
Pavlosky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melenko shoots and misses
and Pavlosky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Melenko misses with a takedown
and Pavlosky counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pavlosky tries to close the distance and clinch but Melenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pavlosky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Melenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pavlosky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pavlosky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pavlosky prevents Melenko from improving his position.
Pavlosky throwing shots but Melenko is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlosky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Melenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pavlosky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Melenko pushes Pavlosky off looking to stand but Pavlosky dives back in and keeps control.
Melenko is breathing heavily.
Pavlosky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pavlosky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pavlosky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melenko tries for a takedown but Pavlosky circles away easily

so Pavlosky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Melenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melenko 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.
Melenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pavlosky on the ground.
Pavlosky trying to control but Melenko is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlosky passes Melenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pavlosky prevents Melenko from improving his position.
Melenko is refusing to be controlled, as Pavlosky sits in half guard.
Pavlosky stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Melenko is looking to control Pavlosky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Melenko avoid being mounted?
Pavlosky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melenko defending well though.

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.
Pavlosky is looking to take a break and control but Melenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pavlosky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Pavlosky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Melenko keeping moving, preventing Pavlosky from controlling successfully.
Pavlosky stands and throws Melenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Melenko is looking to regain half guard here but Pavlosky keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melenko struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Melenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pavlosky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melenko moves away.

Melenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pavlosky to the mat! Pavlosky manages to get full guard.
Melenko controls from within his opponent's guard.

Pavlosky working for a triangle but Melenko defends it easily.
Pavlosky is breathing heavily.
Pavlosky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Melenko wants to control from the top but Pavlosky keeps moving.
Pavlosky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Melenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Melenko controls from within his opponent's guard.

Melenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pavlosky is trying to keep Melenko in close.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pavlosky. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Melenko 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.
Melenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pavlosky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melenko looking to sit in guard and control but Pavlosky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pavlosky trying to control but Melenko is working from the bottom.
Melenko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pavlosky has passed into side control.
Melenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pavlosky tries to move into full mount but can't pass Melenko's legs.

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.
Pavlosky trying to control the position but Melenko is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Melenko shoots for a takedown but Pavlosky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pavlosky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pavlosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Melenko moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Melenko pulls guard.
Pavlosky won't allow Melenko to sweep him here.
Pavlosky prevents Melenko from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Melenko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pavlosky darts in trying to clinch

and Melenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Melenko.

Pavlosky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Melenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pavlosky is tightening it up a little... Melenko has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Melenko reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Melenko taps out! nice BJJ there by Pavlosky!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aleksander Pavlosky!