PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack Truck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Truck
vs
Ovechkin

205 cm
18
278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
237 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mack Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch but Ovechkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Truck tries to clinch up but Ovechkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Truck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Truck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ovechkin's waist but Ovechkin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Truck off to one side.
No luck for Truck with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ovechkin as he jumps to the side.
Truck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Truck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ovechkin circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ovechkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ovechkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Truck's head.
Truck has momentary wrist control but Ovechkin slips an elbow through the middle.

Truck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ovechkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ovechkin stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Truck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ovechkin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Truck is breathing heavily.
Ovechkin lands a couple of elbows.
Ovechkin lands a couple of elbows.
Ovechkin postures up in Truck's guard and throws a big left but Truck blocks it.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Truck lands a decent punch to the body there.
Ovechkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Truck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Ovechkin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ovechkin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ovechkin is working Truck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ovechkin postures up in Truck's guard and throws a big left but Truck blocks it.
Truck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ovechkin postures up and lands a big shot to Truck's brow.

Truck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ovechkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ovechkin stops Truck from standing up.
Ovechkin works over Truck with some ground and pound from guard.

Ovechkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Truck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ovechkin has managed to get both his arms back between Truck's legs - danger averted.
Ovechkin lands a couple of elbows.
Ovechkin is working Truck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ovechkin postures up and lands a big shot to Truck's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truck's head.
Ovechkin lands a couple of digs.
Ovechkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ovechkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truck's head.
Ovechkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Truck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ovechkin working some strikes from top position.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truck's head.
Truck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ovechkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ovechkin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Truck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ovechkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truck's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ovechkin is in close to Truck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ovechkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Truck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ovechkin defends it easily.
Ovechkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ovechkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Ovechkin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Ovechkin is looking to work some ground and pound but Truck has wrist control.

Truck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ovechkin is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Truck is looking for a triangle but Ovechkin pushes his legs off easily.
Ovechkin cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck is trying to keep Ovechkin in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Ovechkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Truck gets caught flat footed, as Ovechkin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Truck throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ovechkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ovechkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Truck is on top in guard.
Truck throwing strikes from guard but Ovechkin blocks nicely.
Ovechkin working a defensive guard here.

Truck stands up from Ovechkin's guard - Truck perhaps looking for a knockout.
Truck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ovechkin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Truck won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin lands some shots froms side control.
Truck is looking to reverse the position.
Truck takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Truck sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ovechkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ovechkin lands strikes from half guard.
Ovechkin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ovechkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Truck trying to hold on to Ovechkin's head to control him but Ovechkin postures up.
Ovechkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Truck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Truck punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Truck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ovechkin with a nice head shot there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ovechkin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovechkin preventing the sweep.
Ovechkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Truck's head.
Ovechkin cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
Ovechkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truck's head.
Ovechkin throwing strikes from guard but Truck blocks nicely.

Ovechkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Truck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ovechkin has managed to get both his arms back between Truck's legs - danger averted.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin cracks Truck with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin connects with a couple of short punches.

Truck looking for a guillotine here but Ovechkin defends easily.
Ovechkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ovechkin lands a couple of digs.
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ovechkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ovechkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Truck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ovechkin distracts Truck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Truck is looking for a triangle but Ovechkin pushes his legs off easily.
Ovechkin lands a couple of digs.

Truck is looking for a triangle but Ovechkin pushes his legs off easily.
Ovechkin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truck's head.
Ovechkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexander Ovechkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovechkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Ovechkin lands a couple of elbows.
Ovechkin throws and elbow that misses. Truck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ovechkin's guard. Nice move by Truck!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Ovechkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Truck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Truck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ovechkin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Truck's guard now.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Truck has his foot on Ovechkin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ovechkin works his way back into a safe position though.
Ovechkin stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Truck throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ovechkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Truck working a defensive guard here.
Ovechkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ovechkin distracts Truck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Truck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ovechkin cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
Ovechkin working some strikes from top position.
Truck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ovechkin manages to get himself to full guard.
Ovechkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Truck prevents Ovechkin from getting back to his feet.
Truck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Truck has gone for a leg lock! Ovechkin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Truck's guard.
Ovechkin distracts Truck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin lands a couple of elbows.
Ovechkin stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Truck trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ovechkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Truck is retaining full guard.
Ovechkin with a nice head shot there.

Ovechkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Truck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ovechkin has managed to get both his arms back between Truck's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truck working a defensive guard here.
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin chips away with some ground and pound.

Truck is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ovechkin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Truck's body to avoid the submission. Truck has instead reached around Ovechkin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Truck arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mack Truck!