PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Pivovarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Grozny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pivovarov
vs
Grozny

173 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Pivovarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Grozny!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pivovarov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grozny tries to avoid it but Pivovarov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grozny to the ground. Grozny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Pivovarov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grozny!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pivovarov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Grozny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pivovarov takes the fight into the clinch.
Pivovarov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pivovarov manages to break the clinch.

Grozny darts in and clinches Pivovarov up against the cage.

Grozny pulls guard effortlessly.
Pivovarov controlling from the top position.
Grozny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grozny controls Pivovarov momentarily but Pivovarov frees himself.
Pivovarov wants to stand but Grozny is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozny is trying to keep Pivovarov in close.
Grozny keeping full guard, as Pivovarov tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grozny with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pivovarov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pivovarov.
Pivovarov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pivovarov is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grozny keeping moving, preventing Pivovarov from controlling successfully.
Pivovarov 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.
Grozny looking to control but Pivovarov passes into half guard.
Grozny gets full guard.

Grozny pushes Pivovarov off and scrambles back to his feet.

Pivovarov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grozny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pivovarov wants to control from the top but Grozny keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grozny is looking for a triangle but Pivovarov pushes his legs off easily.
Pivovarov looking to pass the guard.
Grozny tries to strike from the bottom.
Pivovarov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grozny keeping moving, preventing Pivovarov from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Grozny pushes Pivovarov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grozny scores with a nice head shot.
Sergey Pivovarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pivovarov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Grozny is looking to improve his position but Pivovarov isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pivovarov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grozny is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Pivovarov 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.

Grozny circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grozny counters with a good low kick that Pivovarov was not able to check.
Grozny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grozny leaves Pivovarov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grozny lands a head shot.
Pivovarov avoids the head kick by Grozny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grozny clinches.
Pivovarov tries to pull guard but Grozny won't allow it.

Pivovarov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grozny with a poor takedown

and Pivovarov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grozny wants to stand but Pivovarov is controlling the position.
Sergey Pivovarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pivovarov passes Grozny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pivovarov trying to control the pace.
Pivovarov is looking to take a break and control but Grozny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pivovarov controlling the pace.
Pivovarov tries to pass to full mount but Grozny defends it.
Grozny is trying to control but can't.

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.
Grozny might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pivovarov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Pivovarov stands up from half guard.
Pivovarov tries to clinch up
and Grozny counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Grozny misses

and Pivovarov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Pivovarov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pivovarov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grozny's waist but Grozny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pivovarov off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Pivovarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grozny pushes Pivovarov up against the cage in a clinch.

Grozny has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pivovarov uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grozny 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.
Pivovarov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pivovarov wants to control from the top but Grozny keeps moving.
Grozny manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pivovarov wants to control but Grozny is having none of it.
Grozny manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pivovarov to take his back!
Pivovarov is really stuck here.
Pivovarov is working hard here to advance position.
Grozny avoiding Pivovarov 's attempts to control his hands.
Pivovarov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Pivovarov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Grozny doesn't manage to clinch there - Pivovarov circles away.

Grozny pushes Pivovarov up against the cage in a clinch.
Grozny taking a breather.

Grozny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pivovarov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grozny counters with a two punch combo.
Grozny has his takedown stuffed

and Pivovarov counters with a shoot takedown. Grozny fights it but they end up in guard.

Pivovarov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pivovarov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pivovarov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grozny circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Pivovarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grozny moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pivovarov tries to clinch up
and Pivovarov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pivovarov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grozny's waist but Grozny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pivovarov off to one side.

Pivovarov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pivovarov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grozny is looking to get back to is feet but Pivovarov passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pivovarov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Grozny moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pivovarov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grozny counters with a nice body shot.
Grozny has his takedown stuffed

so Pivovarov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pivovarov won't allow Grozny to get back to his feet.
Pivovarov won't allow Grozny to sweep him here.
Grozny looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pivovarov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pivovarov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pivovarov is looking to pass Grozny's guard but actually Grozny recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pivovarov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pivovarov being controlled here momentarily.

Pivovarov stands and steps away. Grozny gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

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.

Pivovarov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grozny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grozny is looking to regain half guard here but Pivovarov keeps moving and retains side control.
Grozny is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pivovarov off and has taken his back!
Pivovarov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Pivovarov manages to escape to his feet.
Pivovarov misses with a few strikes there.
Grozny lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pivovarov throws a combination that misses
and Grozny counters with a series of strikes. Pivovarov will be more careful next time no doubt.

Grozny forces Pivovarov back against the cage and clinches.
Dimitri Grozny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergey Pivovarov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pivovarov jumps into guard, dragging Grozny to the mat.
Grozny must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grozny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Pivovarov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pivovarov, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Pivovarov!