PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lylan Mitchikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mitchikin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman by Metallica. Drago Ivan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mitchikin
vs
Ivan

200 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

196 cm
23
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lylan Mitchikin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drago Ivan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivan tries for a takedown but Mitchikin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivan is looking to land body kicks.
Ivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchikin defends it nicely.
Ivan shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchikin sprawls well. He's pushed Ivan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lylan Mitchikin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drago Ivan.
Ivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchikin misses with a hook.
Ivan looks for a takedown but Mitchikin sprawls well.

Mitchikin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ivan is trying to get back to full guard.
Mitchikin controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan trying to control from the bottom.
Ivan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchikin.
Ivan is looking to control Mitchikin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ivan avoid being mounted?
Mitchikin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mitchikin trying to control from half guard but Ivan is working away.
Still in half guard, Mitchikin seems content to control.

Ivan looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Well, if Mitchikin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Mitchikin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mitchikin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ivan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mitchikin pulls Ivan in close to his closed guard and prevents Ivan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ivan looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lylan Mitchikin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mitchikin jumps guard.
Mitchikin 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.
Mitchikin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ivan manages to get himself to full guard.
Mitchikin postures up.
Mitchikin trying to control but Ivan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin is really struggling to control Ivan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mitchikin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mitchikin advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivan wants to get back to full guard.
Ivan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Mitchikin is working for a submission of some sort.
Ivan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchikin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lylan Mitchikin 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.

Mitchikin misses with a head kick.
Ivan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitchikin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivan circles away.
Ivan lands a high kick!
Ivan clinches but Mitchikin breaks the clinch

and Mitchikin counters with a single leg into guard. Ivan didn't expect that.
Ivan looking to control.
Mitchikin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mitchikin wants to control from the top but Ivan keeps moving.
Mitchikin postures up and lands a big shot to Ivan's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ivan is breathing heavily.
Mitchikin trying to control here.
Mitchikin wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchikin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivan.
Mitchikin tries to roll over but Ivan keeps him under control.

Ivan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitchikin trying to control from the bottom.

Mitchikin manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Ivan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mitchikin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mitchikin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mitchikin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ivan's head.
Mitchikin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mitchikin lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mitchikin trying to control but Ivan is working from the bottom.
Mitchikin thows a big elbow that misses.
Ivan being controlled here, momentarily.
Ivan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ivan is working an open guard so Mitchikin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Mitchikin gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mitchikin in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin moves nicely into side control.
Mitchikin controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lylan Mitchikin.
Mitchikin misses with a few strikes there.
Drago Ivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mitchikin clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Mitchikin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lylan Mitchikin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivan fails with the takedown

and Mitchikin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mitchikin.
Ivan keeping moving, preventing Mitchikin from controlling successfully.

Mitchikin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ivan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mitchikin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mitchikin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivan wants to control the position but Mitchikin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mitchikin working over Ivan with some ground and pound. Ivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchikin prevents Ivan from standing back up.
Mitchikin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mitchikin is controlling the pace.
Mitchikin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mitchikin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitchikin throwing shots but Ivan is blocking nicely.
Mitchikin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lylan Mitchikin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchikin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ivan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Mitchikin seems content to control.
Ivan wants to control the action here but instead Mitchikin manages to pass to full mount!
Ivan tries to hold on but Mitchikin pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin controlling his opponent.
Ivan wants to hold on but Mitchikin pushes him away.
Mitchikin breaks from Ivan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mitchikin scoring with strikes but Ivan is staying in there.
Mitchikin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ivan's face.
Mitchikin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin working the ground and pound effectively.
Lylan Mitchikin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchikin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ivan tries to hold on but Mitchikin pushes him away.
Mitchikin controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchikin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ivan for as long as he can get away with.
Drago Ivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lylan Mitchikin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchikin, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lylan Mitchikin!