PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puli Ukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seroga Free (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ukko
vs
Free

190 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puli Ukko!
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, Seroga Free!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukko shoots for a takedown but Free saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Free misses with a takedown attempt

and Ukko counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ukko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Free has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ukko has managed to get both his arms back between Free's legs - danger averted.

Free is looking for a triangle but Ukko pushes his legs off easily.

Free looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ukko passes into side control.
Free is trying to control Ukko's posture but Ukko avoids it.
Free is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ukko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ukko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Free is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ukko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ukko cracks Free with a big elbow.

It looks like Seroga Free has been cut.
Ukko lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Free is trying to buck Ukko off.
Ukko scores with punches from side control.

Ukko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Free knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Free pushes Ukko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ukko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Free looks gassed!
Free wants to control but Ukko postures up.
Free is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ukko trying to control the position but Free is working away.
Ukko is really struggling to control Free but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ukko is trying to get an arm triangle but Free is defending well.
Free should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Ukko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Free is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Free bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Free shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ukko fails with the takedown

and Free counters with a single leg into guard. Ukko didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukko is adopting a defensive guard.
Free throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ukko looking to control.
Free trying to control the position from guard on top but Ukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Free drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ukko dives on top into guard.
Ukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Free is retaining full guard.
Ukko wants to stand but Free has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Free is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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.
Free wants to stand up but Ukko is controlling him.
Ukko trying to control but Free is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ukko is pushing down on Free's leg trying to pass to half guard. Free is fighting to maintain full guard but Ukko has managed to sneak the leg through.

Free kicks Ukko off and gets back to his feet.

Ukko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Ukko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Free looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Free wants to improve his position but Ukko is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puli Ukko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seroga Free's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ukko misses with a takedown attempt

and Free decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ukko's guard.
Free trying to control but Ukko is working from the bottom.
Free with a nice head shot there.

Free has gone for a leg lock! Ukko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Free's guard.

Free is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ukko is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Free working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ukko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ukko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ukko wants to control from the top but Free keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukko 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.
Ukko wants to pass the guard but Free is keeping the position.
Ukko trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Free manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Free drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ukko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ukko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ukko!
Free is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Ukko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Free to his feet.
Ukko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Free counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ukko!

Free swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ukko is now in Free's guard. A big mistake from Free there, giving up the dominant position!
Ukko wanted to stand there but Free had control of the position.
Ukko wants to control from the top but Free keeps moving.
Free is trying to control the position but Ukko postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ukko stands up and waves to Free to follow him.

Free shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Free seems to be working for a kimura but Ukko defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free prevents Ukko from standing back up.
Ukko wants to control but Free is keeping busy.

Free is working for a submission of some sort.

Free is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ukko still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ukko has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Free pushes Ukko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ukko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seroga Free showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seroga Free's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ukko has his takedown stuffed

and Free counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ukko won't be happy with that.
Free in side control, throwing shots but Ukko defends.
Free grinds an elbow into Ukko's temple.
Free lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Free is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ukko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ukko struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Free wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ukko, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ukko pushes Free away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Free gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Free goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ukko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Free but great work by Ukko.
Ukko trying to control the action but Free is working from the bottom.

Free sneaks out the side door and pushes Ukko away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ukko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Free swats away the attempt to clinch by Ukko.
Puli Ukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ukko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Free was covering up waiting for the punch and Ukko finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Free has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ukko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Free displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ukko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ukko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Ukko seems to be working for a kimura but Free defends the submission attempt.

Free actively working from the bottom here.

Free actively working from the bottom here.
Free is trying to control but Ukko manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free tries to hold on but Ukko pushes him away.
Free is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Ukko working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Free is trying to stand up.
Free is squirming around, avoiding Ukko's attempts to control the action.

Ukko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Free to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Free shrugs it off.
Free tries to lock up and control but Ukko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seroga Free.
I think Free has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Seroga Free!