PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davlet Gugeneshvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Mihailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Schweine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gugeneshvili
vs
Mihailov

175 cm
23
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Davlet Gugeneshvili!
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, Sergei Mihailov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailov tests Gugeneshvili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mihailov looks to land a body kick but Gugeneshvili moved away.
Gugeneshvili lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gugeneshvili.

It looks like Sergei Mihailov has been cut.
Gugeneshvili tries to clinch up
and Mihailov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gugeneshvili thinking.
Gugeneshvili could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gugeneshvili gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mihailov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gugeneshvili has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mihailov.
Mihailov stalks Gugeneshvili and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gugeneshvili's face. Gugeneshvili staggers backwards, shaken.
Gugeneshvili takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gugeneshvili is breathing heavily.
Mihailov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mihailov lands a jab to the head.
Gugeneshvili tries to clinch

and Mihailov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mihailov.
Mihailov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailov passes Gugeneshvili's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Mihailov seems content to control.
Mihailov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gugeneshvili. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sergei Mihailov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mihailov punishes Gugeneshvili's body with a nice straight punch.
Mihailov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mihailov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Davlet Gugeneshvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihailov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gugeneshvili doesn't seem bothered though.
Gugeneshvili takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mihailov lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mihailov clinches with his opponent.

Mihailov wants the takedown. Gugeneshvili is fighting it off but Mihailov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gugeneshvili's guard against the cage.
Mihailov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gugeneshvili is trying to keep Mihailov in close.
Mihailov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gugeneshvili moves to clinch but Mihailov breaks away

and Mihailov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mihailov.
Gugeneshvili wants to stand but Mihailov is controlling the position.
Mihailov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mihailov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mihailov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mihailov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sergei Mihailov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mihailov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mihailov duly obliges.
Mihailov lands a body shot.
Mihailov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gugeneshvili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mihailov scores with a jab to the body.
Gugeneshvili stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mihailov.
A punch combination from Mihailov misses.
Mihailov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mihailov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mihailov works over Gugeneshvili's head and body with a nice combination.
Mihailov connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mihailov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gugeneshvili!
Mihailov with good strikes from the mount here!
Mihailov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Mihailov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Mihailov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mihailov feints and then cracks Gugeneshvili's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gugeneshvili down.
Good exchange - Mihailov coming out on top.
Mihailov misses with a double jab.
Mihailov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gugeneshvili with a lazy takedown attempt

so Mihailov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihailov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mihailov connects with a couple of short punches.
Mihailov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sergei Mihailov.
A cross from Mihailov lands.
Mihailov scores with a body shot.
Mihailov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davlet Gugeneshvili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mihailov moves into the clinch.
Mihailov just leaning against Gugeneshvili, taking a breather.

Mihailov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gugeneshvili is trying to keep an underhook but Mihailov manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Mihailov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gugeneshvili to stand up.
Gugeneshvili has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gugeneshvili has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mihailov.
Mihailov lands a two punch combo.
Gugeneshvili takes one to the chin there.
Mihailov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gugeneshvili's head.

Mihailov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mihailov lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mihailov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gugeneshvili keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gugeneshvili wants to hold on but Mihailov pushes him away.
Mihailov lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov content just to control the position here.
Mihailov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mihailov scoring with strikes but Gugeneshvili is staying in there.
Mihailov lands a nice shot to the head.
Mihailov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Gugeneshvili really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mihailov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mihailov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mihailov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mihailov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sergei Mihailov has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihailov controlling from mount.
Mihailov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mihailov controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Mihailov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergei Mihailov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mihailov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gugeneshvili misses with a takedown

and Mihailov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gugeneshvili's guard now.
Mihailov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mihailov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gugeneshvili takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mihailov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mihailov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gugeneshvili's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gugeneshvili taking a bit of punishment here - Mihailov scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gugeneshvili is trying to get back to his feet.
Mihailov advances nicely into full mount.
Mihailov controlling the position easily from mount.
Gugeneshvili is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sergei Mihailov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Sergei Mihailov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mihailov lands a slapping body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mihailov.
Gugeneshvili is being controlled here.

Mihailov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gugeneshvili to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov connects with a solid leg kick.

Mihailov rushes Gugeneshvili and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mihailov is trying to trip Gugeneshvili. He has hold of a leg but Gugeneshvili is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mihailov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mihailov is working Gugeneshvili over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gugeneshvili keeping full guard, as Mihailov tries to pass.
Mihailov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gugeneshvili's guard.
Mihailov is taking a breather. Gugeneshvili says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergei Mihailov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mihailov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihailov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gugeneshvili eats them both and turns towards Mihailov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gugeneshvili's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mihailov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gugeneshvili scrambles back to his feet.
Davlet Gugeneshvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mihailov clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Mihailov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mihailov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Mihailov!