PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hutorskoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeep Tabbith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hutorskoy
vs
Tabbith

200 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Hutorskoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeep Tabbith!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutorskoy has a takedown stuffed.
Hutorskoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tabbith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hutorskoy drives through with a takedown into Tabbith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hutorskoy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hutorskoy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Ivan Hutorskoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tabbith throws a combination that misses

and Hutorskoy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tabbith's guard.
Hutorskoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Tabbith is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hutorskoy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tabbith swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutorskoy.
Tabbith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hutorskoy swinging wildly here.
Hutorskoy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tabbith as he avoids it easily.

Tabbith drops Hutorskoy with a left right combo! Tabbith follows him down to the ground into side control.

Hutorskoy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabbith wants to stand but Hutorskoy is controlling his arm.
Oh Hutorskoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tabbith is chipping away with strikes.
Tabbith misses with the ground and pound.
Tabbith advances to full mount.
Hutorskoy seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutorskoy is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hutorskoy manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Hutorskoy pushes Tabbith off and gets back to his feet.
Ivan Hutorskoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutorskoy is breathing heavily.
Tabbith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hutorskoy closes the distance and clinches up with Tabbith, looking for a takedown. Hutorskoy pushes Tabbith against the cage but Tabbith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Hutorskoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tabbith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutorskoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hutorskoy clinches.

Hutorskoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tabbith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutorskoy circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutorskoy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hutorskoy shoots in but Tabbith avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hutorskoy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Hutorskoy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tabbith misses with a series of wild punches.
Tabbith throws a series of punches but Hutorskoy avoids them all with ease.
Hutorskoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Tabbith sprawls well. He's pushed Hutorskoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutorskoy is looking to clinch.
Tabbith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hutorskoy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tabbith.
Hutorskoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Tabbith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeep Tabbith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Tabbith both land. Nice combination.
Hutorskoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutorskoy fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeep Tabbith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hutorskoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tabbith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hutorskoy.
Tabbith throws a series of punches but Hutorskoy avoids them all with ease.
Hutorskoy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tabbith's head.
Tabbith misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutorskoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tabbith manages to avoid it.
A combination from Hutorskoy does no damage.
Nice body kick there by Hutorskoy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hutorskoy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hutorskoy forces Tabbith back against the cage and clinches.
Hutorskoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tabbith's efforts to push away.
Tabbith tries to break the clinch but Hutorskoy is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Hutorskoy.
A right hook to the body lands for Hutorskoy.

Hutorskoy breaks from the clinch.

Tabbith tries to sprawl but Hutorskoy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tabbith wants to get back to his feet.
Tabbith scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hutorskoy manages to mount him!
Tabbith wants to get back to his feet.
Hutorskoy landing strikes from the mount and Tabbith is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutorskoy breaks from Tabbith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hutorskoy scoring with strikes but Tabbith is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hutorskoy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hutorskoy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Hutorskoy.
Hutorskoy content just to control the position here.

Hutorskoy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tabbith has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hutorskoy controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabbith is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hutorskoy has taken his back!
Tabbith controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hutorskoy loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tabbith hold on?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Hutorskoy scores with punches from the back.

That's four 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.
Hutorskoy controlling from the back.
Tabbith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hutorskoy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hutorskoy tries to get the hooks in deep but Tabbith pushed the leg off.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Hutorskoy working for a choke but Tabbith is defending well.
Hutorskoy is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tabbith up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Hutorskoy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tabbith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hutorskoy.
Tabbith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutorskoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hutorskoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Tabbith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hutorskoy misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Tabbith. Those never looked like landing.
Hutorskoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Tabbith circles away.
No luck for Hutorskoy with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tabbith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hutorskoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tabbith as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutorskoy moves in looking to clinch but Tabbith pushes him off.
Hutorskoy shoots in for a double leg but Tabbith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Hutorskoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hutorskoy shoots in and bounces Tabbith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hutorskoy wants to control from the top but Tabbith keeps moving.
Hutorskoy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tabbith is proving hard to escape from.
Hutorskoy stops Tabbith from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hutorskoy drops back looking for a leg! Tabbith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tabbith manages to kick Hutorskoy off! Hutorskoy jumps back into Tabbith's guard.
Tabbith wants to get back to his feet but Hutorskoy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hutorskoy passes into half guard.
Hutorskoy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hutorskoy controlling the action here.
Hutorskoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutorskoy stops Tabbith from getting back to his feet.
Tabbith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hutorskoy trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Hutorskoy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hutorskoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tabbith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hutorskoy is looking to clinch but Tabbith is avoiding it.
Hutorskoy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tabbith avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four 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.
Tabbith misses with a right hand
and Hutorskoy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jeep Tabbith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hutorskoy.
Tabbith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hutorskoy closes the distance and clinches.
Tabbith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hutorskoy tries to pull guard but Tabbith won't allow it.
Hutorskoy tries to pull guard but Tabbith won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tabbith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hutorskoy gets control of Tabbith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hutorskoy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hutorskoy working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Hutorskoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hutorskoy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Hutorskoy!