PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Jigurda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gotovina
vs
Jigurda

192 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

207 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ante Gotovina!
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, Nikita Jigurda!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jigurda scores with a leg kick.
Jigurda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gotovina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jigurda defends it nicely.
Gotovina moves in looking to clinch but Jigurda pushes him off.
Gotovina looks to clinch
and Jigurda counters with a left to the body.
Jigurda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotovina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gotovina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jigurda paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gotovina clinches with his opponent.
Gotovina tries to land a knee to the head but Jigurda blocks with his arms.
Jigurda can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotovina scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nikita Jigurda has been cut.
Jigurda has had enough of the clinch but Gotovina keeps him there for the moment.
Jigurda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gotovina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jigurda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gotovina.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gotovina.
Gotovina looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Gotovina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jigurda avoiding damage as Gotovina throws knees to the body.
Gotovina slowing the pace effectively.
Jigurda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gotovina has him pressed against the cage.
Jigurda wants to break free but Gotovina has control.
Jigurda is trying to break the clinch but Gotovina has him pressed against the cage.
Jigurda is trying to force a seperation but Gotovina has the dominant position.
Gotovina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jigurda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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!

Gotovina shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gotovina showed some decent athleticism there.
Gotovina is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jigurda tries to kick Gotovina off but Gotovina keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jigurda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gotovina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jigurda regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gotovina.
Gotovina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gotovina postures up in Jigurda's guard and throws a big left but Jigurda blocks it.
Gotovina postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gotovina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gotovina postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gotovina postures up in Jigurda's guard and throws a big left but Jigurda blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina lands a couple of elbows.
Gotovina landing some decent shots from guard.
Jigurda wants to stand up but Gotovina is controlling him.
Gotovina postures up in Jigurda's guard and throws a big left but Jigurda blocks it.
Gotovina postures up and lands a big shot to Jigurda's brow.
Gotovina is in close to Jigurda's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Jigurda pushes Gotovina off and gets back to his feet.
Gotovina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jigurda's waist but Jigurda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gotovina off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotovina fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina tries to clinch there but Jigurda circles away.

Gotovina drives through and clinches with Jigurda against the cage.
Gotovina connects with a knee to the head.
Gotovina is struggling to control the position.
Jigurda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gotovina lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gotovina throws a strike but Jigurda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gotovina has a closed guard, preventing Jigurda from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Gotovina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Jigurda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gotovina shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jigurda is trying to defend but Gotovina finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gotovina lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gotovina is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jigurda trying to control from the bottom.
Gotovina lands strikes from half guard.
Jigurda has hold of Gotovina's hands but Gotovina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jigurda is trying to stand up here but Gotovina is controlling him well.
Jigurda regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gotovina.
Jigurda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jigurda is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotovina lands a couple of elbows.
Gotovina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gotovina thows a big elbow that misses.
Gotovina thows a big elbow that misses.
Gotovina postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jigurda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gotovina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jigurda is keeping the position for now.
Gotovina thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gotovina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jigurda is trying to keep Gotovina in close.
Jigurda tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina connects with a couple of short punches.
Gotovina throwing strikes from guard but Jigurda blocks nicely.
Gotovina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotovina postures up in Jigurda's guard and throws a big left but Jigurda blocks it.
Gotovina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gotovina won't allow Jigurda to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gotovina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gotovina lands a couple of elbows.
Jigurda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gotovina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gotovina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gotovina lands a couple of digs.
Gotovina wants to control from the top but Jigurda keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina throwing strikes from guard but Jigurda blocks nicely.
Gotovina trying to control the position from guard on top but Jigurda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gotovina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gotovina is in close to Jigurda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gotovina distracts Jigurda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gotovina trying to control the position from guard on top but Jigurda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gotovina is working Jigurda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gotovina connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gotovina is in close to Jigurda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jigurda keeping full guard, as Gotovina tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gotovina wants to pass the guard but Jigurda is keeping the position.
Gotovina stands up over Jigurda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gotovina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jigurda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gotovina.
Gotovina pushes down on Jigurda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gotovina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jigurda defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gotovina seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gotovina looks to land a strike but Jigurda avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gotovina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Gotovina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Jigurda's cut.
That's time! Gotovina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jigurda slaps away a takedown attempt from Gotovina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gotovina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jigurda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gotovina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gotovina shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jigurda sprawls well. Jigurda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gotovina gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Gotovina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jigurda, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jigurda leaves Gotovina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gotovina fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotovina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jigurda but Jigurda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jigurda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Jigurda coming out on top.
Jigurda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gotovina.
Gotovina tries to clinch up but Jigurda circles away and keeps his distance.
Jigurda misses with a series of wild punches.
Gotovina doesn't manage to clinch there - Jigurda circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jigurda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gotovina shoots for a double leg takedown but Jigurda sprawls well. He's pushed Gotovina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gotovina wants to clinch.
Gotovina ducks under a wild hook from Jigurda.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gotovina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gotovina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikita Jigurda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina slips a jab from Jigurda.
Gotovina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jigurda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jigurda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gotovina shoots in looking for a takedown. Jigurda tries to sprawl out of it but Gotovina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jigurda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gotovina walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jigurda.
Jigurda throws a sloppy head kick and Gotovina moves out of range easily.
Gotovina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jigurda paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Gotovina rushes Jigurda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jigurda is trying to push Gotovina away but Gotovina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Gotovina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jigurda misses with a two punch combination.
Ante Gotovina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gotovina clinches up against the cage.
Gotovina working Jigurda over with knees to the body.
Jigurda tries to break the clinch but Gotovina is controlling the position.
Jigurda is trying to break the clinch but Gotovina is controlling him.
Gotovina has Jigurda pushed against the cage.
Nikita Jigurda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ante Gotovina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gotovina tightens his grip and picks Jigurda up, before dumping him to the ground. Jigurda manages to land in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ante Gotovina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gotovina, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Gotovina!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

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