PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Huevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Malushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Huevo
vs
Malushev

190 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Greg Huevo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahmad Malushev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huevo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malushev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Malushev is looking to regain half guard here but Huevo keeps moving and retains side control.
Malushev can't do much from the bottom here.
Huevo tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Malushev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Huevo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Malushev is looking for a sweep.
Malushev is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Huevo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Huevo wants to pass the guard but Malushev is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malushev trying to control but Huevo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malushev is trying to stand up here but Huevo is controlling him well.
Malushev is trying to maintain the position but Huevo is very close to passing his half guard.
Malushev is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Huevo is staying active.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ahmad Malushev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Malushev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huevo pinned against the cage. Huevo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huevo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Huevo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Malushev to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huevo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Huevo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malushev on the ground.
Huevo is working hard here to advance position.
Huevo is trying to keep Malushev in close.
Huevo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malushev passes Huevo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malushev lands strikes from half guard.
Huevo missing with punches from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malushev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huevo is staying active underneath Malushev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Malushev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Malushev decides to stand up.

Huevo drives through with a takedown into Malushev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Huevo is breathing heavily.
Malushev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malushev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Malushev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Malushev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malushev lands a big shot there that rocks Huevo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malushev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Malushev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huevo hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malushev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Huevo is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Malushev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Malushev scoring with strikes but Huevo is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Huevo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Huevo taking shots to the head.
Malushev lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Malushev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Malushev shoots in for a takedown but Huevo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ahmad Malushev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malushev tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Huevo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malushev's guard.
Ahmad Malushev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malushev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huevo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malushev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malushev has his hands on Huevo's head, controlling the position.
Malushev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Malushev tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ahmad Malushev.
Huevo tries to bum rush Malushev with a series of wild strikes but Malushev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malushev with a poor takedown

and Huevo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malushev won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huevo cracks Malushev with a big right hand but Malushev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Malushev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Malushev is trying to maintain the position but Huevo is very close to passing his half guard.
Huevo is trying to control. Malushev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Malushev moves into full guard.
Malushev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huevo's guard.
Malushev scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malushev postures up.
Malushev postures up and lands a big shot to Huevo's brow.
Malushev stands up over Huevo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Malushev landing some decent shots from guard.
Malushev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malushev postures up and lands a big shot to Huevo's brow.
Malushev is in close to Huevo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malushev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Malushev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huevo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Malushev passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Malushev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malushev controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Malushev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Malushev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malushev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malushev lands a big elbow.
Malushev with good strikes from the mount here!
Malushev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Huevo is in a horrible position here. Malushev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malushev dominating with strikes here.
Malushev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Malushev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Malushev with shots to the head and body - Huevo looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huevo taking shots to the head.
Malushev working Huevo over with strikes here.
Huevo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Malushev tries to control but Huevo wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malushev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Malushev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Malushev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Malushev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Malushev tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Huevo.

Malushev stands up out of the half guard.

Malushev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Huevo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Malushev is in Huevo's guard.
Malushev landing some decent shots from guard.
Malushev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huevo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Huevo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malushev defends well.
Huevo keeping moving, preventing Malushev from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malushev chips away with some ground and pound.
Malushev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malushev passes Huevo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malushev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huevo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Malushev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Malushev is looking to take a break and control but Huevo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malushev content to control rather than advance.
Malushev trying to control from half guard but Huevo is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malushev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Malushev working Huevo over with strikes here.
Malushev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Malushev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Malushev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huevo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Huevo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malushev wants to control the pace but Huevo is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malushev with the ground and pound from mount.
Malushev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Malushev with a couple of short strikes.
Malushev controlling his opponent.
Malushev looking to control but Huevo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Huevo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Malushev landing strikes from the mount and Huevo is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huevo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Malushev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Malushev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malushev lands a nice shot to the head.
Malushev landing strikes from the mount and Huevo is in trouble!
Malushev with a couple of short strikes.
Malushev looking to control but Huevo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malushev working Huevo over with strikes here.
Greg Huevo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahmad Malushev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malushev controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmad Malushev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malushev 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Malushev!