PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Sarnavskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Sarnavskiy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Louis
vs
Sarnavskiy

165 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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, Jerry Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Sarnavskiy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Louis clinches up against the cage.
Sarnavskiy tries to circle away but Louis has him pinned against the cage.
Louis keeps control of Sarnavskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Louis misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Sarnavskiy tries to circle away but Louis has him pinned against the cage.
Louis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sarnavskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarnavskiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarnavskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Louis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sarnavskiy is staying active underneath Louis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Louis not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is stalling here. Sarnavskiy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Louis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sarnavskiy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Sarnavskiy decides to stand back up. Sarnavskiy steps back and let's Louis get back to his feet.
Alexander Sarnavskiy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis throws a series of punches but Sarnavskiy avoids them all with ease.
Louis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sarnavskiy is trying to break the clinch but Louis has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sarnavskiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sarnavskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Louis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sarnavskiy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sarnavskiy counters with a big head kick but Louis shrugs it off.

Louis darts in and clinches Sarnavskiy up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis wants a takedown.
Sarnavskiy is looking to break free of the clinch but Louis has double underhooks.

Sarnavskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Louis avoids the head kick by Sarnavskiy.
Sarnavskiy tries to clinch but Louis is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Louis is defended easily by Sarnavskiy.
Sarnavskiy throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
Sarnavskiy misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sarnavskiy moves into the clinch.
Louis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sarnavskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarnavskiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sarnavskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarnavskiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Louis has him pressed against the cage.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Sarnavskiy.
Louis wants to break free but Sarnavskiy has control.
Sarnavskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sarnavskiy is trying to break free.
Sarnavskiy wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sarnavskiy breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Louis has Sarnavskiy up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarnavskiy keeps control of Louis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sarnavskiy manages to break the clinch.
Louis avoids the head kick by Sarnavskiy.
Louis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sarnavskiy as he jumps to the side.
Sarnavskiy throws a nice head kick!
Louis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarnavskiy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Louis will feel that in the morning.
Sarnavskiy misses with a few strikes there.
Sarnavskiy throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Sarnavskiy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sarnavskiy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Louis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Sarnavskiy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Louis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Louis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sarnavskiy breaks from the clinch.
Sarnavskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
Louis fails with the takedown.
Louis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sarnavskiy avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Sarnavskiy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sarnavskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Louis shoots in but Sarnavskiy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sarnavskiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sarnavskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarnavskiy misses with a body kick.
Sarnavskiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sarnavskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarnavskiy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sarnavskiy clinches up with Louis and pushes him back against the cage.
Louis prevents Sarnavskiy from breaking the clinch.
Sarnavskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Sarnavskiy controls the action.
Sarnavskiy tries to break the clinch but Louis is controlling the position.
Louis wants to break free but Sarnavskiy has control.
Sarnavskiy wants to break free but Louis has control.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.

Sarnavskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sarnavskiy as Louis shoots in.
A head kick misses from Sarnavskiy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Sarnavskiy.
Sarnavskiy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Louis.
A combination from Sarnavskiy does no damage.
Alexander Sarnavskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarnavskiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louis shoots in for a takedown but Sarnavskiy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jerry Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarnavskiy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Louis. That did some damage!
Louis fails with a takedown attempt.
Sarnavskiy wants to land a leg kick but Louis is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Louis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Louis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Louis is looking to take a break and control but Sarnavskiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarnavskiy won't allow Louis to pass to mount.
Louis throws a strike but Sarnavskiy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Sarnavskiy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sarnavskiy misses with a head kick.
No luck for Louis with that takedown attempt.
Sarnavskiy wants to clinch up but Louis keeps it at a distance.
Sarnavskiy throws a head kick that Louis semi-blocks.
Sarnavskiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarnavskiy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louis.

Louis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sarnavskiy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Sarnavskiy wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Sarnavskiy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Sarnavskiy.

Louis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sarnavskiy is trying to defend but Louis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sarnavskiy has one foot on Louis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Louis tries for a takedown but Sarnavskiy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sarnavskiy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarnavskiy is trying to force a seperation but Louis has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sarnavskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louis closes the distance and clinches up with Sarnavskiy, looking for a takedown. Louis pushes Sarnavskiy against the cage but Sarnavskiy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarnavskiy lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Sarnavskiy lands but Louis takes it in his stride.
Louis avoids the head kick by Sarnavskiy.
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!
Sarnavskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarnavskiy dodges the punch combination from Louis.
Sarnavskiy misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sarnavskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Louis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sarnavskiy pinned against the cage. Sarnavskiy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Louis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Louis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sarnavskiy's guard.
Louis won't allow Sarnavskiy to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarnavskiy keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Sarnavskiy wants to stand but Louis is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sarnavskiy pushes Louis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A head kick misses from Sarnavskiy.
Alexander Sarnavskiy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Louis fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louis avoids the head kick by Sarnavskiy.
Jerry Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis tries for a takedown but Sarnavskiy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Sarnavskiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sarnavskiy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Sarnavskiy!