PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jigfu Cambrona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Sarnavskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambrona comes to the cage accompanied by Erge-Sholee Biste Turda. Jigfu Cambrona could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Sarnavskiy's chin.

Cambrona
vs
Sarnavskiy

169 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jigfu Cambrona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Sarnavskiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambrona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Sarnavskiy as Cambrona shoots in.
Cambrona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cambrona fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jigfu Cambrona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarnavskiy stalks Cambrona and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cambrona's face. Cambrona staggers backwards, shaken.

Cambrona shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sarnavskiy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cambrona trying to control but Sarnavskiy is working from the bottom.
Cambrona throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sarnavskiy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cambrona wants to control from the top but Sarnavskiy keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambrona throws a big elbow that misses.
Cambrona throwing strikes from guard but Sarnavskiy blocks nicely.
Sarnavskiy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cambrona is looking to advance position but Sarnavskiy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sarnavskiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cambrona is looking to escape.
Cambrona is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cambrona 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cambrona bucks up and throws Sarnavskiy to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Cambrona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarnavskiy sprawls well. Sarnavskiy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cambrona gets slowly back to his feet.
Cambrona misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cambrona.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Sarnavskiy circles away.
Cambrona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sarnavskiy is fending him off so far but Cambrona persists. Nope, Sarnavskiy circles away and we're back to standing.
Cambrona tries to clinch up.

Cambrona shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cambrona throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cambrona throws a big elbow that misses.
Cambrona trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarnavskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cambrona postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Cambrona gets to his feet. Sarnavskiy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cambrona has a takedown stuffed.
Cambrona looks for a takedown but Sarnavskiy sprawls well.
Cambrona tries to clinch but Sarnavskiy moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarnavskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jigfu Cambrona dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cambrona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarnavskiy.
Cambrona shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarnavskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sarnavskiy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cambrona.
Cambrona tries to bum rush Sarnavskiy with a series of wild strikes but Sarnavskiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cambrona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cambrona looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cambrona has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jigfu Cambrona. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cambrona circles away quickly and effectively.

Cambrona closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sarnavskiy quickly recovers to half guard.
Cambrona looks to land a strike but Sarnavskiy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cambrona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cambrona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarnavskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cambrona might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cambrona passes into half guard.
Sarnavskiy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarnavskiy defending well though.
Cambrona looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cambrona not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cambrona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cambrona trying to control the action but Sarnavskiy is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cambrona stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cambrona is looking for a kimura but Sarnavskiy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cambrona to get the leverage.
Sarnavskiy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cambrona thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sarnavskiy is defending against the submission attempts here by Cambrona.
Cambrona is trying to control. Sarnavskiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sarnavskiy wants to get back to his feet.
Cambrona is just content to waste time from the top position. Sarnavskiy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cambrona trying to control but Sarnavskiy is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cambrona is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jigfu Cambrona dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cambrona looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cambrona lands strikes from half guard.
Cambrona slips a nice elbow through Sarnavskiy's hands, connecting with Sarnavskiy's forehead.
Cambrona throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sarnavskiy wants to get back to his feet.
Cambrona throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cambrona content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarnavskiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarnavskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cambrona scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sarnavskiy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cambrona seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sarnavskiy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cambrona is pressing down on Sarnavskiy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sarnavskiy is holding on for now.
Cambrona throwing shots but Sarnavskiy is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Cambrona seems to be looking for submissions.
Sarnavskiy is refusing to be controlled, as Cambrona sits in half guard.

Cambrona is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sarnavskiy sees it coming and defends easily.
Cambrona seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cambrona has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cambrona.

Cambrona seems to be looking for submissions.
Cambrona throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cambrona gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jigfu Cambrona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Cambrona drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexander Sarnavskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarnavskiy is looking to stand up but Cambrona isn't so interested in that idea.
Cambrona sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cambrona works over Sarnavskiy with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jigfu Cambrona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cambrona has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jigfu Cambrona!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jigfu Cambrona thanked [GTI] Divine Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).