PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Aschenbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Aschenbreaker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kingsley May's chin.

Aschenbreaker
vs
May

188 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Elite Clothing
Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Aschenbreaker!
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, Kingsley May!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
May throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

May drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
May working away.
Aschenbreaker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aschenbreaker is trying is best to control the position here.
Aschenbreaker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aschenbreaker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Aschenbreaker working for a triangle but May defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aschenbreaker working for a triangle but May defends it easily.

Aschenbreaker has an active guard here but May has managed to pass into half guard.
Aschenbreaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. May is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aschenbreaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
May tries to stand and escape but Aschenbreaker is controlling the position.
Aschenbreaker is breathing heavily.
Aschenbreaker trying to control but May postures up.
Aschenbreaker is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aschenbreaker keeps working.
Aschenbreaker trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
May shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aschenbreaker pinned against the cage. Aschenbreaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aschenbreaker dodges the punch combination from May.
May is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aschenbreaker has his takedown stuffed
and May connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
May throws a body kick that misses.
Aschenbreaker tries for a takedown but May sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
May throws a right and a left that Aschenbreaker avoids nicely.
May stuffs the takedown attempt from Aschenbreaker. Aschenbreaker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Aschenbreaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Aschenbreaker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aschenbreaker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aschenbreaker looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aschenbreaker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oleg Aschenbreaker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aschenbreaker shoots in for a takedown but May shows good takedown defense.
Aschenbreaker ducks under a wild hook from May.
Aschenbreaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says May as he avoids it easily.
Aschenbreaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aschenbreaker fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Aschenbreaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May with a poor takedown

and Aschenbreaker counters with a shoot takedown. May fights it but they end up in guard.
Aschenbreaker looking to pass the guard.
Aschenbreaker prevents May from getting back to his feet.
Aschenbreaker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
May is not content to let Aschenbreaker control the position.
Aschenbreaker tries to move to mount but May blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aschenbreaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but May keeps working.
May is trying to improve his position.
May tries to escape but Aschenbreaker is in control.
Aschenbreaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but May keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aschenbreaker shoots in and drives through. May sprawls well.
May ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
May rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aschenbreaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
May throws out a loose jab but Aschenbreaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aschenbreaker.
Aschenbreaker has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by May!
Aschenbreaker fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a wild combination.
May closes the distance looking to clinch

and Aschenbreaker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in May's guard.
Aschenbreaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. May is keeping the position for now.
Aschenbreaker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aschenbreaker advances position into side control!
Aschenbreaker happy to just control the position for now.

Aschenbreaker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Aschenbreaker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

May throws a combination that misses

and Aschenbreaker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aschenbreaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. May swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aschenbreaker is stalling in the full guard.
May is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aschenbreaker is controlling him.
Aschenbreaker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aschenbreaker won't allow May to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May keeping moving, preventing Aschenbreaker from controlling successfully.
May pulls Aschenbreaker in to control the position.
May is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aschenbreaker is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
May can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aschenbreaker controls the pace.
May wants to stand but Aschenbreaker is controlling the position.
Aschenbreaker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Aschenbreaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aschenbreaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May being controlled here, momentarily.
Aschenbreaker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aschenbreaker controlling the action here.
Kingsley May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aschenbreaker wants to pass to mount but May is defending the position.
Aschenbreaker is taking a breather. May says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Oleg Aschenbreaker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
May misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from May.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Aschenbreaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aschenbreaker, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Aschenbreaker!