PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Cawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AK Abamasavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abamasavich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Imperial March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! AK Abamasavich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cawk
vs
Abamasavich

200 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Brock Cawk!
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, AK Abamasavich!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Abamasavich. Abamasavich gets slowly back to his feet.
Abamasavich shoots in but no luck this time.

Cawk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abamasavich is keeping the position for now.
Abamasavich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cawk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Cawk gets to his feet - Abamasavich follows without any prompting.
Abamasavich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abamasavich tries to land a front kick but Cawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Cawk gets a clinch.
Abamasavich is looking to break free of the clinch but Cawk has double underhooks.
Abamasavich gets underhooks to prevent Cawk's takedown attempt.
Abamasavich is trying to break free.

Cawk breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abamasavich with a poor takedown

so Cawk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brock Cawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AK Abamasavich.
Abamasavich looks gassed!

Cawk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cawk is looking to clinch.
Cawk fails to land with a series of punches.

Cawk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abamasavich wants to stand but Cawk is controlling the position.
Abamasavich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abamasavich is keeping the position for now.
Abamasavich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cawk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cawk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abamasavich on the ground.
Abamasavich wants to stand but Cawk is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Cawk wants to control from the top but Abamasavich keeps moving.
Cawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Abamasavich is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cawk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cawk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abamasavich counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cawk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abamasavich tries to avoid it but Cawk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abamasavich to the ground. Abamasavich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cawk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abamasavich takes a step back to recover.

Cawk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Abamasavich sprawls well initially but Cawk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cawk wants to pass the guard but Abamasavich is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abamasavich tries to kick Cawk off but Cawk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Abamasavich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cawk is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cawk trying to control the action but Abamasavich is working from the bottom.
Cawk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abamasavich gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abamasavich keeping moving, preventing Cawk from controlling successfully.
Abamasavich wants to get back to his feet but Cawk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cawk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abamasavich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cawk moves in looking to clinch but Abamasavich pushes him off.
Cawk looks for the body kick but Abamasavich saw that one coming.
Abamasavich avoids a punch combination nicely.

Abamasavich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cawk is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abamasavich seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Abamasavich is looking to take a break and control but Cawk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Cawk dominated that round.
That's time! Cawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cawk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cawk is controlling the pace.
Abamasavich is refusing to be controlled, as Cawk sits in half guard.

Abamasavich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cawk connects with a nice short shot to Abamasavich's temple.
Abamasavich manages to get to full guard.
Abamasavich is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brock Cawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abamasavich wants to sweep but no luck.
Cawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Abamasavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Cawk with that takedown attempt.

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

Cawk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abamasavich sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abamasavich trying to control from the bottom.
Cawk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Abamasavich tries to kick Cawk off in order to stand up. Cawk Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Cawk stands up and beckons Abamasavich to his feet.

Cawk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cawk lands with a punch from half guard.
Cawk wants to take a breather but Abamasavich is having none of it.
Abamasavich taking some punishment here, with Cawk in his half guard.
Cawk slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cawk is looking to stall here but Abamasavich recovers full guard.

Cawk gets to his feet - Abamasavich follows without any prompting.
Abamasavich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cawk.

Cawk pushes Abamasavich up against the cage in a clinch.
Cawk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abamasavich.
Cawk keeps control of Abamasavich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Cawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cawk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Abamasavich!
Cawk working Abamasavich over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abamasavich slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Abamasavich wants to get back to his feet.
Cawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abamasavich is staying active underneath Cawk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cawk wants to pass the guard but Abamasavich is defending well.
Abamasavich missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Cawk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cawk shoots for a takedown but Abamasavich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cawk shoots in and drives through. Abamasavich sprawls well.
Abamasavich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cawk lands a nice looking body kick.
Cawk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abamasavich's waist but Abamasavich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cawk off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Cawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cawk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cawk is tying to control. Abamasavich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Abamasavich kicks Cawk off and gets back to his feet.
Cawk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abamasavich counters with a straight right hand.
Abamasavich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cawk shoots in for a double leg but Abamasavich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abamasavich throws a sloppy head kick
and Cawk counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abamasavich blocks a head kick by Cawk.
Cawk avoids the body shot from Abamasavich.
Abamasavich misses with a takedown attempt - Cawk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abamasavich throws a hook but Cawk avoids it easily.
Cawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abamasavich circles away.
Abamasavich throws a hook but Cawk avoids it easily.
Abamasavich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cawk on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Abamasavich as Cawk shoots in.
Abamasavich tries to clinch but Cawk moves out of range.
Cawk moves out of range of the body kick.

Cawk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cawk not doing much here.
Cawk wants to pass the guard but Abamasavich is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cawk trying to control from half guard but Abamasavich is working away.
Cawk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Cawk.
Abamasavich manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Cawk stands up out of the half guard.

Cawk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abamasavich's guard.
Cawk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Abamasavich looking for a sweep. Not yet Abamasavich, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abamasavich is keeping the position for now.
Abamasavich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cawk is one step ahead there.
Cawk wants to pass the guard but Abamasavich is keeping the position.
AK Abamasavich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abamasavich wants to stand and escape but Cawk is having none of it.
Cawk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Abamasavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cawk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cawk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abamasavich as he avoids it easily.
Abamasavich lands with a big left! Cawk is wobbled badly! Abamasavich comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Cawk to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). AK Abamasavich!