PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Zorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zorn
vs
Savic

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Patrick Zorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Savic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic misses with a two punch combination.
Savic darts in trying to clinch

and Zorn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zorn is looking to work some ground and pound but Savic has wrist control.
Zorn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Savic wants to sweep but no luck.
Zorn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Savic's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zorn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Savic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Savic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savic wants to get back to his feet but Zorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Savic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zorn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nice combo by Zorn! Oh, that's hurt him - Savic falls to the canvas and Zorn follows him into side control.

Savic is rocked!

It looks like Viktor Savic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zorn takes a little break here. Savic wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Savic is still in real trouble! Can Zorn finish him?
Zorn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Savic for as long as he can get away with.
Zorn lands a nice forearm strike.
Zorn is staying tight to Savic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Savic seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic tries to bench press Zorn off him but Zorn keeps the position.
Zorn 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.
Savic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zorn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zorn works his way into side control.
Savic looks winded!
Zorn lands some shots froms side control.
Savic taking a bit of punishment here - Zorn scoring with strikes.
Zorn controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Zorn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Savic is trying to escape the position but Zorn is controlling the position.
Zorn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Zorn passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Savic!
Zorn controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Savic looks a forlorn figure.
Zorn controlling the position easily from mount.
Zorn breaks from Savic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zorn controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Zorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Savic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Savic is looking to clinch but Zorn is avoiding it.
Zorn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zorn drops his hands momentarily and Savic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zorn. Savic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Savic swivels and escapes.

Zorn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zorn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zorn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Patrick Zorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Savic is looking to improve his position but Zorn isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorn controlling from the full mount.
Zorn with shots to the head and body - Savic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Savic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zorn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorn looking to control but Savic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zorn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Savic's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savic can do to turn this around?
Savic is breathing heavily.
Zorn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zorn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zorn controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zorn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zorn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zorn dominating with strikes here.
Zorn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Zorn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zorn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorn lands a big elbow.
Zorn controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Zorn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Savic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zorn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Savic to the ground. Zorn is now in Savic's guard.
Zorn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zorn trying to control but Savic is working from the bottom.
Savic being controlled here, momentarily.

We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Zorn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Savic staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zorn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zorn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zorn just content to control the position.
Savic wants to get back to his feet but Zorn drags him back down.
Savic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorn staying calm.
Zorn working the ground and pound.
Zorn is staying tight to Savic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zorn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Savic is trying to get back to half guard.
Zorn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zorn scores with punches from side control.
Zorn grinds an elbow into Savic's temple.

Zorn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Savic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zorn but great work by Savic.
Zorn sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorn trying to hold on to Savic's head to control him but Savic postures up.
Viktor Savic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savic is trying to control the action in half guard but Zorn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savic looking to sit in guard and control but Zorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zorn passes Savic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Zorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zorn 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Zorn!