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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khasanbi Balov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Parasenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasanbi Balov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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188 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khasanbi Balov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Parasenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balov tries to keep at a distance but Parasenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parasenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parasenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parasenko closes the distance and clinches.
Parasenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parasenko closes the distance and pushes Balov back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parasenko manages to break the clinch.
Balov tries to sprawl but Parasenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Parasenko slips a nice elbow through Balov's hands, connecting with Balov's forehead.
Parasenko stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balov looking for submissions off his back.
Parasenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balov actively working from the bottom here.
Balov actively working from the bottom here.
Parasenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Parasenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Balov has hold of Parasenko's hands but Parasenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Balov looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parasenko in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parasenko pulls his head out easily.
Balov with the active half guard here but Parasenko passes nicely into side control.
Balov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Balov tries to bench press Parasenko off him but Parasenko keeps the position.
Balov is breathing heavily.
Parasenko lands some shots froms side control.
Balov is looking for a sweep.
Parasenko controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parasenko scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parasenko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Parasenko working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parasenko scores with punches from side control.
Parasenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Balov is defending well.
Parasenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Parasenko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balov to see if he's OK.
Parasenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Parasenko content to control rather than advance.
Balov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parasenko pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parasenko content to control rather than advance.
Balov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Parasenko is pressing down on Balov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balov is holding on for now.
Parasenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parasenko trying to pass the guard but Balov defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Parasenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parasenko clinches up against the cage.
Parasenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Balov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Parasenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parasenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parasenko scores with a takedown into Balov's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Balov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parasenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parasenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Balov's head.
Balov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Parasenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Balov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parasenko stays in close to Balov's body and controls the position.
Balov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parasenko is aware though and is defending well.
Parasenko forces his way into half guard.
Parasenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parasenko controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parasenko passes to full mount!
Parasenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Balov is desperately trying to improve his position but Parasenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Parasenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Parasenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Balov is trying desperately to improve position.
Parasenko lands with some strikes.
Parasenko controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parasenko lands a heavy elbow.
Vladimir Parasenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Parasenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Balov looking for submissions off his back.
Balov has hold of Parasenko's hands but Parasenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parasenko stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Parasenko pushes past his half guard into mount!
Parasenko controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Parasenko has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Parasenko prevents Balov from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balov is bucking up trying to escape but Parasenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Parasenko controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Parasenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Parasenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Parasenko manages to pull guard.
Parasenko pulls Balov in close to his closed guard and prevents Balov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Balov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Parasenko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Balov, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parasenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Parasenko frees his head nicely. Oh but Balov has switched to an armbar! Parasenko is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Khasanbi Balov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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