PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Schwarzeneg
vs
Bojan

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Fast

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
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, Vladan Bojan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Bojan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Schwarzeneg!
Bojan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
I looks like Bojan might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
BOOM! Bojan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bojan controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Schwarzeneg blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bojan controlling from mount.
Schwarzeneg tries to hold on but Bojan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bojan controlling the position easily from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vladan Bojan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzeneg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bojan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bojan.
Bojan stays in close to Schwarzeneg's body and controls the position.
Bojan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzeneg is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bojan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bojan controlling from the top position.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position.
Bojan 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.

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.
Bojan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bojan advances to full mount.
Bojan controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vladan Bojan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bojan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Schwarzeneg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schwarzeneg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bojan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schwarzeneg being controlled here, momentarily.
Bojan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bojan cracks Schwarzeneg with a big right hand but Schwarzeneg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bojan controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is trying to improve his position.
Bojan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Schwarzeneg is avoiding damage well.
Schwarzeneg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bojan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bojan manages to get to full guard.
Bojan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schwarzeneg!
Schwarzeneg is looking to improve his position but Bojan isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two 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.
Bojan lands a big elbow.
Schwarzeneg is trying to escape the mount.
Bojan controlling from the full mount.
Bojan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bojan prevents Schwarzeneg from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Bojan connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan content just to control the position here.
Vladan Bojan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schwarzeneg is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bojan looking to control and managing it successfully.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vladan Bojan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzeneg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bojan counters with a shoot takedown. Schwarzeneg fights it but they end up in guard.
Bojan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bojan prevents Schwarzeneg from getting back to his feet.
Bojan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bojan pushes down on Schwarzeneg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladan Bojan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bojan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Schwarzeneg is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bojan pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Bojan seems content to control.
Bojan passes to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to improve position but can't.
Bojan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vladan Bojan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzeneg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bojan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Schwarzeneg working a defensive guard here.
Schwarzeneg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bojan lands a couple of digs.
Bojan stays in close to Schwarzeneg's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan postures up in Schwarzeneg's guard and throws a big left but Schwarzeneg blocks it.

Bojan gets to his feet. Schwarzeneg looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Bojan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bojan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bojan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schwarzeneg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bojan controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to hold on but Bojan postures up.
Bojan controlling the pace for now.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vladan Bojan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzeneg fails with the takedown

and Bojan counters with a shoot takedown. Schwarzeneg fights it but they end up in guard.
Bojan slips nicely into half guard.
Bojan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to full guard.
Bojan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladan Bojan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bojan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladan Bojan!