PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Rovanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Por no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanov's entrance music is System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. A fine choice. Por no has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maxim Rovanov's chin.

Rovanov
vs
no

185 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

225 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxim Rovanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Por no!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovanov misses with a wild combination.
no looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rovanov looks to throw the jab but no is out of range.
no fails to land with a series of punches.
Rovanov looks to land a left hand but no moved out of range nicely.
no ducks under a wild hook from Rovanov.

Rovanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rovanov lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rovanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rovanov works over no with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rovanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Rovanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as no works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Rovanov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! no is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rovanov, into his guard.

Rovanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in no's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rovanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rovanov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rovanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rovanov throwing strikes but missing.
Rovanov is looking to work some ground and pound but no has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovanov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rovanov with a nice head shot there.
no is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rovanov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rovanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rovanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rovanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rovanov stays in close to no's body and controls the position.
Rovanov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rovanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rovanov landing with the ground and pound.
Rovanov lands a couple of digs.
Rovanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Rovanov works over no with some ground and pound from guard.
Rovanov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of no's head.
Rovanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rovanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

no is rocked!
Rovanov cracks no with a solid left hand.
no is still in real trouble! Can Rovanov finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rovanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rovanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rovanov working some strikes from top position.
Rovanov content to stall in guard here.
Rovanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as no works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rovanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
no seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rovanov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of no's head.
Rovanov postures up and lands a big shot to no's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Rovanov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

no staying out of range there.
no tries to clinch but Rovanov moves out of range.
Rovanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rovanov misses with a looping right.
no tries to clinch but Rovanov moves out of range.
Rovanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Rovanov.

Rovanov dives in and scores a takedown into no's guard.
Rovanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rovanov is working no over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rovanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rovanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rovanov is in close to no's body, working some short punches and elbows.
no trying to keep a closed guard but Rovanov is proving a slippery customer.
no is breathing heavily.
Rovanov controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rovanov lands a couple of digs.
Rovanov lands a couple of digs.
Rovanov working some strikes from top position.
Rovanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rovanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rovanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rovanov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rovanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanov is in close to no's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rovanov throwing strikes from guard but no blocks nicely.
Rovanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rovanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rovanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rovanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maxim Rovanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rovanov works over no with some ground and pound from guard.
Rovanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rovanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rovanov working some strikes from top position.
Rovanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Rovanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Rovanov works over no with some ground and pound from guard.
Rovanov connects with a couple of short punches.

Rovanov stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
no ducks under a wild hook from Rovanov.
no has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

no shoots in and gets a takedown into Rovanov's guard.

Rovanov kicks no off and gets to his feet.
Rovanov misses with a straight left.
Maxim Rovanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rovanov misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovanov throws a big shot that misses.
Rovanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract no.
Nice defenses there by no.
no tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rovanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rovanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
no is looking to clinch.
Rovanov throws a good cross that connects.
no ducks under a wild hook from Rovanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Rovanov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rovanov swings widly with a right hand
and no counters with a right hand to the body.
Rovanov misses with a straight right.
Rovanov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

no closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - no lands in his opponent's guard.

Rovanov pushes no off and gets back to his feet.
Rovanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rovanov throws a lazy right hand but no sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and no releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

no shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rovanov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Rovanov pushes no off and scrambles back to his feet.
Maxim Rovanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

no tries to keep at a distance but Rovanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rovanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanov throws a lazy right hand but no sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
no defending well as Rovanov loads up on a big left hand.

Rovanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in no's guard.
Rovanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rovanov stays in close to no's body and controls the position.
no is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rovanov is controlling him.
Rovanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rovanov lands a couple of elbows.
Rovanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rovanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rovanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Maxim Rovanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rovanov throwing strikes from guard but no blocks nicely.
Rovanov stands up over no, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rovanov throwing strikes from guard but no blocks nicely.
Rovanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rovanov chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rovanov works over no with some ground and pound from guard.
Rovanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rovanov lands a couple of digs.
Rovanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rovanov cracks no with a solid left hand.
Rovanov lands a couple of elbows.
Rovanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
no is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rovanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rovanov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rovanov with a nice head shot there.
Rovanov lands a couple of elbows.
no working a defensive guard here.
Rovanov with a nice head shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Rovanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rovanov 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Rovanov!