PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abramovic Estopenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and av erage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Estopenko
vs
erage

183 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Amsterdam, Abramovic Estopenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, av erage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Estopenko.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Estopenko.

erage has taken the fight to the clinch.

erage manages to pull guard.
erage pulls Estopenko in close to prevent any damage.
Estopenko preventing the sweep.
Estopenko wants to control from the top but erage keeps moving.
Estopenko throwing strikes from guard but erage blocks nicely.
Estopenko wants to pass the guard but erage is keeping the position.
erage keeping moving, preventing Estopenko from controlling successfully.
Estopenko throwing strikes from guard but erage blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estopenko won't allow erage to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

erage feints and as Estopenko raises his hands in defense, erage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
erage trying to control but Estopenko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
erage wants to get up but he can't break Estopenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
erage is pushing down on Estopenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Estopenko is fighting to maintain full guard but erage has managed to sneak the leg through.
Estopenko is looking for a sweep. erage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Estopenko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Estopenko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Estopenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Estopenko trying to hold on to erage's head to control him but erage postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
erage fails with a takedown attempt.
erage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estopenko closes the distance but erage moves to the side

and erage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

erage manages to pull guard.
erage controlling the position.
Estopenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as erage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as erage holds on and takes a little breather.
erage looks gassed!
Estopenko trying to control the position from guard on top but erage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estopenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
erage can't keep his opponent in guard - Estopenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
erage makes his way to full guard. A much better position for erage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
erage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Estopenko is one step ahead there.
Estopenko wants to control from the top but erage keeps moving.
Estopenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
erage keeping moving, preventing Estopenko from controlling successfully.
erage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Estopenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as erage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Estopenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
erage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
erage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Estopenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
erage misses with a takedown attempt
and Estopenko counters with a straight right hand.
erage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Estopenko.
Estopenko has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

av erage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Estopenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
erage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Estopenko swivels and escapes.
Estopenko has his takedown stuffed
and erage counters with a nice kick to the body.
Estopenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
erage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

erage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Estopenko wants to sweep here but erage controlling him for the moment.
erage is breathing heavily.
Estopenko working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estopenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Estopenko 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.
Estopenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Estopenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Estopenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
erage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Estopenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
erage tries to get to full guard but Estopenko has control of the leg.
erage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
erage gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Estopenko is looking to work some ground and pound but erage has wrist control.
Estopenko wants to pass the guard but erage is keeping the position.
erage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Estopenko wants to pass the guard but erage is keeping the position.

Estopenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Estopenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
erage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Estopenko as he avoids it easily.
Estopenko scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
erage tries to clinch but Estopenko moves out of range.
erage ducks right into an uppercut from Estopenko.
erage fails with an attempt to clinch.
erage tries to clinch up.
Estopenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and erage counters with a takedown into side control.
erage trying to control the position but Estopenko is working away.
Estopenko striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Estopenko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Estopenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estopenko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on erage's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Estopenko is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Estopenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Estopenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but erage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
erage controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Estopenko is trying to control the position but erage postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

av erage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Estopenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
erage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Estopenko but Estopenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Estopenko shoots in for a double leg but erage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
erage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Estopenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Estopenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. erage defending well though.
erage wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estopenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
erage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Estopenko.
erage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Estopenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
erage pushes Estopenko off looking to stand but Estopenko dives back in and keeps control.
Estopenko tries to pass to full mount but erage defends it.
Estopenko works his way into side control.
The strikes coming from Estopenko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A cross from Estopenko lands.
erage misses the shot to the body.
Estopenko closes the distance looking to clinch

and erage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estopenko working a defensive guard here.
Estopenko wants to sweep here but erage controlling him for the moment.
erage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Estopenko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Estopenko trying to strike off his back.
Estopenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
erage postures up.
Estopenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because erage is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Estopenko with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

erage moves into range and clinches up with Estopenko.

erage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estopenko closes the distance and clinches up with erage, looking for a takedown. Estopenko pushes erage against the cage but erage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abramovic Estopenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
erage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estopenko shoots for a double leg takedown but erage sprawls well. He's pushed Estopenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

erage gets a takedown into half guard.

erage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Abramovic Estopenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
erage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
erage drops an elbow to the side of Estopenko's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
erage wants to take a breather but Estopenko is having none of it.
erage blocks the strikes from Estopenko.
Estopenko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Estopenko trying to control from the bottom.
Estopenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
erage looking to sit in guard and control but Estopenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Estopenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
av erage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well erage 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... av erage!