RRS4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Otubro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otubro comes to the cage accompanied by Smthng 2 Die 4. Vicente Otubro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Otubro
vs
Fernandez

172 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vicente Otubro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rudy Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otubro shoots in and drives through. Fernandez sprawls well.

Fernandez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Otubro napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Fernandez tries for a kimura but Otubro is defending well.
Fernandez in side control lands a decent elbow.

Fernandez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A left and a right from Fernandez both land. Nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Fernandez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Otubro wants to sweep but Fernandez has passed to side control!
Fernandez scores with punches from side control.
Otubro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fernandez connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez trying to control the position but Otubro is working away.

Fernandez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Otubro has escaped the position, nice work there.

Fernandez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Fernandez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Otubro to his feet.
Otubro tries to land a front kick but Fernandez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Otubro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otubro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Fernandez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Otubro.
Otubro being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fernandez lands a couple of elbows.
Fernandez stands up over Otubro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fernandez scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.

Fernandez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Otubro keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
Fernandez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fernandez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
Otubro is breathing heavily.
Fernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Otubro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez stands up over Otubro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otubro being controlled here, momentarily.
Fernandez distracts Otubro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Fernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Otubro trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez is in close to Otubro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Fernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Fernandez dives in and scores a takedown into Otubro's guard.
Fernandez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rudy Fernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fernandez lands a couple of elbows.
Fernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fernandez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a big elbow that misses.
Fernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Otubro's head.
Fernandez advances to half guard.
Fernandez slips a nice elbow through Otubro's hands, connecting with Otubro's forehead.
Fernandez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez winds up and cracks Otubro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Fernandez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Otubro could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Fernandez has cracked it and Otubro is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Fernandez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rudy Fernandez!
Rudy Fernandez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petor Druskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlado Guillotine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillotine has chosen I gotta feeling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Druskin
vs
Guillotine

176 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petor Druskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlado Guillotine!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druskin blocks a head kick by Guillotine.
Druskin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guillotine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Druskin somewhat.
Guillotine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Druskin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Guillotine clinches with his opponent.

Guillotine breaks from the clinch.
Guillotine throws a head kick that Druskin semi-blocks.
Druskin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guillotine defends it nicely.
Guillotine misses with a wild combination.
Druskin shoots in looking for a takedown but Guillotine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Druskin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petor Druskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Druskin.
Druskin avoids the head kick by Guillotine.
Druskin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Druskin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Guillotine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Guillotine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Druskin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guillotine.
Guillotine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Druskin.
Guillotine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Druskin slips a jab and a cross from Guillotine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Guillotine.
Guillotine is looking to clinch.
Guillotine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Druskin moves away.
Guillotine throws a head kick that Druskin semi-blocks.

It looks like Petor Druskin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Druskin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Guillotine is fending him off so far but Druskin persists. Nope, Guillotine circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body kick there by Guillotine.
Guillotine tries a head kick but it misses.
Vlado Guillotine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guillotine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Druskin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guillotine sprawls well. Guillotine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Druskin gets slowly back to his feet.
Druskin is breathing heavily.
Guillotine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Druskin on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillotine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Druskin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guillotine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guillotine throws a head kick but Druskin moves out of range.
Guillotine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Druskin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guillotine swivels and escapes.

Guillotine moves into the clinch successfully.

Guillotine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guillotine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guillotine tries to clinch there but Druskin circles away.

Guillotine clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillotine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Druskin's elbow.
Druskin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Guillotine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guillotine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Druskin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Druskin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guillotine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guillotine moves in looking to clinch but Druskin pushes him off.
Druskin swats away the attempt to clinch by Guillotine.
Druskin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guillotine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Druskin somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Druskin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Druskin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guillotine's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlado Guillotine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petor Druskin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Druskin misses with a takedown attempt - Guillotine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guillotine tries to clinch there but Druskin circles away.
Guillotine scores with a head kick. Druskin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Druskin misses with a takedown attempt
and Guillotine counters with a series of strikes. Druskin will be more careful next time no doubt.

Guillotine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Druskin, pushing him back against the cage.
Guillotine misses with a body punch.

Guillotine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Druskin scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Druskin working for a submission but Guillotine is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guillotine is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillotine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Druskin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Guillotine is surviving well by controlling Druskin's body position as best he can.

Guillotine is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Druskin locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Guillotine is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petor Druskin!
A relieved looking Petor Druskin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Vaits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Whoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vaits
vs
Whoop

183 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Vaits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonna Whoop!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vaits changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whoop looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Vaits looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Vaits is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whoop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Vaits has hold of Whoop's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Whoop tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vaits cranks the arm and Whoop screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Whoop, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Artem Vaits!
A less than humble Artem Vaits misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andi Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remco Van Zoetebier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andi Sharp has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andi Sharp seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sharp
vs
Van Zoetebier

183 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andi Sharp!
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, Remco Van Zoetebier!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Zoetebier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharp.
Zoetebier checks a leg kick.

Zoetebier gets caught flat footed, as Sharp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Zoetebier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Zoetebier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sharp is sitting in close to Zoetebier's body. Zoetebier has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sharp is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sharp is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Zoetebier.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Remco Van Zoetebier!
After the fight, Remco Van Zoetebier was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Mustachio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angelo Mustachio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mustachio
vs
Santos

167 cm
25
127 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Mustachio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mustachio is looking to reverse the position.
Mustachio wants to control but Santos postures up.
Santos controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Mustachio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos happy to just control the position for now.
Mustachio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Santos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mustachio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but Mustachio is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcelo Santos.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying to control. Mustachio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mustachio gets back to full guard.

Mustachio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mustachio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Mustachio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustachio keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

Mustachio has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustachio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos advances position into side control!
Santos controlling the position.
Santos trying to control the position but Mustachio is working away.
Mustachio wants to control but Santos postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustachio sneaks back into half guard.

Mustachio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mustachio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Mustachio looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Mustachio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos wants to take a breather but Mustachio is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustachio is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Mustachio is working away.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcelo Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santos shoots in but Mustachio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos looks gassed!
No luck for Mustachio with that takedown attempt.
Mustachio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Angelo Mustachio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos tries for a takedown but Mustachio circles away easily

and Mustachio counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Angelo Mustachio will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mustachio slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mustachio tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mustachio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Mustachio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Mustachio is defending well.
Mustachio moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mustachio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mustachio keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mustachio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mustachio pushes a forearm under Santos's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Santos is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Angelo Mustachio!
In his post fight interview, Angelo Mustachio started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Spezzano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kisiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Kisiel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Spezzano
vs
Kisiel

191 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillermo Spezzano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Kisiel!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kisiel drops Spezzano with a beautiful combination! Spezzano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kisiel is looking for the KO!

It looks like Guillermo Spezzano has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kisiel is looking to slow Spezzano down with leg kicks.
Kisiel lands a body shot.
Spezzano is breathing heavily.
Kisiel scores with a spinning back kick!
Kisiel fails to land with a series of punches.
Kisiel lands with a kick to the ribs.

Kisiel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spezzano, pushing him back against the cage.

Kisiel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Spezzano regains guard.

Kisiel drops back looking for a leg! Spezzano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spezzano manages to kick Kisiel off! Kisiel jumps back into Spezzano's guard.

Kisiel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kisiel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisiel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spezzano working a defensive guard here.

Kisiel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kisiel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kisiel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Spezzano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kisiel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Spezzano is tightening it up a little... Kisiel has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kisiel reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kisiel taps out! Nice BJJ there by Spezzano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Guillermo Spezzano!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

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

Me
vs
Dabkowski

188 cm
21
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukasz Dabkowski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dabkowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Me makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Me.

Dabkowski is sitting in close to Me's body. Me has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dabkowski is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dabkowski is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Me.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Belo Me!
Belo Me thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Because I got high as his entrance music. Zeus Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

William
vs
Johnson

160 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson throws a hook but William avoids it easily.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.

William darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
William missing with knees to the body.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a body shot from William.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from William.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as William takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
Johnson blocks a body shot from William.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
William missing with knees to the body.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
William misses with a punch to the body.
William prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
William misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a punch to the body.
William will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by William after a bit of a struggle.
Walt William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeus Johnson.
William missing with knees to the body.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, William just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson letting William take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with William for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Johnson blocks a body shot from William.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
William letting Johnson take a breather here.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson letting William take a breather here.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William effectively controlling the action here.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by William.

Johnson forces William back against the cage and clinches.
William missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walt William dominated that 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.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but William has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
William tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
William has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws an elbow but it misses.
Walt William has scored more points in the clinch so far.
William working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
William tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
William throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson letting William take a breather here.
William throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
William scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William pressing his opponent against the cage.
William tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Nice body punch from William - that landed with a thud.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
William avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by William.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
Johnson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walt William dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson clinches up with William and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson prevents a body shot from William.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to drag William to the mat but William just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses with a knee to the head.
William tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but William has the dominant position.
William tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but William improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
William lands a body shot in the clinch.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
William misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William effectively controlling the action here.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
William gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from William.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zeus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from William.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
William will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.
Johnson digs a good body shot into William's ribs.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
William is looking to clinch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
William slips under a jab.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before William has time to react.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson cracks William with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

William clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William misses with an elbow strike.
William using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walt William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Walt William!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Walt William!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Walt William!

Walt William wins by unanimous decision!
Walt William retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Walt William thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.