PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Susan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Russki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susan's entrance music is Beautiful Machine - Shihad. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Russki's choice of entrance music: Die capitalist pig dog Mike Susan!. Nikolai Russki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Susan
vs
Russki

172 cm
23
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

5th Round

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Susan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Russki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Susan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Susan fails with the takedown.
Susan is breathing heavily.
Susan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Russki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Susan dives in and grabs Russki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Russki pushes down on Susan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Susan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Russki as Susan shoots in.
Russki misses with the combination.
Oooh a lovely combination from Russki sends Susan down but not out. Russki dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Mike Susan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Russki takes a little break here. Susan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Check out the look on Russki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Russki trying to control the position but Susan is working away.

Russki is trying to get an arm triangle but Susan is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Russki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Russki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Russki controlling from the full mount.
Russki with the ground and pound from mount.
Susan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russki blocks Susan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Russki controlling his opponent.
Susan working to try and regain half guard.
Russki content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susan working to try and regain half guard.
Susan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Russki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Susan's face.
Russki prevents Susan from getting the reversal.
Russki landing strikes from the mount.
Russki content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Russki connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Russki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Susan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Russki wants to control but Susan is keeping him busy.
Russki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Susan!
Susan is squirming around, avoiding Russki's attempts to control the action.
Russki controlling the position easily from mount.
Russki wants to control the pace but Susan is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susan is desperately trying to improve his position but Russki has a good base and remains in mount.
Russki blocks Susan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Russki content just to control the position here.
Russki trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nikolai Russki just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Russki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russki shoots in for a takedown but Susan shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Susan at a distance.

Russki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Susan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Susan is desperately trying to improve his position but Russki has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Russki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Susan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Russki looks to land a combination. Susan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Susan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Russki counters with a right hand to the body.
Russki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susan slips a jab and a cross from Russki.
Susan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Russki counters with a right hand to the body.
Russki throws a sloppy head kick and Susan moves out of range easily.

Russki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Russki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Susan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Russki has control of Susan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Susan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Susan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Russki. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Russki.
Russki controlling from the full mount.
Susan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Russki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Susan is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolai Russki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russki tries to control but Susan wriggling away.
The referee warns Susan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Susan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Russki. What's that going to do exactly?
Russki blocks Susan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Russki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Russki landing shots from mount.
Susan is trying to escape the mount.
Russki raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Russki. What's that going to do exactly?
Susan is desperately trying to improve his position but Russki has a good base and remains in mount.
Russki controlling his opponent.

Russki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Susan is looking to get to half guard.
Susan is working hard here to advance position.
Russki trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Russki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Susan looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Russki.
Russki content just to control the position here.
Susan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Russki. What's that going to do exactly?
Russki prevents Susan from getting the reversal.
Russki landing strikes from the mount and Susan is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russki looking to control but Susan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russki controlling from the full mount.
Susan is looking to improve his position but Russki isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Russki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Susan's cut.
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!

Susan fails with the takedown
and Russki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Russki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Susan is out of range and Russki settles back down.
Susan stuffs the takedown attempt from Russki. Russki gets slowly back to his feet.
Susan has his takedown stuffed
and Russki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nikolai Russki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Susan avoids the head kick by Russki.
Russki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Susan avoids it really well and circles away.
Susan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Russki.
Mike Susan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Russki.

Susan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susan grinds an elbow into Russki's temple.
Russki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Susan with the ground and pound but Russki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Russki looking for a guillotine here but Susan defends easily.
Russki trying to keep a closed guard but Susan is proving a slippery customer.
Susan postures up and lands a big shot to Russki's brow.
Russki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Susan!
Susan is working to get back to half guard.
Russki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Susan is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Susan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Susan tries to get out of the position.
Russki content just to control the position here.
Susan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Susan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Russki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Russki has hold of Susan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Susan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Susan can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Russki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Russki blocks Susan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Russki looking to control but Susan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russki landing shots from mount.
Susan is looking to improve his position but Russki isn't that keen on the idea.
Nikolai Russki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Russki unloading with bombs!
Russki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Susan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Russki raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Russki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Russki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mike Susan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Susan is trying to escape the mount.
Russki controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Russki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russki 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Russki!