PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Falls might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen. Putin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ahhhh Motherland. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Falls
vs
Putin

179 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
197 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Granite chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Falls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falls takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Falls darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Falls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Falls seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Falls tries to pass to full mount but Putin defends it.
Falls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Putin wants to get back to full guard.
Falls moves into full mount! Putin won't be happy about that!
Falls lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Falls avoids the attempt from Putin to control.
Putin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putin taking shots to the head.
Falls lands with some strikes.Putin is trying to escape the mount.
Putin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Putin looks gassed!
Falls dominating with strikes here.
Putin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls working the ground and pound effectively.
Putin is looking to improve his position but Falls isn't that keen on the idea.
Falls is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Putin is rocked!
Falls landing strikes from the mount and Putin is in trouble!
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Falls finish him?
Falls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Falls postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Putin looks a forlorn figure.
Putin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Falls unloading with bombs!
Falls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Falls scoring with strikes but Putin is staying in there.
Falls lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Falls unloading with bombs!
Falls is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Putin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Falls avoids the attempt from Putin to control.
Falls lands a big shot there that rocks Putin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Putin is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Falls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Falls with shots to the head and body - Putin looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falls lands with some strikes.
Falls lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Falls lands with some strikes.
Falls lands a nice shot to the head.
Falls lands a heavy elbow.

Falls has control of Putin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Putin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by Falls.
Falls postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Putin looks a forlorn figure.
Putin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Falls lands a big shot there that rocks Putin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Falls postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Putin looks a forlorn figure.
Falls with a couple of short strikes.
Falls with shots to the head and body - Putin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Putin is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls working Putin over with strikes here.
Falls is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Putin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Falls with shots to the head and body - Putin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Falls working the ground and pound effectively.
Falls landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Falls can do anything to dispel that myth.
Falls connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Falls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Putin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Falls is landing with some decent strikes but Putin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Falls misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Falls has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Putin's face.

It looks like Vlad Putin has been cut.
Falls is landing with some decent strikes but Putin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Falls landing strikes from the mount and Putin is in trouble!
Putin really wants to buck Falls off and get back to his feet.
Falls lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Putin hang on?

The has opened up Vlad Putin's cut even more.
Falls scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Putin?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Putin's face.
Falls scoring with strikes but Putin is staying in there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Putin wants to hold on but Falls pushes him away.
Falls with good strikes from the mount here!
Falls with a couple of short strikes.

The cut above Vlad Putin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Falls cracks Putin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Falls.
Falls with good strikes from the mount here!
Falls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Falls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Putin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Putin tries to hold on but Falls postures up.
Falls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Falls with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Putin is trying to escape the mount.
Falls has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Putin's face.
Putin is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Falls dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Putin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Falls looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falls looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Putin is fending him off so far but Falls persists. Nope, Putin circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Putin as Falls shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Falls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falls closes this distance looking for a takedown but Putin circles away.
Falls shoots in and drives through. Putin sprawls well.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt.
Falls shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Putin as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Putin. No joy for Falls on that attempt.
Falls has a takedown stuffed.
Falls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Putin but Putin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Putin as Falls shoots in.
Putin stuffs the takedown.
Falls looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Falls shoots in but no luck this time.
Putin swats away the attempt to clinch by Falls.
Falls looks for a takedown but Putin sprawls well.
Falls moves in looking to clinch but Putin pushes him off.
Putin stuffs the takedown attempt from Falls. Falls gets slowly back to his feet.
Falls tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it.

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.
Falls wants to clinch up but Putin keeps it at a distance.
Falls shoots in but no luck this time.
Falls shoots in but no luck this time.
Falls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Putin stuffs the takedown.
Putin stuffs the takedown attempt from Falls. Falls gets slowly back to his feet.
Falls shoots in but Putin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Falls shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Putin pinned against the cage. Putin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Falls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Putin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Falls as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin is looking to clinch but Falls is avoiding it.
Falls thows a left - swing and a miss!
Putin throws a hook to the side of Falls's head but Falls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Putin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Falls bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Falls lands a couple of digs.
Putin keeping full guard, as Falls tries to pass.
Falls 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.
Falls landing some decent shots from guard.
Falls cracks Putin with a solid left hand.
Falls lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Falls connects with a couple of short punches.
Falls working some strikes from top position.
Falls wants to control from the top but Putin keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls thows a big elbow that misses.
Falls won't allow Putin to get back to his feet.
Falls scoring with punches to the head and body.
Falls throwing strikes from guard but Putin blocks nicely.
Falls postures up in Putin's guard and throws a big left but Putin blocks it.
Putin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Putin pulls Falls in to control the position.

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

Putin drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Falls looking for a sweep. Not yet Falls, not yet.
Falls is working hard here to advance position.
Falls lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Falls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putin is one step ahead there.
Falls throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Putin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Putin's cut.
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.

Putin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Putin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Falls working a defensive guard here.
Falls trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Putin wants to control from the top but Falls keeps moving.
Falls manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Putin manages to get himself to full guard.

Falls 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.

Putin wriggles free and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Falls as Putin shoots in.
Putin misses with a takedown attempt - Falls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Falls gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin is looking to improve his position.
Falls landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Putin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Falls. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Falls scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Falls landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Falls wants to free his trapped foot but Putin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Putin wants to control but Falls is keeping busy.
Putin tries to roll over but Falls keeps him under control.
Falls takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Falls is looking to take a break and control but Putin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falls working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Falls.
Falls landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Falls there.

Putin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin misses with a takedown attempt

and Falls counters with a HUGE slam that knocks Putin out cold!!! When he eventually wakes up, that one's gunna hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Matt Falls!