PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Neputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurr Durr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Neputin
vs
Durr

175 cm
19
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Neputin!
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, Hurr Durr!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neputin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durr throws a head kick that misses.
Durr misses with a kick to the body.
Neputin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durr circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neputin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durr throws a half hearted mid kick.

Neputin feints and as Durr raises his hands in defense, Neputin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Neputin drops back looking for a leg! Durr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durr manages to kick Neputin off! Neputin jumps back into Durr's guard.
Neputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Durr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neputin wants to stand but Durr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Durr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neputin.
Durr keeping moving, preventing Neputin from controlling successfully.
Neputin is stalling in the full guard.
Neputin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two 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.
Durr keeping moving, preventing Neputin from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Durr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Neputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Durr is just out of range.
Neputin blocks a head kick by Durr.
Durr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Neputin is breathing heavily.
Neputin avoids the head kick by Durr.
Durr tries to land a front kick but Neputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durr throws a nice head kick!
Durr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Durr.
Neputin fails to land with a series of punches.
Neputin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hurr Durr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durr.
Durr wants to land a leg kick but Neputin is out of range.
Hurr Durr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durr throws a head kick but Neputin moves out of range.
Neputin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Neputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durr misses with a low kick.
Neputin shoots in but no luck this time.
Neputin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durr circles away quickly and effectively.
Neputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Durr is just out of range.
Durr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durr misses with a head kick.
Neputin tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neputin throws a series of punches but Durr moves out of range.
Durr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neputin misses with a double jab.
Durr blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick from Durr lands but Neputin takes it in his stride.
Durr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neputin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durr can pounce on him.
Durr throws a sloppy head kick and Neputin moves out of range easily.
Durr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durr throws a head kick but Neputin moves out of range.

Neputin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durr can do anything to dispel that myth.

Neputin is working for a kimura but Durr is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hurr Durr 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.

Durr throws a solid leg kick but Neputin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durr.
Durr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durr throws a sloppy head kick and Neputin moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Neputin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durr throws a head kick but Neputin moves out of range.
Durr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neputin blocks a head kick by Durr.
Durr is breathing heavily.
Neputin tried to score with a low kick but Durr checks it.
Neputin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durr defends it nicely.
Durr throws a sloppy head kick and Neputin moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durr takes one on the button.
Neputin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durr's sensitive parts.
Neputin moves out of range as Durr throws a body kick.
Durr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neputin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durr. Durr obviously looking to wear him down.
Durr throws a head kick that misses.
Neputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Durr circles away.
Neputin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neputin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neputin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neputin misses with a leg kick.
Durr swats away the attempt to clinch by Neputin.
Oleg Neputin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neputin avoids the head kick by Durr.
Durr tries a low kick but Neputin avoids it.
Durr misses with a head kick.
Durr looks to land a body kick but Neputin moved away.
A head kick misses from Durr.
Neputin throws a chopping leg kick but Durr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Neputin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Neputin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neputin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neputin is looking to stall here but Durr recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neputin wants to control from the top but Durr keeps moving.
Neputin wants to pass the guard but Durr is keeping the position.
Durr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Neputin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Neputin blocks a head kick by Durr.
Durr throws a sloppy head kick
and Neputin counters with a nice uppercut.
Durr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durr leaves Neputin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neputin blocks a head kick by Durr.
Durr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durr throws a lazy head kick
and Neputin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neputin closes the distance and clinches up with Durr, looking for a takedown. Neputin pushes Durr against the cage but Durr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Neputin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Durr misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Durr wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Neputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neputin avoids the head kick by Durr.
Durr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Neputin - just one landing.
Neputin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neputin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Neputin.
Neputin lands with a shot to the body.
Durr misses with a head kick.
Neputin tests Durr's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Durr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Durr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neputin throws a head punch that misses.
Durr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neputin's face.
Durr landing knees to the head.
Durr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neputin's face.
A knee to the head by Durr.

That's two 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.
Neputin tries to pull guard but Durr won't allow it.
Durr keeps control of Neputin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neputin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neputin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Durr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neputin's defenses.
Neputin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Neputin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durr stalling in the clinch.
Durr lands a nice knee to the body.
Durr lands a knee to the head.
Durr connects with a knee to the head.
Neputin can't break the clinch.
Durr with a knee to the head.
Neputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durr.
Durr with a knee to the head.
Neputin working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durr.
Neputin tries a body shot but Durr blocks it.
Durr lands a knee to the head.
Durr with a knee to the head.
Neputin has Durr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Durr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Durr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neputin's face.
Durr lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Durr.
Durr landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neputin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neputin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Durr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Durr connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durr.
Durr working Neputin over with knees to the body.
Neputin trying to stall but Durr improves his position.
Durr connects with a knee to the head.
Durr landing knees to the body.
Durr lands a knee to the head.
Neputin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durr prevents Neputin from breaking the clinch.
Durr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Neputin is trying to force a seperation but Durr has the dominant position.
Durr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durr lands a good knee to the midsection. Neputin won't want to take too many of those.
Durr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durr has Neputin pressed against the cage, preventing Neputin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Neputin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durr crunches a lovely knee into Neputin's ribcage.
Durr misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Neputin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neputin is trying to break free.

That's four 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.
Durr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durr lands a nice knee to the body.
Durr with a knee to the head.
Neputin wants to stall.
Durr is struggling to control the position.
Durr scores with a knee to the head.
Durr lands an elbow just above Neputin 's eye.

Neputin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Neputin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Neputin has Durr pulled in close to control his posture.
Durr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Neputin's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neputin working a defensive guard here.
Durr wants to stand but Neputin is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hurr Durr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hurr Durr!