PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Semenov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Red
vs
Semenov

190 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Joe Red has been cut.
Red changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Semenov tries to avoid it but Red manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Semenov to the ground. Semenov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Red misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Semenov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Semenov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Semenov thuds his right hand into Red's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Red fails to land the takedown.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Semenov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Red. Red circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Red throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semenov's waist but Semenov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Red off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Red. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Semenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red shoots in for a takedown but Semenov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Red slips a jab and a cross from Semenov.
Red fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Semenov.
Semenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Red throws a low kick but Semenov moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Semenov.
Red takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Semenov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Semenov misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Red counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red trying to control but Semenov is working from the bottom.
Red passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Semenov is looking for a sweep.
Red misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Semenov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Red connects with a decent elbow.
Semenov throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Red is working Semenov over with some ground and pound from side control.

Red is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Semenov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov is looking to regain half guard here but Red keeps moving and retains side control.
Red wants to control but Semenov is keeping him busy.

Red is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Semenov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Red landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Red wants to control but Semenov is keeping him busy.
Semenov parries the strikes from Red easily there. Red is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Semenov to escape.
Semenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Red. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Red in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee asks Red politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Red prefers to stall for the moment though.
Red trying to control the action but Semenov is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anton Semenov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Red's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Semenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Red.
Red showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.
Semenov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Red moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenov lands a lovely overhand right.
Semenov throws a series of punches but Red moves out of range.
Semenov slips a jab from Red.
Red avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Semenov looks to land a combination. Red sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Semenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Semenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red.
Semenov swinging wildly here.
Red takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Semenov takes a swing at Red's ribcage but misses.
Semenov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Semenov duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Red throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Red does no damage.
Semenov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
Semenov moves away from the strike by Red.
Red misses with a body shot.
Red dodges the punch combination from Semenov.
Red misses the shot to the body.
Semenov looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.
Semenov throws a series of punches but Red avoids them all with ease.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Red avoids nicely.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Semenov is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Red fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Semenov, pushing him back against the cage.
Red tries to throw a body punch but Semenov avoids it by throwing Red back against the cage.
Red struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Red misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Red fails to land.
Red can't find room to land a body shot as Semenov controls the action.
Semenov wants to break free but Red has control.
Red tries to work over Semenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Semenov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Semenov tries to break the clinch but Red is controlling the position.
Red lands a body punch.
Red keeps control of Semenov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Red successfully pulls guard.
Semenov trying to control but Red is working from the bottom.
Semenov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Semenov won't allow Red to sweep him here.
Red 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.

Red working for a triangle but Semenov defends it easily.
Red is trying to control the position but Semenov postures up.

Red is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Semenov defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Red is looking to sinch up a triangle. Semenov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Red's body to avoid the submission. Red has instead reached around Semenov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Red arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Red!