PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killa Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Vasyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bee
vs
Vasyuk

190 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killa Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaly Vasyuk!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee shoots and misses
and Vasyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasyuk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bee.
Bee shoots and misses
and Vasyuk counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Vasyuk rushes Bee and presses him up against the cage.
Vasyuk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killa Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vasyuk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vasyuk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasyuk misses with a body shot.
Bee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasyuk throws out the jab.
Bee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vasyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasyuk digs a good body shot into Bee's ribs.
Vasyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Vasyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Bee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vasyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasyuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bee tries to move into range but Vasyuk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasyuk thuds a left hand into Bee's body.
Bee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bee is breathing heavily.
Vasyuk lands with a nice combination. Bee backs away looking to recover.

Bee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasyuk is in close to Bee's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Bee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vasyuk stopping the sweep attempt from Bee.
Vasyuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasyuk.
Vasyuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vasyuk is trying to stand up here but Bee is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bee is looking for a kimura here.
Bee throwing shots but Vasyuk is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasyuk makes his way to full guard, as Bee worked for a kimura.
Bee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bee prevents Vasyuk from getting back to his feet.
Vasyuk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bee's guard.
Bee is trying to control the position but Vasyuk postures up.
Vasyuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasyuk lands a couple of digs.
Vasyuk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vasyuk landing some decent shots from guard.
Bee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasyuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee looking for a sweep. Not yet Bee, not yet.
Vasyuk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vasyuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vasyuk scoring with some ground and pound.
Bee controls Vasyuk momentarily but Vasyuk frees himself.
Bee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vasyuk is one step ahead there.
Vasyuk with a nice head shot there.
Vasyuk wants to pass the guard but Bee is keeping the position.

Vasyuk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vasyuk has managed to get both his arms back between Bee's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasyuk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaly Vasyuk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bee with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vasyuk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bee's guard.
Vasyuk trying to move into half guard but instead Bee has managed to sweep!
Bee thows a big elbow that misses.
Bee pushing down on Vasyuk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bee works his way into side control.
Vasyuk regains half guard, as Bee was trying to land strikes.
Vasyuk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bee.
Bee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bee throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee is fighting to break Vasyuk's control of his arms but Vasyuk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Bee has gone for a leg lock! Vasyuk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bee's guard.

Bee looking for a guillotine here but Vasyuk defends easily.
Bee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bee has momentary wrist control but Vasyuk slips an elbow through the middle.
Vitaly Vasyuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bee has momentary wrist control but Vasyuk slips an elbow through the middle.
Vasyuk trying to control but Bee is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vasyuk defends well.
Vasyuk thows a big elbow that misses.
Vasyuk trying to control but Bee is working from the bottom.

Bee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vasyuk defends it easily.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Vasyuk from controlling successfully.
Bee controls Vasyuk momentarily but Vasyuk frees himself.
Vasyuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee is trying to keep Vasyuk in close.
Bee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasyuk's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bee throws and elbow that misses. Vasyuk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bee's guard. Nice move by Vasyuk!
Bee is trying to keep Vasyuk in close.
Vasyuk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bee wants to sweep here but Vasyuk controlling him for the moment.
Vasyuk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk stopping the sweep attempt from Bee.
Bee is trying to keep Vasyuk in close.
Vasyuk wants to control from the top but Bee keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bee looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Killa Bee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vasyuk stuns Bee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Vasyuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vasyuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasyuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Vasyuk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vasyuk is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bee. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasyuk lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaly Vasyuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Bee has his takedown stuffed
and Bee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasyuk misses with a body punch

and Bee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasyuk won't be happy with that.

Bee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasyuk, who protects the arm well.
Bee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vasyuk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Bee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vasyuk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vasyuk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bee wants to pass the guard but Vasyuk is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bee is trying to work for a kimura but Vasyuk is defending well.
Vasyuk won't allow Bee to pass to mount.

Bee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vasyuk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bee.
Bee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasyuk defending well though.

Bee is looking for a kimura here.

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.

Vasyuk makes his way to full guard, as Bee worked for a kimura.
Bee forces his way into half guard.
Bee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Bee 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vasyuk is trying to control the position but Bee postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vasyuk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vitaly Vasyuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Bee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vasyuk manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bee keeping moving, preventing Vasyuk from controlling successfully.
Bee looking to control.
Vasyuk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasyuk has managed to free his arm - good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Killa Bee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasyuk 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaly Vasyuk!