PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slow Fade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rassberry Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fade
vs
Juice

198 cm
26
266 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

185 cm
25
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slow Fade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rassberry Juice!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fade.
Juice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fade throws a lazy uppercut

and Juice counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fade!
Fade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fade wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Juice thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juice lands a big elbow.
Fade is desperately trying to improve his position but Juice has a good base and remains in mount.
Fade doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

Juice working for a guillotine from mount but Fade is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Juice trying to control but Fade is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juice looking to secure an arm triangle but Fade defends it well.
Juice thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Juice trying to control but Fade is having none of it.
Fade wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Juice.
Fade is squirming around, avoiding Juice's attempts to control the action.
Juice working the ground and pound effectively.
Fade is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fade is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two 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.
Juice avoids the attempt from Fade to control.
Fade is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fade is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Juice is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Juice throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Juice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fade is looking to escape.
Fade tries to lock up and control but Juice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fade tries to reverse the position but Juice maintains control.
Fade wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Juice there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fade is looking to get to half guard.
Fade tries to hold on but Juice pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juice working for a guillotine from mount but Fade is in no mood to give up.
Juice 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.
Fade tries to hold on but Juice pushes him away.
Fade wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Juice.

Juice moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fade has worked his arm free - good work by Fade!
Juice trying to control the position but Fade is working away.

Juice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fade has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fade is looking for a sweep.
Juice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Fade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Juice asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fade can't do much from the bottom here.
Fade is looking for a sweep.
Fade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fade tries to get out of the position.

Juice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fade has escaped the position, nice work there.
Juice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rassberry Juice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fade throws a combination that misses

and Juice counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Juice trying to control but Fade is working from the bottom.
Juice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fade wants to stand but Juice is controlling the position.
Juice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juice is stalling in the full guard.
Fade pulls Juice in close to his closed guard and prevents Juice from doing any damage or advancing position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fade misses with a combination

and Juice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Juice tries to stall but Fade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juice is trying to drag Fade to the mat but Fade just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fade gets underhooks to prevent Juice's takedown attempt.

Fade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Juice takes a jab right on the kisser.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Juice. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Juice.
Slow Fade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rassberry Juice.
Juice slips a jab and a cross from Fade.
Fade motions for Juice to come forward. Fade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Fade. Those never looked like landing.
Fade falls off balance throwing a combination

and Juice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fade's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juice is looking to work some ground and pound but Fade has wrist control.
Fade is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Juice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juice.
Fade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juice looking to pass the guard.
Fade trying to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Juice is one step ahead there.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but Fade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Slow Fade wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fade throws a sloppy head kick and Juice moves out of range easily.
Fade throws a series of punches but Juice moves out of range.
Juice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fade pinned against the cage. Fade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fade falls off balance throwing a combination

and Juice counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fade won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Fade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Juice seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Fade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Juice is trying to get an arm triangle but Fade is defending well.
Juice working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Juice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Juice seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fade is trying to get back to half guard.
Fade is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rassberry Juice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Juice shoots in for a takedown but Fade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fade connects with a crisp jab.
Fade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Juice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Juice needs to keep his hands up - Fade had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Fade misses.
Fade throws a series of punches but Juice moves out of range.
Fade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fade looks to land a combination but Juice avoids it well.
A combination from Fade does no damage.
Slow Fade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fade misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fade misses with a combination

and Juice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Fade manages to break the clinch.
Fade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Juice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Juice throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fade was covering up waiting for the punch and Juice finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fade pulls Juice in to control the position.
Fade keeping full guard, as Juice tries to pass.
Juice trying to control but Fade is working from the bottom.
Fade lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Juice!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juice is trying to escape the mount.
Juice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fade looking to control but Juice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fade unloads with some shots from mount but Juice bucks and avoids them well.
Fade lands a heavy elbow.
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!

Fade has control of Juice's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Juice regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fade throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fade can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Juice is looking to escape.
Fade looking to finish with strikes here!
Fade avoids the attempt from Juice to control.
Juice wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fade.
Juice tries to lock up and control but Fade gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fade scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juice?
Fade landing strikes from the mount.

Juice is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fade has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Juice's face.
Juice is still in real trouble! Can Fade finish him?

Fade is working for a guillotine from mount but Juice frees his head quite easily.
Fade controlling the position easily from mount.
Juice seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fade breaks from Juice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fade with good strikes from the mount here!
Juice tries to hold on but Fade pushes him away.
Juice avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fade.
Fade pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Juice wants to hold on but Fade pushes him away.
Fade throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fade throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fade throwing strikes here but Juice is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Juice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rassberry Juice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fade scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slow Fade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Juice 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Slow Fade!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Slow Fade!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Slow Fade!

Slow Fade wins by unanimous decision!