PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SunOf Kirosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirosawa has chosen This is War - 30 Seconds to Mars as his entrance music. 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.

Giel
vs
Kirosawa

197 cm
23
265 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

195 cm
28
287 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Giel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, SunOf Kirosawa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirosawa circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Giel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirosawa doesn't seem phased though.
Kirosawa throws a right hand that misses
and Giel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kirosawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirosawa misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Giel.
Kirosawa throws a combination that misses
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Kirosawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirosawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kirosawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Kirosawa throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirosawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kirosawa looks gassed!
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like SunOf Kirosawa has been cut.
Kirosawa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giel.
Kirosawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel lands with a nice combination. Kirosawa backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giel!
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirosawa misses with a jab to the body

and Giel counters with a crisp one two that drops Kirosawa! Giel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kirosawa to his feet! Kirosawa is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Giel looks to land a combination but Kirosawa avoids it well.
Giel works over Kirosawa's head and body with a nice combination.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel throws a series of punches but Kirosawa moves out of range.
Kirosawa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirosawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kirosawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirosawa misses with a hook
and Giel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giel scores with a body shot.
Giel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Giel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kirosawa backs up against the cage.
Giel scores with a three punch combo!
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Giel throws a right hand that Kirosawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirosawa also avoids with ease.
Kirosawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Giel.
Kirosawa throws a right hand that misses
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kirosawa backs up against the cage.
Giel misses with the combination.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirosawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
Giel lands with a nice combination. Kirosawa backs away looking to recover.
SunOf Kirosawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giel lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirosawa off the cage and back into rage.
Kirosawa throws a combination that misses
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Giel.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giel looks to land a combination but Kirosawa avoids it well.
Giel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Giel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirosawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Giel throws a right hand that Kirosawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirosawa also avoids with ease.
Giel scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giel!
Giel scores with a three punch combo!
Kirosawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Kirosawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
Kirosawa misses with an uppercut
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kirosawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Kirosawa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Giel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SunOf Kirosawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Giel throws a combination. Kirosawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Giel scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, jab by Giel - just one landing.
Kirosawa misses with a body punch
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Kirosawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirosawa.
A nice combination there by Giel.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Giel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirosawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Giel to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirosawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Giel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul Giel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirosawa is breathing heavily.
Kirosawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kirosawa is rocked!
Giel lands a nice hook to Kirosawa's body. Kirosawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Giel scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Giel. That snapped Kirosawa's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giel.
Giel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirosawa misses with a hook
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giel scores with the left hand. Kirosawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Giel tests Kirosawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kirosawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
Giel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirosawa can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kirosawa eats them both and turns towards Giel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kirosawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Giel finish him?
Giel misses with the combination.
Kirosawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Giel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirosawa throws a combination that misses
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Kirosawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kirosawa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Giel has got the better of the exchanges.

Giel drops Kirosawa with a beautiful combination! Kirosawa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Giel is looking for the KO!
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Kirosawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giel tries to bum rush Kirosawa with a series of wild strikes but Kirosawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giel!
Kirosawa misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Kirosawa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Kirosawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giel throws a series of punches but Kirosawa moves out of range.
Giel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirosawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Kirosawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel feints a jab promting Kirosawa to slip. Giel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kirosawa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giel!
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirosawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Kirosawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Giel.
Giel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Giel duly obliges.
Giel digs a good body shot into Kirosawa's ribs.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kirosawa backs up against the cage.
Giel stalks Kirosawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kirosawa's face. Kirosawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Kirosawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Giel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirosawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kirosawa's hands.
Giel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Giel stalks Kirosawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kirosawa's face. Kirosawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Giel looks to land a combination. Kirosawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Giel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Giel duly obliges.
Kirosawa misses with a right hand
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Giel catches Kirosawa right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Kirosawa misses with a hook
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kirosawa works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Giel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on SunOf Kirosawa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kirosawa throws a combination that misses
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Kirosawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Giel.
Kirosawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Kirosawa.
Kirosawa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kirosawa takes one on the button.
Giel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirosawa misses with a combination
and Kirosawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Kirosawa throws a right hand that misses
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Kirosawa backing up. Kirosawa nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Giel scores with a three punch combo!
Kirosawa throws a combination that misses
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Kirosawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kirosawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kirosawa scores with a body shot.
Giel misses with a few strikes there.
Giel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Giel throws a combination. Kirosawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kirosawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirosawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a nice body shot.
Kirosawa slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Kirosawa misses with a hook
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.
Giel tries to bum rush Kirosawa with a series of wild strikes but Kirosawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Giel swinging wildly here.
Giel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kirosawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Kirosawa throws an off balance right hand
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Kirosawa.
Nice cross by Giel.
Giel misses with a two punch combination.
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirosawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Giel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kirosawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirosawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Giel connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel jabs Kirosawa right on the nose. Kirosawa blinks but takes it well.
Giel throws a series of strikes that have Kirosawa backpedaling.
Giel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Giel.
Giel throws a series of punches but Kirosawa moves out of range.
Giel lands a two punch combo.
Kirosawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Giel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirosawa has time to react.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel throws a right and a left that Kirosawa avoids nicely.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Kirosawa misses with a left hand
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirosawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Kirosawa backing up. Kirosawa nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Kirosawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirosawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Giel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Kirosawa misses
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Kirosawa backing up. Kirosawa nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Giel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Giel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kirosawa momentarily.
Kirosawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Kirosawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Giel.
SunOf Kirosawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giel lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giel looks to land a combination. Kirosawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paul Giel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Giel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Giel!