PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mercury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. Poochyena has chosen This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tamias Poochyena was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Mercury
vs
Poochyena

225 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
295 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamias Poochyena!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mercury to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercury misses with a leg kick.
Poochyena takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercury.
Poochyena throws a right hand that Mercury ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercury also avoids with ease.
Poochyena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
No joy there for Poochyena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. Poochyena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Poochyena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poochyena misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercury counters with a series of strikes. Poochyena will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Poochyena. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercury works Poochyena's body with a nice hook.
Poochyena avoids a kick to the body.
Mercury jabs Poochyena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poochyena swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Poochyena.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercury misses the target.
Mercury throws a push kick but Poochyena slaps the foot to one side.
Poochyena sizes up Mercury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercury.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poochyena throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercury makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Poochyena really felt that one!
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Poochyena off balance momentarily.
Poochyena looks gassed!
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury connects with a high kick.
Poochyena takes one to the side of the head.
Mercury lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poochyena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercury.
Poochyena throws a big shot that misses.
Mercury thumps Poochyena with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Poochyena finds it's way through Mercury's defenses.
Poochyena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercury doesn't seem bothered though.
Poochyena blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Mercury feints and then cracks Poochyena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poochyena down.
Poochyena throws a jab when Mercury was well out of range.
Mercury slips a jab from Poochyena.
Poochyena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Mercury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mercury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercury moves out of range as Poochyena strikes.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poochyena.
A combination from Poochyena does no damage.
Poochyena misses the shot to the body.
Poochyena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercury counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poochyena's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercury misses with a body kick.
Mercury scores with a nice body kick.
Poochyena misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercury counters with a nice leg kick.
Mercury lands a jab to Poochyena's midsection.
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Mercury.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mercury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poochyena misses with a left hand
and Mercury counters with a good, hard body kick but Poochyena shrugs it off.
Mercury scores with a body shot.
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!
Mercury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a right hand that misses
and Mercury counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mercury missing with a left hand there. Poochyena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena looks to land a right hand but Mercury moved out of range.
Mercury plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Poochyena off balance momentarily.
Tamias Poochyena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poochyena.
Poochyena throws an overhand right that lands on Mercury's shoulder, as Mercury tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Mercury tenderised Poochyena's leg. Poochyena is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercury scores with a push kick.
Poochyena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercury misses with a wild combination.
Poochyena misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mercury makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Poochyena really felt that one!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury throws a head kick that half lands.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poochyena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury 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.

Mercury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Poochyena's head.
Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poochyena.
Poochyena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poochyena moves out of range of the body kick.
Poochyena needs to keep his hands up - Mercury had a free shot at his head there.
Mercury lands with a slapping head kick.
Mercury thows a body shot but no joy.
Poochyena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poochyena takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poochyena swings widly with a right hand
and Mercury counters with a nice body kick.
Mercury has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercury counters with a head kick. That will keep Poochyena thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

It looks like Tamias Poochyena has been cut.
Poochyena has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mercury.
Poochyena misses with an uppercut
letting Mercury counter with a right hand.
Mercury throws a head kick that Poochyena semi-blocks.
Poochyena is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercury throws a head kick but Poochyena moves out of range.
Mercury lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mercury scores with a nice strike.
Poochyena misses with an uppercut
and Mercury counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Poochyena is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Poochyena tries to move into range but Mercury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mercury throws a nice head kick!
Poochyena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Poochyena takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Poochyena avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Poochyena takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poochyena throws a right hand that misses
and Mercury counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a high kick!
Mercury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poochyena can do to turn this around?
Poochyena shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Poochyena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercury.
Mercury lands a slapping body shot.
Mercury lands a front kick.
Mercury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mercury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poochyena misses with a looping left.
Mercury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poochyena lands a nice shot to the body.
Poochyena misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercury counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercury, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mercury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poochyena's hands.
Poochyena moves out of range of the body kick from Mercury.
Jab, jab by Mercury - just one landing.
Freddie Mercury is winning the standup battle so far.
Poochyena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poochyena throws an off balance right hand
and Mercury counters with an inside leg kick.
Poochyena moves out of range as Mercury strikes.
Poochyena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poochyena throws a right hand that misses
and Mercury counters with a nice body kick.
Mercury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Mercury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Poochyena misses the shot to the body.
Mercury misses with a wild body shot.
Poochyena throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercury counters with a head kick. That will keep Poochyena thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Poochyena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poochyena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercury looks for the body kick but Poochyena saw that one coming.
Mercury throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poochyena throws a lazy right hand but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poochyena lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury looks to land a body kick but Poochyena moved away.
Poochyena keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poochyena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tamias Poochyena's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mercury feints and then cracks Poochyena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poochyena down.
Poochyena lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mercury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poochyena throws out the jab.
Poochyena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercury counters with a good low kick that Poochyena was not able to check.
Poochyena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Nice body punch from Mercury.
Nice defenses there by Mercury.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Poochyena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poochyena misses with a left hand
and Mercury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poochyena throws a right hand that misses
and Mercury counters with a big head kick but Poochyena shrugs it off.
Poochyena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poochyena throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mercury to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mercury.
Mercury scores with a push kick.
Mercury throws a push kick but Poochyena slaps the foot to one side.
Mercury misses with a body shot.
Mercury looks to land a combination. Poochyena sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Poochyena misses.
Mercury misses with a straight right.
Mercury moves out of range as Poochyena strikes.
That kick from Mercury tenderised Poochyena's leg. Poochyena is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poochyena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Poochyena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercury.
Poochyena misses with a looping left.
Mercury throws a nice head kick!
Tamias Poochyena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a few strikes there.
Mercury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poochyena manages to avoid it.
Poochyena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercury punishes Poochyena's body with a nice straight punch.
Poochyena misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercury counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poochyena sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mercury scores with a head kick.
Mercury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Mercury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poochyena misses with a right hand
and Mercury counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercury.
Mercury thumps Poochyena with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury missing with a left hand there. Poochyena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercury cracks the inside of Poochyena's front leg.
Mercury lands a head kick!
Mercury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mercury misses with a kick to the body.
Poochyena misses with an uppercut
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poochyena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercury lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Poochyena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercury throws a nice looking combination but Poochyena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercury thumps Poochyena with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury staying out of range there.
Mercury scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab lands there for Mercury.
Poochyena throws a lazy right hand but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poochyena misses with a right hand
and Mercury makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Poochyena really felt that one!
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Mercury lands a nice shot that snaps Poochyena's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poochyena throws a hook but Mercury blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mercury scores with a push kick.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poochyena takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Mercury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercury 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!