PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred DiBiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pencil
vs
DiBiase

180 cm
25
160 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred DiBiase!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiBiase jabs Pencil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
DiBiase goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
DiBiase clobbers Pencil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DiBiase scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pencil in his tracks.
Pencil throws a right hand that DiBiase ducks under and follows up with a left that DiBiase also avoids with ease.
Pencil moves away from the strike by DiBiase.
DiBiase throws a series of punches but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pencil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice takedown defense from DiBiase. No joy for Pencil on that attempt.
DiBiase misses with a two punch combination.
Pencil moves out of range of the body kick from DiBiase.
Pencil throws a sloppy head kick and DiBiase moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pencil fails with a takedown attempt.
Pencil scores with a jab. DiBiase acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pencil slips a straight right by DiBiase.
Pencil misses with an uppercut. DiBiase saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pencil.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hb Pencil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DiBiase looks to score with a jab to the body but Pencil is just out of range.
Fred DiBiase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pencil misses with a two punch combination.
Pencil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DiBiase.
DiBiase misses with a leg kick
and Pencil counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pencil.
A looping hook to the body misses from DiBiase. Pencil does a little dance to reset his feet.
DiBiase looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DiBiase looks to land a right hand but Pencil moved out of range.
DiBiase throws a combination that misses
and Pencil counters with a straight right hand.
Pencil throws a lazy right hand but DiBiase sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DiBiase misses with a jab to the body

and Pencil counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in DiBiase's guard now.
DiBiase utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pencil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pencil stays in close to DiBiase's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pencil's guard.
DiBiase wants to control from the top but Pencil keeps moving.
DiBiase throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DiBiase tries to free his leg and advance position but Pencil is retaining full guard.
Pencil seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
DiBiase controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pencil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DiBiase.

Pencil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pencil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DiBiase is looking to work some ground and pound but Pencil has wrist control.
Pencil working a defensive guard here.
DiBiase throwing strikes from guard but Pencil blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DiBiase pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pencil is keeping the position for now.

Pencil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hb Pencil will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

DiBiase throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hb Pencil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DiBiase misses with a kick to the body

and Pencil counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for DiBiase!
Pencil 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.
DiBiase wants to control but Pencil is having none of it.
DiBiase keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as DiBiase is looking to escape.
Pencil is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pencil is landing with some decent strikes but DiBiase is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Pencil jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… DiBiase is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by DiBiase and Pencil has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
DiBiase is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pencil looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil throwing shots but DiBiase is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pencil is looking for a kimura here.
DiBiase wants to control but Pencil is keeping busy.
DiBiase desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pencil stops DiBiase from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil throwing shots but DiBiase is blocking nicely.
Pencil takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Pencil 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.
Pencil is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Pencil is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pencil trying to control the action but DiBiase is working from the bottom.
DiBiase tries to get to full guard but Pencil has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hb Pencil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

DiBiase turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DiBiase throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pencil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pencil staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by DiBiase.
DiBiase ducks under a wild hook from Pencil.
DiBiase misses with a body kick.
DiBiase misses with a low kick.
DiBiase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Pencil with that takedown attempt.
Pencil throws a poor cross that misses
and DiBiase counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DiBiase throws a poor cross that misses
and Pencil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pencil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DiBiase throws a body punch but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil misses with a wild body shot.
DiBiase tries a head kick but it misses.
DiBiase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DiBiase punishes Pencil's body with a nice straight punch.

Pencil decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pencil is figuring out what he wants to do next.
DiBiase looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pencil is trying to control. DiBiase wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DiBiase keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hb Pencil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DiBiase is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DiBiase has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pencil is working away from the top position though.
Pencil trying to pass the guard but DiBiase defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil trying to control the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
DiBiase misses with a wild body shot.
Pencil throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Pencil misses
and DiBiase counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pencil shoots in for a takedown but DiBiase shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DiBiase moves out of range as Pencil throws a body kick.

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.
DiBiase tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pencil was well out of range. Poor timing from DiBiase.
Pencil takes a swing at DiBiase's ribcage but misses.
Pencil blocks the body kick.
Pencil just misses with a punch to the body.
DiBiase takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pencil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DiBiase throws a poor cross that misses
and Pencil counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from DiBiase misses.

Pencil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pencil is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for DiBiase!
Fred DiBiase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pencil trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hb Pencil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pencil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hb Pencil!