PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spike Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitamines Minerals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minerals has chosen Centrum Silver as his entrance music. Spike Law has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Law
vs
Minerals

175 cm
26
152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
150 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spike Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitamines Minerals!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law throws a left and a right that both miss
and Minerals counters with a body kick.
Law jabs at Minerals's body.
Law connects with a body shot that sends Minerals's belly button to the back.
Law punishes Minerals's body with a nice straight punch.
Law avoids the body shot from Minerals.
Minerals misses with an uppercut
and Law counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minerals bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Law ducks under a wild hook from Minerals.
Law misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law misses with a double jab
and Minerals counters with a nice body kick.
Minerals tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minerals ducks under a wild hook from Law.
Law throws an off balance right hand
and Minerals counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Law misses
and Minerals counters with a nice leg kick.
Minerals misses with a right hand
and Law counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Law throws a right hand that misses
and Minerals counters with a right hand to the body.
Minerals lands with a kick to the temple. Law shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with an uppercut
and Minerals counters with a body kick that stops Law in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Minerals.
Law closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Law misses with a jab to the body
and Minerals counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Minerals is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Law.
Minerals throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Law counters with a straight right hand.
Minerals steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Law.
Minerals throws a leg kick but Law sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minerals counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Law takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Law smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Minerals throws a front kick aimed at Law's knee but Law avoids it well.
Law misses the shot to the body.
Spike Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minerals scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Law misses with a lunging right hand
and Minerals counters with a good, hard body kick but Law shrugs it off.
Minerals takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Law misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minerals bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Law throws a right hand that Minerals ducks under and follows up with a left that Minerals also avoids with ease.
Minerals rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Law moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Law moves into range and connects with a jab.
Minerals misses with a looping left.
Minerals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Law throws a right hand that misses
and Minerals counters with a low kick, right behind Law 's knee.
Law throws a combination that misses
and Minerals counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitamines Minerals dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Minerals throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Law missing with a left hand there. Minerals was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minerals scoring well with a low kick there.
Law swings widly with a right hand
and Minerals counters with a nice low kick that buckles Law's knee momentarily.
Law rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Minerals counter with a right hand.
Minerals throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Law misses with a wild body shot.
Minerals misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Law throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law misses with a double jab
and Minerals counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Law throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Minerals throws a wild body kick that Law sees coming a mile off.
Minerals throws a solid leg kick but Law takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Minerals.
Minerals scores with a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Law might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Law misses with a wild combination.
Vitamines Minerals seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Law as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minerals throws a poor cross that misses
and Law counters with a nice uppercut.
Law defending well as Minerals loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Law lands an impressive looking overhand right. Minerals doesn't seem phased though.
Minerals uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Law.
Law throws a right hand that misses
and Minerals counters with a nice leg kick.
Law ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minerals moves away.
Minerals scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law throws a sloppy body shot
and Minerals counters with a head kick.
Minerals pushes Law away with a front kick.
Law works Minerals's body with a nice hook.
Law scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minerals throws a sloppy body shot
and Law cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minerals tries to clinch but Law is having none of it.
Law swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Minerals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Law catches Minerals right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a double jab
and Minerals counters with a solid body kick.
Minerals with a nice cross.
Law connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minerals fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Law will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Law throws an off balance right hand
and Minerals cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minerals comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Minerals has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minerals rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Law counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitamines Minerals showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Law swings widly with a right hand
and Minerals counters with a good low kick that Law was not able to check.
Law misses with a hook
and Minerals counters with a nice uppercut.
Law has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Minerals.
Minerals throws a sloppy head kick and Law moves out of range easily.
Law uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minerals.
Minerals lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Law misses the body punch
and Minerals counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Minerals walks into a straight right hand from Law.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law scores with a sloppy right hand. Minerals should have avoided that one.
Minerals misses with a hook.
Law misses with a hook.
Minerals rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Law counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minerals tried to score with a low kick but Law checks it.
Minerals finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Law fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minerals takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vitamines Minerals is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Law misses with a shot to the body
and Minerals counters with a two punch combo.
Law throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Minerals. Law shrugs it off though.
Law misses with a body punch
and Minerals counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Minerals throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Law throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minerals counters with a nice body kick.
Law throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minerals sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Law misses with a right hand
and Law takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minerals throws a sloppy body shot
and Law counters with a straight right hand.
Law takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Minerals.
Minerals misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Law.
Minerals throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Minerals takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spike Law has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minerals throws a predictable looking body shot
and Law counters with a nice body shot.
Minerals lands a head kick. Law smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Minerals tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Law manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Law misses with a right hand
and Minerals counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minerals swinging wildly here.
Law misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Minerals misses with a hook
and Law cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minerals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law just misses with a punch to the body.
Law misses with a combination
and Minerals counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitamines Minerals comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Minerals 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Vitamines Minerals!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Vitamines Minerals!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Vitamines Minerals!

Vitamines Minerals wins by unanimous decision!