PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sponge Bobichus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Lightyear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobichus comes to the ring accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bobichus
vs
Lightyear

175 cm
22
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sponge Bobichus!
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, Woody Lightyear!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobichus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bobichus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lightyear pinned against the ropes. Lightyear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bobichus shoots in for a takedown but Lightyear shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lightyear throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bobichus's head.
Lightyear throws a head kick but Bobichus moves out of range.
Lightyear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobichus counters with a three punch combo that has Lightyear backing up. Lightyear nods at Bobichus to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bobichus avoids a kick to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bobichus.
Bobichus trying to control the action but Lightyear is working from the bottom.
Lightyear wants to get back to his feet but Bobichus drags him back down.

Bobichus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bobichus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lightyear, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobichus controlling the position from side mount.

Bobichus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lightyear has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bobichus is looking to take a break and control but Lightyear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Bobichus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bobichus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lightyear has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Bobichus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bobichus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bobichus trying to control the position but Lightyear is working away.
Lightyear can't do much from the bottom here.
Lightyear is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobichus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lightyear is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bobichus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bobichus is looking to take a break and control but Lightyear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bobichus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lightyear is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lightyear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bobichus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lightyear is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bobichus off and has taken his back!
Lightyear is not going to allow Bobichus to sit and survive in this position.
Bobichus manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lightyear's guard. Nice work there by Bobichus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bobichus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bobichus uses his free foot to push down on Lightyear's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lightyear.
Bobichus wants to control the pace but Lightyear is squirming around nicely.
Bobichus moves to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lightyear can't escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lightyear fending off the submission attempt from Bobichus.

Bobichus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lightyear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bobichus trying to control but Lightyear is working from the bottom.
Bobichus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lightyear is trying to control the position but Bobichus postures up.
Bobichus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lightyear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bobichus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bobichus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lightyear!
Bobichus looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobichus looking to control but Lightyear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lightyear regains half guard.

Bobichus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lightyear defends it well.
Lightyear is refusing to be controlled, as Bobichus sits in half guard.
Bobichus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bobichus uses his free foot to push down on Lightyear's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lightyear.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bobichus has hold of Lightyear's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lightyear manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bobichus tries to control but Lightyear wriggling away.
Bobichus fails to advance to Lightyear's back.
Lightyear has given up his back. Will we see Bobichus going for some submissions?

Bobichus is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lightyear knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lightyear for a finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightyear covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lightyear defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lightyear trying to control the position but Bobichus manages to sink in the hooks.

Lightyear is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bobichus missing with punches from the back.
Bobichus misses with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear is trying to stand back up.
Bobichus throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Bobichus is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lightyear has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bobichus has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Lightyear is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bobichus is looking for the choke from the back position but Lightyear is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sponge Bobichus dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lightyear misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bobichus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bobichus showed some decent athleticism there.
Bobichus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bobichus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lightyear can do to turn this around?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lightyear gets full guard.
Bobichus advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobichus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bobichus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lightyear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lightyear is looking to reverse the position.

Bobichus tries for a kimura but Lightyear is defending well.
Bobichus wants to control but Lightyear is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear struggling a bit here.

Bobichus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lightyear knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bobichus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lightyear has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lightyear defending against the ground and pound.
Bobichus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobichus tries for a kimura but Lightyear is defending well.
Bobichus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Woody Lightyear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bobichus is trying to get an arm triangle but Lightyear is defending well.
Bobichus trying to control the position but Lightyear is working away.
Lightyear can't do much from the bottom here.

Bobichus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lightyear knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lightyear manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sponge Bobichus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobichus is staying active underneath Lightyear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lightyear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bobichus defending well though.
Bobichus regains full guard. Nicely done.

Bobichus working for a triangle but Lightyear defends it easily.
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!
Bobichus is trying to keep Lightyear in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobichus wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sponge Bobichus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bobichus 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sponge Bobichus!