PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Impaler
vs
S

174 cm
30
160 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

180 cm
30
160 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from S.
S staying out of range there.
Impaler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
S throws a push kick but Impaler slaps the foot to one side.
S pulls out of a head kick attempt.
S tries to bum rush Impaler with a series of wild strikes but Impaler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Impaler throws a hook but S blocks it.
Impaler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with S but S pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Impaler looks to throw the jab but S is out of range.
Nice cross by S.
S fails with an attempt to clinch.
S jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Impaler misses.
Impaler cracks S with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Impaler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

S gets caught napping as Impaler dives in and scores a takedown. S manages to retain guard.
Impaler wants to control from the top but S keeps moving.
Impaler controlling from the top position.
S keeping moving, preventing Impaler from controlling successfully.
S preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Impaler 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Vlad Impaler just wasn't active enough.
Impaler looks to throw the jab but S is out of range.
S fails in his attempt to clinch.
S moves away from the strike by Impaler.
Impaler throws a hook to the side of S's head but S sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
S tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Impaler thuds his right hand into S's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
S throws a head kick that misses.

Impaler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Impaler stays in close to S's body and controls the position.
Impaler wants to pass the guard but S is keeping the position.
Impaler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Impaler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler wants to control from the top but S keeps moving.
Impaler scoring with some ground and pound.
Impaler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Impaler forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
S keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Impaler trying to control the action but S is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Impaler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Impaler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
S tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by S.
Romano S seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
S throws a sloppy head kick and Impaler moves out of range easily.
S doesn't manage to clinch there - Impaler circles away.
Impaler throws a jab but it's blocked by S.

Impaler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Impaler is looking for a kimura here.
Impaler controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler trying to control from half guard but S is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if S can do anything to dispel that myth.
S trying to control from the bottom.
Impaler winds up and cracks S with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
S wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Impaler trying to control from half guard but S is working away.
Impaler sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Impaler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but S sees it coming and defends easily.
S is looking for a sweep. Impaler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Impaler wants to lay and pray for a moment but S keeps working.

Impaler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so S is just riding it out for now. Impaler eventually gives up the hold.
S is trying to get back to full guard.
Impaler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
S wants to control but Impaler is keeping busy.
Impaler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Impaler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Impaler.
Impaler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
S really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Impaler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
S keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Impaler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Impaler staying out of range there.
S throws a head kick that misses.
S throws a head kick that misses.
Impaler throws the left hand but S avoids the punch easily.
S scores with a nice strike.
Impaler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Impaler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Impaler misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Impaler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Impaler finds it's target.
S takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
S misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Impaler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from S.
S misses with a head kick.
Impaler looks to land a left hand but S moved out of range nicely.
Impaler avoids the head kick by S.
Vlad Impaler is winning the standup battle so far.
S misses with an uppercut. Impaler saw that one coming.
Impaler misses the shot to the body.
Impaler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Impaler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
S tries a head kick but it misses.
Romano S has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romano S is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S wants to clinch.
Impaler shoots for a takedown but S saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Impaler misses.
S wants to clinch.
S throws a leg kick but Impaler sees it coming and moves out of range.
S throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler shoots for a takedown but S saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Impaler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
S misses with a looping left.
Impaler misses with a hook. S ducked under it nicely.
S misses with a head kick.
S lands a slapping body shot.
Impaler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Impaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Impaler moves out of range of the body kick.
Impaler looks to throw the jab but S is out of range.
Impaler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
S throws a head kick but Impaler moves out of range.
Vlad Impaler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler throws a big shot that misses.
S tries to clinch but Impaler is having none of it.
S misses with a right hand

and Impaler counters with a takedown into side control.
S struggling a bit here.
Impaler just content to control the position.
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!
Impaler working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Impaler advances to full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vlad Impaler.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Impaler, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Impaler!
A relieved looking Vlad Impaler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.