PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaubrek Ubrihayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubrihayev has chosen Kalinka maja as his entrance music. Chad Spencer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zaubrek Ubrihayev's chin.

Spencer
vs
Ubrihayev

185 cm
27
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubrihayev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ubrihayev misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ubrihayev thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ubrihayev throws a series of punches but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer lands with a good body shot.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Ubrihayev looks to land a combination but Spencer avoids it well.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubrihayev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ubrihayev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spencer.
Spencer walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ubrihayev misses.
Ubrihayev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ubrihayev swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Ubrihayev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ubrihayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ubrihayev throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Ubrihayev dips to his left and cracks Spencer with an uppercut!
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev fails to land with a series of punches.
Ubrihayev scores with a three punch combo!
Ubrihayev throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
A left and a right from Ubrihayev both land. Nice combination.
Spencer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ubrihayev slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer throws a body punch but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Ubrihayev misses with a series of wild punches.
Ubrihayev lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ubrihayev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ubrihayev cracks Spencer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Spencer misses with a left hand
and Ubrihayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Ubrihayev finds it's target.
Spencer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ubrihayev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ubrihayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Ubrihayev - just one landing.
Ubrihayev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ubrihayev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ubrihayev scores with a sloppy right hand. Spencer should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ubrihayev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ubrihayev misses with a body shot.
Ubrihayev tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ubrihayev!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Ubrihayev does no damage.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Ubrihayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaubrek Ubrihayev dominated that 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.

Ubrihayev swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Ubrihayev lands with a shot to the body.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Ubrihayev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ubrihayev checks a low kick from Spencer.
Ubrihayev misses with a series of wild punches.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Ubrihayev scores with a four punch combination!
Zaubrek Ubrihayev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubrihayev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubrihayev.
Spencer is looking to wear down Ubrihayev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ubrihayev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spencer's head backwards.
Spencer throws a front kick aimed at Ubrihayev's knee but Ubrihayev avoids it well.
Spencer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ubrihayev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ubrihayev misses with a two punch combination.
Ubrihayev missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ubrihayev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spencer eats them both and turns towards Ubrihayev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Spencer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ubrihayev throws a series of punches but Spencer moves out of range.
Ubrihayev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev swinging wildly here.
Ubrihayev connects with a nice looking jab.
Ubrihayev misses with a straight right.
Ubrihayev stuns Spencer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spencer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ubrihayev jabs Spencer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Ubrihayev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubrihayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Ubrihayev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ubrihayev wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Ubrihayev.
Spencer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ubrihayev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spencer scrambles back to his feet.
Ubrihayev catches Spencer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ubrihayev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
Ubrihayev looks to land a combination but Spencer avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Ubrihayev. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ubrihayev counters with a one-two to the body.
Ubrihayev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev misses with the combination.
Ubrihayev misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ubrihayev.
A big right from Ubrihayev misses.
Spencer drops his hands momentarily and Ubrihayev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer throws a body punch but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaubrek Ubrihayev 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Ubrihayev.
Spencer drops his hands momentarily and Ubrihayev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer tries a low kick but Ubrihayev avoids it.
Spencer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ubrihayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev misses the shot to the body.
Ubrihayev with a jab.
Spencer misses with a leg kick
and Ubrihayev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ubrihayev misses with a series of wild punches.
Ubrihayev tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ubrihayev misses.
Ubrihayev just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ubrihayev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ubrihayev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ubrihayev thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ubrihayev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ubrihayev. No joy for Spencer on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Ubrihayev which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Ubrihayev. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer walks into a left hand.
A left and a right from Ubrihayev both land. Nice combination.
Spencer is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Ubrihayev. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubrihayev throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Chad Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaubrek Ubrihayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ubrihayev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ubrihayev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer takes one to the chin there.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Ubrihayev's head but Ubrihayev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer swings for the body but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Spencer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ubrihayev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
Ubrihayev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ubrihayev connects with a body shot.
Spencer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ubrihayev checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch combination from Ubrihayev misses.
Spencer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ubrihayev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ubrihayev scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ubrihayev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubrihayev.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ubrihayev connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zaubrek Ubrihayev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ubrihayev 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
After winning the bout, Zaubrek Ubrihayev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.