PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Super Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Stoychek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crazy
vs
Stoychek

150 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Stoychek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stoychek closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crazy to the mat! Crazy manages to get full guard.
Stoychek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stoychek forces his way into half guard.

Stoychek gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Stoychek moves into the clinch successfully.
Stoychek is looking to break free of the clinch but Crazy has double underhooks.
Crazy is trying to drag Stoychek to the mat but Stoychek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crazy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stoychek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crazy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crazy throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy has a couple of punches blocked by Stoychek.
Stoychek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crazy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stoychek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Crazy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stoychek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stoychek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stoychek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stoychek misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Stoychek is trying to get an arm triangle but Crazy is defending well.
An elbow from Stoychek crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoychek throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stoychek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crazy is avoiding damage well.
Stoychek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Stoychek stands up and beckons Crazy to his feet.
Crazy misses with a takedown attempt - Stoychek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crazy shoots in but no luck this time.
Crazy is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stoychek gets the takedown into side control.
Stoychek taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stoychek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stoychek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stoychek throws a strike aimed at the side of Crazy's head but Crazy avoids it well.

Stoychek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crazy dodges the ground and pound from Stoychek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Stoychek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crazy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crazy shoots for a double leg takedown but Stoychek sprawls well. He's pushed Crazy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crazy tries for a takedown but Stoychek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Crazy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stoychek closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crazy did well to prevent Stoychek getting side control.

Stoychek seems to be working for a kimura but Crazy defends the submission attempt.
Stoychek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crazy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stoychek on the ground.
Stoychek throwing shots but Crazy is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stoychek.

Stoychek gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Crazy tries for a takedown but Stoychek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crazy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stoychek's waist but Stoychek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crazy off to one side.

Stoychek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stoychek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Stoychek is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoychek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stoychek works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoychek taking a breather here.
Crazy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crazy tries to get out of the position.
Crazy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stoychek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy is letting Stoychek control him for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Viktor Stoychek wasn't active enough on the ground.

Stoychek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crazy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Stoychek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Crazy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stoychek as he jumps to the side.
Crazy tries for a takedown but Stoychek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Stoychek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stoychek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Stoychek has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Viktor Stoychek wasn't active enough on the ground.

Crazy feints and as Stoychek raises his hands in defense, Crazy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stoychek is looking to sinch up a triangle. Crazy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Stoychek's body to avoid the submission. Stoychek has instead reached around Crazy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Stoychek arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Viktor Stoychek!