PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavus Adolphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selmy has chosen DMX - X Gon Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Adolphus
vs
Selmy

186 cm
30
230 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
236 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustavus Adolphus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Selmy clinches.
Selmy blocks a body shot from Adolphus.
Adolphus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Selmy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Selmy is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Selmy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adolphus has his takedown stuffed

and Selmy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavus Adolphus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Selmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Selmy wants to control from the top but Adolphus keeps moving.
Selmy looking to sit in guard and control but Adolphus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've been hearing good reports from Adolphus's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Adolphus with a flurry of punches that miss.
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!
Adolphus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Selmy is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selmy looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adolphus.
Adolphus 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.
Selmy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Selmy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Selmy is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arstan Selmy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Adolphus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adolphus doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Selmy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selmy is trying to control. Adolphus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Selmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adolphus's head.
Selmy slips a nice elbow through Adolphus's hands, connecting with Adolphus's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Selmy seems to be working for a kimura but Adolphus defends the submission attempt.
Adolphus wants to get back to his feet.
Selmy wants to take a breather but Adolphus is having none of it.
Selmy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Selmy wants to take a breather but Adolphus is having none of it.
Selmy working Adolphus over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy is trying to control. Adolphus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Selmy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Selmy is looking to stall here but Adolphus recovers full guard.
Selmy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Selmy scoring with punches to the head and body.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Selmy working his ground and pound in the gym.
Adolphus is looking to stand up but Selmy isn't so interested in that idea.
Adolphus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Selmy throws a strike but Adolphus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Adolphus scoring with some ground and pound.
Adolphus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Selmy trying to keep a closed guard but Adolphus is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adolphus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adolphus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Selmy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arstan Selmy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck for Adolphus with that takedown attempt.
Adolphus fails to land the takedown.
Adolphus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Selmy counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavus Adolphus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adolphus needs to keep his hands up - Selmy had a free shot at his head there.

Selmy has closed the distance and engaged Adolphus in a clinch.
Selmy is struggling to control the position.
Adolphus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Selmy prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selmy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adolphus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adolphus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Selmy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gustavus Adolphus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adolphus staying out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Selmy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adolphus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Selmy misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Selmy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Selmy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Selmy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Selmy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adolphus is trying to buck Selmy off.
The ground and pound from Selmy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Selmy looks up at the clock and then as Adolphus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Selmy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy is working Adolphus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Selmy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Selmy lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selmy trying to control the action but Adolphus is working from the bottom.
Adolphus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Selmy.
Adolphus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Selmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus defending against the ground and pound.
Selmy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Selmy scoring with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Selmy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Adolphus is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Selmy asserts his dominance and retains side control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus dodges the ground and pound from Selmy.
Selmy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Selmy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selmy advances nicely into full mount.
Selmy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adolphus blocking the ground and pound.
Selmy looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Adolphus covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arstan Selmy!
Arstan Selmy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.