Slavic FL 20 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Bednarski (ranked 4409 p4p, 6706 weight class) and Miles Lee (ranked 394 p4p, 507 weight class). Bednarski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is KAS:ST - Hell On Earth. Miles Lee struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bednarski
vs
Lee

180 cm
26
145
2 - 6 - 0

172 cm
18
152
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Bednarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Lee!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bednarski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee fails to pull guard.

Bednarski breaks the clinch.

Bednarski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bednarski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.

Bednarski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Bednarski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Bednarski is breathing heavily.

Lee is trying to control Bednarski's posture. Bednarski takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Lee! Bednarski is rotating here... this could be the end... Lee is out! Bednarski has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stanislaw Bednarski!
During a confident post fight interview, Stanislaw Bednarski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Martinez (ranked 3390 p4p, 6082 weight class) and Sutarjo Sukarman (ranked 422 p4p, 592 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martinez
vs
Sukarman

188 cm
27
175
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
176
8 - 26 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sutarjo Sukarman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukarman stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Sukarman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sukarman's waist but Sukarman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabiano Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Martinez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sukarman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sukarman tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.

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

Martinez tries for a kimura but Sukarman is defending well.
Sukarman throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Sukarman is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Martinez tries for a kimura but Sukarman is defending well.

Martinez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sukarman has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukarman manages to get back to half guard.
Martinez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sukarman is desperately trying to improve his position but Martinez has a good base and remains in mount.

Martinez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sukarman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sukarman shrugs it off.
Sukarman is trying desperately to improve position.

Martinez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sukarman is surviving well by controlling Martinez's body position as best he can.
Sukarman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Martinez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sukarman has managed to escape the submission attempt.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martinez has control of Sukarman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sukarman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Martinez is breathing heavily.

Martinez is working for a guillotine from mount but Sukarman frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martinez has hold of Sukarman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sukarman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Martinez is working for a guillotine from mount but Sukarman frees his head quite easily.

Martinez working for a submission but Sukarman is keeping him at bay.

Martinez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sukarman tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez prevents Sukarman from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sukarman can do anything to dispel that myth.

Martinez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Martinez is working for a guillotine from mount but Sukarman frees his head quite easily.
Martinez blocks Sukarman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Martinez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sukarman tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Martinez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sukarman manages to avoid the submission attempt.

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

Martinez tries for a kimura but Sukarman is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukarman sneaks back into half guard.
Sukarman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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.

Martinez is working for a kimura but Sukarman is defending it quite comfortably.

Sukarman looking for submissions off his back.

Martinez seems to be looking for submissions.
Sukarman punching from the bottom.
We've been informed that Sukarman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Martinez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sukarman has managed to free his arm - good work.

Martinez seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fabiano Martinez dominated that 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.

Sukarman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martinez's half guard.
Sukarman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sukarman lands strikes from half guard.
Martinez manages to get to full guard.
Sukarman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sukarman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Martinez is tightening it up a little... Sukarman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sukarman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sukarman taps out! Nice BJJ there by Martinez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fabiano Martinez!
Sutarjo Sukarman was interviewed post fight and said 'Next i'll win'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huran Silent (ranked 4008 p4p, 4628 weight class) and Jake Wood (ranked 232 p4p, 263 weight class). The key to victory for Huran Silent has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silent
vs
Wood

168 cm
25
146
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
143
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Huran Silent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Wood!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Silent.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silent.
Wood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silent circles away.
Silent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wood's head backwards.

Wood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.

Wood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silent has escaped the position, nice work there.

Wood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Wood tries to advance to mount but Silent denies him.
Wood trying to control the position but Silent is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood working the ground and pound but Silent is defending the strikes.

Wood is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Silent is trying to escape and Wood transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Silent is forced to tap! Nice work there by Wood! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Wood!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Rockwell (ranked 3882 p4p, 4542 weight class) and Monika Sly (ranked 469 p4p, 527 weight class). Rockwell comes to the ring accompanied by Whiney (feat. Inja). Seth Rockwell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Monika Sly's chin.

Rockwell
vs
Sly

175 cm
20
215
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
210
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Neon Zombie

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monika Sly!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell fails with the takedown.

Rockwell clinches.
Sly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rockwell wants a takedown but no success here.
Sly lands a hook that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
Sly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockwell or not.
Sly stops a takedown attempt from Rockwell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell misses with a punch to the body.
Sly tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
Sly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rockwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell blocks a body shot from Sly.
Rockwell is looking for a takedown.
Sly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rockwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sly pushes Rockwell back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Sly.
Sly lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
Sly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sly digs a right hand into Rockwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rockwell's gas tank.
Rockwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rockwell fails to pull guard.
Sly lands a left hand.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Sly to keep the fight standing.
Sly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
Sly lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sly.
Rockwell is breathing heavily.
Sly digs a right hand into Rockwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rockwell's gas tank.
Sly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sly gets underhooks to prevent Rockwell's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Sly as the two fighters clinch.
Sly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sly scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly lands with a light punch inside.
Sly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sly cracks Rockwell with a nice body shot.
Sly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rockwell.
Sly pushes Rockwell back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sly scores with a shot to the side of Rockwell's head.
Sly gets through Rockwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Sly.

Rockwell is rocked!
Sly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Rockwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sly unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rockwell! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Sly is unloading with more strikes now! Rockwell drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monika Sly!
Seth Rockwell spoke after the fight, saying 'I will hit the gym, get back to the drawing board and see what improvements can be made, you will see me again! '.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kleen (ranked 3121 p4p, 667 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 413 p4p, 103 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kleen
vs
Rua

176 cm
21
245
4 - 2 - 0

198 cm
22
281
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

SynCity Fightwear

Brooklyn Threads
Urban Fighter

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Kleen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleen with a poor takedown
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like John Kleen has been cut.

Rua bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Kleen! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Rua stands and throws Kleen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua works to advance to full mount. Kleen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Rua stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Rua waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Kleen. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Kleen to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

John Kleen's cut is getting worse.

Kleen working for submissions but it's allowed Rua to get to half guard.
Kleen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rua manages to pass to mount!
Kleen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kleen is looking to get to half guard.
Rua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kleen tries to buck Rua off but Rua takes his back!
Rua keeps control of the position easily here as Kleen tries to buck him off.
Rua's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rua is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rua has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kleen's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kleen right now.
Rua is riding his opponent, not letting Kleen buck him off.
Kleen trying to control the action but Rua just sinks the hooks in.
Kleen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
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.
Kleen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kleen just trying to survive but Rua is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I would not like to be Kleen right now.
The adventures of Rua the control monster continue. Boring.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kleen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Rua moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kleen goes down! Can Rua finish him!?

Kleen is rocked!

John Kleen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rua stays in close to Kleen's body and controls the position.
Oh Kleen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua stops Kleen from standing up.

Kleen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rua defends it easily.
Kleen seems to have got his legs back now.
Rua pushes down on Kleen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kleen wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleen trying to control here.
Rua with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kleen looks to clinch
and Rua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wanderlei Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua's corner calls for a 1-2. Rua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Jeez, John Kleen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Kleen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wanderlei Rua!
A very excited looking Wanderlei Rua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.