PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between te Tre (ranked 439 p4p, 398 weight class) and Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 66 p4p, 63 weight class). Stanislav Saprykin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tre
vs
Saprykin

178 cm
26
177
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
180
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanislav Saprykin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tre tries to close the distance and clinch but Saprykin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tre misses with a wild body shot.
Tre throws a hook to the side of Saprykin's head but Saprykin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saprykin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tre walks into a straight right hand from Saprykin.
Saprykin defending well as Tre loads up on a big left hand.
Tre missing with a left hand there. Saprykin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Tre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saprykin misses the jab.
Saprykin cracks Tre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saprykin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tre at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saprykin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tre is looking to counter punch.
Saprykin connects with a body shot that sends Tre's belly button to the back.
Saprykin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tre tries to clinch but Saprykin is having none of it.
Saprykin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tre with a body shot.
Saprykin blocks a jab.
Saprykin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tre misses the target.
Tre misses with a straight left.
Saprykin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tre throws a lazy uppercut
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
Tre throws an off balance right hand
and Saprykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saprykin staying out of range there.
Tre avoids the body shot from Saprykin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tre misses with a left hand
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Saprykin. Those never looked like landing.
Saprykin throws a combination that misses
and Tre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saprykin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saprykin.
Saprykin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saprykin looks to land a left hand but Tre moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Saprykin does no damage.
Saprykin connects with a body shot.
Saprykin scores with a jab to the head.
Saprykin scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Tre catches Saprykin right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tre throws a looping overhand right but Saprykin ducks down to avoid it.
Tre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tre throws a big shot that misses.
Tre throws a right hand that misses
and Saprykin counters with a straight right hand.
Saprykin throws a lazy right hand but Tre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tre just misses with a punch to the body.
Tre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saprykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saprykin scores with a jab to the head.
Saprykin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saprykin throws a good cross that connects.
Tre misses with a hook to the body
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saprykin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tre.
Tre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saprykin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Tre closes the distance but Saprykin moves to the side
and Saprykin counters with a nice uppercut.
Tre throws an off balance right hand
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
Saprykin moves out of range of the strikes.
Tre throws a hook but Saprykin blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saprykin! But no joy.
Saprykin throws a series of punches but Tre moves out of range.
Tre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saprykin works Tre's body with a nice hook.
Saprykin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislav Saprykin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saprykin slips under a jab from Tre.
A little jabbing left from Saprykin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saprykin misses with a hook. Tre ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Tre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saprykin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tre throws a poor cross that misses
and Saprykin counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Tre.
Tre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saprykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saprykin misses with a lunging right hand
and Saprykin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saprykin throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saprykin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saprykin slips under a jab.
Saprykin stuns Tre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saprykin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin throws a shot from downtown. Tre moves away and avoids it.
Tre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saprykin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saprykin cracks a nice hook into Tre's ribs.

Tre clinches.

Saprykin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saprykin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saprykin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saprykin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saprykin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tre at a distance.
Saprykin throws a lazy uppercut
and Tre counters with a nice uppercut.
Saprykin throws the left hand but Tre avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Tre misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saprykin counters with a series of strikes. Tre will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Saprykin misses
and Saprykin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tre misses with a left hand
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
Saprykin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Saprykin 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Saprykin is rocked!
Saprykin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saprykin is still on wobbly legs! Can Tre finish him?
Tre throws a shot from downtown. Saprykin moves away and avoids it.
Tre throws a right hand that misses
enabling Saprykin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saprykin seems to have recovered his senses.
Saprykin tests Tre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saprykin misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tre throws a big shot that misses.
and Tre counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Saprykin! He's just covering up as Tre starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). te Tre!
A relieved looking te Tre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.