PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killblog Hermitcrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Meitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermitcrab comes to the ring accompanied by Day 'N' Night. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hermitcrab
vs
Meitus

160 cm
23
142 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

168 cm
20
154 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killblog Hermitcrab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Meitus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hermitcrab drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hermitcrab not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hermitcrab trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meitus pulls Hermitcrab in close to prevent any damage.

Meitus looking for a guillotine here but Hermitcrab defends easily.
Hermitcrab pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meitus is keeping the position for now.
Meitus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermitcrab trying to control but Meitus is working from the bottom.
Hermitcrab stopping the sweep attempt from Meitus.
Hermitcrab landing with the ground and pound.
Hermitcrab stopping the sweep attempt from Meitus.
Hermitcrab postures up in Meitus's guard and throws a big left but Meitus blocks it.

Meitus working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hermitcrab has passed into half guard!
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hermitcrab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meitus keeps working.
Meitus wants to get back to full guard.
Meitus trying to control but Hermitcrab postures up.
Hermitcrab passes to full mount!
Meitus is looking to get to half guard.
Meitus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab is landing with some decent strikes but Meitus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Meitus can't escape the position.
Meitus wants to hold on but Hermitcrab pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Meitus working to try and regain half guard.
Hermitcrab lands with some strikes.
Hermitcrab fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Hermitcrab lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meitus hang on?
Hermitcrab in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hermitcrab 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.
Hermitcrab is landing with some decent strikes but Meitus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Meitus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hermitcrab lands a big shot there that rocks Meitus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Meitus tries to reverse the position but Hermitcrab maintains control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meitus swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Meitus is squirming around, avoiding Hermitcrab's attempts to control the action.
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.
Hermitcrab punishing his opponent with strikes.
Meitus is squirming around, avoiding Hermitcrab's attempts to control the action.
Meitus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hermitcrab pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.
Meitus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hermitcrab not doing much here.
Meitus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab wants to pass the guard but Meitus is defending well.
Hermitcrab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meitus keeps working.
Meitus is in trouble now - Hermitcrab has advanced to mount!
Meitus wants to control but Hermitcrab is having none of it.
Meitus tries to reverse the position but Hermitcrab maintains control.
Hermitcrab has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meitus's face.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hermitcrab lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Meitus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hermitcrab working the ground and pound effectively.
Meitus is working to get back to half guard.
Meitus wants to hold on but Hermitcrab pushes him away.
Hermitcrab putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meitus gets back to half guard.
Meitus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Meitus wants to get back to full guard but Hermitcrab has passed into side control.
Hermitcrab unloading with bombs!
Hermitcrab wants to control the pace but Meitus is squirming around nicely.
Meitus tries to lock up and control but Hermitcrab gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.
Hermitcrab punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermitcrab avoids the attempt from Meitus to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killblog Hermitcrab dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Donk. Hermitcrab catches Meitus right on the button with a cross.
Hermitcrab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meitus manages to avoid it.
Meitus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermitcrab sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meitus shoots in but Hermitcrab avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meitus misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermitcrab finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hermitcrab lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hermitcrab throws the left hand but Meitus avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermitcrab misses with a takedown attempt - Meitus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meitus throws a hook but Hermitcrab blocks it.
Hermitcrab throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Meitus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hermitcrab!
Hermitcrab is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Hermitcrab that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Killblog Hermitcrab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meitus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meitus with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meitus controlling the position easily from mount.
Hermitcrab is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Hermitcrab that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meitus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meitus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hermitcrab is working to get back to half guard.
Meitus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab is trying to escape the mount.

Meitus working for a submission but Hermitcrab is keeping him at bay.
Meitus with good strikes from the mount here!
Hermitcrab is looking to improve his position but Meitus isn't that keen on the idea.
Hermitcrab holds on to Meitus around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meitus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meitus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hermitcrab tries to lock up and control but Meitus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meitus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meitus trying to control but Hermitcrab is having none of it.
Meitus with shots to the head and body - Hermitcrab looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Meitus connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Meitus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hermitcrab manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hermitcrab regains full guard. Nicely done.
Meitus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Meitus stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hermitcrab has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Meitus manages to get his head free but now Hermitcrab has transitioned to an armbar! Meitus grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hermitcrab! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Killblog Hermitcrab!