PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 1472 p4p, 1561 weight class) and Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 212 p4p, 228 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Marius
vs
Tryastsyn

189 cm
29
215
15 - 7 - 1

185 cm
26
222
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
PWNAGE™

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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Marius misses
and Tryastsyn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tryastsyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tryastsyn throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Tryastsyn misses.
Marius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tryastsyn blocks a head kick by Marius.
Tryastsyn with the counter takedown but Marius avoids it easily.
Tryastsyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tryastsyn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marius defends well and Tryastsyn ends up having to push Marius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marius feints and then cracks Tryastsyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tryastsyn down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Marius.

Tryastsyn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marius tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tryastsyn is in Marius's guard.
Tryastsyn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tryastsyn throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tryastsyn landing some decent shots from guard.
Tryastsyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tryastsyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tryastsyn trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Tryastsyn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tryastsyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tryastsyn trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Marius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn is in close to Marius's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tryastsyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Tryastsyn has gone for a leg lock! Marius slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tryastsyn's guard.

Tryastsyn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Marius has passed into half guard!
Marius is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tryastsyn is trying to maintain the position but Marius is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Marius decides to stand and escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn fails with a takedown attempt.
Tryastsyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Tryastsyn misses.
Tryastsyn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marius backs up against the cage.

Tryastsyn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marius sprawls well initially but Tryastsyn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Marius kicks Tryastsyn off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius wants to land a leg kick but Tryastsyn is out of range.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tryastsyn avoids the head kick by Marius.
Marius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
A low kick lands for Marius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Marius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tryastsyn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marius throws a head kick that half lands.
Marius scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Tryastsyn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tryastsyn looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius misses with a hook
and Tryastsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tryastsyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Tryastsyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marius.
Tryastsyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marius as he avoids it easily.
Tryastsyn throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius throws out a leg kick but Tryastsyn moves out of range and Marius only half commits.
And Tryastsyn tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marius with the inside leg kick.
Tryastsyn misses with a takedown attempt

and Marius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marius.
Tryastsyn lands with a light punch inside.
Tryastsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tryastsyn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marius up against the cage.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marius digs a right hand into Tryastsyn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tryastsyn's gas tank.
Tryastsyn can't get the takedown.
Marius lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tryastsyn's elbow.
Nice body punch from Marius - that landed with a thud.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Tryastsyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
Marius works on Tryastsyn's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tryastsyn.
Marius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tryastsyn backwards.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius is pressed up against the cage. Tryastsyn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marius down to the mat. Marius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.

Marius clinches with his opponent.
Tryastsyn blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tryastsyn's elbow.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tryastsyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marius prevents a body shot from Tryastsyn.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tryastsyn can do to turn this around?
Tryastsyn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Tryastsyn controls the action.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Marius pushes off an throws an elbow but Tryastsyn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marius lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tryastsyn has Marius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tryastsyn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Tryastsyn prevents a body shot from Marius.
Tryastsyn looking to slow down the pace here.
Tryastsyn takes a shot to the head.
Tryastsyn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tryastsyn's elbow.
Marius pushes Tryastsyn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tryastsyn is breathing heavily.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Tryastsyn controls the action.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.

Marius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marius feints and then cracks Tryastsyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tryastsyn down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Tryastsyn blocks the leg kick.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tryastsyn is defended easily by Marius.
Marius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tryastsyn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Tryastsyn misses the target.
It looked like Marius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tryastsyn throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Tryastsyn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mariuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Tryastsyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Tryastsyn's knee but Tryastsyn avoids it well.
Nice shot by Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.

Marius pushes Tryastsyn up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tryastsyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tryastsyn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marius fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tryastsyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
Tryastsyn misses with a hook
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius stuffs the takedown.
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marius scores with a hook to the body. Tryastsyn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Marius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tryastsyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tryastsyn slips a jab from Marius.
Marius takes a swing at Tryastsyn's ribcage but misses.
Marius lands a really nice looking cross but Tryastsyn seems unphased.
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
And Tryastsyn tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice defenses there by Tryastsyn.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Tryastsyn as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tryastsyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Tryastsyn's ribs.
Tryastsyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tryastsyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tryastsyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius misses with a leg kick.
Tryastsyn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marius defends it well.
Marius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tryastsyn has his takedown stuffed

and Marius moves into the clinch.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tryastsyn looking for a takedown.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Tryastsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Marius controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Tryastsyn.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Tryastsyn controls the action.
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tryastsyn backwards.
Tryastsyn tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Marius working aggressively here.
Tryastsyn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tryastsyn's brow.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius tries a body shot but Tryastsyn blocks it.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tryastsyn trying to control the position but instead, Marius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tryastsyn into the cage.
Tryastsyn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marius is defending well.
Tryastsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn just leaning against Marius, taking a breather.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius lands a shot to the body.
Tryastsyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tryastsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marius lands with a short shot to the head.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius lands a damaging elbow.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius works on Tryastsyn's body with a couple of short punches.
Tryastsyn is trying to stall.
Marius gets through Tryastsyn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tryastsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius scores with a shoulder strike.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Marius tries to work over Tryastsyn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tryastsyn is looking for a takedown.
Tryastsyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Tryastsyn.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marius takes a swing at Tryastsyn's ribcage but misses.
Tryastsyn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tryastsyn misses with a takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tryastsyn thinking.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
A victorious Gaius Marius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.