PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 1349 p4p, 986 weight class) and Crixus The Gaul (ranked 168 p4p, 134 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Tryastsyn
vs
The Gaul

185 cm
26
222
10 - 7 - 0

199 cm
31
228
15 - 11 - 0

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crixus The Gaul!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Gaul lands with a cross.
The Gaul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Gaul thuds his right hand into Tryastsyn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The Gaul lands a big head kick that sends Tryastsyn tumbling to the mat! The Gaul takes a step backwards and waves Tryastsyn back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tryastsyn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tryastsyn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oh Tryastsyn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The strikes coming from Tryastsyn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tryastsyn working the body and head with strikes.
Tryastsyn seems to have got his legs back now.
The Gaul tries to bench press Tryastsyn off him but Tryastsyn keeps the position.
Tryastsyn is looking to take a break and control but The Gaul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tryastsyn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tryastsyn in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Gaul struggling a bit here.
The Gaul tries to buck Tryastsyn off but Tryastsyn is having none of it.
Tryastsyn working away.
The Gaul is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tryastsyn connects with a decent elbow.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn landing a few strikes.
The Gaul can't do much from the bottom here.
Tryastsyn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Gaul tries to bench press Tryastsyn off him but Tryastsyn keeps the position.
The Gaul sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The Gaul wants to improve his position but Tryastsyn is controlling well.
Tryastsyn is looking to take a break and control but The Gaul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tryastsyn winds up and cracks The Gaul with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tryastsyn slips a nice elbow through The Gaul's hands, connecting with The Gaul's forehead.
The Gaul is trying to maintain the position but Tryastsyn is very close to passing his half guard.
Tryastsyn throwing shots but The Gaul is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tryastsyn is working away from the top position though.
Tryastsyn prevents The Gaul from improving his position.
Tryastsyn winds up and cracks The Gaul with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tryastsyn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Gaul's head.
Tryastsyn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Gaul wants to improve his position but Tryastsyn is controlling well.
Tryastsyn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Gaul's head.
Tryastsyn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tryastsyn winds up and cracks The Gaul with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Gaul is looking for a sweep. Tryastsyn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tryastsyn drops an elbow to the side of The Gaul's head.

Tryastsyn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Gaul is just riding it out for now. Tryastsyn eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tryastsyn wants to control but The Gaul is keeping him busy.

Tryastsyn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Gaul is just riding it out for now. Tryastsyn eventually gives up the hold.
Tryastsyn throwing shots but The Gaul is blocking nicely.
The Gaul is trying is best to control the position here.
Ground and pound from Tryastsyn.
The Gaul has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tryastsyn is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tryastsyn is trying to work for a kimura but The Gaul is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tryastsyn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tryastsyn wants to control but The Gaul is keeping him busy.

The Gaul is defending against the submission attempts here by Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn working over The Gaul with some ground and pound. The Gaul looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Gaul is looking for a sweep. Tryastsyn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Tryastsyn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Gaul sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tryastsyn jabs The Gaul right on the nose. The Gaul blinks but takes it well.
Tryastsyn ducks under a wild hook from The Gaul.
The Gaul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from The Gaul misses.
Crixus The Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tryastsyn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Gaul counters with a straight right hand.
The Gaul swinging wildly here.
Tryastsyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Gaul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Gaul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Gaul manages to avoid it.
Tryastsyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Gaul throws a fast counter high kick but Tryastsyn manages to duck under it in time.
The Gaul lands an overhand right.

The Gaul lands a big head kick that sends Tryastsyn tumbling to the mat! The Gaul takes a step backwards and waves Tryastsyn back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Eugeniy Tryastsyn has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gaul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Gaul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Gaul is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Tryastsyn does it's job there.
A cross from Tryastsyn lands.
The Gaul has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Tryastsyn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tryastsyn lands a nice short elbow.
Tryastsyn drops an elbow to the side of The Gaul's head.
Tryastsyn drops an elbow to the side of The Gaul's head.
Tryastsyn prevents The Gaul from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Tryastsyn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tryastsyn trying to control the action but The Gaul is working from the bottom.
The Gaul wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn lands with a punch from half guard.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tryastsyn working the head and body with strikes.
Tryastsyn thows a huge punch but The Gaul dodges it nicely.
Tryastsyn winds up and cracks The Gaul with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tryastsyn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Gaul with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The Gaul is rocked!
The Gaul gets back to full guard.
Tryastsyn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Gaul is still in real trouble! Can Tryastsyn finish him?
Tryastsyn cracks The Gaul with a solid left hand.
Tryastsyn stands up over The Gaul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tryastsyn postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! The Gaul covers up, he's hurt! Tryastsyn keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tryastsyn and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tryastsyn can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
A very excited looking Eugeniy Tryastsyn 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.