PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 2096 p4p, 5057 weight class) and Igor Trubitsyn (ranked 276 p4p, 493 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Thai
vs
Trubitsyn

178 cm
42
165
27 - 34 - 3

175 cm
26
165
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 34 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Trubitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trubitsyn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Thai counter with a right hand.
Trubitsyn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn scores with a body shot.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up.
Thai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trubitsyn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Trubitsyn clinches.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai lands a shot to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with some punches.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thai throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trubitsyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a right hand.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trubitsyn is defending well for now.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trubitsyn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trubitsyn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trubitsyn lands a right hand.
Trubitsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trubitsyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trubitsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trubitsyn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Thai missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn throws an elbow that misses.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Trubitsyn avoids the damage to the body.
Trubitsyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Thai has double underhooks.
Trubitsyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trubitsyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trubitsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trubitsyn avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Trubitsyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Trubitsyn avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Trubitsyn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trubitsyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trubitsyn managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trubitsyn avoids it.

Trubitsyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trubitsyn misses the shot to the body.
Thai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Thai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai moves out of range as Trubitsyn strikes.
Trubitsyn with a nice calf kick.
Thai moves out of range as Trubitsyn strikes.
Trubitsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Trubitsyn and move into the clinch.
Thai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trubitsyn misses the jab.
Trubitsyn scores with a nice right hand.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai avoids the body shot from Trubitsyn.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Trubitsyn drops his hands momentarily and Thai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai avoids the body shot from Trubitsyn.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Trubitsyn and move into the clinch.
Trubitsyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trubitsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Trubitsyn.
Thai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trubitsyn manages to circle out of the way.
Trubitsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai checks the leg kick.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thai misses with a low kick.
Trubitsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thai tries to move into range but Trubitsyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Trubitsyn misses.
Thai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thai moves away from the strike by Trubitsyn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Trubitsyn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A low kick from Trubitsyn misses

and Thai counters by clinching up.
Trubitsyn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trubitsyn can turn it around.
Trubitsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Trubitsyn avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch on the inside.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai can't find room to land a body shot as Trubitsyn controls the action.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trubitsyn avoids it.
Thai throws a punch but it's blocked by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Trubitsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trubitsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trubitsyn.
Nice jab there from Trubitsyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn lands with a good body shot.
Trubitsyn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thai checks it well.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trubitsyn cracks Thai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trubitsyn wants to land a leg kick but Thai is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trubitsyn swings away with a body shot that misses

and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.
Trubitsyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trubitsyn avoids it.
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trubitsyn.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai misses with an uppercut
and Trubitsyn counters with a right hand to the body.
Thai lands a jab to the head.
Trubitsyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thai on the side of the head.
Trubitsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Trubitsyn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Trubitsyn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Trubitsyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Trubitsyn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trubitsyn cracks Thai with a good jab.
Thai feints and then cracks Trubitsyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trubitsyn down.
Thai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trubitsyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trubitsyn is defending well for now.
Trubitsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trubitsyn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trubitsyn avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Trubitsyn misses with the head strike.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trubitsyn is defending well for now.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Trubitsyn fails to land.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Trubitsyn avoids the damage to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a right hand.
Trubitsyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trubitsyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.

Trubitsyn breaks from the clinch.
Trubitsyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trubitsyn scores with the left hand. Thai knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trubitsyn moves into the clinch.
Trubitsyn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thai's defenses.
Trubitsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Trubitsyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trubitsyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trubitsyn managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Trubitsyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trubitsyn stalling against the cage.
Trubitsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trubitsyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trubitsyn managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Trubitsyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Trubitsyn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trubitsyn misses with a double jab
and Thai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trubitsyn dips to his left and cracks Thai with an uppercut!
Trubitsyn misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trubitsyn.
Thai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trubitsyn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trubitsyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trubitsyn.
Thai walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trubitsyn lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trubitsyn checks a leg kick.
Trubitsyn throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
As Trubitsyn tries to get set, Thai tries to push him back and clinch up but Trubitsyn manages to avoid the attempt.
Trubitsyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trubitsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Thai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Trubitsyn. Beautiful body shot.
Thai misses with a shot to the body
and Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trubitsyn throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn lands a jab to the nose.
Trubitsyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trubitsyn keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn misses with a straight left.
Thai takes one on the button.
Trubitsyn throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trubitsyn connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trubitsyn lunges at Thai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thai's hand.

Thai is rocked!
Thai throws a shot from downtown. Trubitsyn moves away and avoids it.
Oh Thai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trubitsyn throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Trubitsyn breaks away and moves out of range.
Trubitsyn cracks Thai on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Thai falls backwards against the cage. Trubitsyn follows up with more strikes that drop Thai to his knees. Trubitsyn keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Thai! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Trubitsyn!
A relieved looking Igor Trubitsyn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.