PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Bryzgalov (ranked 12760 p4p, 6202 weight class) and Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bryzgalov
vs
Lei

178 cm
56
173
13 - 12 - 0

170 cm
75
170
38 - 229 - 3

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilya Bryzgalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 229 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei moves away from the strike by Bryzgalov.
Lei wants to counter the offense by Bryzgalov and move into the clinch position.
Lei looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A combination from Lei does no damage.
Bryzgalov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bryzgalov throws a hook but Lei blocks it.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryzgalov.
Lei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lei staying out of range there.
Bryzgalov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lei drives through and clinches with Bryzgalov against the cage.
Bryzgalov misses with the head strike.
Bryzgalov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bryzgalov fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryzgalov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lei controls his hands.
Bryzgalov misses with a body punch.

Lei breaks from the clinch.
Bryzgalov swings for the body but Lei moves out of range.

Lei has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryzgalov tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Bryzgalov back against the cage.
Lei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bryzgalov backwards.
Lei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryzgalov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bryzgalov fails to land.

Lei manages to break the clinch.
Bryzgalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lei misses with a two punch combination.
Lei avoids the head kick by Bryzgalov.
Lei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryzgalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryzgalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Lei closes the distance and clinches.
Lei blocking some punches.
Bryzgalov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lei.

Lei manages to break the clinch.
Lei lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lei obliges.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lei throws a hook but Bryzgalov blocks it.

Lei drives through and clinches with Bryzgalov against the cage.
Come on Lei - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lei lands an elbow inside that Bryzgalov shrugs off.
Lei lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei with a knee to the head.
Bryzgalov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Lei manages to break the clinch.
Lei circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lei drives through and clinches with Bryzgalov against the cage.
Lei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryzgalov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bryzgalov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Lei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lei clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Lei to work.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lei closes the distance and pushes Bryzgalov back into the cage.

Lei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryzgalov tries a head kick but it misses.

Lei has closed the distance and engaged Bryzgalov in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lei landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Lei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Lei.
Bryzgalov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Lei closes the distance and pushes Bryzgalov back into the cage.
Lei content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bryzgalov's face.
Bryzgalov tries to work over Lei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frito Lei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lei closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Lei.
Frito Lei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Lei manages to break the clinch.
Lei throws a nice head kick!
Lei slips under a jab from Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov throws a jab when Lei was well out of range.
Bryzgalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryzgalov tries to clinch up.
Lei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lei clinches up with Bryzgalov and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lei.
Bryzgalov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lei blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bryzgalov backwards.
Lei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bryzgalov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryzgalov tries to work over Lei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryzgalov.

Lei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lei slips under a jab.
Bryzgalov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lei closes the distance and clinches.

Lei breaks the clinch.
Bryzgalov takes a kick to the side of the head.

Lei forces Bryzgalov back against the cage and clinches.

Lei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryzgalov misses with a right hand
and Lei counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bryzgalov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lei.
Lei looks to land a combination but Bryzgalov avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Bryzgalov tries to keep at a distance but Lei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bryzgalov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Lei breaks the clinch.
Bryzgalov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Lei clinches up with Bryzgalov and pushes him back against the cage.
Lei prevents a body shot from Bryzgalov.
A hook to the body from Lei.
Bryzgalov has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.
Lei scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryzgalov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lei lands a shot to the body.
Lei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lei prevents a body shot from Bryzgalov.
Lei lands a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Lei.
Lei scores with a hook to the body.

Lei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lei moves into the clinch.
Bryzgalov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryzgalov backwards.

Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lei rushes Bryzgalov and presses him up against the cage.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryzgalov.
A slow jab from Bryzgalov misses its intended target.
Bryzgalov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bryzgalov tries to clinch up.

Lei darts in and clinches Bryzgalov up against the cage.

Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lei moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Lei.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryzgalov.

Lei gets a clinch.
Bryzgalov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryzgalov misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frito Lei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bryzgalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lei was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryzgalov.
Lei avoids the head kick by Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov throws a big shot that misses.
Lei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryzgalov swings for the body but Lei moves out of range.
Bryzgalov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryzgalov throws out a loose jab but Lei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frito Lei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryzgalov tries to clinch but Lei is having none of it.
Lei lands with a kick to the temple. Bryzgalov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lei connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bryzgalov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lei.
Lei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryzgalov.

Lei has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryzgalov misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryzgalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lei clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Lei manages to break the clinch.
Lei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lei shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bryzgalov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lei.
Lei ducks under a wild hook from Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov throws a head kick that misses.
Lei tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryzgalov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Lei drives through and clinches with Bryzgalov against the cage.
Ilya Bryzgalov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei blocks a body shot from Bryzgalov.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryzgalov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Bryzgalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryzgalov swings for the body but Lei moves out of range.
Bryzgalov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lei.
Bryzgalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lei is just out of range.
Lei throws a series of punches but Bryzgalov avoids them all with ease.
Bryzgalov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lei.
Bryzgalov throws a jab when Lei was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryzgalov throws a lazy right hand but Lei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryzgalov throws a hook to the side of Lei's head but Lei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lei drives through and clinches with Bryzgalov against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryzgalov misses with a looping right.
Lei takes a swing at Bryzgalov's ribcage but misses.
Bryzgalov throwing a counter right hand but Lei manages to avoid it.
Bryzgalov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryzgalov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lei avoids the head kick by Bryzgalov.

Lei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bryzgalov, pushing him back against the cage.
Bryzgalov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lei has Bryzgalov up against the cage in a clinch.
Lei landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bryzgalov fails to land.

Lei manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lei lands a nice knee to the body.
Lei lands a body punch.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryzgalov misses with a body punch.

Lei breaks the clinch.

Lei instigates a clinch.
Bryzgalov has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.
Bryzgalov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryzgalov.

Lei manages to break the clinch.
Bryzgalov swings for the body but Lei moves out of range.
Frito Lei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frito Lei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frito Lei!