PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Branks Rhyunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sosed snizy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sosed snizy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Branks Rhyunt's chin.

Rhyunt
vs
snizy

180 cm
20
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branks Rhyunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sosed snizy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. snizy catches Rhyunt right on the button with a cross.
Rhyunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
snizy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
snizy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rhyunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhyunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rhyunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rhyunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
snizy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
snizy throws a head kick that misses.
Rhyunt fails with a takedown attempt.
snizy thumps Rhyunt with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
snizy lands with an overhand left.
snizy lands a front kick.
Rhyunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
snizy fails to land with a series of punches.
Crunch! snizy slams his shin into Rhyunt's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
snizy connects with a solid leg kick.
snizy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
snizy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
snizy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhyunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
snizy lands a head kick!
snizy works over Rhyunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Rhyunt fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rhyunt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. snizy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rhyunt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for snizy!
snizy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rhyunt controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhyunt punching from mount but snizy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
snizy tries to hold on but Rhyunt postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhyunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish snizy?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhyunt controlling the pace for now.
snizy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rhyunt controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rhyunt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down snizy for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but sosed snizy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rhyunt throws a body punch but snizy moves out of range.
snizy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
snizy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rhyunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rhyunt throws an overhand right that lands on snizy's shoulder, as snizy tries to avoid the shot.
Rhyunt misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from snizy.
snizy lands a head kick!
snizy throws a head kick that Rhyunt semi-blocks.
snizy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from snizy - that will leave a mark!
snizy tries to bum rush Rhyunt with a series of wild strikes but Rhyunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
snizy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
snizy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
snizy throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhyunt wants to clinch up but snizy keeps it at a distance.
snizy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from snizy.
snizy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
snizy throws a head kick that misses.
snizy lands with a nice body kick.
Rhyunt tries to clinch but snizy is having none of it.
sosed snizy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right-left combo lands from snizy.

Rhyunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
snizy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rhyunt's defenses.
snizy trying to land knees to the body.
snizy throws an elbow that misses.

Rhyunt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. snizy can't fight it off and eventually Rhyunt manages to take the fight to the floor. snizy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rhyunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
snizy working a defensive guard here.
Rhyunt trying to control but snizy is working from the bottom.
snizy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rhyunt is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
snizy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rhyunt wants to control from the top but snizy keeps moving.

Rhyunt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! snizy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rhyunt, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
snizy wants to control from the top but Rhyunt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sosed snizy 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! 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.

snizy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
snizy scores with a head kick.
snizy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhyunt.
snizy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhyunt.
snizy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rhyunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
snizy throws a series of strikes that have Rhyunt backpedaling.
Rhyunt with a nice cross.
snizy throws a front kick that sends Rhyunt stumbling back into the cage.
snizy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rhyunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
snizy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rhyunt backs up against the cage.
snizy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rhyunt has snizy up against the cage in a clinch.
snizy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rhyunt is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rhyunt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics snizy uses from the top position.
Rhyunt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhyunt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
snizy postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
snizy stopping the sweep attempt from Rhyunt.
snizy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhyunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rhyunt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst snizy is controlling him.
snizy wants to control from the top but Rhyunt keeps moving.
snizy tries to stand but Rhyunt is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from snizy.
Rhyunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? snizy is fending him off so far but Rhyunt persists. Nope, snizy circles away and we're back to standing.
Branks Rhyunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
snizy lands a head kick. Rhyunt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice straight punches there by snizy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of snizy.
Rhyunt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
snizy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
snizy stalks Rhyunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rhyunt's face. Rhyunt staggers backwards, shaken.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rhyunt.
snizy throws a head kick that Rhyunt semi-blocks.
Rhyunt closes the distance and clinches up with snizy, looking for a takedown. Rhyunt pushes snizy against the cage but snizy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for snizy. That snapped Rhyunt's head back.
Rhyunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
snizy works Rhyunt's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhyunt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Branks Rhyunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
snizy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from snizy.
snizy throws a nice head kick!
Rhyunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
snizy is working the combinations to good effect here.
snizy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rhyunt. That did some damage!
snizy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
snizy throws a nice inside leg kick.
snizy scoring well with a low kick there.
snizy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
snizy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
sosed snizy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
snizy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhyunt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Branks Rhyunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sosed snizy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Left hook, right uppercut from snizy.
Rhyunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
snizy scores with a three punch combo!

And that's the end of the fight!
sosed snizy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got snizy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sosed snizy!