PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Hambry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Versace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Versace has chosen Eminems "Crack A Bottle" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hambry
vs
Versace

199 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Hambry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Versace!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versace throws a head kick but Hambry moves out of range.
Hambry fails with the takedown.
Versace misses with a head kick.

Hambry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Versace has one foot on Hambry's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Versace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hambry but Hambry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hambry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Versace has a takedown stuffed.
Versace shoots in for a double leg but Hambry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Viktor Hambry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Versace.

Versace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Versace lands in his opponent's guard.
Versace is in close to Hambry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Versace postures up.
Hambry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Versace is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Versace is in close to Hambry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hambry has a closed guard, preventing Versace from standing up.
Versace looks gassed!
Hambry controls Versace momentarily but Versace frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hambry darts in and clinches Versace up against the cage.
Versace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hambry avoiding damage as Versace throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Versace.
Versace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hambry has him pressed against the cage.
Hambry dodges an elbow strike from Versace.
Hambry lands a knee to the head.

Hambry manages to break the clinch.
Versace tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hambry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hambry shoots for a double leg takedown but Versace sprawls well. He's pushed Hambry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hambry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hambry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Versace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hambry is fending him off so far but Versace persists. Nope, Hambry circles away and we're back to standing.
Versace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hambry. Hambry obviously looking to wear him down.

Hambry closes the distance and clinches.
Hambry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Versace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hambry is keeping busy.
Versace with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Versace wants the takedown. Hambry is fighting it off but Versace persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hambry's guard against the cage.

Versace gets to his feet - Hambry follows without any prompting.
Versace tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hambry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Versace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hambry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Versace counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Versace misses the shot to the body.

Hambry rushes Versace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Versace missing with knees to the body.

Hambry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Versace throws a head kick that misses.
Hambry with a poor takedown
and Versace counters with a two punch combo.
Versace clinches but Hambry breaks the clinch
and Hambry counters with a two punch combo.
Versace throws a sloppy head kick

and Hambry moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hambry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Versace gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Hambry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Versace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hambry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Hambry scores with a four punch combination!
Hambry scores with a shot to the body.

Hambry clinches with his opponent.
Hambry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Versace fails to pull guard.
Versace is looking to break free of the clinch but Hambry has double underhooks.
Versace looking to throw knees to the head but Hambry is blocking nicely.
Hambry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Versace landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hambry managing to block the knees to the body from Versace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Versace just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hambry's brow.
Versace crunches a lovely knee into Hambry's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Versace tries to land a knee to the head but Hambry blocks with his arms.
Versace lands a damaging elbow.
Versace unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hambry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Versace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hambry.
Hambry tries for a takedown but Versace manages to get underhooks.
Versace has had enough of the clinch but Hambry keeps him there for the moment.
Versace is trying to stall.
Versace missing with knees to the body.
Versace drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hambry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Versace as Hambry shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hambry checks a low kick from Versace.
Versace tries to clinch but Hambry moves away

and Hambry moves into the clinch.
Hambry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Versace prevents it.
Versace looking to stall.
Versace tries to land knees in the clinch but Hambry avoids the damage to the body.
Hambry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hambry tries to pull guard but Versace holds him up against the cage and eventually Hambry drops back down to his feet.
Versace missing with knees to the body.
Versace throws an elbow that misses.
Hambry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hambry is working for takedown but Versace is calmly controlling the position for now.
Versace looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hambry scores a nice knee to the body.
Hambry slows down the pace here.
Versace tries to land knees in the clinch but Hambry avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Versace wants to get back to striking at distance but Hambry won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Versace.
Versace trying to land knees to the body.
Versace missing with knees to the body.

Hambry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Versace tries to keep at a distance but Hambry has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Hambry will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hambry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Versace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Versace throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hambry counters by clinching up.
Hambry prevents the takedown attempt.
Hambry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hambry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Versace trying to land knees to the body.

Hambry jumps guard and drags Versace to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Versace won't allow Hambry to get back to his feet.
Hambry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Versace is one step ahead there.
Versace tries to stand but Hambry is controlling from the bottom.
Hambry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Versace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Versace content to stall in guard here.
Versace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Versace gets to his feet - Hambry follows without any prompting.
Hambry fails with the takedown.
Hambry tries to clinch up but Versace circles away and keeps his distance.

Versace moves into the clinch.
Versace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hambry blocks it with crossed arms.
Versace keeps control of Hambry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Versace connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Viktor Hambry has been cut.

Versace manages to break the clinch.
Versace tries to clinch there but Hambry circles away.
Viktor Hambry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hambry misses with a takedown
and Versace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hambry thinking.
Marko Versace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Versace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Hambry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hambry misses with a series of wild punches.
Hambry stuffs the takedown attempt from Versace. Versace gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Versace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hambry clinches.
Versace trying to land knees to the body.
Versace tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hambry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hambry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hambry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hambry lands an elbow inside that Versace shrugs off.

Hambry breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Versace. No joy for Hambry on that attempt.
Versace checks the leg kick.
Versace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Hambry.
Hambry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Versace misses with a takedown attempt - Hambry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Versace tries to keep at a distance but Hambry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hambry stops a takedown attempt from Versace.
Versace throws an elbow but it misses.
Versace trying to stall but Hambry improves his position.
Versace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Versace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hambry as he avoids it easily.
Hambry connects with a high kick.
Hambry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hambry counters with a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Versace.
Horrible takedown by Versace or perhaps it was just good defense by Hambry which made him look bad.
Versace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oooh a lovely combination from Hambry sends Versace down but not out. Hambry dives into side control looking to finish.

Versace is rocked!

It looks like Marko Versace has been cut.

Hambry decides to stand back up. Hambry steps back and let's Versace get back to his feet.
Versace is still on wobbly legs! Can Hambry finish him?
Versace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hambry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hambry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Versace looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Versace is trying to get back to his feet.
Versace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hambry off and has taken his back!
Versace cracks Hambry with a big right hand from the back mount! Hambry immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Versace takes this one by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Versace!