PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crocell Satqiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ewert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ewert's choice of entrance music: HERO OF WAR. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Ewert enters the cage!

Satqiel
vs
Ewert

225 cm
22
362 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
285 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crocell Satqiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Ewert!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewert on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Satqiel throws a shot to the body.
Satqiel dodges the punch combination from Ewert.
A left lands for Satqiel.
Ewert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Satqiel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crocell Satqiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satqiel scores with a hook.
Satqiel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ewerts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ewert walks into a stiff left hand from Satqiel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Satqiel finds it's way through Ewert's defenses.
Satqiel catches Ewert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Satqiel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Satqiel cracks Ewert with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert throws a chopping leg kick but Satqiel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ewert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Satqiel lands with an uppercut that bounces Ewert off the cage and back into rage.
Ewert takes one to the side of the head.
Satqiel throws a series of strikes that have Ewert backpedaling.
Satqiel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Satqiel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ewert. Ewert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ewert moves forwards but Satqiel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Satqiel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Satqiel lands with a straight right. Ewert didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satqiel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ewert throws a poor cross that misses
and Satqiel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewert throws a jab but it's blocked by Satqiel.
Satqiel lands with a nice combination. Ewert backs away looking to recover.
Satqiel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Satqiel is breathing heavily.
Ewert throws a lazy uppercut
letting Satqiel counter with a right hand.
Satqiel lands with a nice combination. Ewert backs away looking to recover.
Satqiel cracks Ewert with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ewert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Satqiel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Satqiel connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Satqiel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Satqiel.
Ewert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Satqiel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Satqiel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satqiel sizes up Ewert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Satqiel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Satqiel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Satqiel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ewert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Satqiel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Satqiel punching from mount but Ewert doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Satqiel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ewert wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ewert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Satqiel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satqiel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Satqiel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ewert looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satqiel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Satqiel landing strikes from the mount.
Satqiel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Satqiel lands a big shot there that rocks Ewert but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satqiel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Satqiel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Satqiel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ewert throws an overhand right that lands on Satqiel's shoulder, as Satqiel tries to avoid the shot.
Ewert throws a lazy head kick
and Satqiel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Satqiel scores with a jab.
Satqiel throws a good cross that connects.
Satqiel tests Ewert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ewert is looking to clinch but Satqiel is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satqiel scores with a one two! Ewert had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ewert walks into a straight right hand from Satqiel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satqiel staying out of range there.
Satqiel looks to land a right hand but Ewert moved out of range.
Satqiel misses with a looping left.
Satqiel jabs Ewert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Satqiel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Satqiel.
Satqiel scores with a jab to the body.
Ewert slips under a jab.
Ewert slips under a jab from Satqiel.
Satqiel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ewert doesn't manage to clinch there - Satqiel circles away.

That's two 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.
Ewert throws a lazy uppercut
and Satqiel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crocell Satqiel is winning the standup battle so far.
Ewert wants to clinch up but Satqiel keeps it at a distance.
John Ewert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satqiel misses with a takedown attempt - Ewert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ewert looks to throw the jab but Satqiel is out of range.
Satqiel looks to throw the jab but Ewert is out of range.
Satqiel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ewert tries a head kick but it misses.
Ewert moves in looking to clinch but Satqiel pushes him off.
Satqiel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satqiel lands with a good body shot.
Ewert is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Ewert as Satqiel shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crocell Satqiel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Satqiel misses the target.
Ewert looks to land a right hand but Satqiel moved out of range.
Ewert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Satqiel.
Ewert pivots, looking for a leg kick but Satqiel is out of range and Ewert settles back down.
Ewert throws a shot from downtown. Satqiel moves away and avoids it.
Ewert misses the jab.
Ewert throws the left hand but Satqiel avoids the punch easily.
Ewert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ewert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satqiel.
Ewert tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Satqiel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ewert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

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.
Satqiel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewert moves away.
Satqiel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ewert throws a sloppy head kick and Satqiel moves out of range easily.
Satqiel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ewert throws a lazy uppercut
and Satqiel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ewert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satqiel.
Satqiel throws a right hand that Ewert ducks under and follows up with a left that Ewert also avoids with ease.
Satqiel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Satqiel lands with a cross.
Satqiel just misses with a punch to the body.
Satqiel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crocell Satqiel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Satqiel.
Ewert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ewert misses with a wild combination.
Ewert misses with an uppercut
and Satqiel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Satqiel misses with a body shot.
Ewert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ewert misses with the combination.
Ewert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Satqiel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satqiel connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satqiel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Ewert.
Satqiel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ewert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ewert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satqiel.
Satqiel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ewert sprawls well. Ewert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Satqiel gets slowly back to his feet.
Ewert feints a jab promting Satqiel to slip. Ewert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Satqiel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ewert tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satqiel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ewert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ewert avoids the body shot from Satqiel.
Satqiel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ewert can do to turn this around?
Satqiel lands with a good body shot.
Ewert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satqiel.
Satqiel dives in and grabs Ewert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ewert pushes down on Satqiel's head and hops out.
Ewert looks to land a left hand but Satqiel moved out of range nicely.
Ewert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ewert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satqiel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewert moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert slips under a jab from Satqiel.
Ewert works the jab nicely.
Ewert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Satqiel.
Ewert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Satqiel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satqiel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Satqiel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Satqiel ducks under a wild hook from Ewert.
Satqiel throws a lazy right hand but Ewert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ewert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satqiel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satqiel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ewert is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Satqiel - just one landing.
A slow jab from Satqiel misses its intended target.
Ewert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ewert tries to clinch up.
Ewert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satqiel.
Ewert fails to land with a series of punches.
Ewert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satqiel scores with a jab. Ewert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Satqiel catches Ewert right on the button with a cross.
John Ewert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satqiel scores with a nice strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Ewert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satqiel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crocell Satqiel!