PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Living Proof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mania kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pink Floyd - Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mania
vs
Proof

191 cm
28
220 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Living Proof!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proof swings for the body but Mania moves out of range.
Mania feints and then cracks Proof's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Proof down.
Proof throws a head kick that misses
and Mania counters with a nice low kick that buckles Proof's knee momentarily.
Proof throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mania counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mania, right into the meat.

Mania fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Proof, pushing him back against the cage.
Proof wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mania misses with a knee to the head.
Mania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Living Proof has been cut.
Proof is trying to force a seperation but Mania has the dominant position.
Proof is trying to force a seperation but Mania has the dominant position.
Proof is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mania missing with knees to the body.

Proof decides to pull guard.
Mania trying to control but Proof is working from the bottom.
Mania is looking to work some ground and pound but Proof has wrist control.
Mania's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mania prevents Proof from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mania accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Proof wants to get back to his feet but Mania is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mania with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mania trying to control but Proof is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Horse Mania wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mania lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mania scores with a jab.
Mania lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mania lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mania misses the shot to the body.
Mania scores with a decent looking hook.
Mania throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania tries to close the distance and clinch but Proof swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mania goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Proof looks to land a right hand but Mania moved out of range.
Mania connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mania scores with a jab. Proof acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Proof with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mania tries a head kick but it misses.
Proof misses with a double jab.
Living Proof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Proof throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mania counter with a right hand.
Proof tries to bum rush Mania with a series of wild strikes but Mania uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Proof throws a poor cross that misses
and Mania counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Proof misses with a wild combination.
Proof looks gassed!
Mania lands with an uppercut that bounces Proof off the cage and back into rage.
Proof misses with a body shot
and Mania counters with a good low kick that Proof was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Mania finds it's target.
Mania lands a nice looking body shot.
Proof misses with a double jab
and Mania counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Proof thinking.
Mania connects with a solid leg kick.
Mania scores with a punch to the head.
Mania lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mania.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mania.
Proof lands a two punch combo.
Mania misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Proof throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mania counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mania moves in looking to clinch but Proof pushes him off.
Mania keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Proof if he has to take too many more of those.
Mania lands a jab.
Mania closes this distance looking for a takedown but Proof circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horse Mania. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Proof tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mania is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mania.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Proof thows a body shot but no joy.

Mania darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mania is looking to stall here but Proof recovers full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proof utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horse Mania dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Living Proof's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Proof looks to land a right hand but Mania moved out of range.
Mania ducks under a wild hook from Proof.
Mania tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proof was well out of range. Poor timing from Mania.
Mania looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Proof thows a left - swing and a miss!
Proof misses with a right hand
and Mania counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Proof throws an off balance right hand
and Mania counters with a straight right hand.
Mania lands an overhand right.
Proof checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mania scores with a leg kick.
Proof throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mania counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Proof throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mania dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Proof. That did some damage!
Proof is breathing heavily.
Proof bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mania's head.
Proof moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proof swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Proof takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Proof lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Proof throws an off balance right hand
and Mania counters with a straight right hand.

Mania has Proof up against the cage in a clinch.
Mania looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Proof is trying to force a seperation but Mania has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Mania.
Mania taking a breather.
Mania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Proof avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mania.
Mania lands an elbow inside that Proof shrugs off.
Mania landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Living Proof's cut even more.

Proof turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Proof manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mania is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania works his way to full guard. Good work.
Proof is looking to stand up but Mania won't let him.
Mania controlling the position.

Proof stands up from Mania's guard - Proof perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mania lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Proof backs up against the cage.
Proof throws a right hand that misses
and Mania counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Proof gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Proof throws an off balance right hand
and Mania counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mania lands a high kick!
Mania uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Proof has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Proof.
Proof is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mania lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Proof on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Proof has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Proof throws a poor cross that misses
and Proof takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Proof misses with the combination.
Proof's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick by Proof misses
and Mania counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Proof walks into a jab.
Horse Mania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mania lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Mania.
Mania rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proof moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Proof misses with a right hand
and Mania counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mania connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Mania.
Proof needs to keep his hands up - Mania had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Mania. Those never looked like landing.
Proof feints a jab promting Mania to slip. Proof then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mania slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mania getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That kick from Mania tenderised Proof's leg. Proof is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mania jabs Proof to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mania lands a nice leg kick that just misses Proof's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mania moves in looking to clinch but Proof pushes him off.
Proof swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mania counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proof throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mania scores with a leg kick.
Proof steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mania. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horse Mania dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Living Proof's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mania cracks the inside of Proof's front leg.
Proof showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mania.
Mania lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mania lands with a kick to the ribs.
Proof throws a combination that misses
and Mania counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Proof throws a right hand that misses
and Mania makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Proof really felt that one!
Mania feints and then cracks Proof's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Proof down.
Mania misses with a few strikes there.
Mania wants to clinch.
Horse Mania is winning the standup battle so far.
Proof misses with a double jab
and Mania counters with a nice leg kick.

Mania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mania connects with a nasty looking knee right to Proof's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mania taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Proof jumps into guard, dragging Mania to the mat.
Mania tries to free his leg and advance position but Proof is retaining full guard.
Mania thows a big elbow that misses.
Mania stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Proof swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mania stops Proof from standing up.
Mania working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mania passes Proof's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mania looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Proof with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Proof is trying to stand up here but Mania is controlling him well.
Mania moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mania tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mania looks up at the clock and then as Proof takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mania smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mania is working Proof over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mania landing a few strikes.
Mania working the ground and pound.
Mania is staying tight to Proof's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mania throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proof is not content to let Mania control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proof wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mania working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mania prevents Proof from escaping the position.
Mania throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Proof is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mania 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.
Proof is not content to let Mania control the position.
Proof takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania wants to control but Proof is keeping him busy.
Proof is pushing Mania's head away, looking to escape. Mania manages to hold on to the position though.
Mania misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Proof can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mania is looking to take a break and control but Proof is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mania scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proof wants to get back to his feet but Mania drags him back down.
Mania controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horse Mania clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Living Proof's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mania connects with an inside leg kick.
Proof misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mania throws a shot to the body.
Proof swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mania counters with a nice uppercut.
Mania takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Proof misses with a jab to the body
and Mania counters with a nice body shot.
Proof takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mania connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Proof rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mania to counter with a crisp jab.
Mania scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mania.
Proof is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania lands a nice hook to Proof's body. Proof takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mania throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mania scores with the left hand. Proof knows he should have avoided that one.
Proof throws a combination that misses
and Mania counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mania.
A left and a right from Mania both land. Nice combination.
Mania with a jab.
Mania lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mania, right into the meat.

Mania dives in and scores a takedown into Proof's guard.
Proof is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mania is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania throwing strikes but missing.
Proof working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mania.
Proof avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Proof wants to get back to his feet but Mania is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Proof preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mania wants to control from the top but Proof keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania throws and elbow that misses. Proof uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mania's guard. Nice move by Proof!
Mania is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Proof pushes Mania off and gets back to his feet.
Proof misses with an uppercut
and Mania counters with a left and a right that stings Proof.
Mania connects with an inside leg kick.
Mania thumps Proof with a low kick.
Mania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mania throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Proof on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania catches Proof with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Proof swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mania counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mania cracks Proof with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Proof has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mania.

Mania moves into the clinch successfully.

Proof pulls guard.
Mania is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Proof can do to turn this around?
Mania throws and elbow that misses. Proof uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mania's guard. Nice move by Proof!
Mania throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mania wants to sweep but no luck.
Proof tries to stand but Mania is controlling from the bottom.
Proof wants to stand and escape but instead Mania has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horse Mania had his way with Living Proof in that round.
The cut man is working on Living Proof's cut.
That's time! Mania's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Proof takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Proof moves forwards but Mania connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mania's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mania duly obliges.
Mania connects with the punch.
Mania getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mania looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Proof looks to land a combination but Mania avoids it well.
Proof misses with a shot to the body
and Mania counters with a nice low kick that buckles Proof's knee momentarily.
Mania moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mania connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Proof momentarily.
Proof misses with a kick to the body
and Mania counters with a nice uppercut.
Proof is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Proof misses with a looping right.
Proof has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mania.
Proof throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mania counters with a left and a right that stings Proof.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania misses with a series of wild punches.
Mania feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Proof's calf.
A jab lands there for Mania.
Proof blocks a head kick by Mania.
Mania connects with a good right hand that stumbles Proof. Proof circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mania fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Proof on the side of the head.
Mania lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Proof slips a jab and a cross from Mania.

Mania scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mania throws an elbow but Proof slips to the side and avoids it well.
Proof on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Proof wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania taking a breather here.
Mania is looking to take a break and control but Proof is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Proof regains half guard, as Mania was trying to land strikes.
Proof wants to get back to his feet.
Mania trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Proof's head.
Proof wants to get back to his feet.
Mania is taking a breather. Proof says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Horse Mania wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mania scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horse Mania is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Proof misses with a double jab

and Mania counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proof is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.
Proof is not content to let Mania control the position.
Mania landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mania is looking to take a break and control but Proof is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mania is really struggling to control Proof but he's trying to hold on to the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horse Mania showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mania 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horse Mania!
Horse Mania retains his light heavyweight title!