PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Krasnoperov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feng Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krasnoperov comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Wei has chosen Tekken DR - Snow Castle as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Krasnoperov
vs
Wei

192 cm
22
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
286 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Elite Sydney Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andriy Krasnoperov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Feng Wei!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnoperov wants to clinch.
Krasnoperov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wei slips a jab and a cross from Krasnoperov.
Krasnoperov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wei.
Krasnoperov pushes Wei away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wei gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Krasnoperov is breathing heavily.
Wei lands an elbow.
Wei looks up at the clock and then as Krasnoperov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wei smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krasnoperov is letting Wei control him for a moment.
Wei lands a nice forearm strike.
Krasnoperov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wei on the ground.
Wei is staying tight to Krasnoperov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wei has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Wei working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Krasnoperov taking shots to the head.
Wei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnoperov taking shots to the head.
Wei looking to finish Krasnoperov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krasnoperov!

Wei is working for a guillotine from mount but Krasnoperov frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wei controlling his opponent.
Krasnoperov can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wei controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Krasnoperov hang on?
Krasnoperov is in a horrible position here. Wei smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Wei looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Krasnoperov working to try and regain half guard.
Krasnoperov is in a horrible position here. Wei smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wei landing strikes from the mount and Krasnoperov is in trouble!
Wei controlling his opponent.
Wei dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Krasnoperov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Krasnoperov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wei lands a heavy elbow.
Krasnoperov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wei controlling the pace for now.

Wei with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wei looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wei with a couple of short strikes.
Wei cracks Krasnoperov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wei is landing with some decent strikes but Krasnoperov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Krasnoperov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Wei is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krasnoperov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wei looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Krasnoperov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krasnoperov really wants to buck Wei off and get back to his feet.
Wei controlling from the full mount.
Wei dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feng Wei dominated that round.
That's time! Krasnoperov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Krasnoperov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wei landing with the ground and pound.
Wei connects with a couple of short punches.
Wei working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krasnoperov's head.
Wei preventing the sweep.
Wei is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wei passes Krasnoperov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wei prevents Krasnoperov from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krasnoperov tries to get to full guard but Wei has control of the leg.
Wei passes to side control.
Wei lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krasnoperov down.
Wei looks up at the clock and then as Krasnoperov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wei smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krasnoperov tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Krasnoperov tries to bench press Wei off him but Wei keeps the position.
Krasnoperov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wei connects with a decent elbow.
Krasnoperov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wei is controlling him well.
Krasnoperov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wei's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wei is controlling the pace.
Krasnoperov is looking for a sweep. Wei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoperov wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Wei is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wei moves nicely into side control.
Krasnoperov tries to buck Wei off but Wei is having none of it.
Wei is staying tight to Krasnoperov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Krasnoperov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wei is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krasnoperov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krasnoperov tries to bench press Wei off him but Wei keeps the position.
Wei cracks Krasnoperov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Krasnoperov wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Krasnoperov is looking for a sweep.
Wei controls the position.
Krasnoperov is looking to reverse the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Krasnoperov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Krasnoperov tries to clinch but Wei is having none of it.
Andriy Krasnoperov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wei gets a takedown into half guard.
Krasnoperov is in trouble now - Wei has advanced to mount!
Wei postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krasnoperov looks a forlorn figure.
Wei controlling his opponent.
Feng Wei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krasnoperov is looking to improve his position but Wei isn't that keen on the idea.
Wei is landing with some decent strikes but Krasnoperov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wei with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feng Wei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Krasnoperov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Wei feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wei works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wei stalling.
Krasnoperov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wei passes to full mount!
Wei lands with some strikes.
Wei looking to control and managing it successfully.
Krasnoperov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wei is landing with some decent strikes but Krasnoperov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Wei.
Wei controlling his opponent.
Krasnoperov is looking to get to half guard.
Wei looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wei putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Krasnoperov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wei manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Krasnoperov tries to reverse the position but Wei maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei landing strikes from the mount and Krasnoperov is in trouble!
Krasnoperov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wei prevents Krasnoperov from getting the reversal.
Wei controlling from the full mount.
Wei raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoperov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wei controlling the position easily from mount.
Wei's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wei with good strikes from the mount here!
Wei unloading with bombs!
Wei looking to control and managing it successfully.
Krasnoperov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wei lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Krasnoperov is in a horrible position here. Wei smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Krasnoperov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wei controlling the pace for now.
Krasnoperov is bucking up trying to escape but Wei cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wei controlling from the full mount.
Krasnoperov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Feng Wei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wei 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feng Wei!