PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Strugalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strugalsky comes into the arena with Underbiz- Nakalyaet blaring out of the sound system. Roman Strugalsky has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Strugalsky
vs
Lister

180 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Strugalsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drago Lister!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strugalsky tries to clinch there but Lister circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lister scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lister swats away the attempt to clinch by Strugalsky.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up but Lister circles away and keeps his distance.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up.
Lister looks to land a combination but Strugalsky avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lister.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up
and Lister counters with a head kick.
Lister keeps the fight on the outside.
Lister swats away the attempt to clinch by Strugalsky.
Lister misses with a head kick.
Strugalsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lister tries to land a front kick but Strugalsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lister is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.
Lister is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lister avoids a wild elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Strugalsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lister is defending well for now.
Lister has had enough of the clinch but Strugalsky keeps him there for the moment.
Lister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Lister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Lister blocks an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lister avoids the elbow strike from Strugalsky, against the cage.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Lister tries to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling the position.
Strugalsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Strugalsky lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Strugalsky.
Lister dodges an elbow strike from Strugalsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strugalsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Strugalsky keeps control of Lister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strugalsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lister managing to block the knees to the body from Strugalsky.
Lister dodges an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Strugalsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lister avoids it.
Strugalsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lister has had enough of the clinch but Strugalsky keeps him there for the moment.
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!
Lister tries to circle away but Strugalsky has him pinned against the cage.
Lister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strugalsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Lister takes an elbow to the temple.
Strugalsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lister's efforts to push away.
Lister tries to circle away but Strugalsky has him pinned against the cage.
Strugalsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister avoids a wild elbow strike from Strugalsky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Strugalsky.
Strugalsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strugalsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lister managing to block the knees to the body from Strugalsky.
Lister avoiding damage as Strugalsky throws knees to the body.
Lister wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lister blocks an elbow strike.
Lister blocks an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Lister tries to break free but Strugalsky pushes him back against the cage.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling him.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lister tries to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling the position.
Strugalsky prevents Lister from breaking the clinch.
Lister wants to break free but Strugalsky has control.
Lister blocks an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Strugalsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strugalsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Lister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strugalsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lister wants to get back to striking at distance but Strugalsky won't allow it.
Strugalsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lister wants to break free but Strugalsky has control.
Lister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Strugalsky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strugalsky throws an elbow but misses.
Strugalsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Lister avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lister's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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

Strugalsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strugalsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lister's brow.
Lister avoiding damage as Strugalsky throws knees to the body.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strugalsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 Roman Strugalsky will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Strugalsky rushes Lister and presses him up against the cage.
Strugalsky throws an elbow that misses.
Strugalsky prevents Lister from breaking the clinch.
Strugalsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lister wants to get back to striking at distance but Strugalsky won't allow it.
Strugalsky lands a damaging elbow.
Strugalsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Lister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Lister breaks the clinch.
Lister swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strugalsky. That did some damage!
Lister misses with a body kick.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up but Lister circles away and keeps his distance.

Lister gets a clinch.
Lister is looking to break free of the clinch but Strugalsky has double underhooks.
Lister avoids the elbow strike from Strugalsky, against the cage.
Strugalsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lister avoids it.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Strugalsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister tries to break free but Strugalsky pushes him back against the cage.
Lister takes an elbow to the temple.

Lister breaks from the clinch.
Lister closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Strugalsky moves in looking to clinch but Lister pushes him off.

Strugalsky darts in and clinches Lister up against the cage.
Strugalsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strugalsky missing with knees to the body.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow strike.
Lister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow strike.
Strugalsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Lister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lister has had enough of the clinch but Strugalsky keeps him there for the moment.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lister tries to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling him.
Strugalsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lister.
Lister is trying to push Strugalsky away but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lister breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lister.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lister swinging wildly here.
Lister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strugalsky manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lister.
Lister circles away from the clinch attempt.

Strugalsky darts in and clinches Lister up against the cage.
Lister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lister tries to break free but Strugalsky pushes him back against the cage.
Strugalsky missing with knees to the body.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow strike.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister can't break the clinch.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling him.
Lister avoids a wild elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Lister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strugalsky lands an elbow that stopped Lister in his tracks for a moment.
Lister takes an elbow to the temple.
Lister is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strugalsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lister's brow.
Lister is looking to break free of the clinch but Strugalsky has double underhooks.
Lister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strugalsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lister's defenses.
Roman Strugalsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lister wants to break free but Strugalsky has control.

Lister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strugalsky is looking to clinch but Lister is avoiding it.
Lister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up but Lister circles away and keeps his distance.
Strugalsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lister feints a jab promting Strugalsky to slip. Lister then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Strugalsky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Drago Lister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strugalsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strugalsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Lister circles away.
Strugalsky is looking to clinch.

Strugalsky pushes Lister up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strugalsky throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Lister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lister tries to circle away but Strugalsky has him pinned against the cage.
Lister blocks an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Lister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strugalsky dodges the punch combination from Lister.
Lister scores with a one two! Strugalsky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but Lister moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Drago Lister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lister misses with a body shot.
Strugalsky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Strugalsky is looking to clinch.
Strugalsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Lister circles away.
Strugalsky wants to clinch.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up but Lister circles away and keeps his distance.
Lister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but Lister moves out of range.
Lister throws a series of punches but Strugalsky avoids them all with ease.
Strugalsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lister. That one must have hurt.
Roman Strugalsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Strugalsky drives through and clinches with Lister against the cage.
Strugalsky throws an elbow that misses.
Lister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
Strugalsky has Lister pressed against the cage, preventing Lister from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strugalsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Lister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strugalsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strugalsky throws an elbow but misses.
Strugalsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Lister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lister takes an elbow to the temple.
Lister is trying to break free.
Lister avoids the elbow strike from Strugalsky, against the cage.
Lister avoiding damage as Strugalsky throws knees to the body.
Strugalsky has Lister pressed against the cage, preventing Lister from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strugalsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lister avoids it.
Lister tries to break free but Strugalsky pushes him back against the cage.
Lister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lister avoids the elbow strike from Strugalsky, against the cage.
Lister managing to block the knees to the body from Strugalsky.
Lister tries to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling the position.
Strugalsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lister.
Strugalsky lands an elbow that stopped Lister in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lister breaks from the clinch.
Strugalsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strugalsky slips a jab and a cross from Lister.
Strugalsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strugalsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strugalsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Lister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strugalsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strugalsky is looking to clinch but Lister is avoiding it.
Lister circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lister counters with a three punch combo that has Strugalsky backing up. Strugalsky nods at Lister to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strugalsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lister pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strugalsky back to the cage. Lister follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lister, right into the meat.
Strugalsky avoids the head kick by Lister.
Strugalsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Lister circles away.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but Lister moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strugalsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lister lands a jab-cross combination.
Lister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lister throws a right hand that Strugalsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Strugalsky also avoids with ease.
Strugalsky moves in looking to clinch but Lister pushes him off.
Lister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strugalsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lister looks to land a combination but Strugalsky avoids it well.
Lister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lister is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strugalsky rather than just go for the knockout.
Lister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lister moves into the clinch successfully.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow.
Strugalsky keeps control of Lister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strugalsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Lister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lister dodges an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Lister is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling him.
Lister blocks the elbow strike.
Strugalsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lister's efforts to push away.
Lister avoids a wild elbow strike from Strugalsky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strugalsky throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lister avoids a wild elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Lister managing to block the knees to the body from Strugalsky.
Lister avoids a wild elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Lister blocks an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Lister tries to break free but Strugalsky pushes him back against the cage.
Lister wants to get back to striking at distance but Strugalsky won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strugalsky lands an elbow inside.
Lister avoids a wild elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Strugalsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lister avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strugalsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lister's brow.
Strugalsky lands an elbow inside that Lister shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roman Strugalsky.
I think Strugalsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Strugalsky!