PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Gubarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flynn Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gubarev comes to the cage accompanied by Mutant Ninja. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gubarev
vs
Cruz

170 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

KAISER

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Gubarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flynn Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gubarev.

Gubarev moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gubarev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gubarev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to push Gubarev away but Gubarev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev scores a nice knee to the body.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev is breathing heavily.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Gubarev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Gubarev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gubarev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gubarev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vasily Gubarev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Cruz.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.
Gubarev tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gubarev throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Gubarev avoids them all with ease.
Gubarev lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gubarev throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.

Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gubarev keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gubarev wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Gubarev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gubarev clinches with his opponent.
Gubarev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Vasily Gubarev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Gubarev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz avoiding damage as Gubarev throws knees to the body.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Gubarev manages to get underhooks.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gubarev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gubarev throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.
Gubarev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gubarev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Gubarev which made him look bad.
Vasily Gubarev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Cruz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook but Gubarev avoids it easily.
Cruz misses the jab.

Gubarev clinches with his opponent.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.

Cruz wants the takedown. Gubarev is fighting it off but Cruz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gubarev's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gubarev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gubarev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gubarev is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Cruz won't allow Gubarev to sweep him here.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gubarev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev throws a head kick that misses.
Vasily Gubarev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gubarev tries a head kick but it misses.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.
Flynn Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gubarev throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Gubarev tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gubarev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Gubarev.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gubarev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gubarev throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Gubarev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gubarev drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gubarev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gubarev avoids it really well and circles away.
Gubarev moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Gubarev's body. Gubarev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Gubarev uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gubarev moves into the clinch successfully.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Gubarev connects with a knee to the head.
Gubarev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vasily Gubarev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Cruz.
Gubarev lands a knee to the body.
Gubarev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz can't get the takedown.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Vasily Gubarev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gubarev is defending well.
Gubarev prevents the takedown attempt.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gubarev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gubarev forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gubarev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Gubarev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gubarev is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Gubarev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gubarev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Vasily Gubarev!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Vasily Gubarev!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Vasily Gubarev!

Vasily Gubarev wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Vasily Gubarev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.