PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Soshnyanin
vs
Mercy

184 cm
21
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Soshnyanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercy moves out of range as Soshnyanin strikes.
Soshnyanin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mercy misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soshnyanin.
Mercy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercy is looking for the big counter here.
Mercy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soshnyanin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Mercy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Soshnyanin slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soshnyanin misses with a left hand
and Mercy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soshnyanin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soshnyanin connects with a leg kick. Mercy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercy misses with a wild combination.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soshnyanin throws a solid leg kick but Mercy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soshnyanin.
We've been told by Soshnyanin's head coaches at Torture rack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercy throws a front kick aimed at Soshnyanin's knee but Soshnyanin avoids it well.
Soshnyanin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soshnyanin throws a sloppy head kick and Mercy moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Mercy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soshnyanin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mercy. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Soshnyanin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Mercy misses.
Mercy avoids a kick to the body.
Soshnyanin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Waylon Mercy has been cut.
Mercy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercy. Soshnyanin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soshnyanin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soshnyanin lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercy off the cage and back into range.
Mercy misses with a straight left.
Soshnyanin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mercy avoids it.
Soshnyanin throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Soshnyanin misses.
Mercy is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy lands with an uppercut that bounces Soshnyanin off the cage and back into range.
Soshnyanin misses the shot to the body.
Soshnyanin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Soshnyanin throws out a powerful jab.
Soshnyanin thuds a left hand into Mercy's body.
Soshnyanin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soshnyanin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soshnyanin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mercy's calf.
Mercy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soshnyanin circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mercy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soshnyanin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercy lands with an overhand left.
Mercy misses with a wild combination.
Soshnyanin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mercy cracks Soshnyanin with an open hand slap.
Soshnyanin throws a body kick that misses
and Mercy counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercy throws a combination that misses
and Soshnyanin counters with a straight right hand.
Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soshnyanin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Soshnyanin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waylon Mercy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Soshnyanin misses with a body shot.
Mercy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soshnyanin motions for Mercy to come forward. Soshnyanin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercy misses the target.
Soshnyanin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soshnyanin scores with a nice right hand.
Mercy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it.
Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soshnyanin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Mercy as he checks the leg kick.
Mercy throws a counter combo.
Soshnyanin missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Viktor Soshnyanin is winning the standup battle so far.
Soshnyanin misses with a hook
and Mercy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy throws a leg kick
and Soshnyanin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soshnyanin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercy counters with a nice body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soshnyanin.
Mercy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soshnyanin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercy throws a leg kick
and Soshnyanin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soshnyanin swings for the body but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy throws a nice looking combination but Soshnyanin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Soshnyanin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercy can do to turn this around?
Soshnyanin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy is looking to slow Soshnyanin down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy throws a right hand that misses
and Soshnyanin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soshnyanin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercy throws a good cross that connects.
Soshnyanin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soshnyanin.
Mercy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Soshnyanin throws a shot from downtown. Mercy moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soshnyanin misses with a body shot.
Soshnyanin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMercy.
Soshnyanin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercy cracks Soshnyanin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soshnyanin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soshnyanin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin misses with the body kick
letting Mercy counter with a right hand.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that half lands.
Soshnyanin looks for the body kick but Mercy saw that one coming.
Soshnyanin throws a nice looking combination but Mercy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Waylon Mercy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin wants to slow Mercy down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercy tried to score with a low kick but Soshnyanin checks it.
Soshnyanin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soshnyanin looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy unleashes a big counter combination but Soshnyanin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soshnyanin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercy is just out of range.
Soshnyanin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soshnyanin misses with a body shot.
Soshnyanin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercy unleashes a big counter combination but Soshnyanin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good shot there by Soshnyanin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Soshnyanin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Waylon Mercy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Soshnyanin feints and then cracks Mercy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercy down.
Mercy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soshnyanin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Soshnyanin.
Mercy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soshnyanin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mercy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Soshnyanin has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy lands with a hook. Soshnyanin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Soshnyanin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soshnyanin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercy is out of range and Soshnyanin settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Mercy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soshnyanin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soshnyanin connects with a looping right hand.
Soshnyanin misses with a body shot.
Soshnyanin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercy is just out of range.
Soshnyanin connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soshnyanin doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercy throws a sloppy head kick and Soshnyanin moves out of range easily.
Soshnyanin throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soshnyanin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercy is just out of range.
Mercy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercy throws out a loose jab but Soshnyanin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soshnyanin misses with a kick to the body.
Mercy moves out of range of the body kick from Soshnyanin.
A nice side step and Mercy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mercy throws a nice looking combination but Soshnyanin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soshnyanin.
Mercy throws a sloppy head kick and Soshnyanin moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Soshnyanin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soshnyanin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mercy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soshnyanin doesn't seem bothered though.
Soshnyanin misses with a kick to the body.
Soshnyanin throws the kick towards the body but Mercy avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercy, right into the meat.
Soshnyanin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Mercy to counter with a crisp jab.
Waylon Mercy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soshnyanin throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it.
Mercy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soshnyanin.
Mercy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Soshnyanin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercy misses with an uppercut
and Soshnyanin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soshnyanin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soshnyanin throws a lazy head kick
and Mercy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soshnyanin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soshnyanin slips a straight right by Mercy.
Soshnyanin scores with the left hand. Mercy knows he should have avoided that one.
Soshnyanin checks a leg kick.
Soshnyanin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Waylon Mercy.
Well Soshnyanin 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Soshnyanin!