 |
RFF-11 The Real Deal PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Familin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
173 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gareth Familin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Oleg!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleg misses with a wild combination.
Oleg misses with a wild combination.
Familin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Familin tries to clinch up.
Oleg lands a hook that stumbles Familin back into the cage. Oleg follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Familin to the canvas! Oleg pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Familin has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Oleg!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
86% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fedor Sakuraba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fedor Sakuraba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
181 cm
18
269 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Muntz!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Muntz.
Sakuraba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Muntz!
Muntz can't escape the position.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Muntz is rocked!
Muntz is trying to escape the mount.
Muntz is still in real trouble! Can Sakuraba finish him?
Sakuraba unloading with bombs!
Muntz wants to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Muntz is wriggling around trying to escape.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Muntz has eaten all the pies!
Sakuraba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Muntz seems to have recovered his senses.
Muntz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Muntz looks gassed!
Sakuraba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Muntz?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz is controlling an arm, preventing Sakuraba from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Muntz is looking to get to half guard.
Sakuraba is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Sakuraba extends the arm and Muntz is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Sakuraba!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
90% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeniy Aspadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yevgeniy Aspadov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
18
257 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
189 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
|
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeniy Aspadov!
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, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspadov shoots in and drives through. Gail sprawls well.
Aspadov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gail scores a takedown into full mount!
Gail landing strikes from the mount.
Aspadov is rocked!
Gail softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Aspadov is out cold! Gail jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gynther Gail!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Stranglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
|
178 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Stranglov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stranglov pinned against the cage. Stranglov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stranglov tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Stranglov stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stranglov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stranglov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smith but great work by Stranglov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stranglov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Stranglov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stranglov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stranglov moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Stranglov tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stranglov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stranglov.
Stranglov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Stranglov tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Stranglov tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Stranglov fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Stranglov.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stranglov circles away.
Stranglov tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Stranglov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stranglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stranglov pinned against the cage. Stranglov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Stranglov misses.
Stranglov tries to clinch up.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Stranglov wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Kirill Stranglov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stranglov kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Stranglov shows good takedown defense.
Stranglov tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Stranglov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stranglov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stranglov pinned against the cage. Stranglov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stranglov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith is rocked!
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stranglov lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Smith is looking to close the distance but Stranglov sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Smith crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Smith is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kirill Stranglov!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Krakow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Andrew is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Krakow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Andrew!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krakow.
Krakow misses with a takedown attempt - Andrew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krakow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrew shoots and misses
and Krakow counters by clinching up.
Andrew has clasped his hands together around Krakow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Andrew is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andrew thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andrew is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Krakow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrew working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Krakow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krakow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Krakow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Krakow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andrew doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andrew manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andrew looks gassed!
Andrew postures up in Krakow's guard and throws a big left but Krakow blocks it.
Krakow pushes a forearm under Andrew's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Andrew is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasily Krakow!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between pat sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Longhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is ARS MORIENDI. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
182 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart |
|
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, pat sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Longhorn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from sanchez. No joy for Longhorn on that attempt.
sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Longhorn moves his leg out of the way.
sanchez works Longhorn's body with a nice hook.
Longhorn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
sanchez is trying to stand up here but Longhorn is controlling him well.
sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Longhorn looks gassed!
sanchez is looking to stand up but Longhorn isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhorn passes sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two 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.
sanchez is trying to stand back up but Longhorn is controlling him
sanchez missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
sanchez scores with a one two! Longhorn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
pat sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Longhorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
sanchez lands with a nice combination. Longhorn backs away looking to recover.
sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Longhorn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by sanchez.
sanchez pushes Longhorn up against the cage in a clinch.
sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Longhorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
sanchez forces Longhorn back against the cage and clinches.
sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhorn keeps control of sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Longhorn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Longhorn pulls guard successfully.
sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
sanchez wants to stand but Longhorn is controlling his posture from full guard.
sanchez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Longhorn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pat sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
sanchez darts in and clinches Longhorn up against the cage.
sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sanchez lands a jab to Longhorn's midsection.
sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Longhorn's head.
sanchez is looking to wear down Longhorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Longhorn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
sanchez has Longhorn up against the cage in a clinch.
sanchez tries to break the clinch but Longhorn is controlling the position.
sanchez breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sanchez lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
pat sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Longhorn is breathing heavily.
sanchez throws a one two combo.
sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Longhorn is rocked!
sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
sanchez manages to break the clinch.
sanchez works over Longhorn's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from sanchez as Longhorn shoots in.
pat sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Longhorn.
sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Longhorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Longhorn dodges the punch combination from sanchez.
sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Longhorn is still on wobbly legs! Can sanchez finish him?
Left hook, right uppercut from sanchez.
sanchez swinging wilding here.
sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Longhorn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Longhorn.
Longhorn seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot lands for sanchez.
sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Longhorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sanchez.
sanchez pushes Longhorn up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from sanchez does no damage.
sanchez clinches up against the cage.
sanchez manages to break the clinch.
sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Longhorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here.
sanchez throws a one two combo.
Longhorn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Longhorn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Longhorn looks for a takedown but sanchez sprawls well.
pat sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Longhorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhorn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
sanchez scores with a one two! Longhorn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from sanchez as Longhorn shoots in.
sanchez lands a nice hook to Longhorn's body. Longhorn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Longhorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longhorn moves out of range as sanchez strikes.
Longhorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pat sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Longhorn ducks down to avoid it.
Longhorn tries for a takedown but sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Longhorn has his feet on sanchez's thighs here. He's pushed sanchez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! sanchez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Longhorn!
Henry Longhorn is the new featherweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
