PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Halliday (ranked 4332 p4p, 2724 weight class) and Semen Voribiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halliday comes to the cage accompanied by Where the Streets Have No Name - U2. On his way into the cage it seems that Lewis Halliday has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lewis Halliday seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Halliday
vs
Voribiev

173 cm
25
143
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
135
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Primal
Island clothing lite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lewis Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Semen Voribiev!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voribiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halliday is out of range and Voribiev settles back down.
Halliday tries to clinch but Voribiev is having none of it.
Halliday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halliday tries to close the distance and clinch but Voribiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halliday stuffs the takedown attempt from Voribiev. Voribiev gets slowly back to his feet.

Voribiev tries to keep at a distance but Halliday has taken the fight into the clinch.

Halliday is trying to trip Voribiev. He has hold of a leg but Voribiev is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Halliday persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Halliday controls from within his opponent's guard.
Voribiev wants to sweep here but Halliday controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halliday controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday stopping the sweep attempt from Voribiev.
Voribiev is trying to keep Halliday in close.
Halliday engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Halliday throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Halliday is fighting to break Voribiev's control of his arms but Voribiev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Halliday looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lewis Halliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Halliday moves into range and clinches up with Voribiev.

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.

Halliday gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halliday is thwarting Voribiev's attempts to control the position.
Voribiev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Voribiev keeping moving, preventing Halliday from controlling successfully.
Halliday being controlled here momentarily.
Halliday trying to control but Voribiev is working from the bottom.
Halliday is really struggling to control Voribiev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Voribiev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halliday's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday has momentary wrist control but Voribiev slips an elbow through the middle.
Halliday wants to sweep but no luck.
Voribiev is looking to work some ground and pound but Halliday has wrist control.
Voribiev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voribiev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Voribiev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Halliday can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Voribiev controls the pace.
Voribiev is in close to Halliday's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Voribiev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voribiev landing some decent shots from guard.
Voribiev throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voribiev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voribiev looking to pass the guard.
Voribiev is in close to Halliday's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Voribiev distracts Halliday with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Voribiev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halliday throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Voribiev controlling from the top position.
Halliday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voribiev.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voribiev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halliday not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lewis Halliday will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Halliday gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Voribiev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Voribiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Halliday's head.
Halliday wants to sweep here but Voribiev controlling him for the moment.
Halliday is pulling down on Voribiev's head to control his posture.
Halliday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voribiev is one step ahead there.
Voribiev with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voribiev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Voribiev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Voribiev stands up over Halliday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are battling for position here. Voribiev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Voribiev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Voribiev is trying to keep Halliday in close.
Voribiev seems keen to control Halliday's posture.
Halliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Voribiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voribiev keeping full guard, as Halliday tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halliday throws an elbow that misses. Voribiev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Halliday's guard. Nice move by Voribiev!

Semen Voribiev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Voribiev stopping the sweep attempt from Halliday.
Voribiev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halliday's head.
Halliday on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Halliday tries to get out of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halliday holds on and takes a little breather.
Halliday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halliday is trying to keep Voribiev in close.
Voribiev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Voribiev landing with the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halliday holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday trying to keep a closed guard but Voribiev is proving a slippery customer.
Halliday has momentary wrist control but Voribiev slips an elbow through the middle.

Halliday is rocked!
Voribiev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Voribiev lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Halliday is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voribiev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Voribiev loads up on a big left hand. Halliday felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Voribiev looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Halliday can't hide his disappointment, as Voribiev celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semen Voribiev!
A very excited looking Semen Voribiev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Lewis Halliday spoke after the fight, saying 'This loss is unacceptable, I blame everyone but myself for this outcome. The refs, the judges, my coaches, every stinkin' person on this island.'.