PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Muromets (ranked 2380 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Roberto Sientatos (ranked 271 p4p, 314 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Muromets
vs
Sientatos

180 cm
19
205
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
223
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Muromets!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Sientatos!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sientatos throws a looping overhand right but Muromets ducks down to avoid it.
Muromets takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Sientatos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muromets drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sientatos sprawls and moves away.
Sientatos throws out a loose jab but Muromets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muromets half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sientatos misses with a left hand

and Muromets counters with a single leg into guard. Sientatos didn't expect that.
Muromets postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muromets stands up over Sientatos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Muromets showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muromets won't allow Sientatos to sweep him here.
Sientatos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sientatos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muromets. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets sitting in guard here, content to control.
Muromets is pushing down on Sientatos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sientatos is fighting to maintain full guard but Muromets has managed to sneak the leg through.
Muromets controlling the action here.
Muromets seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sientatos for as long as he can get away with.
Muromets throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sientatos is looking to improve his position.
Muromets throwing shots but Sientatos is blocking nicely.
Sientatos is looking to escape.
Sientatos wants to control but Muromets is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Muromets on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Muromets staying out of range there.
Muromets drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sientatos sprawls and moves away.
Sientatos scores with a jab to the body.
Sientatos misses with a hook

and Muromets counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sientatos won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Muromets crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Muromets stalls from top position.
Muromets working away.
Sientatos dodges the ground and pound from Muromets.
Sientatos is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been informed that Sientatos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sientatos is trying to control Muromets's posture but Muromets avoids it.
Muromets working the ground and pound but Sientatos is defending the strikes.
Muromets has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muromets is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sientatos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Muromets lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sientatos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Muromets connects with a decent elbow.
Sientatos is trying to escape the position but Muromets is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muromets passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sientatos!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Muromets dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice uppercut lands for Sientatos. That snapped Muromets's head back.
Sientatos lands a head shot.
Muromets displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sientatos throws out the jab.
Muromets feinted with a counter takedown.
Sientatos just misses with a punch to the body.
Muromets tries to counter with a takedown but Sientatos is quick to defend against it.
Muromets ducks under a wild hook from Sientatos.
Sientatos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sientatos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muromets.
Muromets changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Roberto Sientatos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muromets moves forwards but Sientatos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sientatos looks to land a right hand but Muromets moved out of range.
Sientatos scores with a punch to the head.
Sientatos throws out a loose jab but Muromets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muromets appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sientatos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muromets.
Muromets displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sientatos throws out the jab.
Muromets changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sientatos throws the left hand but Muromets avoids the punch easily.
Sientatos lands with a good body shot.
Muromets bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muromets half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sientatos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sientatos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sientatos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muromets moves away.
Sientatos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sientatos throws a jab but it's blocked by Muromets.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sientatos swings widly with a right hand

and Muromets counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sientatos won't be happy with that.
Muromets moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Sientatos dodges the ground and pound from Muromets.
Muromets is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sientatos is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets working the ground and pound but Sientatos is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Muromets.
Muromets cracks Sientatos with a big elbow.
Sientatos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muromets creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sientatos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sientatos wants to control but Muromets postures up.
Muromets wants to control but Sientatos is keeping him busy.
Sientatos trying to remain calm as Muromets controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sientatos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Muromets controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sientatos is trying to work for a sweep but Muromets has mounted him!
Sientatos is in a horrible position here. Muromets smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Muromets controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Muromets there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sientatos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Muromets sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Sientatos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sientatos misses with a lunging right hand

and Muromets counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sientatos won't be happy with that.
Muromets is staying tight to Sientatos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sientatos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muromets grinds an elbow into Sientatos's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sientatos to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Muromets seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Muromets misses with the ground and pound.
Sientatos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muromets wants to control but Sientatos is keeping him busy.
Sientatos is looking for a sweep.
Muromets working the ground and pound but Sientatos is defending the strikes.
Sientatos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muromets is putting a hurting on Sientatos here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Muromets moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Muromets lands an elbow.

Sientatos is rocked!
Muromets happy to just control the position for now.
Muromets misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sientatos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sientatos is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets advances nicely into full mount.
Muromets is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sientatos is still in real trouble! Can Muromets finish him?
Muromets postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Sientatos out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Muromets goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ilya Muromets!
Ilya Muromets is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Ilya Muromets 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.