PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sekur Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Tsymbilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arian
vs
Tsymbilar

150 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
132 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 Las Vegas, Sekur Arian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Tsymbilar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arian looks to throw the jab but Tsymbilar is out of range.
Tsymbilar moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Arian misses the target.
Tsymbilar is looking to clinch.

Arian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Arian lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tsymbilar down.
Tsymbilar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tsymbilar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Arian lands an elbow.
Arian working away.
Arian working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Arian connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tsymbilar some visible discomfort.
Tsymbilar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Arian connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Tsymbilar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arian trying to control the action but Tsymbilar is working from the bottom.
Arian lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tsymbilar down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsymbilar is trying to control Arian's posture but Arian avoids it.
Arian working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsymbilar is looking to regain half guard here but Arian keeps moving and retains side control.
Tsymbilar is not content to let Arian control the position.
Tsymbilar struggling a bit here.
Tsymbilar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Arian connects with a decent elbow.
Arian tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tsymbilar trying to remain calm as Arian controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arian trying to control the position but Tsymbilar is working away.
Arian working away.
Tsymbilar wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Tsymbilar can't do much from the bottom here.
Arian working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two 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.
Tsymbilar tries to improve position but can't.
Tsymbilar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Tsymbilar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arian just content to control the position.
Tsymbilar manages to get back to half guard.
Arian wants to free his trapped foot but Tsymbilar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Arian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arian lands a nice short elbow.
Arian passes to side control.
Arian lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tsymbilar down.
Arian scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tsymbilar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tsymbilar prevents Arian from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tsymbilar stops Arian from passing to mount.
Tsymbilar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Arian working away.
Arian controlling from side mount.
Tsymbilar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tsymbilar is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tsymbilar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Arian grinds an elbow into Tsymbilar's temple.
Arian tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Arian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tsymbilar sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsymbilar is refusing to be controlled, as Arian sits in half guard.
Tsymbilar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arian is looking to take a break and control but Tsymbilar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tsymbilar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tsymbilar tries to roll over but Arian keeps him under control.
Arian lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arian is trying to control. Tsymbilar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arian drops an elbow to the side of Tsymbilar's head.
Tsymbilar is trying to maintain the position but Arian is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekur Arian 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.

Arian swings for the body but Tsymbilar moves out of range.
Tsymbilar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsymbilar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arian tries to clinch up.
Ilya Tsymbilar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsymbilar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arian tries to clinch but Tsymbilar is having none of it.
Arian tries to clinch but Tsymbilar moves out of range.
Tsymbilar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tsymbilar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tsymbilar tries to clinch up but Arian circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsymbilar slips a jab and a cross from Arian.
Arian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Arian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsymbilar. Tsymbilar obviously looking to wear him down.
Arian misses with a wild combination.
Arian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arian throws a hook but Tsymbilar avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Tsymbilar.

Arian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tsymbilar's half guard.
Tsymbilar has hold of Arian's hands but Arian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Arian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Arian wants to control but Tsymbilar is keeping him busy.
Arian content to control rather than advance.
Arian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arian wants to pass the guard but Tsymbilar is defending well.
Arian lands with a punch from half guard.
Arian wants to control but Tsymbilar is keeping him busy.
Arian winds up and cracks Tsymbilar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tsymbilar wants to improve his position but Arian is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arian lands a nice short elbow.
Tsymbilar wants to control but Arian is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arian wants to free his trapped foot but Tsymbilar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tsymbilar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Arian gets a takedown into half guard.
Arian wants to free his trapped foot but Tsymbilar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Arian passes the guard and advances to mount!
Arian lands a heavy elbow.
Tsymbilar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Arian raining down shots from the mount!
Tsymbilar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arian lands a big shot there that rocks Tsymbilar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Arian.
Tsymbilar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tsymbilar is bucking up trying to escape but Arian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arian cracks Tsymbilar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Arian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Arian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tsymbilar hang on?
Arian lands a big elbow.
Arian working Tsymbilar over with strikes here.
Arian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tsymbilar's face.
Arian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arian landing strikes from the mount.
Tsymbilar is looking to get to half guard.
Arian looking to control but Tsymbilar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tsymbilar wants to control but Arian is having none of it.
Sekur Arian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Arian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tsymbilar tries to lock up and control but Arian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Arian lands a big shot there that rocks Tsymbilar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Arian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arian is really struggling to control Tsymbilar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arian cracks Tsymbilar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Arian with shots to the head and body - Tsymbilar looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekur Arian dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tsymbilar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Arian misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsymbilar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsymbilar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsymbilar throws a leg kick but Arian moved away.
Arian misses with the combination.

Arian drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Arian wants to control from the top but Tsymbilar keeps moving.
Arian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Arian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsymbilar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Arian wants to control from the top but Tsymbilar keeps moving.
Arian wants to pass the guard but Tsymbilar is keeping the position.
Arian chips away with some ground and pound.

Arian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsymbilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Tsymbilar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arian trying to control but Tsymbilar is working from the bottom.
Arian is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tsymbilar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Arian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsymbilar can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arian working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Arian lands a couple of elbows.
Arian working some strikes from top position.

Tsymbilar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arian trying to control but Tsymbilar is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tsymbilar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsymbilar lands with a kick to the temple. Arian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arian wants to clinch.
Tsymbilar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arian.
No joy there for Tsymbilar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsymbilar throws a solid leg kick but Arian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tsymbilar.
Arian thows a body shot but no joy.

Arian feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Tsymbilar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arian chips away with some ground and pound.
Arian looking to pass the guard.
Arian trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsymbilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian cracks Tsymbilar with a solid left hand.
Arian working some strikes from top position.
Arian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsymbilar is keeping the position for now.
Tsymbilar keeping moving, preventing Arian from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arian throws an overhand right that lands on Tsymbilar's shoulder, as Tsymbilar tries to avoid the shot.

Tsymbilar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arian pushing down on Tsymbilar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arian is trying to control. Tsymbilar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arian has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arian controlling from the full mount.
Tsymbilar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Arian. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsymbilar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Arian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Arian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arian lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arian with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Arian.
Arian cracks Tsymbilar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tsymbilar is desperately trying to improve his position but Arian has a good base and remains in mount.
Arian trying to control but Tsymbilar is having none of it.
Arian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sekur Arian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arian, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sekur Arian!