PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warionex Flex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Flex
vs
Kyril

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Warionex Flex!
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 Kyril!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flex lands with a nice body kick.
Kyril tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Kyril.
Kyril misses with a jab, cross combination.

Flex shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kyril's guard.
Kyril pulls Flex in to control the position.
Kyril is looking to stand back up but Flex counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kyril.
Flex has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kyril tries to hold on but Flex pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flex wants to control the pace but Kyril is squirming around nicely.
Kyril trying desperately to get to his feet.
Flex unloads with some shots from mount but Kyril bucks and avoids them well.
Flex throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flex looking to control but Kyril is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flex dominating with strikes here.

Flex with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kyril is wriggling around trying to escape.
Flex avoids the attempt from Kyril to control.

Flex is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kyril has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flex is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Flex shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kyril but Kyril pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flex tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyril swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flex tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kyril swivels and escapes.
Flex is breathing heavily.
Kyril tries to clinch there but Flex circles away.

That's four 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.
Kyril throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyril blocks a head kick by Flex.
Kyril misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyril with a nice cross.
Flex tries to score with a low kick but Kyril moves his leg out of the way.
Flex slips a jab and a cross from Kyril.
Flex shoots in looking for a takedown. Kyril tries to sprawl out of it but Flex keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kyril manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warionex Flex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Kyril does no damage.
Kyril jabs at Flex's body.
Kyril misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warionex Flex dominated that round.
That's time! Flex's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kyril looks for a takedown but Flex sprawls well.
Warionex Flex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kyril throws a nice looking combination but Flex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyril throws a nice looking combination but Flex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyril misses with a body kick.
Flex dodges the punch combination from Kyril.
Flex misses with a takedown

and Kyril counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Kyril gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kyril misses with a wild combination.
Flex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyril.
Flex throws a sloppy head kick and Kyril moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril tries to clinch but Flex is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Kyril.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flex tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kyril swivels and escapes.
Kyril misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flex shoots and misses
and Kyril counters with a series of strikes. Flex will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warionex Flex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyril lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kyril.
Kyril lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Flex keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyril takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Kyril shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flex's guard.
Kyril is standing up over Flex. Flex looks to escape but Kyril dives into side control.
Flex can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyril scores with punches from side control.

Kyril decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kyril misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyril tries to bum rush Flex with a series of wild strikes but Flex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyril wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flex looks to clinch
and Kyril counters with a one-two to the body.
Kyril swinging wilding here.
Kyril cracks a nice hook into Flex's ribs.
Kyril clobbers Flex with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyril misses with a wild combination.
Flex shoots and misses

and Kyril counters with a shoot takedown. Flex fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kyril gets to his feet - Flex follows without any prompting.
Flex dodges the punch combination from Kyril.
Kyril pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flex doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kyril counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flex won't be happy with that.

Kyril decides to stand up, so the ref orders Flex to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flex shoots in for a double leg but Kyril sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyril with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Kyril moves into the clinch successfully.

Kyril breaks the clinch.
Flex with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kyril to score with a decent uppercut.
Kyril throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyril paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flex looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyril scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyril throws and low kick but Flex moves out of range easily.
Kyril lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kyril, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Kyril showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Flex shoots in for a takedown but Kyril shows good takedown defense.
Kyril misses with a two punch combination.
Kyril misses with the combination.
Kyril scores with a hook.

Kyril drives through with a takedown into guard.

Flex is working an open guard so Kyril takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Flex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flex fails with the takedown
and Flex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kyril tries to clinch there but Flex circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyril tries to bum rush Flex with a series of wild strikes but Flex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flex avoids the body shot from Kyril.
Kyril misses with the combination.
Flex falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyril counters with a three punch combo that has Flex backing up. Flex nods at Kyril to acknowledge the strikes.
Kyril throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyril misses with a two punch combination.
Kyril closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kyril throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flex throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kyril.
Kyril shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flex sprawls well. Flex wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kyril gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flex tries to clinch but Kyril is having none of it.
Flex tries to clinch

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

Kyril stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Flex doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kyril counters with a three punch combo that has Flex backing up. Flex nods at Kyril to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warionex Flex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Kyril does no damage.
Flex throws a sloppy head kick and Kyril moves out of range easily.
Kyril lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Flex shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kyril counters with a series of strikes. Flex will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril throws a push kick but Flex slaps the foot to one side.
Flex misses with an uppercut. Kyril saw that one coming.
Flex closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Kyril misses.
Flex fails with the takedown
and Kyril counters with a left and a right that stings Flex.
Kyril throws a leg kick but Flex sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kyril closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kyril displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Flex takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kyril misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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.
Kyril jabs at Flex's body.
Kyril scores with a hook to the body. Flex takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kyril tries to close the distance and clinch but Flex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flex tries to clinch up but Kyril circles away and keeps his distance.

Kyril shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kyril was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kyril lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kyril scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flex?
Flex is desperately trying to improve his position but Kyril has a good base and remains in mount.
Flex wants to control but Kyril is having none of it.
Kyril punching from mount but Flex doing a good job of avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kyril comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kyril has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29

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