PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between pretzle twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pretzle twist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

twist
vs
Kyril

193 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

184 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, pretzle twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kyril!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
twist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
twist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kyril stuffs the takedown.
Kyril throws a hook to the side of twist's head but twist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
twist avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
twist shoots in but Kyril avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pretzle twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from twist is defended easily by Kyril.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A punch combination from Kyril misses.
Kyril defends well against a solid takedown attempt from twist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kyril.
Kyril swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyril scores with a body shot.

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.
twist shoots in for a takedown but Kyril shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from twist is defended easily by Kyril.
twist avoids the body shot from Kyril.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Kyril 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.

Kyril throws a right hand that twist ducks under and follows up with a left that twist also avoids with ease.
Kyril misses with a double jab.
Kyril will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyril fakes high and swings low for a body shot but twist manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril stuffs the takedown.
Kyril scores with a punch to the head.
Kyril misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kyril scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kyril misses with a hook. twist ducked under it nicely.
twist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
twist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyril.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril swings for the body but twist moves out of range.
twist shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyril as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pretzle twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
twist shoots in for a takedown but Kyril shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
twist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kyril swinging wilding here.
twist dodges the punch combination from Kyril.
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.

Nice sprawl there from Kyril as twist shoots in.
Kyril misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyril throws a combination but it was largely blocked by twist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril swings for the body but twist moves out of range.
twist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyril.
twist on the wrong end of a nice hook.
twist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kyril looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyril connects with a body shot.
Kyril thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyril thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril throws a shot from downtown. twist moves away and avoids it.
pretzle twist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kyril lands a jab.
Kyril lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kyril stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kyril wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pretzle twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyril lands a nice hook to twist's body. twist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kyril lands with a nice combination. twist backs away looking to recover.
Viktor Kyril is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viktor Kyril is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
twist avoids the body shot from Kyril.

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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

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