PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skip Bip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseus Fantastico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Skip Bip has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Skip Bip seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bip
vs
Fantastico

175 cm
22
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
169 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skip Bip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Fantastico!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fantastico drives through and clinches with Bip against the cage.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Bip jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fantastico walks away with a smile on his face. Bip gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Fantastico moves into range and clinches up with Bip.
Bip fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bip tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fantastico smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skip Bip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastico closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bip gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fantastico.
Fantastico misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bip misses with a takedown attempt - Fantastico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastico scores with a hook.
Fantastico throws a right hand that Bip ducks under and follows up with a left that Bip also avoids with ease.
Bip takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fantastico.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico tries to clinch up.

Fantastico clinches.
Fantastico lands a nice elbow.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Bip is blocking nicely.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Fantastico looks gassed!
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Bip blocks it.
Fantastico lands an elbow that stopped Bip in his tracks for a moment.
Bip tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fantastico smiles and moves away.
Fantastico moves in looking to clinch but Bip pushes him off.
Fantastico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bip.
Fantastico throws a shot from downtown. Bip moves away and avoids it.
Fantastico wants to clinch up but Bip keeps it at a distance.
Fantastico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastico looks to land a combination but Bip avoids it well.
Fantastico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fantastico throws a jab when Bip was well out of range.
Fantastico misses with an uppercut.
Perseus Fantastico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bip moves out of range as Fantastico strikes.
Fantastico throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastico looks to land a right hand but Bip moved out of range.
Fantastico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bip.
Fantastico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bip.
Fantastico tries to bum rush Bip with a series of wild strikes but Bip uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Fantastico closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bip blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Bip blocks it.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bip blocks it with crossed arms.
Bip tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fantastico smiles and moves away.
Bip shoots in for a takedown but Fantastico shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bip shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bip sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bip trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bip tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bip can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fantastico is looking to escape.
Fantastico's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bip looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bip pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bip looking to control but Fantastico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bip controlling from the full mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Skip Bip just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bip misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastico wants to clinch up but Bip keeps it at a distance.
Bip takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bip swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastico throws a nice looking combination but Bip bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastico misses with a combination

and Bip counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Perseus Fantastico will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Bip.
Fantastico keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bip ducks under a wild hook from Fantastico.
Fantastico looks to land a combination. Bip sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastico bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bip's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fantastico darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastico throws a looping overhand right but Bip ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastico throws a series of punches but Bip moves out of range.
Bip swats away the attempt to clinch by Fantastico.
A combination from Fantastico does no damage.
Fantastico misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastico throws a combination that misses

and Bip counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bip.
Bip stops Fantastico from standing up.
Fantastico is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fantastico keeping moving, preventing Bip from controlling successfully.
Fantastico is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fantastico has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bip off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastico misses the jab.
Fantastico tests Bip's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bip manages to avoid it.
Fantastico throws a looping overhand right but Bip ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a combination that misses

so Bip counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bip's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastico wants to get back to his feet but Bip is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bip is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico wants to stand but Bip is controlling the position.
Bip looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastico wants to get back to his feet but Bip is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bip is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bip trying to control the position from guard on top but Fantastico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastico wants to get back to his feet but Bip is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bip slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fantastico wants to stand but Bip is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bip wants to control from the top but Fantastico keeps moving.
Fantastico is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fantastico throws a right hand that Bip ducks under and follows up with a left that Bip also avoids with ease.
Perseus Fantastico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastico bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bip's head.
Fantastico might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastico throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bip counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Fantastico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Bip blocks with his arms.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Bip blocks with his arms.
Bip tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fantastico smiles and moves away.
Bip fails to land the takedown.

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.
Fantastico throws a hook but Bip avoids it easily.
Fantastico getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Bip shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bip is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bip prevents Fantastico from standing back up.
Bip is controlling the pace.
Fantastico wants to stand back up but Bip manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skip Bip dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bip shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fantastico sprawls well. Fantastico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bip gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastico lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastico lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastico fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bip on the side of the head.
Fantastico bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bip's head backwards.
Fantastico moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastico tries to clinch up but Bip circles away and keeps his distance.
Bip avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bip fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bip swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a jab when Bip was well out of range.
Bip blocks the body kick.
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastico with a jab.
Fantastico misses with a hook. Bip ducked under it nicely.
Bip misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Fantastico finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bip counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastico wants to stand and escape but Bip is having none of it.
Fantastico keeping moving, preventing Bip from controlling successfully.
Fantastico is looking to stand up but Bip isn't so interested in that idea.
Fantastico being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fantastico has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bip off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fantastico.
Fantastico lands the left hand.
Bip tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fantastico swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skip Bip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastico's corner calls for a 1-2. Fantastico obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bip drops his hands momentarily and Fantastico takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Fantastico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bip blocks it with crossed arms.
Bip tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fantastico just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bip tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fantastico just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Bip looking for a takedown.
Fantastico connects with a knee to the head.
Bip tries to pull guard but Fantastico holds him up against the cage and eventually Bip drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Fantastico.
Bip jumps guard but Fantastico stands there with Bip around his waist. Bip gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Bip is blocking nicely.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bip blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bip has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bip blocks it with crossed arms.
Bip tries to pull guard but Fantastico holds him up against the cage and eventually Bip drops back down to his feet.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four 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.
Bip takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bip tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fantastico just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bip takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastico creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bip's defenses.
Bip tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fantastico smiles and moves away.
Bip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fantastico.
Fantastico scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastico uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastico lands a with a good body shot.
A combination from Bip does no damage.
Fantastico closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Fantastico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perseus Fantastico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fantastico has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perseus Fantastico!