PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Myres has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Myres
vs
Hristov

198 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Myres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentin Hristov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Myres scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Valentin Hristov has been cut.
Hristov tries to clinch but Myres moves out of range.
Myres throws a chopping leg kick but Hristov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Myres wants to clinch up but Hristov keeps it at a distance.
Hristov moves out of range as Myres strikes.
Myres misses the shot to the body.
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch but Myres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Myres with a hook.
Hristov dodges the punch combination from Myres.

Hristov rushes Myres and presses him up against the cage.
Hristov just leaning against Myres, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Hristov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Myres wants a takedown but no success here.
Myres is breathing heavily.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cody Myres has been cut.
Hristov stalling.
Myres is trying to break free.
Hristov controlling the action here for a moment.
Hristov landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myres's face.
Hristov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hristov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Hristov drops Myres with a big knee straight up the middle! Myres is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Myres is rocked!
Hristov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Hristov clinches with his opponent.
Myres blocks an elbow strike from Hristov.
Hristov lands a knee to the body.
Hristov landing knees to the body.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hristov landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov misses with an elbow over the top.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Hristov leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hristov.
Hristov avoiding damage.
Hristov lands an elbow inside that Myres shrugs off.
Myres takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hristov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hristov slowing the pace effectively.
Hristov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hristov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Valentin Hristov.

Hristov drives through and clinches with Myres against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hristov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.
Hristov is pushing Myres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hristov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Myres wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hristov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hristov lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myres's face.
Hristov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hristov effectively controlling the action here.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myres's face.
Myres letting Hristov take a breather here.
Hristov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hristov is pushing Myres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Myres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hristov has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Hristov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hristov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Myres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hristov landing knees to the head.
Hristov just leaning against Myres, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Valentin Hristov.

Hristov instigates a clinch.
Hristov avoiding damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myres takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hristov.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Myres blocks an elbow strike.
Hristov is pressed up against the cage. Myres has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hristov down to the mat. Hristov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Valentin Hristov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hristov forces Myres back against the cage and clinches.
Myres takes a knee right on the jaw!

Cody Myres's cut is getting worse.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Hristov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hristov lands an elbow that stopped Myres in his tracks for a moment.
Hristov just leaning against Myres, taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hristov lands a knee to the body.
Hristov looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Hristov lands a nice knee to the body.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hristov obliges.
Myres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.
Hristov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Myres avoids the elbow strike from Hristov, against the cage.
Hristov slows down the pace here.
Hristov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myres's defenses.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myres's face.
A knee to the head by Hristov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myres's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hristov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hristov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Myres tries to score a body lock takedown but Hristov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Myres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hristov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov landing knees to the head.
Myres tries to circle away but Hristov has him pinned against the cage.
Hristov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hristov landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Myres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov throws an elbow but it misses.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Hristov landing knees to the head.
Hristov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hristov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Myres up against the cage.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Hristov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Myres shoots in for a takedown but Hristov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hristov moves into range and clinches up with Myres.
Hristov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hristov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hristov.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myres's face.
Myres is working for takedown but Hristov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hristov.
Hristov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Hristov stalls.
Hristov crunches a lovely knee into Myres's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hristov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hristov misses with an elbow over the top.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov leaning against his opponent.
Valentin Hristov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Valentin Hristov.
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myres swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Myres avoids a wild elbow strike from Hristov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hristov avoiding damage.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Myres wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Myres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myres can't break the clinch.
Hristov misses with an elbow strike.
Myres avoids a wild elbow strike from Hristov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hristov.
A knee to the head by Hristov.
Hristov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hristov slowing the pace effectively.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hristov.
Hristov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myres is defending well for now.
Hristov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hristov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Myres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hristov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myres's face.
Hristov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myres managing to block the knees to the body from Hristov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hristov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Myres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hristov looking to stall.
Hristov prevents Myres from breaking the clinch.
Myres has Hristov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hristov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myres's face.
Valentin Hristov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hristov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hristov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Myres stalling in the clinch but Hristov improves position.
Cody Myres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hristov dodges an elbow strike from Myres.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Hristov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hristov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Hristov!