PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ele Loxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Loxo
vs
Tretiak

178 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
216 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ele Loxo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Tretiak!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loxo slaps away a takedown attempt from Tretiak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loxo misses with a series of wild punches.
Loxo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tretiak looks to score with a jab to the body but Loxo is just out of range.
Loxo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tretiak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loxo.
Loxo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tretiak.
Horrible takedown by Tretiak or perhaps it was just good defense by Loxo which made him look bad.
Tretiak scores with a one two! Loxo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tretiak throws a series of punches but Loxo avoids them all with ease.
Loxo moves out of range as Tretiak strikes.
Loxo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tretiak looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Tretiak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tretiak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Loxo'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.
Loxo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tretiak landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tretiak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Loxo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loxo stops Tretiak from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretiak avoids the attempt from Loxo to control.
Loxo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Tretiak goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Loxo turns into him and now he's in Tretiak's guard.
Loxo slips nicely into half guard.
Tretiak moves into full guard.
Loxo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tretiak keeping moving, preventing Loxo from controlling successfully.
Tretiak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loxo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loxo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tretiak defends it easily.
Tretiak with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tretiak stops Loxo from standing up.
Tretiak passes into half guard.

Tretiak is working for a kimura but Loxo is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Tretiak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tretiak looks gassed!

Loxo kicks Tretiak off and gets back to his feet.
Loxo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loxo is looking to clinch but Tretiak is avoiding it.
Loxo throws a sloppy head kick and Tretiak moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tretiak.
Ele Loxo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Tretiak.
The fighters circling - Loxo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loxo swinging wildly here.
Loxo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tretiak scores with a body shot.
Loxo misses with a looping right.
Tretiak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Loxo swivels and escapes.
Tretiak throws a body punch but Loxo moves out of range.
Loxo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Loxo there.
Tretiak slips a jab and a cross from Loxo.
A combination from Tretiak does no damage.
Loxo fails to land with a series of punches.
Loxo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ele Loxo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tretiak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loxo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loxo tries to clinch but Tretiak is having none of it.
Loxo wants to clinch.
Loxo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tretiak lands with a shot to the body.
Tretiak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loxo.
Good shot there by Loxo.
Tretiak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Loxo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Loxo duly obliges.
A punch combination from Loxo misses.
Loxo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tretiak counters with a nice uppercut.
Tretiak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loxo sizes up Tretiak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Tretiak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tretiak dominating with strikes here.
Tretiak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Tretiak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Loxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tretiak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loxo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loxo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tretiak checks it well.
Loxo throws a series of punches but Tretiak moves out of range.
Tretiak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tretiak fails with the takedown.
Loxo stuffs the takedown.
Ele Loxo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Tretiak.
Loxo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Tretiak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tretiak lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loxo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tretiak is controlling him.

Loxo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tretiak throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Loxo's body to avoid the submission. Loxo has instead reached around Tretiak's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Loxo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ele Loxo!