PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between August Spies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spies comes to the cage accompanied by Great Cop by Fugazi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Danae's choice of entrance music: Labyrinth - Thunder. Perseus Danae acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Spies
vs
Danae

185 cm
21
219 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Spies!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spies throws a body punch but Danae moves out of range.
Spies tries a low kick but Danae avoids it.
Spies ducks under a wild hook from Danae.
A big right from Danae misses.
Danae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danae jabs at Spies's body.
Danae looks to score with a jab to the body but Spies is just out of range.
Spies is looking to clinch but Danae is avoiding it.
Danae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danae checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danae.
Danae just misses with a punch to the body.
Spies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spies throws a combination. Danae tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Perseus Danae has been cut.
Danae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spies moves away.
Danae scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spies moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Danae.
Danae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spies.
Danae is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spies rather than just go for the knockout.
Danae takes a swing at Spies's ribcage but misses.
Danae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spies.
Spies takes a swing at Danae's ribcage but misses.
Spies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Spies.
Danae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spies lands a jab.
Spies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spies looks to throw the jab but Danae is out of range.
Danae lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danae throws an overhand right that lands on Spies's shoulder, as Spies tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spies lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Danae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae takes a swing at Spies's ribcage but misses.
Danae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Spies misses its intended target.
Spies lands with a kick to the temple. Danae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danae misses with a body shot
and Spies counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spies throws a sloppy head kick and Danae moves out of range easily.
Spies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Danae takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Danae connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danae misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae cracks Spies with a good jab.
Danae misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spies counters with a good low kick that Danae was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Spies.
Spies tries to clinch but Danae moves out of range.
Spies is looking to clinch.
Spies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danae.
Spies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danae.
Danae misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spies counters with a head kick. That will keep Danae thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spies, as that shot connected.
Spies fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spies.
Danae stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spies manages to avoid it.
Danae checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae blocks a low kick nicely.
Danae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch but Danae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spies doesn't manage to clinch there - Danae circles away.
Spies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danae throws the left hand but Spies avoids the punch easily.
Danae scores with a jab to the head.
Danae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danae throws a sloppy body shot
and Spies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Spies drives through and clinches with Danae against the cage.
Danae wants to get back to striking at distance but Spies won't allow it.
Danae lands a body shot.
Spies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danae is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Perseus Danae will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Danae misses with a wild body shot.
Spies misses with a low kick.
Spies throws a solid leg kick but Danae takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spies.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spies was well out of range. Poor timing from Danae.
Danae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spies was well out of range. Poor timing from Danae.
Spies doesn't manage to clinch there - Danae circles away.
Spies scores with a leg kick.
Danae blocks a head kick by Spies.
Spies tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danae blocks a head kick by Spies.
Spies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danae.
Spies scores with a hook to the body. Danae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae misses with a hook to the body

and Spies counters by moving into the clinch.
Danae slows down the pace here.
Spies misses with a knee strike.
Spies lands an elbow inside that Danae shrugs off.
Danae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danae working hard to break the clinch.
Danae dodges an elbow strike from Spies.
Danae managing to block the knees to the body from Spies.
Danae working hard to break the clinch.
Danae wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Danae's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Danae breaks the clinch.
Spies tries to clinch up but Danae circles away and keeps his distance.

Spies has closed the distance and engaged Danae in a clinch.
Spies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danae avoids it.
Danae working hard to break the clinch.
Spies missing with knees to the body.
Spies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danae blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spies.
Spies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danae is defending well for now.
Spies throws an elbow that misses.
Spies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spies lands an elbow inside that Danae shrugs off.

That has opened up Perseus Danae's cut even more.
Danae wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spies misses with an elbow strike.

Danae manages to break the clinch.
Danae throws a jab when Spies was well out of range.
Spies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danae lands a body shot.
Danae moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danae listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spies moves away from the strike by Danae.
Spies throws and low kick but Danae moves out of range easily.
Danae connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Danae does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spies tries to clinch there but Danae circles away.
Danae throws a hook but Spies avoids it easily.
Spies tried to score with a low kick but Danae checks it.
Spies takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danae fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spies manages to avoid it.
Spies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danae misses with a wild body shot.
Danae keeps the fight on the outside.
Danae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spies throws a head kick but Danae moves out of range.
Spies throws a body kick that misses.
Danae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spies.
Spies misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae cracks Spies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danae misses with a jab to the body
and Spies counters with a solid body kick.
Danae swats away the attempt to clinch by Spies.
Perseus Danae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spies was well out of range. Poor timing from Danae.
Danae just misses with a punch to the body.
Spies lands with a slapping head kick.
Spies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spies lets loose with a powerful body kick. Danae will feel that in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Spies.
Spies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Danae.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Perseus Danae will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Danae misses with an uppercut. Spies saw that one coming.
Spies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spies takes a swing at Danae's ribcage but misses.
Spies tries to land a front kick but Danae steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danae missing with a left hand there. Spies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danae.
A swing and a miss from Spies.
Spies throws a front kick aimed at Danae's knee but Danae avoids it well.
Spies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spies connects with a solid leg kick.
August Spies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danae fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Danae finds it's way through Spies's defenses.
Danae swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spies counters with a nice low kick that buckles Danae's knee momentarily.
Danae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spies was well out of range. Poor timing from Danae.
Spies throws a chopping leg kick but Danae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danae misses with a straight left.
A head kick from Spies lands but Danae takes it in his stride.
Danae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spies misses with a low kick.
Spies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danae punishes Spies's body with a nice straight punch.
Danae swings for the body but Spies moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Spies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danae lands a jab-cross combination.

Spies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danae can't break the clinch.
Spies misses with a knee strike.
Danae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danae wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spies has him pressed against the cage.
Danae tries to circle away but Spies has him pinned against the cage.
Danae tries to circle away but Spies has him pinned against the cage.
Danae's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danae has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spies throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Danae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spies staying out of range there.
Danae looks to score with a jab to the body but Spies is just out of range.
Danae misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Spies.
Some bone on bone action there as Danae checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Danae throws a shot from downtown. Spies moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spies.
Danae tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spies throws a leg kick but Danae checks it.
Spies is looking to score with low kicks.
Spies swinging wildly here.
Danae looks to land a left hand but Spies moved out of range nicely.
Spies slips a straight right by Danae.
Spies tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Danae is able to avoid easily.
Spies throws a leg kick but Danae checks it.
Danae misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae checks a leg kick nicely.
Danae swats away the attempt to clinch by Spies.
Danae swats away the attempt to clinch by Spies.
Danae swings for the body but Spies moves out of range.
Spies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Danae coming out on top.
Danae moves out of range as Spies throws a body kick.
Danae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spies manages to avoid it.
Danae misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spies.
Spies tried to score with a low kick but Danae checks it.
Danae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spies moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseus Danae really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spies doesn't manage to clinch there - Danae circles away.
Danae swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spies throws a chopping leg kick but Danae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danae looks to land a right hand but Spies moved out of range.
Danae takes a swing at Spies's ribcage but misses.
Danae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danae circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spies.
Danae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spies connects with a high kick.
Danae takes a swing at Spies's ribcage but misses.
Danae throws the left hand but Spies avoids the punch easily.
Danae is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spies tries to score with a low kick but Danae moves his leg out of the way.
Spies is looking to clinch but Danae is avoiding it.

Spies has closed the distance and engaged Danae in a clinch.
Spies tries to land knees in the clinch but Danae avoids the damage to the body.

Danae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spies blocks a jab.
Spies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danae's sensitive parts.
Spies throws a leg kick but Danae sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spies is looking to clinch but Danae is avoiding it.
Danae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spies.
Danae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Spies.

Spies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danae, pushing him back against the cage.
Danae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danae wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spies looking to throw knees to the head but Danae is blocking nicely.
Spies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Danae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch but Danae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spies misses with a kick to the body.
Spies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Danae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spies.
Danae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spies.
Danae misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae misses with a hook to the body
and Spies counters with a low kick, right behind Danae 's knee.
Danae throws a hook but Spies avoids it easily.
Spies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danae.
Spies ducks under a wild hook from Danae.
Spies tries to clinch there but Danae circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spies darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spies.
Spies ducks under a wild hook from Danae.
Danae checks a leg kick nicely.
Spies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spies misses with a head kick.
Spies scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spies has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spies there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spies tries to clinch up.
Spies throws a head kick that Danae semi-blocks.
Spies tries to clinch up but Danae circles away and keeps his distance.
Spies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danae's calf.
Spies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danae connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

August Spies had his way with Perseus Danae in that round.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Spies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spies misses with a body kick.
Danae keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Danae finds it's way through Spies's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Danae.
Spies throws a leg kick that misses.

Spies closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Danae scores with a nice short uppercut.

Danae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Spies misses.
Danae throws a body punch but Spies moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Spies.
Danae throws an overhand right that lands on Spies's shoulder, as Spies tries to avoid the shot.
Spies doesn't manage to clinch there - Danae circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae throws a shot from downtown. Spies moves away and avoids it.
Danae throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spies counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danae is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spies cracks the inside of Danae's front leg.
A lazy left from Spies finds it's target.
Spies moves away from the strike by Danae.
Danae swings for the body but Spies moves out of range.
Spies scores with a nice head shot.
Spies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danae throws a body punch but Spies moves out of range.
Spies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spies throws a low kick but Danae avoids it.
Spies tries to clinch but Danae moves out of range.
Perseus Danae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spies lands with a kick to the temple. Danae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spies looks to land a body kick but Danae moved away.
Spies misses with a low kick as Danae jumps back.
Spies throws a low kick but Danae avoids it.
Spies is looking to clinch but Danae is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Danae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spies doesn't seem phased though.
Spies tries to clinch there but Danae circles away.
Spies swings away with a body shot that misses
and Danae counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spies lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Danae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spies tries a low kick but Danae avoids it.
Danae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spies moves away.
Spies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danae's calf.
Spies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae lands with a shot to the body.
Spies tries to clinch up
and Danae counters with a left to the body.
Spies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danae.
Spies throws a push kick but Danae slaps the foot to one side.
Danae connects with the punch.
Danae lands with a shot to the body.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spies is looking to clinch but Danae is avoiding it.
Danae takes a swing at Spies's ribcage but misses.
Danae misses with a body shot.
Spies takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spies walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danae throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danae ducks under a wild hook from Spies.
Spies tries a head kick but it misses.
Danae cracks Spies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
August Spies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spies throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Spies misses its intended target.
Danae tests Spies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danae throws a head kick that misses.
Danae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spies doesn't seem bothered though.
Danae lands a jab to Spies's midsection.
Danae lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perseus Danae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danae 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perseus Danae!
Perseus Danae is the new light heavyweight champion!