PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Chutsai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sasa skarstan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chutsai's entrance music is Gracia. A fine choice. skarstan has chosen tensta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chutsai
vs
skarstan

195 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
256 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kublai Chutsai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sasa skarstan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chutsai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
skarstan moves in looking to clinch but Chutsai pushes him off.
skarstan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chutsai.
skarstan tries to clinch up.
Chutsai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chutsai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Chutsai gets the takedown into side control.
skarstan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chutsai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
skarstan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chutsai cracks skarstan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
skarstan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chutsai working the head and body with strikes.
skarstan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chutsai landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chutsai lands a few punches from side control.
skarstan is pushing Chutsai's head away, looking to escape. Chutsai manages to hold on to the position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if skarstan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chutsai is chipping away with strikes.
skarstan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
skarstan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
skarstan looks gassed!
Chutsai lands a nice forearm strike.
Chutsai lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chutsai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chutsai working the body and head with strikes.
skarstan wants to get back to his feet but Chutsai drags him back down.
Chutsai scores with a couple of short elbows.
An elbow from Chutsai crashes against the mat.
Chutsai scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
skarstan is pushing Chutsai's head away, looking to escape. Chutsai manages to hold on to the position though.
Chutsai scoring with punches and elbows.
Chutsai working the ground and pound.
Chutsai tries to move into full mount but can't pass skarstan's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chutsai throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
skarstan is pushing Chutsai's head away, looking to escape. Chutsai manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Chutsai seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
skarstan tries to buck Chutsai off but Chutsai is having none of it.
skarstan pushes Chutsai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chutsai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chutsai lands a decent elbow from side control.
skarstan is trying to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Chutsai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chutsai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
skarstan wants to stand and escape but Chutsai is having none of it.
Chutsai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chutsai connects with a couple of short punches.
Chutsai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

skarstan pushes Chutsai off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
sasa skarstan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
skarstan wants to clinch up but Chutsai keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
skarstan doesn't manage to clinch there - Chutsai circles away.
Chutsai swats away the attempt to clinch by skarstan.
skarstan wants to clinch up but Chutsai keeps it at a distance.
skarstan moves in looking to clinch but Chutsai pushes him off.
skarstan is looking to clinch.
Chutsai circles away from the clinch attempt.
skarstan doesn't manage to clinch there - Chutsai circles away.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chutsai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
skarstan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
skarstan moves in looking to clinch but Chutsai pushes him off.
skarstan tries to clinch but Chutsai is having none of it.
Chutsai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
skarstan is looking to clinch.

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.
skarstan stuffs the takedown attempt from Chutsai. Chutsai gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kublai Chutsai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chutsai circles away from the clinch attempt.
skarstan tries to clinch but Chutsai is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - skarstan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
skarstan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chutsai swats away the attempt to clinch by skarstan.
skarstan is looking to clinch but Chutsai is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
skarstan wants to clinch up but Chutsai keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - skarstan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
skarstan wants to clinch up but Chutsai keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kublai Chutsai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

skarstan tries to clinch up but Chutsai circles away and keeps his distance.
skarstan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chutsai fails with a takedown attempt.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chutsai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chutsai shoots in for a takedown but skarstan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch but Chutsai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
skarstan tries to clinch up but Chutsai circles away and keeps his distance.
skarstan is looking to clinch.
Chutsai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but skarstan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kublai Chutsai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
skarstan doesn't manage to clinch there - Chutsai circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
skarstan tries to clinch but Chutsai is having none of it.
skarstan tries to clinch up.
Kublai Chutsai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
skarstan is looking to clinch.
skarstan doesn't manage to clinch there - Chutsai circles away.
skarstan tries to clinch but Chutsai moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chutsai swats away the attempt to clinch by skarstan.
skarstan tries to clinch but Chutsai is having none of it.
skarstan tries to clinch up but Chutsai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chutsai keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - skarstan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
skarstan is looking to clinch.
skarstan tries to clinch up.
sasa skarstan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chutsai circles away from the clinch attempt.
skarstan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chutsai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says skarstan as he avoids it easily.
Chutsai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
skarstan tries to clinch there but Chutsai circles away.
skarstan doesn't manage to clinch there - Chutsai circles away.
Chutsai swats away the attempt to clinch by skarstan.

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.

skarstan pushes Chutsai up against the cage in a clinch.
Chutsai blocking some punches.
skarstan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chutsai.
skarstan is pressed up against the cage. Chutsai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag skarstan down to the mat. skarstan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chutsai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
skarstan tries to clinch up but Chutsai circles away and keeps his distance.
skarstan fails in his attempt to clinch.
skarstan wants to clinch up but Chutsai keeps it at a distance.
skarstan tries to clinch but Chutsai moves out of range.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chutsai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chutsai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but skarstan swivels and escapes.
skarstan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
skarstan is looking to clinch.
Chutsai circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
skarstan tries to clinch but Chutsai moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - skarstan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
skarstan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
skarstan tries to clinch up but Chutsai circles away and keeps his distance.
skarstan is looking to clinch but Chutsai is avoiding it.
skarstan wants to clinch.
skarstan is looking to clinch but Chutsai is avoiding it.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chutsai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
skarstan is looking to clinch.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chutsai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
skarstan tries to clinch there but Chutsai circles away.
skarstan moves in looking to clinch but Chutsai pushes him off.
skarstan tries to clinch up.

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.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch but Chutsai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
skarstan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Chutsai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
skarstan is looking to escape.
Chutsai drops an elbow to the side of skarstan's head.
skarstan wants to get back to his feet.
skarstan tries to roll over but Chutsai keeps him under control.
Chutsai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed skarstan's head.
Chutsai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chutsai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chutsai wants to take a breather but skarstan is having none of it.
Chutsai winds up and cracks skarstan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kublai Chutsai dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

skarstan wants to clinch.
skarstan fails in his attempt to clinch.
skarstan wants to clinch up but Chutsai keeps it at a distance.
skarstan moves in looking to clinch but Chutsai pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chutsai.
skarstan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chutsai is controlling him well.
skarstan is trying to control Chutsai's posture but Chutsai avoids it.
Chutsai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chutsai tries to score with some ground and pound. skarstan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
skarstan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
skarstan is trying to buck Chutsai off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Chutsai shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in skarstan's guard.
Chutsai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chutsai thows a big elbow that misses.
skarstan wants to get back to his feet but Chutsai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chutsai lands a couple of digs.
Chutsai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
skarstan wants to get back to his feet but Chutsai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chutsai shoots in and drives through. skarstan sprawls well.
skarstan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
skarstan is looking to clinch.
Chutsai keeps the fight on the outside.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chutsai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
skarstan wants to clinch.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chutsai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
skarstan tries to clinch there but Chutsai circles away.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch but Chutsai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chutsai has a takedown stuffed.
skarstan wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - skarstan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

skarstan moves into the clinch successfully.
skarstan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
skarstan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chutsai backwards.
skarstan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from skarstan fails to land.

Chutsai gets a trip takedown into half guard.
skarstan is trying to stand.

skarstan kicks off Chutsai and gets to his feet.

Chutsai feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chutsai won't allow skarstan to get back to his feet.
Chutsai postures up in skarstan's guard and throws a big left but skarstan blocks it.
Chutsai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chutsai is looking to work some ground and pound but skarstan has wrist control.
skarstan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chutsai is controlling him.
skarstan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
skarstan is looking to stand up but Chutsai isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
skarstan wants to clinch.
skarstan tries to clinch up but Chutsai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kublai Chutsai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
skarstan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chutsai swats away the attempt to clinch by skarstan.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch but Chutsai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - skarstan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - skarstan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sasa skarstan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chutsai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kublai Chutsai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chutsai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kublai Chutsai!