PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slippery Sam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus McBasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBasher has chosen Biggest & the best - Clawfinger as his entrance music. Slippery Sam has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sam
vs
McBasher

180 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Slippery Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angus McBasher!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBasher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McBasher throws a head kick that misses.
McBasher throws a head kick but Sam moves out of range.
McBasher misses with a series of wild punches.
McBasher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sam.
McBasher misses with a low kick.
McBasher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sam.
Sam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBasher throws a head kick but Sam moves out of range.
McBasher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBasher dodges the punch combination from Sam.
Angus McBasher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBasher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBasher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBasher was well out of range. Poor timing from Sam.
McBasher is looking to clinch but Sam is avoiding it.
McBasher fails with a takedown attempt.
Sam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McBasher tries to clinch up but Sam circles away and keeps his distance.
McBasher tries a head kick but it misses.
McBasher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Sam.
McBasher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sam shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McBasher napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sam cracks McBasher with a big right hand but McBasher just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sam fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here.
McBasher dodges the ground and pound from Sam.
McBasher is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sam is controlling him well.
Sam landing strikes.
Sam wants to lay and pray for a moment but McBasher keeps working.
Sam tries to move to mount but McBasher blocks the move with his legs.
Sam lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBasher is trying to improve his position.
Sam working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBasher dodges the ground and pound from Sam.
McBasher dodges the ground and pound from Sam.
Sam misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sam.
Sam cracks McBasher with a big right hand but McBasher just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sam tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sam working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McBasher on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sam with the ground and pound but McBasher regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sam prevents McBasher from improving his position.
Sam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sam is looking to stall here but McBasher recovers full guard.
Sam cracks McBasher with a solid left hand.
McBasher looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sam with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slippery Sam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McBasher tries to land a front kick but Sam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A right-left combo lands from Sam.
Sam avoids a kick to the body.
McBasher lands with a hook. Sam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McBasher is looking to clinch but Sam is avoiding it.
McBasher throws a head kick that misses.
McBasher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sam.
McBasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Angus McBasher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBasher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBasher throws the left hand but Sam avoids the punch easily.
Sam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McBasher tries to close the distance and clinch but Sam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sam avoids the head kick by McBasher.
Sam misses with a looping right.
Sam checks a leg kick nicely.
McBasher doesn't manage to clinch there - Sam circles away.

McBasher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sam is trying to drag McBasher to the mat but McBasher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McBasher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sam smiles and moves away.
Sam catches McBasher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sam looks for a takedown but McBasher sprawls well.
Sam scores with a body shot.
McBasher misses with a low kick.

Sam scores with a takedown into McBasher's guard.
Sam trying to control the position from guard on top but McBasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McBasher holds on and takes a little breather.
McBasher looking to control.
Sam postures up in McBasher's guard and throws a big left but McBasher blocks it.
McBasher wants to stand and escape but Sam is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam thows a big elbow that misses.
Sam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sam postures up.
Sam trying to control but McBasher is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McBasher is looking to clinch but Sam is avoiding it.
Sam takes a kick to the side of the head.
McBasher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBasher.
Nice uppercut there from Sam.
McBasher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBasher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBasher connects with a solid leg kick.
McBasher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBasher misses with a kick to the body.
Sam is looking to wear down McBasher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McBasher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBasher misses with a takedown attempt
letting Sam counter with a right hand.
Sam moves out of range of the strikes.
McBasher blocks a jab.
McBasher tries to score with a low kick but Sam moves his leg out of the way.
McBasher walks into a left hand.
Sam avoids the head kick by McBasher.
Sam misses with an uppercut. McBasher saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Slippery Sam will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

McBasher shoots in and drives through. Sam sprawls well.
McBasher fails with the takedown.

Sam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McBasher!
Sam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McBasher hang on?
Sam with good strikes from the mount here!
McBasher is in a horrible position here. Sam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

It looks like Angus McBasher has been cut.
Sam is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sam lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sam punishing his opponent with strikes.

McBasher is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam lands a big shot to the head and McBasher winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Slippery Sam!