PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veselui Udarnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis High will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Udarnik
vs
High

177 cm
25
266 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

203 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Veselui Udarnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis High!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udarnik manages to avoid it.
High staying out of range there.
High slaps away a takedown attempt from Udarnik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Udarnik is looking to clinch.
Udarnik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
High shoots in but Udarnik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
High looks to land a combination. Udarnik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Udarnik really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
High looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Veselui Udarnik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis High.

High closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Udarnik did well to prevent High getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Udarnik is trying to stand back up but High is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Udarnik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Udarnik is trying to stand back up but High is controlling him
High missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Udarnik is looking to escape.
High thows a huge punch but Udarnik dodges it nicely.
Udarnik is trying to stand up here but High is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
High circles away from the clinch attempt.
High fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udarnik manages to avoid it.
High looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Udarnik tries to close the distance and clinch but High swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
High fails to land the takedown.
High fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
High tries to bum rush Udarnik with a series of wild strikes but Udarnik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
High tries to score a power double leg takedown but Udarnik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten High somewhat.
Udarnik fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Udarnik misses.
High swats away the attempt to clinch by Udarnik.
Udarnik tries to score a power double leg takedown but High sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Udarnik somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
High has a takedown stuffed.
Udarnik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Udarnik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
High shoots in but no luck this time.

High shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
High postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Udarnik looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udarnik wants to try and get back to his feet.
High dominating with strikes here.
Udarnik really wants to buck High off and get back to his feet.
Udarnik is breathing heavily.
High working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Udarnik is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
High connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
High cracks Udarnik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
High sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Udarnik wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis High dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No joy there for High, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

High shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
High missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Udarnik tries to kick High off but High keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
High throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
High seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
High controlling the action here.
Udarnik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
High missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
High wants to free his trapped foot but Udarnik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
High working over Udarnik with some ground and pound. Udarnik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

High shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. High showed some decent athleticism there.
High is breathing heavily.
High content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Udarnik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from High.
Udarnik is not content to let High control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udarnik pushes High off looking to stand but High dives back in and keeps control.
High thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Udarnik's head.
High is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Udarnik!
Udarnik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
High postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Udarnik looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Udarnik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Udarnik is trying to stand.
High scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Udarnik?
High looking to control but Udarnik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
High lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Udarnik hang on?
Udarnik is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
High scoring with strikes but Udarnik is staying in there.
High landing shots from mount.
Udarnik is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
High lands a heavy elbow.
High pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
High lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Udarnik hang on?
High with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by High.
High fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
High controlling from mount.
High looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
High cracks Udarnik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
High landing strikes, looking to finish!
High raining down shots from the mount!
High lands a heavy elbow.
Udarnik wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis High showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Udarnik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

High misses with a combination
and Udarnik counters with a nice low kick that buckles High's knee momentarily.
High slaps away a takedown attempt from Udarnik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Udarnik fails with a takedown attempt.

High decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
High stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Udarnik tries to kick High off but High keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
High is keen to just control but Udarnik is a slippery customer.
High lands strikes from half guard.
High working Udarnik over with strikes.
Udarnik pushes High off but High dives into side control.
High in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
High grinds an elbow into Udarnik's temple.
High creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
High lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Udarnik takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
High lands some shots froms side control.
High controlling the position.
High is putting a hurting on Udarnik here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
High lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Udarnik is trying to get back to his feet.
High cracks Udarnik with a big elbow.
High is putting a hurting on Udarnik here, landing some big shots from side control.
High grinds an elbow into Udarnik's temple.
High working the head with strikes.
High takes a little break here. Udarnik wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
High is working Udarnik over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udarnik is working to avoid the ground and pound but High connects with a decent elbow.
High creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
High cracks Udarnik with a big elbow.
Udarnik takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
High scores with punches from side control.
Udarnik wants to get back to his feet.
High cracks Udarnik with an elbow. That is naaassty.
High controlling from side mount.
Udarnik is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
High lands an elbow.
High cracks Udarnik with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Udarnik taking punishment in the form of punches.
Udarnik takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
High wants to control but Udarnik is keeping him busy.
High scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Udarnik to see if he's OK.
Veselui Udarnik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis High is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Udarnik pushes High away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, High gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis High comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got High 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis High!