PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kallias Straton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mania comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mania
vs
Straton

191 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

205 cm
23
211 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kallias Straton!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Straton.
Straton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Straton swings for the body but Mania moves out of range.
A big left from Straton misses.
Mania works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mania catches Straton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Mania.

Straton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Straton is trying to control. Mania wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Straton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mania defends it well.
Straton trying to control from half guard but Mania is working away.

Straton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mania sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania trying to control from the bottom.
Mania keeping control of the position.
Mania wants to improve his position but Straton is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Straton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Straton slips a straight right by Mania.
Straton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Straton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mania sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Straton somewhat.
Straton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mania lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Straton misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania misses the jab.
Straton fails to land with a series of punches.
Mania keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mania scores with a jab. Straton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Straton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mania thows a body kick. Straton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Straton looks gassed!
A big right from Straton misses.
Nice cross by Mania.
Mania slips a jab and a cross from Straton.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mania.
Straton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mania.
Straton shoots in but Mania avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Straton throws a good cross that connects.
Mania cracks a nice hook into Straton's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mania, right into the meat.
Mania lands a glancing blow to the side of Straton's head.
A nice combination there by Mania.
Mania lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Straton's calf.
Straton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mania keeps Straton at a distance using the push kick.
Donk. Mania catches Straton right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mania.

Mania clinches.
Mania landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mania using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Straton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Mania.
Knees to the body from Mania.
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!
Mania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mania lands a right hand.
Mania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Straton takes a shot to the head.
Mania connects with a nasty looking knee right to Straton's face.
Mania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Straton tries to break free but Mania pushes him back against the cage.
Mania scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mania.

Straton wants the takedown. Mania is fighting it off but Straton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mania's guard against the cage.
Mania manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Straton manages to get himself to full guard.

Mania stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Straton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mania as he jumps to the side.
Horse Mania has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kallias Straton.
Mania throws a nice head kick!
Mania cracks Straton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mania ducks under a wild hook from Straton.
Straton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mania keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mania throws a good cross that connects.
Mania fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Straton.
Straton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mania connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Mania moves into the clinch.
Mania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mania landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horse Mania dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mania lands a right hook to the body.
Mania pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mania thuds a left hand into Straton's body.
Mania lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Straton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horse Mania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mania with a nice cross.
Straton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Straton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mania avoids it really well and circles away.
Mania scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mania connects with a crisp jab.
Straton throws a combination that misses
and Mania counters with a thumping low kick.
Mania lands a nice looking kick to the body. Straton takes a step back to recover.
Mania misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horse Mania is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mania.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mania sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Straton is breathing heavily.
Mania bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mania.
Mania throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mania connects with a right hand. Straton shakes it off.
Mania connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mania.
Mania connects with a solid leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Mania scores with a four punch combination!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mania, as that shot connected.

Mania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mania digs a right hand underneath Straton's ribcage. Straton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mania is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Straton can do to turn this around?
Straton can't get the takedown.
Horse Mania has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kallias Straton.
Mania lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mania looking to stall.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but Straton blocks with his arms.
Mania scores a nice knee to the body.
Mania dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Straton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Straton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mania lands an elbow just above Straton 's eye.
Mania's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Straton is trying to break the clinch but Mania has him pressed against the cage.
Straton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mania has him pressed against the cage.
Straton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mania is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mania lands a damaging elbow.
Mania misses with a knee strike.
Straton looking for a takedown.
Mania prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mania lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mania lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Straton.
Mania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Straton blocks it with crossed arms.
Mania is trying to stall.
Mania misses with a knee to the head.
Straton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mania avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mania landing knees to the body.
Straton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mania has him pressed against the cage.
Mania working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Straton's brow.
Mania prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mania connects with a nasty looking knee right to Straton's face.
Straton tries to break the clinch but Mania is controlling the position.
Mania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Straton blocks it with crossed arms.
Straton is trying to drag Mania to the mat but Mania just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Straton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mania lands a left hand.
Straton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mania lands an elbow just above Straton 's eye.
Mania lands an elbow inside that Straton shrugs off.
Straton blocks an elbow strike from Mania.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Straton digs a right hand underneath Mania's ribcage. Mania let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Straton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mania pushes Straton up against the cage in a clinch.
Straton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mania pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Straton tries to break free but Mania pushes him back against the cage.
Mania with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Straton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mania is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Straton is trying to break free.
Mania with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Straton manages to break the clinch.
Straton throws a right and a left that Mania avoids nicely.
Straton takes a swing at Mania's ribcage but misses.
Mania scoring well with a low kick there.
Straton misses with a looping right.
Mania lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mania throws a nice inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Straton.
Straton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mania fails in his attempt to clinch.
Straton misses with a double jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mania - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Straton looks to throw the jab but Mania is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mania, as that shot connected.
Straton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mania throws a combination. Straton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horse Mania dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mania lands with a kick to the temple. Straton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mania throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Straton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Mania scores with a four punch combination!
Straton lands with an uppercut that bounces Mania off the cage and back into rage.
Mania looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left and a right from Straton both land. Nice combination.
Mania throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mania throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mania lands a nice leg kick that just misses Straton's sensitive parts.
Mania lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mania lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Straton catches Mania right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mania lands a nice looking body kick.
Mania with a nice cross.
A combination from Straton does no damage.
Straton throws a right and a left that Mania avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Straton drops his hands momentarily and Mania takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Mania gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mania is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Straton blocks it with crossed arms.
Straton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mania lands a left hand.
Straton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Straton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mania lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Straton.
Straton can't get the takedown.
Mania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mania lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Straton backwards.
Straton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mania avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mania scores with a knee to the head.
Mania stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mania lands a knee to the body.
Mania connects with a knee to the head.

Straton gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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.
Mania is staying active underneath Straton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mania is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Straton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Straton's back!
Straton wants to control his opponent's hands but Mania gets his hands free.
Straton can't escape the position.
Straton staying busy and making it hard for Mania to control.
Mania is not going to allow Straton to sit and survive in this position.
Mania just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mania keeps control of the position as Straton tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mania trying to control momentarily.
Mania controlling the position well here. Straton rolled but Mania kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mania's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Horse Mania is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Straton can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mania keeps control of the position easily here as Straton tries to buck him off.
Mania struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mania controlling the position well here. Straton rolled but Mania kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mania knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Straton on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Horse Mania just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mania scores with a spinning back kick!
Straton blocks a head kick by Mania.
Straton shoots for a takedown but Mania saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horse Mania has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kallias Straton.
Straton ducks under a wild hook from Mania.
Mania scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Straton dodges the punch combination from Mania.
Mania lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horse Mania showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mania, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horse Mania!