PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by Deadly Muay Thai Skills. The crowd seem to be enjoying Putin's choice of entrance music: .... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thai
vs
Vladimirovich Putin

225 cm
24
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
21
316 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.
Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Thai takes the fight into the clinch.

Thai drags the fight down to the ground.

Putin has gone for a leg lock! Thai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Putin's guard.
Putin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thai is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai wants to stand but Putin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Putin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Putin's guard.
Thai stopping the sweep attempt from Putin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thai wants to get up but he can't break Putin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thai throwing strikes but missing.
Putin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Putin has his foot on Thai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thai works his way back into a safe position though.
Putin is trying to control the position but Thai postures up.

Thai gets to his feet. Putin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Putin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Putin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Putin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Putin pushes him off.
Thai tries to clinch up but Putin circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thai wants to clinch up but Putin keeps it at a distance.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
A jab lands there for Putin.
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!
Thai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Putin backs up against the cage.
Thai tries to clinch up but Putin circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai wants to clinch up but Putin keeps it at a distance.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai is looking to clinch but Putin is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Putin.
Putin lands a nice hook to Thai's body. Thai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Putin misses with a body shot.
Putin cracks Thai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thai tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putin throws an overhand right that lands on Thai's shoulder, as Thai tries to avoid the shot.
Thai tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. Thai moves away and avoids it.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Putin misses.
Putin swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Thai moves away from the strike by Putin.
Thai wants to clinch up but Putin keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Thai is out of range.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin misses with a two punch combination.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thai wants to clinch up but Putin keeps it at a distance.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Putin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thai if he has to take too many more of those.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Putin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it.
Putin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Putin.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Putin pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Putin missing with a left hand there. Thai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Thai wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 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.

Putin cracks Thai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muay Thai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin looks for the body kick but Thai saw that one coming.
Putin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Putin moves into range and connects with a jab.

Thai drives through and clinches with Putin against the cage.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Putin missing with knees to the body.

Putin breaks the clinch.

Thai drives through and clinches with Putin against the cage.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Putin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Putin is keeping busy.

Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Thai takes the fight into the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.

Thai pulls guard.
Putin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thai tries to improve position but can't.
Thai wants to get back to his feet.

Putin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Thai is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Putin yanks on the arm and Thai is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Putin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin! Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin retains his super heavyweight title!