PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Voskresenskij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Bystry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voskresenskij comes to the cage accompanied by Plastid. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Voskresenskij
vs
Bystry

205 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Voskresenskij !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Bystry!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voskresenskij slips a jab and a cross from Bystry.
Bystry misses with a double jab.

Voskresenskij darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Voskresenskij is pressing down on Bystry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bystry is holding on for now.
Voskresenskij throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Voskresenskij is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bystry is trying to stand.

Voskresenskij is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bystry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Voskresenskij uses his free foot to push down on Bystry's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bystry.

Voskresenskij has control of Bystry's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bystry regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bystry wants to get back to his feet.
Bystry blocking the ground and pound.

Bystry bucks Voskresenskij off and manages to get back to his feet!

Voskresenskij throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bystry was covering up waiting for the punch and Voskresenskij finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Voskresenskij stops Bystry from standing up.
Voskresenskij in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bystry wants to get back to his feet but Voskresenskij is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bystry looks gassed!
Voskresenskij slips nicely into half guard.
Bystry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Voskresenskij . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Voskresenskij wants to take a breather but Bystry is having none of it.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Voskresenskij is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voskresenskij not doing much here.
Voskresenskij prevents Bystry from standing back up.
Voskresenskij thows a huge punch but Bystry dodges it nicely.
Voskresenskij not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Voskresenskij seems to be looking for submissions.
Voskresenskij stops Bystry from getting back to his feet.

Voskresenskij looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bystry tries to kick Voskresenskij off but Voskresenskij keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bystry is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Voskresenskij is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomasz Bystry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voskresenskij shoots in but no luck this time.
Voskresenskij tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bystry swivels and escapes.
Bystry swinging wildly here.
Voskresenskij shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bystry pinned against the cage. Bystry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergej Voskresenskij . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bystry throws a combination. Voskresenskij tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Voskresenskij tries to close the distance and clinch but Bystry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voskresenskij tries to clinch up but Bystry circles away and keeps his distance.
Bystry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Voskresenskij tries to clinch there but Bystry circles away.
Bystry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voskresenskij shoots in looking for a takedown. Bystry tries to sprawl out of it but Voskresenskij keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bystry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Voskresenskij tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bystry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voskresenskij somewhat.

Voskresenskij shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Voskresenskij dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Voskresenskij is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bystry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bystry looks to land a combination but Voskresenskij avoids it well.
Voskresenskij shoots in for a takedown but Bystry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bystry misses with a few strikes there.
Bystry tries to bum rush Voskresenskij with a series of wild strikes but Voskresenskij uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bystry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bystry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bystry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voskresenskij shoots for a takedown but Bystry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergej Voskresenskij . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bystry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Voskresenskij drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voskresenskij stops Bystry from standing up.
Voskresenskij is looking to work some ground and pound but Bystry has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voskresenskij loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voskresenskij won't allow Bystry to get back to his feet.
Voskresenskij trying to control the position from guard on top but Bystry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voskresenskij slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Voskresenskij is trying to get an arm triangle but Bystry is defending well.
Bystry wants to get back to his feet.
Voskresenskij is working Bystry over with some ground and pound from side control.

Voskresenskij is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bystry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Voskresenskij moves into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Voskresenskij working for a guillotine from mount but Bystry is in no mood to give up.
Voskresenskij can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bystry is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bystry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Voskresenskij looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bystry wants to try and get back to his feet.
Voskresenskij raining down shots from the mount!
Voskresenskij lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sergej Voskresenskij overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voskresenskij with the ground and pound from mount.

Voskresenskij with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bystry avoids a series of strikes thrown by Voskresenskij .
BOOM! Voskresenskij connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Bystry somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Voskresenskij slips a jab and a cross from Bystry.
Bystry throws a series of punches but Voskresenskij avoids them all with ease.

Voskresenskij shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voskresenskij showed some decent athleticism there.
Bystry pushes Voskresenskij off looking to stand but Voskresenskij dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Voskresenskij looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bystry wants to get back to his feet.
Voskresenskij wants to take a breather but Bystry is having none of it.
Bystry looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bystry wants to get back to his feet.
Voskresenskij trying to control from half guard but Bystry is working away.
Bystry is trying to stand.
Voskresenskij is looking to take a break and control but Bystry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Bystry does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Voskresenskij dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bystry stuffs the takedown.
Bystry looks to land a combination but Voskresenskij avoids it well.
Sergej Voskresenskij is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bystry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bystry misses with a double jab.

Voskresenskij is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bystry's half guard.
Voskresenskij prevents Bystry from standing back up.

Voskresenskij in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bystry tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Voskresenskij !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergej Voskresenskij !