PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIG STYLE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

STYLE
vs
Quest

205 cm
27
285 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

196 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, BIG STYLE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Quest!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quest misses with a takedown attempt - STYLE sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quest misses with a double jab.

STYLE shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quest napping and manages to drive through into side control!
STYLE is putting a hurting on Quest here, landing some big shots from side control.

STYLE tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no STYLE has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Quest gets back to half guard.
STYLE prevents Quest from improving his position.
STYLE has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Quest avoiding damage under a succession of punches from STYLE.
Quest works his way to full guard. Good work.

STYLE thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Quest looking for a sweep. Not yet Quest, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
STYLE throwing strikes from guard but Quest blocks nicely.
STYLE won't allow Quest to sweep him here.
Quest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch lands to the side of STYLE 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like BIG STYLE has been cut.
Quest misses with a body shot.
Quest displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from STYLE.
STYLE uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quest.

Quest moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quest lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
STYLE tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quest just stands there and leans against the cage.
STYLE jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quest walks away with a smile on his face. STYLE gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BIG STYLE. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quest looks to score with a jab to the body but STYLE is just out of range.
Quest misses with a takedown

and STYLE counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Quest throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Quest wants to improve his position but STYLE is controlling well.
Quest trying to control but STYLE postures up.
STYLE passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quest is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
STYLE connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quest some visible discomfort.
Quest is looking to regain half guard here but STYLE keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Quest's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
STYLE postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
STYLE working the head and body with strikes.
Quest is looking to reverse the position.
STYLE working away.
Quest is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
STYLE lands a decent elbow from side control.
STYLE in side control lands a decent elbow.
STYLE in side control lands a decent elbow.
Quest is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Quest looks gassed!
STYLE is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Quest is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! STYLE connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quest is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
STYLE lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Quest is bucking up trying to escape but STYLE cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BIG STYLE dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BIG STYLE's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Quest tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and STYLE counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Quest is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and STYLE defends well.
Quest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. STYLE manages to get himself to full guard.
Quest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

STYLE is looking for a triangle but Quest pushes his legs off easily.

STYLE is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quest is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quest wants to control from the top but STYLE keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BIG STYLE overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
STYLE being controlled here, momentarily.
Quest trying to control the position from guard on top but STYLE is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quest is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Quest.
Quest has his takedown stuffed

and STYLE counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
STYLE lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
STYLE working over Quest with some ground and pound. Quest looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
STYLE wants to control but Quest is keeping him busy.
Quest gets full guard.
STYLE in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Quest throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
STYLE scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quest looking to hit a scissor sweep but STYLE is one step ahead there.
STYLE thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quest wants to sweep but no luck.
Quest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A shot to the body from Quest misses

and STYLE counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quest's guard now.
STYLE postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quest keeping moving, preventing STYLE from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells STYLE's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells STYLE's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quest wants to sweep here but STYLE controlling him for the moment.
Quest lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for STYLE!
Quest takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
STYLE is trying to escape the mount.
Quest lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quest sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
STYLE is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quest controlling from mount.
Quest lands with some strikes.
Quest controlling from the full mount.
Quest avoids the attempt from STYLE to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BIG STYLE dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on BIG STYLE's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Quest clinches but STYLE breaks the clinch

and STYLE counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by STYLE.
STYLE tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quest lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Quest.

Quest has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics STYLE uses from the top position.
STYLE throwing strikes but missing.
Quest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
STYLE missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
STYLE working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
STYLE stops Quest from standing up.
Quest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
STYLE with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quest wants to get back to his feet but STYLE is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quest throws a series of punches but STYLE avoids them all with ease.
Quest throws a looping overhand right but STYLE ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Quest does no damage.
Quest throws a body punch but STYLE moves out of range.
Quest wants to clinch up but STYLE keeps it at a distance.
Quest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
STYLE tries to close the distance and clinch but Quest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Quest looks to score with a jab to the body but STYLE is just out of range.
Quest throws a jab when STYLE was well out of range.
Quest is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down STYLE rather than just go for the knockout.

Quest shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quest showed some decent athleticism there.
Quest content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Quest is keen to just control but STYLE is a slippery customer.

STYLE is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quest pulls his head out easily.
Quest is trying to control the action in half guard but STYLE is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE is trying to get back to full guard.
STYLE is staying active underneath Quest, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quest uses his free foot to push down on STYLE's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for STYLE.

Quest jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but STYLE manages to avoid the submission attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quest tries for a takedown but STYLE circles away easily

and STYLE counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

STYLE is working for a kimura but Quest is defending it quite comfortably.
STYLE prevents Quest from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
STYLE missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnny Quest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

STYLE is working for an americana but Quest has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst STYLE was thinking about the submission.
Quest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quest looking for a sweep. Not yet Quest, not yet.

Quest has his foot on STYLE's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. STYLE works his way back into a safe position though.
STYLE working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quest's head.
Quest throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
STYLE keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quest's head.
STYLE working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to BIG STYLE.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for STYLE, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIG STYLE!