PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uldis Bauska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bauska
vs
Hellscream

195 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

175 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uldis Bauska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grom Hellscream!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hellscream defends it nicely.
Bauska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hellscream drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bauska is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Bauska is going to stand back up.
Hellscream is looking to escape.
Bauska takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bauska will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hellscream is looking to escape.
Bauska wants to take a breather but Hellscream is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Uldis Bauska wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Hellscream shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bauska's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauska looking to control.
Hellscream cracks Bauska with a solid left hand.
Hellscream throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bauska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hellscream throws a big right hand that misses.
Hellscream postures up and lands a big shot to Bauska's brow.
Hellscream lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hellscream with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hellscream lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hellscream trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bauska is breathing heavily.
Hellscream distracts Bauska with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hellscream working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hellscream's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauska working a defensive guard here.
Hellscream has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hellscream is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bauska is trying to keep Hellscream in close.
Hellscream cracks Bauska with a solid left hand.
Hellscream content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hellscream advances position into side control!
Hellscream lands a nice forearm strike.
Bauska takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bauska tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream lands an elbow.
Hellscream scoring with punches from side control.
Hellscream lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bauska down.
Hellscream working the ground and pound from side control.

Hellscream thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hellscream landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hellscream is chipping away with strikes.
Hellscream cracks Bauska with a big elbow.
Bauska is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hellscream working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hellscream working the body and head with strikes.
Bauska is looking for a sweep.
Hellscream cracks Bauska with a big right hand but Bauska just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hellscream scoring with punches from side control.
Hellscream landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hellscream working the head with strikes.
Hellscream is chipping away with strikes.
Bauska is trying to improve his position.
Bauska takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellscream landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bauska misses with a takedown

and Hellscream counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bauska wants to improve his position but Hellscream is controlling well.
Hellscream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bauska with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hellscream scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hellscream working the head and body with strikes.
Hellscream is nestled in close to Bauska, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hellscream prevents Bauska from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellscream lands strikes from half guard.
Hellscream working over Bauska with some ground and pound. Bauska looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bauska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bauska is trying to control but can't.
Bauska is trying to get back to full guard.
Hellscream seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Hellscream there.
Bauska has hold of Hellscream's hands but Hellscream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hellscream lands with a punch from half guard.
Bauska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Hellscream is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bauska is trying to stand up here but Hellscream is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bauska actively working from the bottom here.
Hellscream working the head and body with strikes.
Bauska tries to roll over but Hellscream keeps him under control.
Bauska is trying to maintain the position but Hellscream is very close to passing his half guard.
Hellscream prevents Bauska from standing back up.
Hellscream working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hellscream lands strikes from half guard.
Hellscream working Bauska over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Hellscream 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.
Hellscream lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hellscream lands a nice short elbow.
Bauska has hold of Hellscream's hands but Hellscream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hellscream landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream drops an elbow to the side of Bauska's head.
Hellscream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bauska with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bauska wants to improve his position but Hellscream is controlling well.
Bauska wants to get back to his feet.

Hellscream wants to work for an arm triangle but Bauska is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hellscream working Bauska over with strikes.
Hellscream is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellscream working the head and body with strikes.
Bauska moves into full guard.
Hellscream postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grom Hellscream showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bauska displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hellscream.

Hellscream changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bauska looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bauska can't do much from the bottom here.
Hellscream in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hellscream working the head and body with strikes.
Hellscream is working Bauska over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hellscream landing strikes.
Hellscream landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bauska takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bauska manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hellscream's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hellscream connects with a nice short shot to Bauska's temple.
Grom Hellscream has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bauska looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bauska is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hellscream scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hellscream is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bauska doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hellscream.

Bauska manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bauska is looking to clinch.

Hellscream drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hellscream manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hellscream can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hellscream keeping moving, preventing Bauska from controlling successfully.

Hellscream manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Hellscream scores with a four punch combination!
Bauska clinches but Hellscream breaks the clinch

so Hellscream counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellscream scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hellscream postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream stands up over Bauska, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hellscream's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hellscream throws and elbow that misses. Bauska uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hellscream's guard. Nice move by Bauska!
Hellscream is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bauska wants to stand but Hellscream has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hellscream is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bauska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellscream is keeping the position for now.
Hellscream pulls Bauska in close to his closed guard and prevents Bauska from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hellscream looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uldis Bauska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grom Hellscream is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hellscream has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hellscream seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grom Hellscream comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hellscream has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grom Hellscream!