PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Bruzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Bute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruzinski comes to the cage accompanied by Hello. On his way into the cage it seems that Vladimir Bruzinski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vladimir Bruzinski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bruzinski
vs
Bute

186 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Bruzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucian Bute!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruzinski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bute checks it well.
Lucian Bute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bute shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick but Bute moved away.
Bute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruzinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bute tries to clinch up but Bruzinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Bute shoots in for a takedown but Bruzinski shows good takedown defense.
Bute shoots in but no luck this time.
Vladimir Bruzinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucian Bute.

Bruzinski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bruzinski in particular looking to stall.
Bute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruzinski.
Bruzinski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bruzinski tries to pass to full mount but Bute defends it.
Bruzinski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bute really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruzinski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bute has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bruzinski is working away from the top position though.
Bruzinski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruzinski is controlling the pace.
Bute has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bruzinski is working away from the top position though.

Bruzinski is looking for a kimura but Bute is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bruzinski to get the leverage.
Bruzinski trying to mount his opponent but Bute defends it.
Bruzinski slips a nice elbow through Bute's hands, connecting with Bute's forehead.
Bruzinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bruzinski'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.
Bruzinski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bute for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bute keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruzinski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bruzinski blocks the strikes from Bute.
Bute won't allow Bruzinski to pass to mount.
Bruzinski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bute's head.
Bruzinski moves nicely into side control.
Bruzinski is breathing heavily.
Bruzinski trying to control the action but Bute is working from the bottom.
Bute is trying to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bruzinski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bruzinski content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski wants to take a breather but Bute is having none of it.

Bute kicks off Bruzinski and gets to his feet.
Bruzinski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bute has his takedown stuffed

and Bruzinski counters by clinching up.

Bute breaks from the clinch.
Bruzinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruzinski throws a head kick that misses.
Bruzinski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Bruzinski closes the distance and clinches.
Bruzinski missing with knees to the body.
Bruzinski tries to work over Bute's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bute tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruzinski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bruzinski avoiding damage as Bute throws knees to the body.
Bute has had enough of the clinch but Bruzinski keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bute pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Bruzinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bruzinski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruzinski content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruzinski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bruzinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bute throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bruzinski trying to control but Bute is working from the bottom.
Bruzinski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Bruzinski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bute with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bruzinski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bute's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruzinski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruzinski wants to control from the top but Bute keeps moving.
Bruzinski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bruzinski connects with a couple of short punches.
Bruzinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Bruzinski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Bruzinski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bute misses with a takedown

and Bruzinski counters with a shoot takedown. Bute fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruzinski wants to pass the guard but Bute is keeping the position.
Bruzinski 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.
Bute looking for a sweep. Not yet Bute, not yet.
Bute controls Bruzinski momentarily but Bruzinski frees himself.
Bruzinski looking to sit in guard and control but Bute gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bute is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bute trying to control but Bruzinski is working from the bottom.
Bruzinski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bruzinski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bruzinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bruzinski closes the distance and clinches.
Bute tries to stall but Bruzinski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruzinski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bute prevents it.
Bute tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vladimir Bruzinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucian Bute.
Bute fails to pull guard.
Bute wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bruzinski keeps control of Bute as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bute letting Bruzinski take a breather here.
Bruzinski tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruzinski drags the fight down to the ground.
Bute throwing strikes from guard but Bruzinski blocks nicely.
Bute is fighting to break Bruzinski's control of his arms but Bruzinski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bute postures up.
Bruzinski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bute is one step ahead there.
Bute would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bruzinski working for a triangle but Bute defends it easily.
Bruzinski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bute being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bute trying to control but Bruzinski is working from the bottom.
Bruzinski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bute is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bute wants to control from the top but Bruzinski keeps moving.
Bruzinski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bute's guard.
Bute utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruzinski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bute trying to keep a closed guard but Bruzinski is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Bruzinski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bruzinski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bute tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bute will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bruzinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bute swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bute keeping moving, preventing Bruzinski from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bute tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bruzinski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bruzinski is keen to just control but Bute is a slippery customer.
Bruzinski controlling the pace.
Bute moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bute thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bruzinski controlling from the top position.
Bute is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Bruzinski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bute clinches but Bruzinski breaks the clinch
and Bruzinski counters with a good low kick that Bute was not able to check.
Bute tries for a takedown but Bruzinski circles away easily

and Bruzinski counters with a single leg into guard. Bute didn't expect that.
Bruzinski controlling from the top position.
Bruzinski advances position into side control!
Bute gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Bruzinski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bute tries to lock up and control but Bruzinski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruzinski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bruzinski controlling the pace for now.
Bute can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bute reaches up to try and control the position but Bruzinski seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bute rolls and tries to escape and now Bruzinski has his back!
Bute trying to control the hands but Bruzinski breaks the grip.
Bute can't escape the position.
Bute wants to control his opponent's hands but Bruzinski gets his hands free.
Bute is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bruzinski misses with an elbow to the head.

Bute is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bruzinski gets his way!
Bute looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bruzinski.

Bruzinski working for a choke but Bute is defending well.

Bute is trying to defend against the choke here but Bruzinski has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Bruzinski Tightens the hold and Bute taps out furiously! Bruzinski displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladimir Bruzinski!