PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TIRION hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matiss Briedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

hellscream
vs
Briedis

194 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TIRION hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matiss Briedis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Briedis forces hellscream back against the cage and clinches.
hellscream is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Briedis is keeping busy.
hellscream lands an elbow that stopped Briedis in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Matiss Briedis has been cut.
hellscream lands a nice knee to the body.
hellscream is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. hellscream obliges.
Briedis tries for a takedown. No joy.
hellscream effectively controlling the action here.
Briedis avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
hellscream just leaning against Briedis, taking a breather.
hellscream lands an elbow inside that Briedis shrugs off.
hellscream scores with a knee to the head.
Briedis looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
hellscream dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
hellscream lands an elbow just above Briedis 's eye.
Briedis is working for takedown but hellscream is calmly controlling the position for now.
hellscream lands a good knee to the midsection. Briedis won't want to take too many of those.
hellscream lands a knee to the body.
hellscream effectively controlling the action here.
hellscream lands a good knee to the midsection. Briedis won't want to take too many of those.
Briedis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for hellscream.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Briedis takes a knee to the side of the body.
hellscream lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
hellscream creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Briedis's defenses.
hellscream connects with a knee to the head.
hellscream landing knees to the body.
hellscream landing knees to the body.
hellscream crunches a lovely knee into Briedis's ribcage.
Briedis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from hellscream.
Briedis lands with a short shot to the head.
hellscream lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Briedis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. hellscream is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
TIRION hellscream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matiss Briedis.
hellscream landing knees to the head.
Briedis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Briedis takes a knee to the side of the body.

hellscream is fighting off a takedown attempt but Briedis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip hellscream to the mat. hellscream regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
hellscream is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briedis is looking to stand up but hellscream won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Briedis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

hellscream looking for a guillotine here but Briedis defends easily.
Briedis chips away with some ground and pound.
Briedis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as hellscream works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
hellscream looking for a sweep. Not yet hellscream, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream wants to get back to his feet but Briedis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Briedis stopping the sweep attempt from hellscream.
hellscream working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Briedis.
hellscream controls Briedis momentarily but Briedis frees himself.
Briedis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Briedis.
hellscream tries to clinch but Briedis moves away

and Briedis counters with a shoot takedown. hellscream fights it but they end up in guard.
hellscream working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Briedis.
Briedis is looking to advance position but hellscream has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briedis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Briedis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from hellscream.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TIRION hellscream dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matiss Briedis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Briedis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. hellscream tries to avoid it but Briedis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag hellscream to the ground. hellscream escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Briedis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
hellscream gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Briedis stops hellscream from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hellscream tries to get to full guard but Briedis has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briedis is trying to control the action in half guard but hellscream is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Briedis prevents hellscream from improving his position.
hellscream is working hard here to advance position.
Briedis wants to lay and pray for a moment but hellscream keeps working.
Briedis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed hellscream's head.
Briedis stops hellscream from getting back to his feet.
hellscream trying to control but Briedis postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hellscream is pressing down on Briedis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Briedis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

hellscream escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Briedis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Briedis sitting in guard here, content to control.
hellscream throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Briedis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream trying to control the position.
Briedis trying to control the position from guard on top but hellscream is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Briedis wants to clinch

and hellscream counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by hellscream.
Briedis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Briedis is trying to drag hellscream to the mat but hellscream just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
hellscream slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hellscream landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
hellscream working Briedis over with knees to the body.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Briedis is trying to trip hellscream. He has hold of a leg but hellscream is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Briedis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

hellscream working for a triangle but Briedis defends it easily.
Briedis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
hellscream working a defensive guard but Briedis manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matiss Briedis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matiss Briedis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Briedis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Briedis trying to control from half guard but hellscream is working away.
hellscream wants to get back to his feet.

Briedis decides to stand up.
hellscream tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Briedis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hellscream pushes Briedis off looking to stand but Briedis dives back in and keeps control.
Briedis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
hellscream works his way to full guard. Good work.
Briedis tries to stand but hellscream is controlling from the bottom.
hellscream is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
hellscream prevents Briedis from standing back up.
hellscream tries to stand but can't do so whilst Briedis controls his leg.
hellscream trying to control from half guard but Briedis is working away.
hellscream is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Briedis!
hellscream looking to control but Briedis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hellscream scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Briedis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hellscream trying to control but Briedis is having none of it.
hellscream raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by hellscream.
Briedis is in a horrible position here. hellscream smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hellscream takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matiss Briedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Briedis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matiss Briedis!