PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashim Saidullayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoolio Lebrasias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saidullayev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Salam Aleykum. Hoolio Lebrasias has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Saidullayev
vs
Lebrasias

186 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashim Saidullayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hoolio Lebrasias!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saidullayev scores with a push kick.
Saidullayev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lebrasias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saidullayev swivels and escapes.
Saidullayev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lebrasias at a distance.
Saidullayev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lebrasias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saidullayev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Saidullayev. No joy for Lebrasias on that attempt.
Ashim Saidullayev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoolio Lebrasias.
Lebrasias looks gassed!
Saidullayev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saidullayev scores with a punch to the head.
Saidullayev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebrasias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saidullayev.
Lebrasias on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saidullayev. Saidullayev obviously looking to wear him down.
Saidullayev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lebrasias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saidullayev is looking to slow Lebrasias down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saidullayev throws a leg kick which misses Lebrasias's front leg but catches the back leg as Lebrasias tries to avoid it.
Saidullayev jabs at Lebrasias's body.
Saidullayev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Hoolio Lebrasias has been cut.
Saidullayev connects with a solid leg kick.
Saidullayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saidullayev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saidullayev feints and then cracks Lebrasias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lebrasias down.
Saidullayev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lebrasias's calf.
Lebrasias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saidullayev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lebrasias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saidullayev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saidullayev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lebrasias's calf.
Saidullayev lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebrasias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Saidullayev lands.
Saidullayev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lebrasias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saidullayev.
Saidullayev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saidullayev scores with a leg kick.
Saidullayev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saidullayev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saidullayev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lebrasias on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saidullayev. Saidullayev obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Saidullayev. That snapped Lebrasias's head back.
Saidullayev keeps Lebrasias at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saidullayev.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saidullayev, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Saidullayev finds it's target.
Saidullayev scores with a leg kick.
Saidullayev scores with a leg kick.
Hoolio Lebrasias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saidullayev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lebrasias should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A solid body kick from Saidullayev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saidullayev lands a leg kick that knocks Lebrasias off balance momentarily.
Saidullayev lands a right hook to the body.
Saidullayev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saidullayev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saidullayev.
Saidullayev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saidullayev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lebrasias. That did some damage!
Lebrasias walks into a straight right hand from Saidullayev.
Lebrasias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Saidullayev tenderised Lebrasias's leg. Lebrasias is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saidullayev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lebrasias takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saidullayev delivers a nice body kick.
Saidullayev scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashim Saidullayev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoolio Lebrasias's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lebrasias on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Saidullayev as he connects with a hook.
Saidullayev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lebrasias's sensitive parts.
Saidullayev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lebrasias is defended easily by Saidullayev.
Saidullayev jabs Lebrasias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Saidullayev.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lebrasias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saidullayev has got the better of the exchanges.
Saidullayev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lebrasias is breathing heavily.
Saidullayev cracks the inside of Lebrasias's front leg.
Lebrasias tries to clinch up but Saidullayev circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebrasias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
Saidullayev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lebrasias.
Saidullayev connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lebrasias has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saidullayev.
An inside leg kick lands from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saidullayev lands with an uppercut that bounces Lebrasias off the cage and back into rage.
Saidullayev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lebrasias can do to turn this around?
Saidullayev connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saidullayev.
Lebrasias takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saidullayev thuds his shin into the meat of Lebrasias's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saidullayev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saidullayev lands with a nice body punch.
Saidullayev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saidullayev throws a leg kick which misses Lebrasias's front leg but catches the back leg as Lebrasias tries to avoid it.
Saidullayev throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saidullayev.
Saidullayev lands with a nice body kick.
Saidullayev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lebrasias's sensitive parts.
Saidullayev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saidullayev throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saidullayev cracks Lebrasias with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
Lebrasias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saidullayev.
Lebrasias takes one on the button.
Saidullayev lands a nice shot that snaps Lebrasias's head back.
Hoolio Lebrasias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saidullayev scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saidullayev. That's going to slow Lebrasias down.
Saidullayev lands with an uppercut that bounces Lebrasias off the cage and back into rage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saidullayev. Lebrasias shrugs it off though.
Saidullayev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Saidullayev as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saidullayev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lebrasias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A good leg kick by Saidullayev.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev feints and then cracks Lebrasias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lebrasias down.
Lebrasias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saidullayev lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebrasias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saidullayev thows a body kick. Lebrasias tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lebrasias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashim Saidullayev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hoolio Lebrasias's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Saidullayev scoring well with a low kick there.
Saidullayev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
Saidullayev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lebrasias sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saidullayev scores with a jab.
Lebrasias takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saidullayev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saidullayev scores with a body shot.
Jab from Saidullayev.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saidullayev.
Lebrasias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lebrasias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Saidullayev tenderised Lebrasias's leg. Lebrasias is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lebrasias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saidullayev.
Saidullayev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lebrasias on the side of the head.
Saidullayev scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saidullayev scores with a spinning back kick!
Saidullayev throws a leg kick which misses Lebrasias's front leg but catches the back leg as Lebrasias tries to avoid it.
Saidullayev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saidullayev scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saidullayev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lebrasias is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saidullayev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lebrasias doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saidullayev.
Saidullayev scores with a nice head shot.
Lebrasias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev lands a leg kick that knocks Lebrasias off balance momentarily.
Lebrasias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saidullayev. That's going to slow Lebrasias down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saidullayev jabs Lebrasias right on the nose. Lebrasias blinks but takes it well.
Lebrasias shoots in looking for a takedown. Saidullayev tries to sprawl out of it but Lebrasias keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saidullayev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lebrasias on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saidullayev. Saidullayev obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
Saidullayev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saidullayev connects with a leg kick. Lebrasias looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saidullayev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saidullayev.
Saidullayev lands a leg kick that knocks Lebrasias off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saidullayev scoring well with a low kick there.
Saidullayev is looking to slow Lebrasias down with leg kicks.
Lebrasias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saidullayev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saidullayev lands a nice hook to Lebrasias's body. Lebrasias takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saidullayev connects with a solid leg kick.
Saidullayev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saidullayev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saidullayev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saidullayev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoolio Lebrasias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashim Saidullayev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saidullayev with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ashim Saidullayev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saidullayev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashim Saidullayev!