PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Vanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmathios Protathlitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Vanier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Vanier
vs
Protathlitis

170 cm
22
137 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Vanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emmathios Protathlitis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vanier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Protathlitis is trying to stand back up but Vanier is controlling him
Protathlitis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Protathlitis won't allow Vanier to pass to mount.
Protathlitis is trying to stand.
Protathlitis is trying to control but can't.
Vanier is keen to just control but Protathlitis is a slippery customer.
Protathlitis is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vanier is working for a submission of some sort.
Protathlitis moves into full guard.
Protathlitis is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two 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.
Vanier wants to control from the top but Protathlitis keeps moving.
Protathlitis has his hands on Vanier's head, controlling the position.
Vanier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Protathlitis wants to clinch but Vanier slips to the side
and Vanier counters with a straight right hand.

Vanier moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Vanier.
Protathlitis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Protathlitis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vanier just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vanier.
Protathlitis looks gassed!
Vanier is stalling here.
Vanier blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Vanier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vanier throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vanier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Protathlitis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Protathlitis drops his hands momentarily and Vanier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Protathlitis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vanier as he jumps to the side.

Vanier has Protathlitis up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Vanier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protathlitis dodges an elbow strike from Vanier.
Vanier stalling against the cage.
Protathlitis wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanier won't allow it.
Vanier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanier lands a damaging elbow.
Protathlitis working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanier.
Vanier effectively controlling the action here.

Vanier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanier throws a right and a left that Protathlitis avoids nicely.

Vanier gets a clinch.
Protathlitis avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Vanier dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Protathlitis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanier lands a slapping body shot.
Protathlitis misses with an uppercut
and Vanier counters with a nice uppercut.
Protathlitis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Protathlitis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Protathlitis darts in trying to clinch
and Vanier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanier wants to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Vanier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanier lands with a straight right. Protathlitis didn't see that one coming.
Vanier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Protathlitis is fending him off so far but Vanier persists. Nope, Protathlitis circles away and we're back to standing.
Protathlitis tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Protathlitis tries to clinch but Vanier moves away

so Vanier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vanier wants to control from the top but Protathlitis keeps moving.
Vanier is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Protathlitis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vanier throws and elbow that misses. Protathlitis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vanier's guard. Nice move by Protathlitis!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protathlitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Protathlitis is breathing heavily.

Vanier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Protathlitis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Protathlitis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Protathlitis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vanier is looking for a triangle but Protathlitis pushes his legs off easily.
Protathlitis is stalling in the full guard.
Protathlitis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vanier wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Vanier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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.
Vanier controls Protathlitis momentarily but Protathlitis frees himself.
Vanier will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Protathlitis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vanier is proving hard to escape from.
Protathlitis throwing strikes but missing.
Protathlitis wants to control from the top but Vanier keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Protathlitis 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.

Adam Vanier dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vanier looks for a takedown but Protathlitis sprawls well.
Vanier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Protathlitis 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.
Protathlitis misses with a kick to the body

so Vanier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vanier trying to control the position from guard on top but Protathlitis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Protathlitis looking for a sweep. Not yet Protathlitis, not yet.
Vanier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Protathlitis is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanier trying to control the position from guard on top but Protathlitis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Protathlitis wants to stand but Vanier is controlling the position.
Protathlitis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vanier!
Vanier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Protathlitis trying to control but Vanier is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Protathlitis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vanier wants to control but Protathlitis is having none of it.
Protathlitis unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protathlitis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Protathlitis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vanier is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Protathlitis trying to control but Vanier is having none of it.
Vanier tries to hold on but Protathlitis pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Protathlitis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vanier?
Protathlitis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Protathlitis lands a heavy elbow.
Vanier tries to hold on but Protathlitis pushes him away.
Vanier is looking to get to half guard.
Vanier is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emmathios Protathlitis.
Well Vanier 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Vanier!