PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Runfor Cover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Landa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cover
vs
Landa

180 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

174 cm
21
168 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Runfor Cover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Landa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landa moves away from the strike by Cover.
Landa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cover throws out a loose jab but Landa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Cover.
Landa misses the shot to the body.
Landa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cover circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cover blocks a low kick nicely.
Landa is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landa slips under a jab from Cover.
Landa throws a leg kick but Cover moved away.
Landa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Landa throws the left hand but Cover avoids the punch easily.
Landa throws a leg kick but Cover moved away.

That's two 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.

Cover tries to sprawl but Landa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Landa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Cover is defending against the submission attempts here by Landa.
Landa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cover is looking for a sweep. Landa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cover controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Landa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cover's head.
Cover trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cover is working to get back to half guard.
Landa unloading with bombs!
Cover knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Landa on the ground.
Cover is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cover tries to hold on but Landa postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee warns Cover that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Landa lands a big elbow.
Landa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Landa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cover hang on?
Landa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Landa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cover working to try and regain half guard.
Landa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Landa lands a big shot there that rocks Cover but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Landa dominated that round.
That's time! Cover's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Landa throws a leg kick
and Cover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landa manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Landa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landa misses with a low kick.
Cover misses with a lunging right hand
and Landa counters with a good low kick that Cover was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landa throws a low kick, looking for Cover's leg but Cover calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Landa is predictable there
and Cover counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Hans Landa has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landa tries to clinch up but Cover circles away and keeps his distance.
Landa dives in and grabs Cover's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cover pushes down on Landa's head and hops out.
Landa throws a leg kick
and Cover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landa misses with a low kick.
Landa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cover has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cover swings and misses with a hook to the body.

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.
Landa throws a low kick but Cover avoids it.
Cover misses with a left hand
and Landa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cover throws a poor cross that misses
and Landa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Landa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cover on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Landa. Landa obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landa tries for a takedown but Cover sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hans Landa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landa throws a head kick that misses.
Cover throws an off balance right hand
and Landa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Landa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Landa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

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.

Landa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cover controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cover on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Landa thows a huge punch but Cover dodges it nicely.
Landa is just content to waste time from the top position. Cover takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hans Landa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hans Landa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cover fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Landa throws a leg kick
and Cover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Landa thinking.
Cover keeps the fight on the outside.
Cover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cover swings for the body but Landa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover scores with a shot to the body.
Landa with a poor takedown
and Cover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cover lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Landa at a distance.
Landa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landa misses with a lunging right hand
and Cover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cover works Landa's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cover scores with a jab to the body.
Runfor Cover is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landa throws a leg kick
and Cover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cover cracks Landa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cover connects with a looping right hand.
Cover swings for the body but Landa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Landa moves away from the strike by Cover.
Cover throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landa counters with a low kick, right behind Cover 's knee.
Landa moves in looking to clinch but Cover pushes him off.

Landa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cover's guard.
Cover working a defensive guard here.
Cover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Landa is controlling him.
Runfor Cover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cover looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Landa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hans Landa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Landa is trying for a kimura here. Cover looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Landa wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hans Landa!