PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epik Fail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epik Fail is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smokeleaf
vs
Fail

205 cm
20
290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Epik Fail!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Smokeleaf.
Fail throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fail takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fail looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fail lands a head shot.
Smokeleaf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf thumps Fail with a low kick.
Smokeleaf lands a head kick. Fail smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Epik Fail has been cut.
Maverick Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fail misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fail misses with a right hand
and Smokeleaf counters with an outside leg kick.
Smokeleaf lands a high kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Smokeleaf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fail takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smokeleaf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fail walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fail takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Smokeleaf lands but Fail takes it in his stride.
Smokeleaf thuds his shin into the meat of Fail's side.
Fail sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smokeleaf doesn't manage to clinch there - Fail circles away.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fail if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smokeleaf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Smokeleaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fail swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf throws a sloppy head kick and Fail moves out of range easily.
Smokeleaf misses with a body kick.
Smokeleaf ducks under a wild hook from Fail.
Smokeleaf scores with a leg kick.
Fail throws a poor cross that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a leg kick.
Fail takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smokeleaf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smokeleaf lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smokeleaf is looking to slow Fail down with leg kicks.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick that knocks Fail off balance momentarily.
Smokeleaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fail takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf thuds his shin into the meat of Fail's side.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fail on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fail.
Fail has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf thows a body kick. Fail tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that Fail semi-blocks.
Smokeleaf scores with a nice body kick.

Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a damaging elbow.
Smokeleaf working Fail over with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Smokeleaf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fail takes an elbow to the temple.
Fail has a couple of punches blocked by Smokeleaf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Epik Fail's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fail rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smokeleaf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fail's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fail fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fail swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fail blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Fail avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Fail's ribcage.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fail's defenses.
Smokeleaf is stalling here.
Fail is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fail can do to turn this around?
Smokeleaf is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fail - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fail wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
Smokeleaf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fail takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fail pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epik Fail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fail tries to bum rush Smokeleaf with a series of wild strikes but Smokeleaf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fail throws a lazy uppercut
and Smokeleaf counters with a nice body kick.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Fail moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fail throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smokeleaf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smokeleaf tries a head kick but it misses.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
Fail misses with a two punch combination.
Smokeleaf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fail thuds his right hand into Smokeleaf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smokeleaf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fail.
Crunch! Smokeleaf slams his shin into Fail's torso.
Fail misses with a wild combination.
Smokeleaf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smokeleaf.
Fail throws a combination that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smokeleaf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Smokeleaf lands but Fail takes it in his stride.
Fail throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smokeleaf lands with a kick to the temple. Fail shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fail takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smokeleaf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fail. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smokeleaf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fail takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smokeleaf throws a nice head kick!
Fail takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Smokeleaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fail throws a right and a left that Smokeleaf avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Epik Fail's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Fail takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fail throws a series of punches but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smokeleaf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fail's calf.
Maverick Smokeleaf is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Smokeleaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fail takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fail's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smokeleaf.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fail if he has to take too many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smokeleaf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smokeleaf is looking to slow Fail down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smokeleaf. That's going to slow Fail down.
Smokeleaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smokeleaf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick which misses Fail's front leg but catches the back leg as Fail tries to avoid it.

Smokeleaf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fail, pushing him back against the ropes.
Smokeleaf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smokeleaf lands a good knee to the midsection. Fail won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Fail's ribcage.
Fail takes an elbow to the temple.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
Fail is trying to push Smokeleaf away but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smokeleaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fail is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smokeleaf as Fail tries to tie him up.
Fail is looking to break free of the clinch but Smokeleaf has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fail is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf is controlling him.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Fail is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smokeleaf stalling the fight.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Fail blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fail leaning against his opponent.
Fail tries to circle away but Smokeleaf has him pinned against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fail is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fail is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Smokeleaf has denied him.
Fail has a couple of punches blocked by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smokeleaf.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf working Fail over with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf scores a nice knee to the body.
Smokeleaf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fail is keeping busy.
Smokeleaf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fail's efforts to push away.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fail's defenses.
Fail managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.

Fail breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fail throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smokeleaf counters with an outside leg kick.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch.
Fail misses with a right hand
and Smokeleaf counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Fail both land. Nice combination.
Fail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Epik Fail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maverick Smokeleaf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smokeleaf tries to score with a low kick but Fail moves his leg out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick Smokeleaf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smokeleaf 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!

Maverick Smokeleaf wins by unanimous decision!