PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ricky haper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Maskiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maskiev has chosen Berzerker as his entrance music. ricky haper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

haper
vs
Maskiev

188 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, ricky haper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Maskiev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maskiev keeps the fight on the outside.
haper tries to clinch but Maskiev is having none of it.

Maskiev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maskiev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maskiev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
haper looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maskiev content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
haper is looking to escape.
Maskiev trying to mount his opponent but haper defends it.

Maskiev decides to stand and escape the position.
haper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
haper looks to clinch
and Maskiev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maskiev throws a sloppy head kick and haper moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
haper lands with a slapping head kick.

Maskiev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maskiev managing to block the knees to the body from haper.
haper misses with a knee strike.
haper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
haper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
haper missing with knees to the body.
haper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maskiev.
Maskiev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. haper smiles and moves away.
Maskiev fails with a takedown attempt.
haper tries to clinch but Maskiev moves away

and Maskiev counters with a nice double leg into side control. haper won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maskiev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
haper pushes Maskiev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maskiev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Maskiev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maskiev prefers to stall for the moment though.
haper is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maskiev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maskiev controls the position from side control.

Maskiev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
haper closes the distance but Maskiev moves to the side

and Maskiev counters by moving into the clinch.
haper stops a takedown attempt from Maskiev.
ricky haper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Maskiev.
Knees in the clinch landing for haper.
haper tries to land knees in the clinch but Maskiev avoids the damage to the body.
haper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
haper tries to land knees in the clinch but Maskiev avoids the damage to the body.
haper is breathing heavily.
Maskiev blocks the elbow strike.
haper landing knees to the head.
Maskiev wants to get back to striking at distance but haper won't allow it.
haper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maskiev avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
Maskiev has haper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. haper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maskiev avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
haper tries to land a knee to the head but Maskiev blocks with his arms.
Maskiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maskiev wants a takedown.
Maskiev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maskiev takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Maskiev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maskiev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
haper circles away from the clinch attempt.
haper tries to clinch up

and Maskiev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from haper.

Maskiev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Maskiev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
haper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maskiev is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maskiev pushes haper off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maskiev circles away from the clinch attempt

and Maskiev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maskiev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Maskiev stands up and waves to haper to follow him.
haper throws a nice looking combination but Maskiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
haper feints and then cracks Maskiev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maskiev down.
Maskiev circles away from the clinch attempt

and Maskiev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
haper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maskiev on the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Maskiev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maskiev throws a right and a left that haper avoids nicely.
ricky haper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
haper scores with a push kick.
haper tries to clinch but Maskiev moves away

so Maskiev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maskiev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maskiev advances to half guard.
haper is trying to stand.
Well, if Maskiev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maskiev seems to be working for a kimura but haper defends the submission attempt.
haper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maskiev.
Maskiev moves into full mount! haper won't be happy about that!

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.
Maskiev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vlad Maskiev has got the better of the ground game so far.
haper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maskiev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
haper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maskiev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maskiev controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Maskiev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

haper tries to clinch but Maskiev moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - haper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
haper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
haper is looking to clinch but Maskiev is avoiding it.
haper fails in his attempt to clinch.
haper throws a right and a left that Maskiev avoids nicely.
ricky haper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
haper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maskiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Maskiev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with haper but haper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
haper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maskiev fails in his attempt to clinch.
haper tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Maskiev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for haper!

That's one minute gone in the round.
haper is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Maskiev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
haper wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maskiev looking to ground and pound but haper is blocking nicely.
haper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maskiev controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maskiev lands a big shot there that rocks haper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maskiev landing punches.
Maskiev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Maskiev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Maskiev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maskiev lands with some strikes.
Maskiev content just to control the position here.
haper is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Maskiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maskiev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Maskiev!