PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes into the arena with Theater Of Salvation blaring out of the sound system. Chelios has chosen No one gets left behind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chev Chelios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Russell
vs
Chelios

196 cm
25
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertrand Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russell.
Russell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Chev Chelios has been cut.
Russell walks into a jab.
Chelios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chelios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell moves out of range as Chelios strikes.
Russell ducks right into an uppercut from Chelios.
Russell tries to move into range but Chelios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Russell takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chelios throws a lazy right hand but Russell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chelios fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russell on the side of the head.
No joy there for Russell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russell shoots in looking for a takedown but Chelios manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chelios lands with a nice body punch.
Russell ducks under a wild hook from Chelios.
Russell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chelios defends it nicely.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chelios sprawls well. Chelios wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertrand Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chelios misses with an uppercut.
Chelios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chelios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russell.
Chev Chelios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Chelios throws an overhand right that lands on Russell's shoulder, as Russell tries to avoid the shot.
Chelios throws the left hand but Russell avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chelios. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Chelios misses.
Chelios misses with a wild body shot.
Russell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chelios.
Chelios thuds his right hand into Russell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Chelios.
Chelios lands a jab.

Russell is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Russell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios scores with a shot to the body.
Russell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chelios throws a hook but Russell avoids it easily.
Russell shoots in for a takedown but Chelios shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.
Chelios displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russell.
Chelios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russell staying out of range there.
Russell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chelios finds it's way round the side to connect with Russell's head.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chelios throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Russell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Russell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chelios throws out the jab.
Chelios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chelios throws an off balance right hand
and Russell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chelios throws a jab when Russell was well out of range.
Chelios lands with a good body shot.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Chelios throws out a powerful jab.
Chelios lands a lovely overhand right.
Chelios looks to land a right hand but Russell moved out of range.
Russell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Chelios uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chelios misses with a looping left.
Russell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Russell.
Russell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Chelios displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chelios misses with a wild body shot.
Russell fails to land the takedown.
Chelios connects with a jab.
Chelios keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chelios lands a really nice looking cross but Russell seems unphased.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Russell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Russell staying out of range there.
Chelios throws an off balance right hand
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chelios cracks Russell with an open hand slap.
Chelios connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Russell's hands.
Oh Russell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab lands there for Chelios.
Chelios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russell.
Russell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chev Chelios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chev Chelios's cut.
That's time! Russell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chelios throws a jab but it's blocked by Russell.
Russell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chelios.
Chelios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chelios throws a big shot that misses.
Chev Chelios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chelios misses with a lunging right hand
and Russell counters with a body kick that stops Chelios in his tracks momentarily.
Russell moves out of range of the strikes.
Russell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russell moves away from the strike by Chelios.
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chelios.
Nice shot by Chelios.
Chelios throws a lazy right hand but Russell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chelios throws a lazy right hand but Russell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Russell might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Russell scores with a leg kick.
Russell walks into a jab.
Russell shoots in looking for a takedown but Chelios manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Russell defending well as Chelios loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chelios.
Russell moves out of range of the strikes.
Russell shoots in but Chelios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chelios throws a shot from downtown. Russell moves away and avoids it.
Chelios circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Russell to the canvas! Russell doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Chelios keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chev Chelios!