PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Poluyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluyanov has chosen The battle is going again as his entrance music. Vyacheslav Poluyanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

William
vs
Poluyanov

160 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
30
182 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

William closes the distance and pushes Poluyanov back into the cage.
Poluyanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
William stalling against the cage.
Poluyanov tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
William has a couple of punches blocked by Poluyanov.
William tries to break free but Poluyanov pushes him back against the cage.
Poluyanov tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
Poluyanov letting William take a breather here.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William.
Poluyanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Poluyanov successfully pulls guard.
Poluyanov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
William looking to sit in guard and control but Poluyanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
William keeping full guard, as Poluyanov tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William pulls Poluyanov in close to prevent any damage.
William keeping full guard, as Poluyanov tries to pass.

We're going to have a standup here because Walt William wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
William on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
William tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poluyanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
William wants to clinch.
Poluyanov moves away from the strike by William.
Poluyanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poluyanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poluyanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
William fails in his attempt to clinch.
William swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poluyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Poluyanov connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William takes a kick to the side of the head.
William avoids the head kick by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poluyanov scores with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Poluyanov.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

William moves into range and clinches up with Poluyanov.
William throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Poluyanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poluyanov avoids the body shot from William.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poluyanov is looking to slow William down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poluyanov.

William gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
William looking to slow down the pace here.
Poluyanov avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Poluyanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
William tries to throw a body punch but Poluyanov avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
Poluyanov tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from William.
Poluyanov can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William is trying to stall.

Poluyanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
William takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vyacheslav Poluyanov 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.

William clinches up against the cage.

Poluyanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William tries to clinch there but Poluyanov circles away.
Poluyanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poluyanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt William.
A head kick misses from William.
Poluyanov lands with a shot to the body.
Poluyanov lands with a kick to the temple. William shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poluyanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on William. That did some damage!
Poluyanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but William circles away quickly and effectively.
William throws a sloppy head kick
and Poluyanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
William misses the shot to the body.
William moves in looking to clinch but Poluyanov pushes him off.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that William semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poluyanov.
Poluyanov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poluyanov, right into the meat.
William throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
William tries to close the distance and clinch but Poluyanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poluyanov works William's body with a nice hook.
Poluyanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poluyanov lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Poluyanov is just out of range.
William tries to clinch up but Poluyanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Poluyanov lands a head kick!
Poluyanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
William is looking to clinch.
William moves in looking to clinch but Poluyanov pushes him off.
Poluyanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Poluyanov throws a shot to the body.
William has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poluyanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poluyanov can pounce on him.
Poluyanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poluyanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Poluyanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Poluyanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poluyanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
William tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poluyanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Poluyanov connects with a body shot.
William is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
William is looking to clinch but Poluyanov is avoiding it.
Poluyanov throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

William pushes Poluyanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Poluyanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poluyanov avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.

Poluyanov gets control of William's arms and successfully pulls guard. Poluyanov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
William wants to pass the guard but Poluyanov is keeping the position.
William looking to sit in guard and control but Poluyanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poluyanov content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vyacheslav Poluyanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Poluyanov throws a combination. William tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Poluyanov digs a good body shot into William's ribs.
Poluyanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Poluyanov circles away.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick but William sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poluyanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to William's calf.
William misses with a low kick as Poluyanov jumps back.
Poluyanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poluyanov blocks the body kick.
Poluyanov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
William takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick and William moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
William throws a head kick that misses.
Poluyanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poluyanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Walt William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poluyanov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poluyanov delivers a nice body kick.
William takes a kick to the side of the head.
William tries to land a front kick but Poluyanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poluyanov keeps William at a distance using the push kick.
Poluyanov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poluyanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poluyanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poluyanov cracks the inside of William's front leg.
Poluyanov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick which misses William's front leg but catches the back leg as William tries to avoid it.
Poluyanov throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to William's calf.
Poluyanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down William rather than just go for the knockout.
Poluyanov scores with a head kick. William tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
William on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poluyanov. Poluyanov obviously looking to wear him down.
William takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poluyanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poluyanov punishes William's body with a nice straight punch.
William tries to clinch but Poluyanov moves out of range.
Poluyanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poluyanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. William looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poluyanov lands with a nice body punch.
Poluyanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poluyanov scores with a push kick.
Poluyanov lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William misses with a body kick.
Poluyanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Poluyanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vyacheslav Poluyanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poluyanov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vyacheslav Poluyanov!