PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Strap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destruction comes to the cage accompanied by Earth Sized Microwave by Japanese Torture Comedy Hour. Strap has chosen Thunderstruck by ACDC as his entrance music. Dick Destruction has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Destruction
vs
Strap

179 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

179 cm
31
167 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Destruction!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacque Strap!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strap has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strap scores a nice knee to the body.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destruction's elbow.
Strap throws a punch but it's blocked by Destruction.
A short left from Destruction.
Destruction blocks an elbow strike.
Destruction blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Destruction tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strap has had enough of the clinch but Destruction keeps him there for the moment.
Strap tries to work over Destruction's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Destruction throws an elbow but it misses.
Strap working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Strap manages to break the clinch.
Strap shoots in looking for a takedown. Destruction tries to sprawl out of it but Strap keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Destruction manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destruction avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strap throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Destruction throws a low kick, looking for Strap's leg but Strap calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap misses with a head kick.
Strap doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strap takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strap connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Destruction's hands.

Destruction darts in and clinches Strap up against the cage.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Destruction misses with a knee to the head.
Strap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Destruction pushes off an throws an elbow but Strap leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strap can't find room to land a body shot as Destruction controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strap avoids the elbow strike from Destruction, against the cage.
Strap tries to break free but Destruction pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap blocks an elbow strike.
Strap has Destruction pushed against the cage.

Strap manages to break the clinch.
Strap throws a front kick aimed at Destruction's knee but Destruction avoids it well.
Destruction misses with a leg kick.
Strap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacque Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Destruction gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Destruction takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strap digs a right hand into Destruction's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Destruction's gas tank.
Destruction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strap tries a knee to the head but Destruction blocks it.
Destruction comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jacque Strap has been cut.
Destruction has Strap pressed against the cage, preventing Strap from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Strap's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Destruction keeps control of Strap as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Destruction putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Strap in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destruction blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Destruction lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
Strap is looking to break free of the clinch but Destruction has double underhooks.
Strap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Strap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strap doesn't manage to clinch there - Destruction circles away.
Destruction throws a nice outside leg kick.
Destruction looks to land a left hand but Strap moved out of range nicely.
Strap throws a head kick but Destruction moves out of range.

Destruction closes the distance and clinches.
Strap blocks the elbow strike.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strap pushes Destruction back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destruction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strap is defending well for now.
Strap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strap is pressed up against the cage. Destruction has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strap down to the mat. Strap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Destruction misses with a head kick.
Destruction misses with a lunging right hand
and Strap counters with a head kick. That will keep Destruction thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Strap thuds his shin into the meat of Destruction's side.
Destruction is breathing heavily.
Destruction cracks Strap with a right hand to the side of the head.

Destruction forces Strap back against the cage and clinches.
Strap crunches a lovely knee into Destruction's ribcage.
Destruction throws a punch but it's blocked by Strap.
Strap blocking some punches.
Strap managing to block the knees to the body from Destruction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Destruction keeps control of Strap as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strap is looking to break free of the clinch but Destruction has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strap takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Destruction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Strap scores with a one two! Destruction had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Destruction is rocked!
Strap wants to clinch.
A low kick from Destruction is predictable there

and Strap counters with a head kick that drops Destruction!
Oh Destruction is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Destruction is trying to keep Strap in close.
Strap is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Destruction trying to keep a closed guard but Strap is proving a slippery customer.
Destruction is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Destruction seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Destruction in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Strap tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Destruction!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dick Destruction!
Dick Destruction retains his lightweight title!