PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Sentyurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Walburn's choice of entrance music: Flirting with Disaster. On his way into the cage it seems that Vyacheslav Sentyurin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vyacheslav Sentyurin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sentyurin
vs
Walburn

172 cm
30
162 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

169 cm
28
165 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyacheslav Sentyurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Walburn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walburn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sentyurin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walburn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sentyurin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Walburn has Sentyurin up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walburn.
Sentyurin dodges an elbow strike from Walburn.
Sentyurin stalling in the clinch but Walburn improves position.
Sentyurin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sentyurin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sentyurin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walburn.
Sentyurin misses with a body punch.
Walburn gets through Sentyurin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn tries to land a knee to the head but Sentyurin blocks with his arms.
Sentyurin misses with a body punch.
Sentyurin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walburn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walburn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sentyurin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walburn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sentyurin wants to clinch up but Walburn keeps it at a distance.
Walburn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sentyurin. Walburn does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin lands with a cross.
Sentyurin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walburn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walburn misses with a body shot
and Sentyurin counters with an outside leg kick.
Walburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Walburn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walburn shoots in for a takedown but Sentyurin shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sentyurin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walburn tries to land a front kick but Sentyurin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walburn throws a lazy head kick
and Sentyurin counters with a nice body shot.
Sentyurin is looking to wear down Walburn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Walburn closes the distance and clinches.
Sentyurin managing to block the knees to the body from Walburn.
Sentyurin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sentyurin's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walburn.
Sentyurin avoiding damage as Walburn throws knees to the body.
Walburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sentyurin is trying to stall.
Sentyurin scores with a hook to the body.
Sentyurin tries a body shot but Walburn blocks it.
Walburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sentyurin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walburn lands a nice uppercut.
Walburn lands an elbow just above Sentyurin 's eye.
Sentyurin misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Sentyurin.
Walburn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sentyurin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sentyurin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walburn lands an elbow that stopped Sentyurin in his tracks for a moment.
Walburn throws an elbow that misses.
Walburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sentyurin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sentyurin tries to stall but Walburn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sentyurin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sentyurin takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vyacheslav Sentyurin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sentyurin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Sentyurin misses.
Walburn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walburn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sentyurin throws a leg kick but Walburn moved away.
Sentyurin throws a leg kick but Walburn moved away.

Walburn gets a clinch.
Walburn tries to land a knee to the head but Sentyurin blocks with his arms.
Sentyurin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walburn tries a knee to the head but Sentyurin blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentyurin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sentyurin struggles to land a body shot inside as Walburn controls his hands.
Walburn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sentyurin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walburn misses with a body punch.
Walburn lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Vyacheslav Sentyurin has been cut.
Sentyurin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walburn backwards.
Walburn prevents a body shot from Sentyurin.
Walburn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sentyurin tries to throw a body punch but Walburn avoids it by throwing Sentyurin back against the cage.
Sentyurin struggles to land a body shot inside as Walburn controls his hands.
Walburn misses with an elbow strike.
Sentyurin dodges an elbow strike from Walburn.
Sentyurin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sentyurin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sentyurin can't find room to land a body shot as Walburn controls the action.
Walburn is trying to drag Sentyurin to the mat but Sentyurin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Walburn landing knees to the body.
Sentyurin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sentyurin wants to stall.
Walburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sentyurin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin can't find room to land a body shot as Walburn controls the action.
Walburn avoiding damage as Sentyurin throws knees to the body.
Walburn is trying to drag Sentyurin to the mat but Sentyurin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Walburn tries to land a knee to the head but Sentyurin blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walburn pushes Sentyurin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sentyurin misses with a body punch.
Sentyurin lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sentyurin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sentyurin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walburn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Walburn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sentyurin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sentyurin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sentyurin avoids the strikes from Walburn.
Walburn doesn't have the hooks in and Sentyurin manages to turn into his guard.
Walburn keeping moving, preventing Sentyurin from controlling successfully.
Walburn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Walburn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sentyurin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Walburn walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sentyurin tries to clinch but Walburn is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Noah Walburn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vyacheslav Sentyurin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Walburn tries to land a body kick
and Sentyurin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Walburn moves into the clinch.
Sentyurin looking to stall.
Walburn working Sentyurin over with knees to the body.
Walburn has a couple of punches blocked by Sentyurin.
Sentyurin working aggressively here.
Sentyurin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sentyurin misses with a punch to the body.
Sentyurin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walburn.
Noah Walburn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sentyurin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walburn moves out of range of the strikes.
Sentyurin jabs at Walburn's body.

Walburn clinches up against the cage.
Sentyurin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sentyurin is defending well for now.
Sentyurin digs a right hand into Walburn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walburn's gas tank.
Sentyurin has Walburn pushed against the cage.
Sentyurin misses with a body punch.
Sentyurin struggles to land a body shot inside as Walburn controls his hands.
Walburn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sentyurin has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin blocks the elbow strike.
Walburn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin blocks an elbow strike.
Sentyurin avoids a wild elbow strike from Walburn.
Walburn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sentyurin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Walburn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sentyurin.
Sentyurin can't find room to land a body shot as Walburn controls the action.
Sentyurin avoiding damage as Walburn throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walburn misses with an elbow strike.
Sentyurin dodges an elbow strike from Walburn.
Walburn looking to throw knees to the head but Sentyurin is blocking nicely.
Sentyurin lands a nice shot to the body.
Walburn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sentyurin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sentyurin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walburn's elbow.
Sentyurin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walburn takes a shot to the head.
Sentyurin trying to stall but Walburn improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walburn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sentyurin's brow.
Sentyurin avoids a wild elbow strike from Walburn.
Sentyurin tries to land a knee to the head but Walburn blocks with his arms.
Walburn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sentyurin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sentyurin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sentyurin is pressed up against the cage. Walburn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sentyurin down to the mat. Sentyurin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sentyurin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin takes a swing at Walburn's ribcage but misses.
Sentyurin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walburn. That did some damage!
Sentyurin thuds his right hand into Walburn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walburn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sentyurin pinned against the cage. Sentyurin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sentyurin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walburn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walburn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walburn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vyacheslav Sentyurin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sentyurin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

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