PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barby Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Training Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl's entrance music is You're my heart, You're me soul. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Girl
vs
Partner

180 cm
26
240 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
264 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Adam's NORTHERN WILD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barby Girl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Training Partner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partner has his takedown stuffed

and Girl counters with a shoot takedown. Partner fights it but they end up in guard.
Partner wants to get back to his feet but Girl is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Girl wants to stand but Partner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Girl won't allow Partner to get back to his feet.

Girl stands up from Partner's guard - Girl perhaps looking for a knockout.
Partner fails with the takedown

so Girl counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girl is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Girl has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Partner is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Partner can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner is looking to stand up but Girl isn't so interested in that idea.
Girl tries to stand but Partner is controlling from the bottom.
Girl won't allow Partner to get back to his feet.
Girl wants to get up but he can't break Partner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Partner is looking to stand up but Girl isn't so interested in that idea.
Girl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Partner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Girl quickly recovers to half guard.
Partner trying to control from half guard but Girl is working away.
Girl is looking for a sweep. Partner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Partner trying to mount his opponent but Girl defends it.
Girl regains full guard. Nicely done.

Girl manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partner shoots and misses

and Girl counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Partner's guard now.
Barby Girl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Training Partner.

Girl stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Partner looks gassed!

Partner drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Partner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Partner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Girl wants to get back to his feet but Partner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Girl pushes Partner off and gets back to his feet.
Partner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Girl counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Girl stands up out of the half guard.
Partner with a lazy takedown attempt

and Girl counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girl wants to pass the guard but Partner is keeping the position.
Partner has a closed guard, preventing Girl from standing up.
Girl wants to stand and escape but instead Partner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partner looking to pass the guard.
Girl is trying to control the position but Partner postures up.
Partner wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.
Girl looking for a sweep. Not yet Girl, not yet.

Girl pushes Partner off and gets back to his feet.
Girl is trying hard to land a takedown here. Partner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Partner fails with a takedown attempt.
Partner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Partner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Girl circles away.

Girl feints and as Partner raises his hands in defense, Girl changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Partner is working an open guard so Girl takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Partner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Partner tries for a takedown but Girl circles away easily

and Girl counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Girl.

Girl gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partner fails with a takedown attempt.

Girl closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Girl lands in his opponent's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Girl stands up and waves to Partner to follow him.
Training Partner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partner with a poor takedown

and Girl decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Partner's guard.

Girl stands and steps away. Partner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Girl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Partner.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Partner enables Girl to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Partner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Girl advances to half guard.

Girl stands up and beckons Partner to join him on the feet.
Girl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Girl wants it to stay on the feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Girl dives in and grabs Partner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Partner pushes down on Girl's head and hops out.
Girl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Partner.
Girl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Girl fails with a takedown attempt.

Girl looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Partner!

Girl gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Partner has his takedown stuffed

and Girl decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Partner's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girl won't allow Partner to get back to his feet.

Girl stands up and waves to Partner to follow him.
Partner misses with a takedown attempt

and Girl counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Girl stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Partner enables Girl to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Partner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Girl won't allow Partner to get back to his feet.
Partner is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Girl slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Partner is working an open guard so Girl takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Partner shoots and misses

and Girl counters with a shoot takedown. Partner fights it but they end up in guard.

Girl gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Girl feints and as Partner raises his hands in defense, Girl changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Girl sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Partner's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Girl stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Girl drives through with a takedown into Partner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Girl sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barby Girl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Girl shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Partner is trying to defend but Girl finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Partner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Girl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Partner can do to turn this around?

Girl decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Partner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Partner lands in his opponent's guard.

Girl is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Partner rolls with it to try and escape but Girl cranks on the arm and Partner is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barby Girl!
Barby Girl retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Barby Girl made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.