PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Sayenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train. Souza has chosen Sex Dwarf as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Sayenko
vs
Souza

172 cm
21
151 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

162 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Sayenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Souza controlling the action here.

Sayenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Souza.
Souza stalling away here and it's allowed Sayenko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sayenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sayenko keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayenko looking to control.
Souza passes into half guard.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Sayenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sayenko is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to pass the guard but Sayenko defending well.
Souza trying to control from half guard but Sayenko is working away.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Sayenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Souza is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sayenko still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sayenko has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to bench press Sayenko off him but Sayenko keeps the position.
Souza dodges the ground and pound from Sayenko.
Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sayenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Souza prevents Sayenko from improving position.
Sayenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Souza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sayenko.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sayenko is pressing down on Souza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Souza is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko stalling.
Sayenko thows a huge punch but Souza dodges it nicely.
Souza is refusing to be controlled, as Sayenko sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Sayenko there.
Sayenko wants to take a breather but Souza is having none of it.
Sayenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayenko is thwarting Souza's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donaldo Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sayenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souza.
Sayenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sayenko connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Sayenko counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sayenko.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Donaldo Souza has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayenko catches Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sayenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Sayenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Sayenko.
Sayenko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sayenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Souza on the side of the head.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Sayenko misses the shot to the body.
Sayenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Sayenko drops Souza with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Souza! Sayenko dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Sayenko!
Viktor Sayenko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.