PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Paco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruki Pushki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruki Pushki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Paco
vs
Pushki

189 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
205 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paulo Paco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruki Pushki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paco throws a head kick but Pushki moves out of range.
Pushki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pushki counters with a stiff right hand.
Paco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pushki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paco wants to clinch up but Pushki keeps it at a distance.
Paco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pushki throws a hook but Paco blocks it.
Pushki loads up on a big right hand but Paco slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pushki digs a good body shot into Paco's ribs.
Paco wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paco moves in looking to clinch but Pushki pushes him off.
Pushki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pushki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pushki throws a shot from downtown. Paco moves away and avoids it.
Pushki misses with a straight left.
Paco pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pushki back to the cage. Paco follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paulo Paco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pushki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pushki counters with a straight right hand.
Paco moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco tries to clinch
letting Pushki counter with a right hand.
Paco slips a jab from Pushki.
Paco throws a nice looking combination but Pushki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pushki. Paco shrugs it off though.
Pushki with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Pushki.
Pushki throws a lazy uppercut
and Paco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Pushki shoots in looking for a takedown but Paco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pushki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pushki throws a jab but it's blocked by Paco.
Pushki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pushki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paco counters with a series of strikes. Pushki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pushki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pushki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pushki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Pushki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paulo Paco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pushki slips a jab and a cross from Paco.
Paco wants to clinch up but Pushki keeps it at a distance.
Paco dodges the punch combination from Pushki.
Paco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pushki throws out the jab.
Paco tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Pushki misses the target.
Pushki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pushki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Paco. Those never looked like landing.
Pushki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paco has time to react.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pushki throws a shot from downtown. Paco moves away and avoids it.
Paco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paco wants to clinch up but Pushki keeps it at a distance.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pushki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushki scores with a one two! Paco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paco tries to clinch but Pushki is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paco closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Pushki to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ruki Pushki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Pushki misses its intended target.
Paco throws a looping overhand right but Pushki ducks down to avoid it.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paco wants to clinch but Pushki slips to the side
and Pushki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paco blocks a jab.
Paco throws a sloppy head kick and Pushki moves out of range easily.
Paco wants to clinch.
Paco wants to clinch but Pushki slips to the side
enabling Pushki to counter with a crisp jab.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pushki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pushki lands an overhand right.
Paco moves to clinch but Pushki breaks away
and Pushki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco tries to clinch there but Pushki circles away.
Paco moves in looking to clinch but Pushki pushes him off.
Pushki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruki Pushki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paco throws a sloppy head kick and Pushki moves out of range easily.
Pushki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pushki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paco tries to clinch up but Pushki circles away and keeps his distance.
Paco wants to clinch but Pushki slips to the side
and Paco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paco tries to clinch
and Paco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Paco.
Paco tries to clinch but Pushki moves away
and Pushki counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paco tries to clinch up.
Paco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paco moves in looking to clinch but Pushki pushes him off.
Paco tries to clinch
and Pushki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pushki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paco tries to clinch up
and Pushki counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pushki throws out the jab.
Paulo Paco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paco misses with a wild combination.
Pushki misses with a straight left.
Pushki throws a lazy right hand but Paco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pushki throws an overhand right that lands on Paco's shoulder, as Paco tries to avoid the shot.
Paco tries to clinch up but Pushki circles away and keeps his distance.
Pushki misses with a two punch combination.

Pushki clinches.
Pushki prevents a body shot from Paco.
Paco tries to land a knee to the head but Pushki blocks with his arms.
Paco wants to break free but Pushki has control.

Paco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pushki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paco tries a head kick but it misses.
Pushki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pushki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pushki throws a looping overhand right but Paco ducks down to avoid it.
Paco closes the distance but Pushki moves to the side
and Pushki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pushki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paco misses with a straight right.
Paco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Paco gets tackled into the cage by Pushki. Pushki maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruki Pushki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Paco moves away from the strike by Pushki.
Paco slaps away a takedown attempt from Pushki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paco wants to clinch up but Pushki keeps it at a distance.
Paco throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Pushki to counter with a crisp jab.
Paco closes the distance but Pushki moves to the side
and Pushki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pushki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pushki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pushki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paco moves out of range as Pushki strikes.
Paco tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Pushki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushki lands a jab.
Pushki lands a jab to the nose.
Paco tries to clinch but Pushki is having none of it.
Pushki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paco circles away quickly and effectively.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pushki swats away the attempt to clinch by Paco.
Paco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pushki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paco momentarily.

Pushki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Pushki is trying to work for a kimura but Paco is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pushki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushki not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Pushki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paco is just riding it out for now. Pushki eventually gives up the hold.

Pushki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pushki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Pushki looking for a submission but Paco manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Pushki wants to stand but Paco is controlling his posture from full guard.
Paulo Paco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushki passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Pushki is trying to get an arm triangle but Paco is defending well.
Ruki Pushki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Pushki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Paco rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pushki's guard! Nice work there by Paco!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruki Pushki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pushki 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ruki Pushki!
Ruki Pushki spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.