PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Sinisalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lobotomy by The Ramones. Sinisalo has chosen Jos rakastat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bautin
vs
Sinisalo

220 cm
26
290 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

210 cm
23
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Bautin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taisto Sinisalo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinisalo.

Bautin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sinisalo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sinisalo struggling a bit here.
Sinisalo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bautin off and has taken his back!
Sinisalo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bautin breaks Sinisalo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sinisalo has momentary wrist control but Bautin slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinisalo is looking to stand up but Bautin isn't so interested in that idea.
Bautin postures up in Sinisalo's guard and throws a big left but Sinisalo blocks it.
Bautin throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinisalo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautin trying to control but Sinisalo is working from the bottom.
Sinisalo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bautin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bautin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sinisalo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bautin has Sinisalo in his guard.
Bautin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sinisalo stays in close to Bautin's body and controls the position.
Sinisalo wants to get up but he can't break Bautin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bautin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bautin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bautin holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sinisalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sinisalo misses with a hook. Bautin ducked under it nicely.
Bautin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautin misses with a low kick as Sinisalo jumps back.
Bautin misses with a body kick.
Bautin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinisalo.
Bautin swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinisalo.
Sinisalo throws an overhand right that lands on Bautin's shoulder, as Bautin tries to avoid the shot.
Bautin throws a lazy right hand but Sinisalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bautin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sinisalo to the mat! Sinisalo manages to get full guard.
Bautin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin looking to pass the guard.
Bautin works over Sinisalo with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bautin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bautin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sinisalo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bautin is one step ahead there.
Sinisalo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bautin preventing the sweep.
Bautin with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bautin.
Bautin lands a couple of digs.
Bautin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bautin is in close to Sinisalo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautin throwing strikes but missing.
Sinisalo keeping moving, preventing Bautin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinisalo can't keep his opponent in guard - Bautin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bautin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Bautin dominated that round.
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.

Sinisalo checks a low kick from Bautin.
Bautin misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Sinisalo.
Nice sprawl there from Sinisalo as Bautin shoots in.
Bautin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sinisalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinisalo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Sinisalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinisalo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sinisalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinisalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautin takes a swing at Sinisalo's ribcage but misses.
Bautin throws a head kick that misses.
Taisto Sinisalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Bautin.
Sinisalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bautin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sinisalo misses with an uppercut. Bautin saw that one coming.
Bautin lands a slapping body shot.
Bautin misses with a double jab.
Sergei Bautin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bautin ducks right into an uppercut from Sinisalo.
Sergei Bautin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautin throws a front kick aimed at Sinisalo's knee but Sinisalo avoids it well.
Bautin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bautin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinisalo cracks the inside of Bautin's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo tries to clinch but Bautin is having none of it.

Bautin sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Sinisalo to the ground! Bautin dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Taisto Sinisalo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sinisalo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sinisalo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Bautin!