PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Birdman Lugz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lugz
vs
Tarasov

181 cm
30
180 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

182 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Birdman Lugz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tarasov closes the distance and clinches.
Lugz tries to score a body lock takedown but Tarasov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lugz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarasov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lugz.
Tarasov misses with a knee strike.
Tarasov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tarasov tries to work over Lugz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarasov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lugz avoids it.
Lugz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tarasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarasov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lugz dodges an elbow strike from Tarasov.
Tarasov misses with a knee to the head.
Tarasov stops a takedown attempt from Lugz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Birdman Lugz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarasov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lugz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lugz.
Tarasov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tarasov tries to land a knee to the head but Lugz blocks with his arms.
Lugz blocks an elbow strike from Tarasov.
Tarasov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lugz.
Lugz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tarasov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tarasov misses with a knee to the head.
Tarasov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Birdman Lugz has been cut.
Lugz blocking some punches.
Tarasov has Lugz pressed against the ropes.
Tarasov missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lugz managing to block the knees to the body from Tarasov.
Lugz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tarasov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lugz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarasov working aggressively here.
Lugz wants to take the fight to the mat but Tarasov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lugz avoiding damage as Tarasov throws knees to the body.
Tarasov stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tarasov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lugz's brow.
Tarasov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarasov.
Tarasov gets underhooks to prevent Lugz's takedown attempt.
Lugz takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tarasov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lugz being controlled against the ropes.
Tarasov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tarasov slows down the pace here.
Tarasov misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tarasov throws an elbow but misses.
Lugz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov misses with a knee strike.
Tarasov wants to stall.
Tarasov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tarasov can't find room to land a body shot as Lugz controls the action.
Tarasov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tarasov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarasov looking to throw knees to the head but Lugz is blocking nicely.
Tarasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarasov misses with a knee strike.
Tarasov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lugz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Tarasov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Birdman Lugz's cut.
That's time! Lugz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tarasov pushes Lugz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tarasov is trying to stall.
Tarasov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lugz.
Tarasov misses with a knee strike.
Tarasov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lugz blocks it with crossed arms.
Lugz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tarasov misses with a knee strike.
Tarasov misses with an elbow strike.
Lugz managing to block the knees to the body from Tarasov.
Tarasov landing knees to the head.
Tarasov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lugz goes for a takedown attempt but Tarasov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Tarasov darts in and clinches Lugz up against the ropes.
Tarasov tries a knee to the head but Lugz blocks it.
Lugz tries a knee to the head but Tarasov blocks it.
Tarasov throws an elbow but it misses.
Tarasov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tarasov trying to land knees to the body.
Lugz prevents a body shot from Tarasov.
Ivan Tarasov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tarasov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tarasov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lugz blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lugz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Birdman Lugz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tarasov throws an elbow but misses.
Lugz wants a takedown but no success here.
Tarasov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lugz looking to throw knees to the head but Tarasov is blocking nicely.
Lugz takes an elbow to the temple.
Tarasov tries a knee to the head but Lugz blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarasov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tarasov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lugz avoids it.
Lugz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tarasov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lugz's brow.
Tarasov looking to throw knees to the head but Lugz is blocking nicely.
Tarasov lands a knee to the body.
Tarasov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tarasov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lugz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarasov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tarasov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lugz blocks it with crossed arms.
Lugz is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tarasov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lugz managing to block the knees to the body from Tarasov.
Lugz is working for takedown but Tarasov is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarasov tries to land a knee to the head but Lugz blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lugz.
Tarasov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tarasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarasov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tarasov pushes off an throws an elbow but Lugz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tarasov misses with a punch to the body.
Lugz tries to pull guard but Tarasov won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarasov misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarasov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tarasov misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Tarasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Birdman Lugz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tarasov rushes Lugz and presses him up against the ropes.
Tarasov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Tarasov.
Tarasov trying to land knees to the body.
Tarasov stops a takedown attempt from Lugz.
Tarasov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lugz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarasov trying to land knees to the body.
Tarasov trying to land knees to the body.
Lugz is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tarasov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lugz tries to score a body lock takedown but Tarasov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Birdman Lugz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarasov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lugz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tarasov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Lugz is rocked!
Tarasov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Lugz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lugz has Tarasov pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tarasov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tarasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Tarasov.
Tarasov pushes off an throws an elbow but Lugz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tarasov lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarasov lands a big knee! That's hurt Lugz! Oh, he's all over the place! Tarasov lands another knee that sends Lugz to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Tarasov!