PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Aresenault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aresenault has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Alekseev
vs
Aresenault

171 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Alekseev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Aresenault!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aresenault lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alekseev swats away the attempt to clinch by Aresenault.
Alekseev throws a body kick that misses.
Aresenault tries to clinch but Alekseev is having none of it.
Aresenault lands a head kick. Alekseev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alekseev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alekseev tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aresenault. Alekseev shrugs it off though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alekseev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alekseev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aresenault. That one must have hurt.
Aresenault doesn't manage to clinch there - Alekseev circles away.
Aresenault wants to clinch
and Alekseev counters with a one-two to the body.
Aresenault lands a high kick!
Alekseev keeps the fight on the outside.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Alekseev keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Alekseev.

Aresenault is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aresenault is still on wobbly legs! Can Alekseev finish him?
Alekseev throws a push kick but Aresenault slaps the foot to one side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aresenault crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alekseev - the referee stops the clock and Aresenault gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alekseev. Aresenault manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aresenault seems to have recovered his senses.
Aresenault looks gassed!
Alekseev keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Aresenault blocks the leg kick.
Alekseev throws a body punch but Aresenault moves out of range.
Alekseev throws a nice looking combination but Aresenault bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alekseev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Alekseev.
Aresenault tries to clinch there but Alekseev circles away.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Alekseev circles away and keeps his distance.
Aresenault tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aresenault scores with a kick to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Alekseev.
Alekseev misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Alekseev misses.
Aresenault tries to clinch but Alekseev is having none of it.

Aresenault darts in and clinches Alekseev up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aresenault breaks from the clinch.
Aresenault pushes Alekseev away with a front kick.
Aresenault tries to clinch up.
Aresenault throws a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aresenault - that will leave a mark!
Aresenault wants to clinch.
Alekseev throws a jab but it's blocked by Aresenault.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aresenault. Alekseev shrugs it off though.
Aresenault tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alekseev counters with a good low kick that Aresenault was not able to check.
Alekseev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Alekseev circles away and keeps his distance.
Aresenault throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aresenault.
Alekseev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aresenault can pounce on him.
Aresenault lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Aresenault clinches up with Alekseev and pushes him back against the ropes.
Aresenault wants to get back to striking at distance but Alekseev won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aresenault connects with a knee to the head.
Alekseev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Alekseev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alekseev misses with a wild combination.
Aresenault lands with a kick to the temple. Alekseev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aresenault is looking to clinch.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aresenault blocks a head kick by Alekseev.
Alekseev tries to work over Aresenault's front leg with a kick but Aresenault checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aresenault throws a nice head kick!

Alekseev is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Alekseev.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aresenault.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Aresenault throws an elbow but misses.
Aresenault is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alekseev is trying to force a seperation but Aresenault has the dominant position.
Aresenault lands a nice elbow.
Alekseev managing to block the knees to the body from Aresenault.

Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault tries to clinch there but Alekseev circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Aresenault closes the distance and clinches.
Alekseev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aresenault walks away with a smile on his face. Alekseev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aresenault tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aresenault goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Aresenault dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aresenault uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alekseev.
Alekseev throws a series of punches but Aresenault moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Alekseev misses the target.
A combination from Alekseev does no damage.
Alekseev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aresenault throws a head kick that half lands.
Aresenault moves in looking to clinch but Alekseev pushes him off.

Aresenault gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Alekseev's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Aresenault escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aresenault tries a head kick but it misses.
Aresenault moves out of range of the strikes.

Aresenault moves into range and clinches up with Alekseev.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aresenault obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David Aresenault seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aresenault lands a head kick!
Alekseev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aresenault has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aresenault is trying to break the clinch but Alekseev is controlling him.

Aresenault breaks the clinch.
Alekseev misses with a head kick.
Aresenault throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aresenault wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alekseev. That's going to slow Aresenault down.
Aresenault tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alekseev counters with a leg kick.
Aresenault tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aresenault. Alekseev shrugs it off though.
Aresenault scores with a head kick. Alekseev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alekseev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aresenault.
Vasily Alekseev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aresenault. That's going to slow Alekseev down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aresenault scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aresenault is looking to clinch.

Aresenault moves into the clinch.
Aresenault tries to circle away but Alekseev has him pinned against the ropes.

Aresenault breaks the clinch.
Aresenault throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alekseev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alekseev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alekseev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alekseev misses with a double jab.
Alekseev misses with the combination.
A low kick from Alekseev is predictable there
and Aresenault counters with an inside leg kick.
Aresenault on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alekseev. Alekseev obviously looking to wear him down.
Alekseev looks to land a combination but Aresenault avoids it well.
Aresenault tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alekseev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aresenault tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Alekseev is avoiding it.
Alekseev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault moves in looking to clinch but Alekseev pushes him off.
Aresenault tries to clinch there but Alekseev circles away.
Aresenault lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aresenault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alekseev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aresenault lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alekseev swats away the attempt to clinch by Aresenault.
Aresenault throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alekseev's head.
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alekseev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Alekseev misses the target.
Aresenault tries to clinch up.
Aresenault fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alekseev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aresenault circles away quickly and effectively.
Alekseev throws a sloppy head kick and Aresenault moves out of range easily.
Aresenault ducks under a wild hook from Alekseev.
Aresenault connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aresenault.
Aresenault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alekseev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alekseev throws a series of punches but Aresenault moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alekseev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aresenault pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aresenault thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alekseev if he has to take too many more of those.
Aresenault has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aresenault throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alekseev.

Alekseev gets tackled into the ropes by Aresenault. Aresenault maintains the clinch.

Alekseev breaks the clinch.
Alekseev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alekseev keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Alekseev catches Aresenault right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault lands a high kick!

Aresenault has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Aresenault showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alekseev tries to keep at a distance but Aresenault has taken the fight into the clinch.

Aresenault's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alekseev swinging wildly here.
Aresenault lands a head kick. Alekseev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault tries a head kick but it misses.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault tries a head kick but it misses.
Alekseev throws a big shot that misses.
Aresenault lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aresenault uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alekseev.
Alekseev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aresenault moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alekseev throws a solid leg kick but Aresenault takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alekseev.
Alekseev is looking to slow Aresenault down with leg kicks.
Aresenault takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alekseev misses with a series of wild punches.
Alekseev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aresenault is out of range and Alekseev settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aresenault throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Aresenault forces Alekseev back against the ropes and clinches.
Aresenault lands an elbow inside that Alekseev shrugs off.

Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault wants to clinch.
Alekseev misses with an uppercut.
Alekseev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aresenault tries to clinch up.
Aresenault lands a head kick. Alekseev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Alekseev keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault moves in looking to clinch but Alekseev pushes him off.
Aresenault tries to clinch but Alekseev moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev throws a series of punches but Aresenault moves out of range.
Alekseev keeps the fight on the outside.
Aresenault defending well as Alekseev loads up on a big left hand.
Aresenault is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Aresenault.
Alekseev misses with a wild combination.
Aresenault lands with a kick to the temple. Alekseev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aresenault lands with a slapping head kick.
Aresenault lands a nice looking body kick.
Alekseev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aresenault lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Alekseev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alekseev scores with a leg kick.
Aresenault throws a front kick that sends Alekseev stumbling back into the ropes.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Alekseev is avoiding it.

Aresenault clinches.
Alekseev seems to have got his legs back now.

Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alekseev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault tries to clinch but Alekseev moves out of range.
Alekseev scores with a leg kick.

Aresenault closes the distance and clinches.
Alekseev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alekseev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aresenault's elbow.

Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alekseev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Aresenault clinches up with Alekseev and pushes him back against the ropes.
Aresenault landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Aresenault's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aresenault throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aresenault throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alekseev's head.
Alekseev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alekseev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alekseev misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aresenault moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alekseev blocks a head kick by Aresenault.
Alekseev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aresenault throws a sloppy head kick and Alekseev moves out of range easily.
Alekseev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aresenault tries to clinch there but Alekseev circles away.
Alekseev connects with a leg kick. Aresenault looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aresenault tries to clinch but Alekseev moves out of range.
A big right from Alekseev misses.
Aresenault takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alekseev circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Alekseev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aresenault throws a head kick that half lands.
Vasily Alekseev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Aresenault is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alekseev circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Aresenault comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aresenault has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for David Aresenault!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for David Aresenault!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for David Aresenault!

David Aresenault wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking David Aresenault thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.