PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between KeijO Lyonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruubens Cartnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lyonti
vs
Cartnell

188 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, KeijO Lyonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruubens Cartnell!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyonti walks into a jab.
A combination from Lyonti does no damage.
Cartnell looks to throw the jab but Lyonti is out of range.

Cartnell clinches up against the ropes.
Cartnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyonti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cartnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartnell lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cartnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cartnell lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyonti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cartnell's hands.
A cross from Cartnell lands.
Cartnell slips a straight right by Lyonti.
Cartnell throws a right and a left that Lyonti avoids nicely.
Lyonti misses the jab.
Ruubens Cartnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartnell throws a hook but Lyonti avoids it easily.
Lyonti throws an overhand right that lands on Cartnell's shoulder, as Cartnell tries to avoid the shot.
Cartnell lands a really nice looking cross but Lyonti seems unphased.
Cartnell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartnell throws a series of punches but Lyonti avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lyonti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Cartnell does it's job there.
Lyonti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cartnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Cartnell moves into range and clinches up with Lyonti.
Cartnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyonti's elbow.
Cartnell digs a right hand underneath Lyonti's ribcage. Lyonti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lyonti can't find room to land a body shot as Cartnell controls the action.

Cartnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lyonti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Cartnell throws a series of punches but Lyonti avoids them all with ease.
Lyonti misses with a left hand
and Cartnell counters with a left and a right that stings Lyonti.
Lyonti takes a swing at Cartnell's ribcage but misses.
Cartnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lyonti throws a right hand that Cartnell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartnell also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lyonti takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Lyonti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cartnell swings for the body but Lyonti moves out of range.
Lyonti ducks under a wild hook from Cartnell.
Lyonti slips a straight right by Cartnell.
Cartnell misses with a body shot.
Cartnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyonti.
Lyonti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cartnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lyonti momentarily.
Lyonti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cartnell.
Lyonti misses with a straight right.
Cartnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lyonti misses the target.
Cartnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyonti manages to avoid it.
Cartnell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cartnell misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartnell lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Cartnell misses.
Cartnell scores with a hook.
Lyonti misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Cartnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyonti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartnell.
Cartnell throws a hook but Lyonti avoids it easily.
Cartnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lyonti looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartnell is just out of range.
A jab from Cartnell misses.

Cartnell pushes Lyonti up against the ropes in a clinch.

Cartnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cartnell misses with a body punch
and Lyonti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cartnell walks into a jab.
Lyonti is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyonti jabs at Cartnell's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartnell jabs Lyonti right on the nose. Lyonti blinks but takes it well.
Lyonti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartnell.
Cartnell throws a right hand that Lyonti ducks under and follows up with a left that Lyonti also avoids with ease.
Cartnell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lyonti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circling - Lyonti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cartnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyonti moves away.
Lyonti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartnell misses the shot to the body.

Cartnell clinches.
Lyonti looking to slow down the pace here.
Lyonti is trying to force a seperation but Cartnell has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lyonti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyonti wants to get back to striking at distance but Cartnell won't allow it.

Cartnell breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruubens Cartnell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lyonti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartnell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Cartnell catches Lyonti right on the button with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Lyonti. Those never looked like landing.
Cartnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lyontis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Cartnell misses.
Lyonti misses with a body shot.
Cartnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lyonti misses with a wild body shot.
Cartnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lyonti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruubens Cartnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cartnell takes a swing at Lyonti's ribcage but misses.
Lyonti with a jab.
Cartnell dips to his left and cracks Lyonti with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartnell slips under a jab from Lyonti.
Cartnell connects with the punch.
Cartnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyonti has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Cartnell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Cartnell.

Cartnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lyonti moves out of range as Cartnell strikes.

Cartnell gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cartnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cartnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyonti has time to react.
Cartnell misses with a wild combination.
Lyonti scores with a jab to the body.
Lyonti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cartnell to score with a decent uppercut.
Cartnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cartnell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Lyonti misses.
Lyonti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Lyonti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
KeijO Lyonti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartnell tries to clinch but Lyonti moves out of range.
Lyonti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well,Lyonti is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Lyonti misses the shot to the body.
Cartnell scores with a hook.
Lyonti misses with a wild body shot.
Lyonti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cartnell.
Cartnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cartnell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lyonti to counter with a crisp jab.
Lyonti misses with an uppercut. Cartnell saw that one coming.
Cartnell moves out of range as Lyonti strikes.
Lyonti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cartnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lyonti momentarily.
Lyonti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cartnell is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyonti.
Lyonti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartnell.
Cartnell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cartnell blocks a jab.
Lyonti ducks right into an uppercut from Cartnell.
Lyonti slips a jab from Cartnell.
Lyonti jabs Cartnell right on the nose. Cartnell blinks but takes it well.
Lyonti throws a lazy right hand but Cartnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cartnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyonti is just out of range.
Cartnell defending well as Lyonti loads up on a big left hand.
Lyonti throws the left hand but Cartnell avoids the punch easily.
Cartnell looks to land a combination but Lyonti avoids it well.
Good shot there by Cartnell.
Cartnell misses with a double jab.
Lyonti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cartnell. Cartnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyonti keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyonti thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti misses with an uppercut.
Cartnell tries to clinch there but Lyonti circles away.
Cartnell throws a jab when Lyonti was well out of range.
Cartnell slips a jab and a cross from Lyonti.
Ruubens Cartnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cartnell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cartnell.
Lyonti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartnell.
Cartnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Lyonti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyonti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartnell moves away from the strike by Lyonti.
Cartnell throws a hook but Lyonti blocks it.
Cartnell misses with an uppercut. Lyonti saw that one coming.
Lyonti just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyonti scores with the left hand. Cartnell knows he should have avoided that one.
Lyonti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cartnell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cartnell cracks Lyonti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cartnell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruubens Cartnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cartnell 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ruubens Cartnell!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Ruubens Cartnell!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Ruubens Cartnell!

Ruubens Cartnell wins by unanimous decision!
Ruubens Cartnell very nearly forgot to thank Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.