PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pfeifer
vs
Story

170 cm
26
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

160 cm
24
140 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition
Russian Top Team Nutrition

KINGDOM
Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitali Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Story gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pfeifer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pfeifer misses the shot to the body.
Pfeifer scores with a jab to the head.
Pfeifer throws out a loose jab but Story uses good head movement to avoid it.
Story throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Story takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Story tries to move into range but Pfeifer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pfeifer slips a straight right by Story.
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!
Pfeifer swinging wildly here.
Story shoots in but Pfeifer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Pfeifer misses.
Pfeifer defending well as Story loads up on a big left hand.
Story misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Story eats them both and turns towards Pfeifer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Story tries to close the distance and clinch but Pfeifer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer misses with a straight right.
Story keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pfeifer.
Story keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Pfeifer slams his shin into Story's torso.
A combination from Pfeifer does no damage.
Pfeifer scores with a nice strike.
Story cracks Pfeifer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Story misses with a takedown attempt - Pfeifer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pfeifer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Story.
Pfeifer scores with a jab.
Pfeifer lands with an overhand left.
Pfeifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pfeifer misses with a straight left.
Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Story.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Story moves out of range of the body kick from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pfeifer tries to bum rush Story with a series of wild strikes but Story uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pfeifer thows a body shot but no joy.
Pfeifer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pfeifer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Story moves out of range.
Pfeifer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pfeifer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Story will feel that in the morning.
Story thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pfeifer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pfeifer looks to land a combination but Story avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Pfeifer misses.
Pfeifer misses with a series of wild punches.
Story just misses with a punch to the body.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Story looks to land a left hand but Pfeifer moved out of range nicely.

Story takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Story breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer misses with a double jab.
Story swings for the body but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pfeifer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Pfeifer gets caught flat footed, as Story shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Story is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pfeifer looking to control.
Story wants to control from the top but Pfeifer keeps moving.
Story stops Pfeifer from standing up.
Story postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Vitali Pfeifer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pfeifer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Story circles away quickly and effectively.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Story avoids them all with ease.
Vitali Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Story avoids nicely.
Pfeifer is breathing heavily.
Pfeifer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pfeifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Story.
Pfeifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pfeifer walks into a straight right hand from Story.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Story uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a nice looking combination but Story bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Story uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pfeifer has time to react.
Pfeifer dodges the punch combination from Story.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Story ducks under a wild hook from Pfeifer.
Story connects with a body shot that sends Pfeifer's belly button to the back.
Story fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitali Pfeifer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pfeifer stalks Story and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Story's face. Story staggers backwards, shaken.
Pfeifer throws a solid leg kick but Story takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pfeifer.
A big right from Pfeifer misses.
Pfeifer throws a good cross that connects.
Story throws a body punch but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Story throws a shot from downtown. Pfeifer moves away and avoids it.
Pfeifer misses with a body shot.
Story lands with a good body shot.
Vitali Pfeifer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Story throws an overhand right that lands on Pfeifer's shoulder, as Pfeifer tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Pfeifer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Story doesn't seem phased though.
Story listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer moves away from the strike by Story.
Pfeifer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pfeifer missing with a left hand there. Story was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Story scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pfeifer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Story has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Story and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pfeifer misses with the combination.
Vitali Pfeifer is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pfeifer sprawls well. Pfeifer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Story gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Story on the side of the head.
Story fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pfeifer avoids it really well and circles away.
Story lands a jab to the nose.
Pfeifer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Story decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pfeifer's guard.
Story trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Story postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Story stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pfeifer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Pfeifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story throws a big elbow that misses.
Story stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pfeifer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Story wants to control from the top but Pfeifer keeps moving.
Pfeifer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is adopting a defensive guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Story swings for the body but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Story takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Story checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vitali Pfeifer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Story scores with the left hand. Pfeifer knows he should have avoided that one.
Story bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pfeifer throws a chopping leg kick but Story manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Story looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pfeifer!
Pfeifer is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story unloading with bombs!
Pfeifer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Story wants to control the pace but Pfeifer is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pfeifer is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Story.
Story punishing his opponent with strikes.
Story scoring with strikes but Pfeifer is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Story showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pfeifer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Story. Story circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Story slips a jab and a cross from Pfeifer.
Story misses with a looping right.
Pfeifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
Pfeifer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Story there.
Story tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Story takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.
Story looks for a takedown but Pfeifer sprawls well.
Story displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pfeifer throws out the jab.
Story staying out of range there.
Pfeifer lands a jab to the head.
Pfeifer misses with an uppercut.
Pfeifer dips to his left and cracks Story with an uppercut!
A jab from Pfeifer does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Story uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pfeifer.
Story's corner calls for a 1-2. Story obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pfeifer lands a head shot.
Pfeifer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pfeifer keeps the fight on the outside.
Story smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Story throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pfeifer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pfeifer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pfeifer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Story throws out the jab.
Story misses with a looping right.
Story has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Story counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Story misses.
Pfeifer is looking to land body kicks.
Story showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeifer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Story looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pfeifer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pfeifer throws a body kick that misses.

Story shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pfeifer is trying to defend but Story finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Story drops an elbow to the side of Pfeifer's head.
Story missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Story trying to control the pace.
Story works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Story unloads with some shots from mount but Pfeifer bucks and avoids them well.
Story looking to control but Pfeifer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Story looking to control and managing it successfully.
Story is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pfeifer?
Pfeifer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Story landing strikes from the mount and Pfeifer is in trouble!
Story unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Story controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Story connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story with the ground and pound from mount.
Story controlling the position easily from mount.
Pfeifer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Story comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Story has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Story!
A victorious Nick Story thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.