PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaidee Praphasirirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Sushko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sushko has chosen Алиса - Небо С& as his entrance music. Mikhail Sushko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Praphasirirat
vs
Sushko

183 cm
19
232 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaidee Praphasirirat!
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, Mikhail Sushko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sushko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sushko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sushko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Praphasirirat.
A punch combination from Sushko misses.
Praphasirirat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Praphasirirat thuds a left hand into Sushko's body.
Praphasirirat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sushko doesn't seem bothered though.
Praphasirirat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sushko.
Sushko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Praphasirirat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Praphasirirat throws a head kick that half lands.

Sushko darts in and clinches Praphasirirat up against the cage.
Sushko wants to break free but Praphasirirat has control.
Praphasirirat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sushko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Praphasirirat tries to land knees in the clinch but Sushko avoids the damage to the body.
Praphasirirat leaning against his opponent.
Sushko avoiding damage as Praphasirirat throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Praphasirirat to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praphasirirat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sushko.
Praphasirirat could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sushko wants a takedown but no success here.
Praphasirirat crunches a lovely knee into Sushko's ribcage.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sushko avoids it.
Praphasirirat has Sushko pushed against the cage.
Sushko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sushko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sushko wants to take the fight to the mat but Praphasirirat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Sushko.
Praphasirirat leaning against his opponent.
Sushko managing to block the knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sushko is defending well for now.
Praphasirirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sushko is looking to break free of the clinch but Praphasirirat has double underhooks.
Praphasirirat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Praphasirirat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sushko moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the head.
Praphasirirat lands a nice elbow.
Sushko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Praphasirirat has him pressed against the cage.

Praphasirirat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sushko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Praphasirirat avoids it really well and circles away.
Sushko tries to work over Praphasirirat's front leg with a kick but Praphasirirat checks it.
Sushko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sushko misses.
Sushko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sushko throws a series of punches but Praphasirirat moves out of range.
Sushko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Praphasirirat circles away quickly and effectively.
Sushko misses with a looping right.
Mikhail Sushko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praphasirirat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Praphasirirat lands a jab-cross combination.
Praphasirirat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Praphasirirat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Sushko misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sushko.

Sushko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Sushko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Praphasirirat sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is trying to stand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sushko is working for a kimura but Praphasirirat is defending it quite comfortably.
Praphasirirat wants to improve his position but Sushko is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaidee Praphasirirat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sushko swinging wildly here.
Praphasirirat lands a high kick!
Sushko misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Sushko both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sushko is defended easily by Praphasirirat.
Sushko throws a nice looking combination but Praphasirirat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Praphasirirat throws a front kick that sends Sushko stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sushko connects with a crisp jab.

Praphasirirat moves into the clinch.
Praphasirirat lands an elbow that stopped Sushko in his tracks for a moment.
Sushko is breathing heavily.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sushko avoids it.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Praphasirirat working Sushko over with knees to the body.
Sushko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sushko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Praphasirirat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sushko is defending well for now.
Praphasirirat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Praphasirirat scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Praphasirirat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sushko wants a takedown but no success here.
Praphasirirat lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat missing with knees to the body.
Sushko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sushko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Praphasirirat smiles and moves away.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Sushko.
Sushko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Praphasirirat throws a right hand that Sushko ducks under and follows up with a left that Sushko also avoids with ease.
Sushko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Praphasirirat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Sushko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sushko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sushko tries to score a body lock takedown but Praphasirirat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Praphasirirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sushko avoids it.
Praphasirirat is pressed up against the cage. Sushko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Praphasirirat down to the mat. Praphasirirat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sushko fails to land with a series of punches.
Praphasirirat lands a high kick!
Sushko misses with a body kick.
Praphasirirat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sushko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Praphasirirat scores with a jab to the body.
Sushko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Praphasirirat moves away.
Sushko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mikhail Sushko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sushko moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushko tries to work over Praphasirirat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Praphasirirat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sushko is defending well for now.
Praphasirirat stops a takedown attempt from Sushko.
Praphasirirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sushko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sushko looking for a takedown.
Praphasirirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Praphasirirat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sushko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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!
Sushko is working for takedown but Praphasirirat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Praphasirirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Praphasirirat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sushko is defending well for now.

Sushko has picked Praphasirirat up - he's going for a ride! Sushko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaidee Praphasirirat dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Praphasirirat throws a nice head kick!
Praphasirirat dips to his left and cracks Sushko with an uppercut!
Sushko lands a jab-cross combination.
Praphasirirat scores with a hook.
Praphasirirat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Praphasirirat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Praphasirirat is looking to wear down Sushko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Praphasirirat. Sushko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Praphasirirat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sushko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sushko scores with a one two! Praphasirirat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Praphasirirat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Praphasirirat slips a jab and a cross from Sushko.
Sushko misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Praphasirirat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushko misses with a series of wild punches.
Praphasirirat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sushko if he has to take too many more of those.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Praphasirirat tries to land a front kick but Sushko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Sushko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Praphasirirat was covering up waiting for the punch and Sushko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sushko postures up.
Sushko throwing strikes from guard but Praphasirirat blocks nicely.
Sushko advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sushko tries to move to mount but Praphasirirat blocks the move with his legs.

Sushko stands up and beckons Praphasirirat to his feet.
Sushko shoots in but no luck this time.
Mikhail Sushko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Praphasirirat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sushko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sushko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Praphasirirat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Sushko misses.
Praphasirirat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Praphasirirat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Praphasirirat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sushko looks for a takedown but Praphasirirat sprawls well.
Jaidee Praphasirirat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Sushko.

Praphasirirat has managed to clinch.
Praphasirirat looking to throw knees to the head but Sushko is blocking nicely.
Praphasirirat tries a knee to the head but Sushko blocks it.
Sushko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Praphasirirat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushko managing to block the knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sushko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mikhail Sushko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sushko is working for takedown but Praphasirirat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Praphasirirat missing with knees to the body.
Sushko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Praphasirirat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sushko misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikhail Sushko.
I think Praphasirirat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaidee Praphasirirat!