PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey MacNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacNamara comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

MacNamara
vs
Solovyev

156 cm
24
154 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

171 cm
26
157 lbs
17 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey MacNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solovyev.
MacNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacNamara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Solovyev pinned against the cage. Solovyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Solovyev.
MacNamara looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
Solovyev scores with a leg kick.
MacNamara takes one to the side of the head.
Solovyev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacNamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but MacNamara sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Solovyev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Solovyev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solovyev thuds a left hand into MacNamara's body.
Solovyev misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacNamara avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
MacNamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solovyev. MacNamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solovyev counters with an outside leg kick.
MacNamara checks the leg kick nicely there.
MacNamara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Solovyev to score with a decent uppercut.
MacNamara scores with a nice right hand.
Solovyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacNamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Solovyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Solovyev.
MacNamara throws an off balance right hand
and Solovyev counters with a nice low kick that buckles MacNamara's knee momentarily.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
MacNamara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solovyev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MacNamara misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Solovyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev throws a sloppy body shot
and MacNamara counters with a good low kick that Solovyev was not able to check.
Solovyev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara moves out of range of the body kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and MacNamara counters with a left to the body.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solovyev was well out of range. Poor timing from MacNamara.
Solovyev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Solovyev looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
MacNamara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mickey MacNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Solovyev misses
and MacNamara counters with an outside leg kick.
MacNamara swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solovyev.
Solovyev scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from MacNamara misses its intended target.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara lands with a nice body punch.
Solovyev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as MacNamara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
MacNamara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
MacNamara checks the leg kick nicely there.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev misses with a series of wild punches.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solovyev scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Solovyev.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from MacNamara does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solovyev moves out of range as MacNamara strikes.
MacNamara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Solovyev with a hook.
Solovyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Solovyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacNamara shoots for a takedown but Solovyev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
MacNamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacNamara misses with a hook to the body
and Solovyev counters with a two punch combo.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solovyev throws a nice looking combination but MacNamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacNamara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Solovyev will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Solovyev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but Solovyev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Solovyev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Solovyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacNamara.
MacNamara misses with an uppercut.
MacNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacNamara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Solovyev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Solovyev looks to score with a jab to the body but MacNamara is just out of range.
Solovyev lands a leg kick that knocks MacNamara off balance momentarily.
Solovyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MacNamara misses with a leg kick
and Solovyev counters with a nice uppercut.
MacNamara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacNamara cracks a nice hook into Solovyev's ribs.
Solovyev's corner calls for a 1-2. Solovyev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacNamara misses with an uppercut
and Solovyev counters with a stiff right hand.

MacNamara is rocked!
MacNamara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh MacNamara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacNamara seems to have got his legs back now.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Solovyev.
MacNamara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Solovyev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacNamara is able to avoid easily.
Solovyev throws a nice head kick!
MacNamara throws a push kick but Solovyev slaps the foot to one side.
MacNamara cracks the inside of Solovyev's front leg.
Solovyev misses with a looping right.
Solovyev misses with a head kick.
MacNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacNamara misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as MacNamara blocks the low kick.
MacNamara lands with an uppercut that bounces Solovyev off the cage and back into range.
Solovyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacNamara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Solovyev counters with a three punch combo that has MacNamara backing up. MacNamara nods at Solovyev to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
MacNamara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Solovyev's sensitive parts.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara misses with a leg kick.
MacNamara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Solovyev counters with a slapping leg kick.
MacNamara is looking to wear down Solovyev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by MacNamara.
That kick from Solovyev tenderised MacNamara's leg. MacNamara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Solovyev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MacNamara slips a jab and a cross from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a front kick.
MacNamara swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
MacNamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Solovyev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Solovyev.
MacNamara misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacNamara throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacNamara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Solovyev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Solovyev cracks MacNamara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev lands with a hook. MacNamara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Solovyev throws a combination. MacNamara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Solovyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Solovyev.
MacNamara digs a good hook to Solovyev's body.
Solovyev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Solovyev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Solovyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Solovyev throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - MacNamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solovyev lands a nice looking kick to the body. MacNamara takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Solovyev blocks the leg kick.
MacNamara moves out of range of the body kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev connects with a looping right hand.
MacNamara looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
Solovyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solovyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Solovyev throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
MacNamara throws the left hand but Solovyev avoids the punch easily.
MacNamara swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacNamara.
Solovyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solovyev's corner calls for a 1-2. Solovyev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Solovyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Solovyev tries to land a leg kick but MacNamara saw it coming and moves away.
MacNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by MacNamara. Beautiful body shot.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
Solovyev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Solovyev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Solovyev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacNamara has time to react.
MacNamara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Solovyev slips under a jab.
A jab from Solovyev misses.
MacNamara checks a leg kick.
MacNamara feints and then cracks Solovyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solovyev down.
Solovyev is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from MacNamara finds it's way through Solovyev's defenses.
Solovyev lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara throws a leg kick
and Solovyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
MacNamara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Solovyev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on MacNamara if he has to take too many more of those.
MacNamara avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
MacNamara thows a body shot but no joy.
MacNamara throws a hook to the side of Solovyev's head but Solovyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara blocks a jab.
MacNamara swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev feints a jab promting MacNamara to slip. Solovyev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. MacNamara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Solovyev.
Mickey MacNamara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacNamara throws a solid leg kick but Solovyev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacNamara.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Solovyev - that will leave a mark!
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses.
Solovyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solovyev staying out of range there.
Solovyev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacNamara's head backwards.
Solovyev blocks the body kick.
Solovyev swings for the body but MacNamara moves out of range.
Solovyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by MacNamara.
MacNamara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Solovyev lands a nice looking body shot.
Solovyev connects with an inside leg kick.
Vladimir Solovyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
MacNamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solovyev scores with a head kick.
Solovyev loads up on a big right hand but MacNamara slips the punch.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
A low kick from Solovyev misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice body shot.
Solovyev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solovyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev lands a leg kick that knocks MacNamara off balance momentarily.
Solovyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Solovyev digs a good hook to MacNamara's body.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Solovyev.
Solovyev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Solovyev lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacNamara misses with an uppercut.
MacNamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Solovyev lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solovyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Solovyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacNamara is looking to land body kicks.
MacNamara throws a big shot that misses.
Solovyev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solovyev lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacNamara looks to throw the jab but Solovyev is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Solovyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Solovyev 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Solovyev!