PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ultra Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Jays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Steve
vs
Jays

225 cm
26
130 lbs
0 - 23 - 0

170 cm
25
141 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ultra Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Blue Jays!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Jays counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jays.
Good body shot from Jays.
Steve is breathing heavily.

Jays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Jays clinches.

Jays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Jays clinches with his opponent.
Steve really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

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

Jays rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
Jays slowing the pace effectively.

Jays's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jays has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jays manages to break the clinch.

Jays has Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Jays.
Jays lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jays is pushing Steve up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Jays's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jays moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jays lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
Jays throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jays lands a nice shot to the body.
Jays cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
Jays presses Steve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Jays - that landed with a thud.
Jays lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jays leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jays lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jays works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jays lands a nice uppercut.

Jays breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jays darts in and clinches Steve up against the cage.
Jays stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jays cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jays.

Jays breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jays pushes Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
Jays lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jays avoiding damage.
Jays lands a body shot.
Jays lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Jays.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jays manages to break the clinch.

Steve gets tackled into the cage by Jays. Jays maintains the clinch.
Jays is working Steve over against the cage.

Jays's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jays closes the distance and pushes Steve back into the cage.

Jays breaks the clinch.
Jays fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Jays counters with a stiff right hand.

Jays has closed the distance and engaged Steve in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blue Jays dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jays takes the fight into the clinch.
Jays slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Jays.
Jays lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jays lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jays slows down the pace here.
Jays works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jays has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jays manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jays pushes Steve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jays escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jays moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Jays scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jays works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Jays.

Jays's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Jays.

Jays moves into the clinch.
Jays lands a right hand.

Steve is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jays lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Steve to his knees! Jays keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Jays!