PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dion Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa ss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lion comes to the cage accompanied by roit. Papa ss will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lion
vs
ss

172 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Dion Lion!
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, Papa ss!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ss slaps away a takedown attempt from Lion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
ss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ss misses with a wild combination.
ss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ss throws a right and a left that both miss.
ss throws a right and a left that both miss.
ss slaps away a takedown attempt from Lion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
ss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

ss gets caught flat footed, as Lion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Lion gets to his feet - ss follows without any prompting.
Papa ss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ss throws a combination that misses

and Lion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
ss looks gassed!
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!
Lion wants to stand but ss is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lion decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ss, up you get!
Lion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ss swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dion Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lion shoots in but no luck this time.
Lion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ss is fending him off so far but Lion persists. Nope, ss circles away and we're back to standing.
ss looks to land a combination but Lion avoids it well.
ss lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
ss swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from ss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ss throws a series of punches but Lion avoids them all with ease.
ss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lion shoots in but ss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from ss misses.
Some wild striking there from ss.
Lion tries to score a power double leg takedown but ss sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lion somewhat.
ss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ss sprawls well. ss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lion gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from ss misses.
ss looks to land a combination. Lion sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ss fails to land with a series of punches.
ss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lion avoids a punch combination nicely.
ss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lion.
ss misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ss throws a series of punches but Lion avoids them all with ease.

Lion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
ss is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lion asserts his dominance and retains side control.
ss is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Lion stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lion circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dion Lion dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

ss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ss misses with a wild combination.

Lion shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Lion postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for ss to stand up.
ss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left and a right from ss both land. Nice combination.
ss feints a jab promting Lion to slip. ss then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lion shoots in for a takedown but ss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ss lands a jab-cross combination.
ss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lion.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dion Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ss.
ss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
ss stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from ss misses.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion shoots in for a takedown but ss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Papa ss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ss throws a right and a left that both miss.
ss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ss throws a series of punches but Lion moves out of range.
Lion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ss avoids it really well and circles away.
Lion slips a jab and a cross from ss.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ss.
Lion fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ss throws a series of punches but Lion moves out of range.
ss stuffs the takedown.
ss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lion circles away quickly and effectively.
ss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lion shoots for a double leg takedown but ss sprawls well. He's pushed Lion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ss misses with a series of wild punches.
ss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papa ss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion shoots in looking for a takedown but ss manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
ss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ss is working the combinations to good effect here.
ss misses with the combination.
ss stuffs the takedown attempt from Lion. Lion gets slowly back to his feet.
ss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lion circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into ss's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Papa ss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ss misses with a few strikes there.
ss misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from ss misses.
ss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from ss. Those never looked like landing.
Lion looks for a takedown but ss sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dion Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ss swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion shoots in for a double leg but ss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lion circles away quickly and effectively.
Lion tries for a takedown but ss circles away easily
and ss counters with a three punch combo that has Lion backing up. Lion nods at ss to acknowledge the strikes.
ss pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lion back to the cage. ss follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
ss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ss as he jumps to the side.
ss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lion.
Dion Lion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging ss to the ground. Lion is now in ss's guard.

Lion decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ss, up you get!
Lion shoots in for a takedown but ss shows good takedown defense.
ss throws a series of strikes that have Lion backpedaling.
Lion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ss as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ss stuffs the takedown.
Lion closes this distance looking for a takedown but ss circles away.
ss throws a series of punches but Lion avoids them all with ease.
ss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ss throws a series of punches but Lion avoids them all with ease.
Lion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ss as he avoids it easily.
ss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ss tries to bum rush Lion with a series of wild strikes but Lion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lion shoots in for a takedown but ss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ss fails to land with a series of punches.
ss throws a series of punches but Lion avoids them all with ease.
ss throws a right and a left that Lion avoids nicely.
ss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ss misses with a two punch combination.
ss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lion is trying hard to land a takedown here. ss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
ss misses with a two punch combination.
ss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lion shoots in looking for a takedown but ss manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
ss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ss misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa ss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ss 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa ss!