PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vener Galiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meriu Crinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Galiev
vs
Crinichi

175 cm
18
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Russian Tech Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vener Galiev!
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, Meriu Crinichi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galiev wants to clinch.
Crinichi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Crinichi shoots in for a double leg but Galiev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galiev throws a leg kick but Crinichi moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galiev looks to land a body kick but Crinichi moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiev throws a leg kick which misses Crinichi's front leg but catches the back leg as Crinichi tries to avoid it.
Galiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crinichi is out of range.
Galiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Galiev.
Crinichi checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Galiev throws a head kick but Crinichi moves out of range.
Galiev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crinichi checks a leg kick.
Galiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crinichi is out of range and Galiev settles back down.
Galiev throws a sloppy head kick and Crinichi moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vener Galiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galiev cracks Crinichi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crinichi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiev throws a solid leg kick but Crinichi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galiev.
Galiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Galiev tries to score with a low kick but Crinichi moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Galiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crinichi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vener Galiev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Galiev, right into the meat.
Crinichi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Meriu Crinichi has been cut.
Crinichi checks a leg kick.
Galiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crinichi's calf.
Galiev misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crinichi shoots for a takedown but Galiev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crinichi is breathing heavily.
Galiev throws a sloppy head kick and Crinichi moves out of range easily.
Galiev scores with a spinning back kick!
Galiev throws a front kick that sends Crinichi stumbling back into the cage.
Galiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crinichi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Galiev throws a solid leg kick but Crinichi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galiev.
Galiev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crinichi's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Galiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crinichi. That did some damage!
Galiev connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Galiev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crinichi moves out of range as Galiev throws a body kick.
Galiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crinichi. That did some damage!
Galiev scores with a leg kick.
Crinichi shoots in for a double leg but Galiev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crinichi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Galiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vener Galiev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Meriu Crinichi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Galiev lands with an overhand left.
Galiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crinichi checks a leg kick.
Galiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Crinichi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Galiev has got the better of the exchanges.
Galiev throws a wild body kick that Crinichi sees coming a mile off.
Vener Galiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Crinichi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galiev scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Galiev. That's going to slow Crinichi down.
Galiev lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crinichi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Galiev.
A head kick misses from Galiev.
Galiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Galiev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Crinichi blocks the low kick.
Galiev throws a head kick but Crinichi moves out of range.
Crinichi checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Galiev misses with a low kick.
Crinichi checks a leg kick.
Meriu Crinichi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crinichi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Galiev can pounce on him.
Galiev is looking to score with low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vener Galiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galiev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Vener Galiev!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Vener Galiev!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Vener Galiev!

Vener Galiev wins by unanimous decision!