PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Autumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fighting Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Autumn comes to the cage accompanied by Dixie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Autumn
vs
Fury

186 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

191 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Autumn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fighting Fury!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fury rushes Autumn and presses him up against the cage.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Autumn managing to block the knees to the body from Fury.
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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

Autumn pushes Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Autumn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Autumn landing knees to the head.
Autumn is looking to control Fury's arms but Fury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Autumn has his back to the cage.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the head but Fury blocks with his arms.
Fury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury lands an elbow just above Autumn 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fury as Autumn tries to tie him up.
Fury lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fury gets tackled into the cage by Autumn. Autumn maintains the clinch.
Autumn misses with a knee strike.
Fury missing with knees to the body.

Autumn decides to pull guard.
Autumn wants to stand up but Fury is controlling him.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Autumn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Autumn is on top in guard.
Autumn trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Autumn stands up from Fury's guard - Autumn perhaps looking for a knockout.

Fury has closed the distance and engaged Autumn in a clinch.
Autumn is trying to push Fury away but Fury has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fury has Autumn pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Autumn avoids it.
Fury looks winded!
Autumn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fury putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Autumn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Autumn.
Fury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Autumn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury tries a knee to the head but Autumn blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Autumn avoiding damage as Fury throws knees to the body.
Autumn blocks an elbow strike.
Autumn avoids the elbow strike from Fury, against the cage.
Autumn stalling in the clinch.
Autumn scores with a knee to the head.
Autumn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fury's face.
Fury pressing his opponent against the cage.
Autumn misses with an elbow strike.

Autumn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Autumn wants to get back to his feet but Fury is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Autumn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to stand but Autumn is controlling his posture from full guard.

Fury stands and steps away. Autumn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Autumn throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Autumn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fury clinches with his opponent.
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.

Autumn successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Autumn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fury stands up and waves to Autumn to follow him.

Fury moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fighting Fury will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Autumn rushes Fury and presses him up against the cage.
Fury trying to stall but Autumn improves his position.
Fury takes a knee right on the jaw!
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.
Autumn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Autumn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fury uses from the top position.
Autumn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
Fury stops Autumn from standing up.

Autumn kicks Fury off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Autumn.

Fury closes the distance and pushes Autumn back into the cage.
Fury taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Autumn wants to stall.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Fury is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Fury.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn takes a knee to the side of the body.

Fury manages to break the clinch.

Fury has closed the distance and engaged Autumn in a clinch.
Fury misses with a knee to the head.
Autumn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Autumn.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Autumn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fury connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Autumn breaks from the clinch.
Autumn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Fury moves into the clinch.
Autumn misses with a body punch.
Fury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Fury's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Autumn manages to break the clinch.

Autumn gets tackled into the cage by Fury. Fury maintains the clinch.
Autumn is trying to maintain a safe position but Fury gets an underhook and turns Autumn into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fury obliges.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Autumn looking to slow down the pace here.
Fury misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fury manages to break the clinch.

Fury clinches up against the cage.
Autumn with a knee to the head.
Fury lands an elbow just above Autumn 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Autumn scores with a knee to the head.
Autumn is looking to break free of the clinch but Fury has double underhooks.
Fury tries to pull guard but Autumn won't allow it.

Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Autumn has managed to clinch.
Fury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Autumn lands with a kick to the temple. Fury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Autumn has managed to clinch.
Autumn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Autumn avoiding damage as Fury throws knees to the body.
Autumn lands an elbow that stopped Fury in his tracks for a moment.
Fury throws an elbow that misses.

Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Autumn rushes Fury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Autumn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Autumn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Autumn scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Autumn trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Autumn controlling the action here for a moment.
Fury landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Augustus Autumn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Autumn moves into the clinch successfully.
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.
Fury tries to land knees in the clinch but Autumn avoids the damage to the body.
Autumn tries to circle away but Fury has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fury.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Autumn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Autumn has taken the fight to the clinch.

Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury blocks a head kick by Autumn.

Fury clinches up with Autumn and pushes him back against the cage.
Fury has Autumn pressed against the cage, preventing Autumn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Autumn takes an elbow to the temple.
Autumn misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Autumn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Autumn misses with a knee strike.

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

Fury darts in and clinches Autumn up against the cage.
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Autumn taking a breather.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Autumn in his tracks for a moment.
Autumn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fury scores a nice knee to the body.

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

Fury clinches.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Autumn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury is looking to break free of the clinch but Autumn has double underhooks.
Autumn throws an elbow but it misses.
Autumn landing knees to the head.

Autumn manages to break the clinch.
Fighting Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fury gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fury throws an elbow but misses.
Fury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but Autumn blocks with his arms.
Autumn blocks the elbow strike.
Autumn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

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

Autumn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighting Fury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fury prevents Autumn from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury working Autumn over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fury obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.

Fury breaks from the clinch.

Autumn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Autumn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Autumn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Autumn blocks it with crossed arms.

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

Fury has closed the distance and engaged Autumn in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Autumn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fury's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Autumn tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
Autumn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury effectively controlling the action here.
Fury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Autumn blocks it with crossed arms.
Autumn trying to land knees to the body.
Fury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Autumn avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Autumn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fury walks away with a smile on his face. Autumn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Autumn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Autumn with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fury manages to break the clinch.

Fury moves into the clinch.
Fury missing with knees to the body.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fighting Fury.
I think Fury 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fighting Fury!