PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautin has chosen Lobotomy by The Ramones as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that John Matrix has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Matrix seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Matrix
vs
Bautin

200 cm
30
280 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

220 cm
31
290 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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KAISER
Nfinite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergei Bautin!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautin misses with an uppercut. Matrix saw that one coming.
Matrix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bautin as he jumps to the side.
Matrix looks for a takedown but Bautin sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Bautin as Matrix shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Matrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Matrix decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Matrix prevents Bautin from improving his position.
Bautin is staying active underneath Matrix, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Matrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bautin defending well though.
Matrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Matrix tries to pass to full mount but Bautin defends it.
Bautin is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautin is looking to control Matrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bautin avoid being mounted?
Matrix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matrix passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bautin!
Bautin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Matrix is trying to control the action in half guard but Bautin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bautin trying to control from the bottom.
Matrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bautin defending well though.
Matrix is looking to advance position but Bautin won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautin is not content to let Matrix control the position.
Bautin wants to get back to his feet.
Matrix takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matrix working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Matrix wants to pass the guard but Bautin is defending well.
Bautin wants to get back to full guard.
Matrix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matrix stalling.
Matrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bautin defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin is looking to control Matrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bautin avoid being mounted?
Bautin is looking to improve his position.
Matrix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matrix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bautin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matrix throwing shots but Bautin is blocking nicely.
Matrix wants to pass the guard but Bautin is defending well.
Bautin is trying to stand up here but Matrix is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Matrix there.
Matrix throwing shots but Bautin is blocking nicely.

Matrix wants to work for an arm triangle but Bautin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bautin is looking to improve his position.
Matrix moves nicely into side control.

Matrix looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bautin regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bautin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matrix throwing shots but Bautin is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matrix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bautin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Matrix tries to strike from the bottom.
Bautin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Matrix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Matrix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bautin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bautin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matrix seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matrix has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bautin wants to control from the top but Matrix keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautin won't allow Matrix to sweep him here.
Bautin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bautin stopping the sweep attempt from Matrix.
Matrix trying to control the position.
Matrix keeping moving, preventing Bautin from controlling successfully.
Bautin throws a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Matrix moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bautin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bautin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bautin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matrix shoots for a takedown but Bautin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matrix shoots in looking for a takedown but Bautin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matrix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Matrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Bautin misses its intended target.
Matrix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bautin defends it nicely.
Matrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bautin.

Bautin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Matrix quickly recovers to half guard.
Bautin is trying to control the action in half guard but Matrix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bautin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matrix defending well though.
Matrix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
John Matrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matrix defending well though.
Matrix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bautin is working away from the top position though.
Bautin working over Matrix with some ground and pound. Matrix looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bautin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bautin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matrix is looking to control Bautin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matrix avoid being mounted?
Bautin stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sergei Bautin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bautin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matrix on the side of the head.

Bautin gets caught flat footed, as Matrix shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matrix throwing strikes but missing.
Matrix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bautin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matrix trying to control but Bautin is working from the bottom.
Bautin looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Bautin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Matrix has his takedown stuffed
and Bautin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautin throws a leg kick that misses.
Bautin fails to land with a series of punches.
Bautin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautin.
Bautin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matrix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautin.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautin misses the target.
Bautin lands with a nice body punch.
Matrix slips under a jab from Bautin.
Bautin misses with a body shot.
Bautin missing with a left hand there. Matrix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matrix lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matrix throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bautin's waist but Bautin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matrix off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Matrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bautin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bautin throws an overhand right that lands on Matrix's shoulder, as Matrix tries to avoid the shot.
Matrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Matrix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bautin throws a leg kick but Matrix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bautin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bautin throws a solid leg kick but Matrix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bautin.
A big right from Bautin misses.
Bautin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matrix on the side of the head.
Bautin looks to land a left hand but Matrix moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Matrix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Matrix working Bautin over with strikes.
Matrix trying to control from half guard but Bautin is working away.
Bautin trying to control but Matrix postures up.
Bautin tries to roll over but Matrix keeps him under control.
Matrix is keen to just control but Bautin is a slippery customer.
Bautin trying to control but Matrix postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sergei Bautin.
Matrix shoots in for a double leg but Bautin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matrix fails with the takedown.
Bautin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bautin misses with a looping right.
Bautin missing with a left hand there. Matrix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautin throws a jab when Matrix was well out of range.
Matrix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bautin defends it nicely.
Bautin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sergei Bautin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bautin feints a jab promting Matrix to slip. Bautin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matrix slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matrix defending well as Bautin loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bautin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matrix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bautin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matrix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Bautin as he connects with a hook.
Bautin misses with a wild body shot.
Matrix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matrix tries for a takedown but Bautin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Matrix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bautin is trying to defend but Matrix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matrix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Bautin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bautin 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Bautin!
Sergei Bautin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hopkins Athletics ($6 shirts!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.