PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sioux Sie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Dance With The Devil as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sie
vs
Victorio

189 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

197 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Perkele!

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sioux Sie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sie throws a low kick but Victorio avoids it.
Victorio lands a right hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Victorio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Victorio misses with a body shot.
Victorio throws a leg kick

and Sie counters with a single leg into guard. Victorio didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Victorio seems keen to control Sie's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Victorio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Victorio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sie wants to pass the guard but Victorio is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sie postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Victorio wants to sweep here but Sie controlling him for the moment.
Sie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Victorio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sie with a flurry of punches that miss.

Victorio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Victorio keeping moving, preventing Sie from controlling successfully.
Victorio pulls Sie in close to his closed guard and prevents Sie from doing any damage or advancing position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sie.
Victorio throws a hook but Sie avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Victorio lands.
Sie loads up on a big right hand but Victorio slips the punch.
A head kick by Sie misses
and Victorio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sie thinking.
Victorio misses with a hook.
Victorio tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Victorio misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Victorio.
A chopping leg kick lands by Victorio.

Sie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sie wants to take a breather but Victorio is having none of it.
Victorio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Victorio wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio looking to control.
Victorio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sie.

Victorio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Victorio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sie stays in close to Victorio's body and controls the position.
Sie postures up in Victorio's guard and throws a big left but Victorio blocks it.
Sie stopping the sweep attempt from Victorio.
Victorio trying to control the position.
Sie throws a big elbow that misses.
Victorio wants to sweep but no luck.
Sie stays in close to Victorio's body and controls the position.
Sie trying to control the position from guard on top but Victorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sie 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is trying to control the position but Sie postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sie tries to score with a low kick but Victorio moves his leg out of the way.
Sie looks for a takedown but Victorio sprawls well.
Victorio throws a leg kick but Sie sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Victorio misses.
Tommy Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sie.
Victorio checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sie takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sie slips under a jab.
Victorio lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Victorio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Victorio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sie.
Victorio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sie throws an off balance right hand
and Victorio counters with an outside leg kick.
Sie missing with a left hand there. Victorio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victorio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sie.
Victorio misses the shot to the body.
Sie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Victorio looks to score with a jab to the body but Sie is just out of range.

Sie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sie lands in his opponent's guard.
Sie stopping the sweep attempt from Victorio.
Sie wants to control from the top but Victorio keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio is pulling down on Sie's head to control his posture.
Sie trying to control but Victorio is working from the bottom.
Victorio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sie postures up and lands a big shot to Victorio's brow.
Sie throwing strikes from guard but Victorio blocks nicely.
Sie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sie distracts Victorio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Victorio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sie manages to get himself to full guard.

Sie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sie is trying to control the position but Victorio postures up.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Sie keeps moving.
Sie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sie looking for a sweep. Not yet Sie, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio trying to control but Sie is working from the bottom.
Sie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Victorio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tommy Victorio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Victorio throws a right hand that Sie ducks under and follows up with a left that Sie also avoids with ease.
Sie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Victorio lands a nice shot to the body.
Sie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Victorio ducks under a wild hook from Sie.
Sie misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sie avoids the head kick by Victorio.
Victorio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sie checks it well.
Victorio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Victorio misses with a low kick.
Sie misses with a looping right.
Victorio throws a leg kick but Sie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Victorio's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big left from Sie misses.
Sie misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio lands with a shot to the body.
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 Sioux Sie 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!

Victorio with a hook.
Victorio lands a nice shot that snaps Sie's head back.

Victorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Sie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sie misses with a punch on the inside.
Victorio slows down the pace here.
Sie blocks an uppercut.
Victorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victorio controlling the action here for a moment.
Victorio works on Sie's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Victorio.
Victorio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Victorio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sie tries to pull guard but Victorio holds him up against the cage and eventually Sie drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sioux Sie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victorio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sie stalling.

Victorio breaks the clinch.
Victorio throws a hook but Sie blocks it.
Sie throws a wild body kick that Victorio sees coming a mile off.
Victorio's corner calls for a 1-2. Victorio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie throws the kick towards the body but Victorio avoids it.
Victorio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Victorio stuns Sie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Victorio as Sie shoots in.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Victorio.
Sie connects with a looping right hand.
Sie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sie.
Tommy Victorio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victorio throws a head kick but Sie moves out of range.
Sie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Victorio circles away quickly and effectively.
Sie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sie moves away.
Sie clobbers Victorio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Victorio misses.
Sie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Victorio is fending him off so far but Sie persists. Nope, Victorio circles away and we're back to standing.
Good work by Victorio as he checks the leg kick.

Sie rushes Victorio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Victorio breaks the clinch.
Tommy Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victorio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sie blocks a head kick by Victorio.
Sie avoids the head kick by Victorio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sie wants to clinch.
Victorio slaps away a takedown attempt from Sie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Victorio. Beautiful body shot.
Sie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Sie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorio lands a really nice looking cross but Sie seems unphased.
Donk. Victorio catches Sie right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Victorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Victorio 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Victorio!
Tommy Victorio thanked the fans post fight for their support.