PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spike Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nothing has chosen Vegan Reich - The Way It Is as his entrance music. Spike Law has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Law
vs
or Nothing

175 cm
34
145 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

175 cm
38
126 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spike Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nothing slips under a jab from Law.
Nothing takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nothing throws a hook but Law blocks it.
Law lands a front kick.

Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Law trying to move into half guard but instead Nothing has managed to sweep!
Nothing is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Law keeping full guard, as Nothing tries to pass.
Nothing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nothing wants to pass the guard but Law is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nothing passes the guard and advances to mount!
Law is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nothing controlling his opponent.
Law is looking to improve his position but Nothing isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is squirming around, avoiding Nothing's attempts to control the action.
Law is looking to get to half guard.
Law is trying to stand up.
Nothing controlling from the full mount.
Nothing tries to control but Law wriggling away.
Law tries to control Nothing's body but Nothing pushes him off. Law squirms to his side and now Nothing has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing tries to keep control of the position but Law is staying busy.
Nothing controlling well, preventing Law from escaping the position.
Law has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Law breaks Nothing's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Law is looking to work some ground and pound but Nothing has wrist control.
Law looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law throws a big elbow that misses.
Law trying to control but Nothing is working from the bottom.
Law is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Spike Law wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Law 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.

Spike Law dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Law connects with a crisp jab.
Nothing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nothing misses with the combination.
Law tries a head kick but it misses.
Law changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nothing is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Law scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Law wants to control but Nothing is keeping him busy.
Spike Law overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law wants to take a breather but Nothing manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Law.
Law wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.
Nothing 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.
Law postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Nothing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Spike Law has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Law paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Law misses with a wild combination.
Law misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Law.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nothing.
A combination from Law does no damage.
Nothing missing with a left hand there. Law was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nothing blocks a head kick by Law.
Law tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nothing was well out of range. Poor timing from Law.
Law lands a jab-cross combination.
Law cracks Nothing with an open hand slap.
Nothing takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nothing throws a right hand that misses
and Law counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law lands a high kick!
Nothing takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Nothing is rocked!
Spike Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Law tests Nothing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nothing is still on wobbly legs! Can Law finish him?
Nothing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nothing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nothing seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law fails to land with a series of punches.
Spike Law is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Law ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Law dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nothing on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nothing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Law.
Nothing throws a jab when Law was well out of range.
Nothing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Law.
Spike Law is winning the standup battle so far.
Nothing is looking to clinch.
Law throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nothing.

Law drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nothing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Law looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Law is on top in guard.
Law trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nothing keeping moving, preventing Law from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nothing holds on and takes a little breather.
Law is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law looking to pass the guard.
Law throwing strikes from guard but Nothing blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Law lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Law keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Law throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Law shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Law showed some decent athleticism there.
Law trying to mount his opponent but Nothing defends it.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nothing wants to control but Law is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Law is working for a kimura but Nothing is defending it quite comfortably.

Law is working for an americana but Nothing has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Law was thinking about the submission.
Spike Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law looking to sit in guard and control but Nothing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nothing preventing the sweep.
All or Nothing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nothing wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.

Law escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nothing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Law showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Law 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Law!