PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vviktung Bolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Link has chosen Mr. Trololo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bolski
vs
Link

214 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
216 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vviktung Bolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Link!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Link staying out of range there.
Bolski thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolski misses with a body shot
and Link counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bolski throws a sloppy body shot

and Link counters with a crisp one two that drops Bolski! Link thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bolski to his feet! Bolski is in big trouble!
Bolski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bolski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Link wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolski misses with the ground and pound.
Bolski landing strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Bolski.
Bolski prevents Link from escaping the position.
Bolski grinds an elbow into Link's temple.
Bolski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Link down.
Link really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Link is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bolski is controlling him well.
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.
Bolski working the head and body with strikes.
Link wants to get back to his feet but Bolski drags him back down.
Bolski working the ground and pound but Link is defending the strikes.
Bolski lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Bolski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bolski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bolski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Link sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bolski prevents Link from escaping the position.
Bolski misses with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolski working the head with strikes.
Bolski in side control, throwing shots but Link defends.
Check out the look on Bolski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolski looking to control but instead Link has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Link has hold of Bolski's hands but Bolski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bolski is nestled in close to Link, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bolski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bolski lands with a punch from half guard.
Bolski 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.
Bolski is trying to control the action in half guard but Link is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Link wants to get back to his feet.
Bolski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Link with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Link has hold of Bolski's hands but Bolski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Link on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski is trying to control the action in half guard but Link is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bolski thows a huge punch but Link dodges it nicely.
Bolski controlling the action here.
Link has hold of Bolski's hands but Bolski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bolski is looking to pass Link's guard but actually Link recovers to full guard.
Bolski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Link is keeping the position for now.

Link manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Link as he jumps to the side.
Bolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Link was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolski.
Bolski takes one on the button.
Bolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Link scores with a head kick. Bolski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Link as Bolski shoots in.
Bolski misses with a body punch
enabling Link to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Link counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolski misses the body punch
enabling Link to counter with a crisp jab.

Bolski drives through with a takedown into Link's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Bolski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vviktung Bolski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Link.
Bolski swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Link counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Link.
Bolski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Link after a bit of a struggle.
Bolski keeps control of Link as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolski misses with a body punch.
Link is trying to force a seperation but Bolski has the dominant position.

Link pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolski misses with a shot to the body
and Link counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Link avoids the body shot from Bolski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Link lands with a cross.
Link tries to land a front kick but Bolski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolski swings away with a body shot that misses

and Link counters with a shoot takedown. Bolski fights it but they end up in guard.
Link must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bolski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Link's guard.
Bolski trying to control but Link is working from the bottom.
Bolski prevents Link from getting back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bolski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Link is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolski stands up over Link, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bolski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bolski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Link is looking to stand up but Bolski isn't so interested in that idea.
Bolski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bolski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bolski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bolski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Link avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski passes Link's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bolski wants to pass the guard but Link is defending well.
Bolski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bolski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bolski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Link defending well though.
Bolski is trying to control the action in half guard but Link is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Bolski.
Bolski trying to pass the guard but Link defending well.
Bolski slips a nice elbow through Link's hands, connecting with Link's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Link tries to kick Bolski off in order to stand up. Bolski Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bolski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bolski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vviktung Bolski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Link regains half guard, as Bolski was trying to land strikes.

Link manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bolski is looking to wear down Link with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Link keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Link misses with a few strikes there.
Bolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Link moves away.
Bolski shoots in looking for a takedown. Link tries to sprawl out of it but Bolski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Link manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vviktung Bolski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bolski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vviktung Bolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolski misses with a body punch
and Link connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Link misses with a body kick.
Link keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Link showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolski.
Bolski scores with a jab to the body.
Bolski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Link counters with a low kick, right behind Bolski 's knee.
Bolski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Link.
Link scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gerard Link seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Link's half guard.
Bolski throws a strike but Link avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bolski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bolski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bolski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolski distracts Link with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Link wants to stand and escape but Bolski is having none of it.
Bolski is in close to Link's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bolski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Link keeping moving, preventing Bolski from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bolski pushing down on Link's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bolski wants to control but Link is keeping him busy.
Bolski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bolski stops Link from getting back to his feet.
Link takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bolski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Link taking some punishment here, with Bolski in his half guard.
Bolski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bolski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bolski stops Link from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Bolski there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski throwing shots but Link is blocking nicely.
Bolski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Link's head.
Bolski is looking to take a break and control but Link is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Link blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolski.
Bolski 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.
Bolski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Link's head.
Link is looking to escape.
Bolski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Link is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bolski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Link does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bolski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bolski drops an elbow to the side of Link's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolski 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.
Bolski is nestled in close to Link, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Bolski wants to work for an arm triangle but Link is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bolski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vviktung Bolski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Bolski there.
Gerard Link has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolski moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vviktung Bolski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov 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... Vviktung Bolski!
After the fight, Vviktung Bolski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.