PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marcia Carolus Rex. Assassin has chosen yes as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Aurelius
vs
Assassin

156 cm
35
148 lbs
26 - 7 - 2

170 cm
34
149 lbs
31 - 11 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assassin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aurelius keeps the fight on the outside.
Aurelius swings for the body but Assassin moves out of range.

Assassin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assassin misses with a punch on the inside.
Assassin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius blocks a body shot from Assassin.
Aurelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelius takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assassin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
A short right from Aurelius on the inside.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Aurelius manages to get underhooks.
Assassin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assassin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assassin lands with a light punch inside.
Assassin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assassin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assassin.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Aurelius.

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!
Aurelius can't find room to land a body shot as Assassin controls the action.
Aurelius pushes Assassin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assassin throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assassin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aureliuss head.
Assassin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Aurelius manages to get underhooks.

Aurelius breaks from the clinch.
Assassin shoots in but Aurelius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lager Assassin.
A good leg kick by Aurelius.
Assassin punishes Aurelius's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assassin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Assassin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aurelius can't do much from the bottom here.
Assassin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aurelius struggling a bit here.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Assassin crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius struggling a bit here.
Assassin trying to control the action but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Assassin lands a nice forearm strike.
The ground and pound from Assassin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Aurelius dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assassin drops an elbow to the side of Aurelius's head.
Assassin trying to pass the guard but Aurelius defending well.
Aurelius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aurelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Assassin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aurelius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin throws a hook but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assassin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assassin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aurelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aurelius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aurelius swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin misses with a body shot.
Assassin misses with a hook. Aurelius ducked under it nicely.
Assassin throws a big shot that misses.

Assassin clinches with his opponent.
Aurelius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aurelius prevents the takedown attempt.
Assassin misses with a punch on the inside.
Assassin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assassin swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a hook that snaps the head of Assassin backwards.
Assassin throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelius can't find room to land a body shot as Assassin controls the action.
Assassin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aurelius prevents it.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lager Assassin.
Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Aurelius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Assassin goes for a takedown attempt but Aurelius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius moves out of range as Assassin strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius connects with a high kick.
Aurelius moves out of range as Assassin strikes.
Lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin tests Aurelius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aurelius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Assassin misses.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assassin's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Assassin tries to clinch
and Aurelius counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius staying out of range there.

Assassin clinches with his opponent.
Assassin working aggressively here.

Aurelius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelius moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius misses with a low kick as Assassin jumps back.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
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 Sigvard Aurelius will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aurelius checks a low kick from Assassin.
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt.
Aurelius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lager Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assassin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assassin shoots for a double leg takedown but Aurelius sprawls well. He's pushed Assassin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Assassin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aurelius throws a right hand that Assassin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assassin also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Aurelius.
Aurelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assassin.
Aurelius is looking to land body kicks.
Assassin lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Aurelius. No joy for Assassin on that attempt.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lager Assassin.

Assassin rushes Aurelius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Assassin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius misses with a punch to the body.
Assassin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assassin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Aurelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelius looks to land a body kick but Assassin moved away.
Assassin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assassin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
Aurelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assassin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Assassin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius pulls Assassin in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Assassin trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelius wants to sweep but no luck.
Aurelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
Assassin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Assassin preventing the sweep.
Aurelius is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius managing to control the position.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assassin.
Assassin pushing down on Aurelius's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Assassin is thwarting Aurelius's attempts to control the position.
Assassin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelius trying to control but Assassin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lager Assassin really dominated that round.
That's time! Aurelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Assassin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Assassin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Assassin.
Assassin misses with the combination.
Assassin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Assassin avoids the body shot from Aurelius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Assassin.
Assassin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Assassin.
A left lands for Assassin.
Aurelius misses with a two punch combination.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Aurelius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Assassin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Assassin scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assassin.
Aurelius controls Assassin momentarily but Assassin frees himself.
Assassin throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Aurelius.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin stands and throws Aurelius's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Assassin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Assassin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aurelius trying to hold on to Assassin's head to control him but Assassin postures up.

Assassin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Assassin wants to take a breather but Aurelius is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking to control Assassin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aurelius avoid being mounted?
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assassin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelius is positioning himself well to prevent Assassin advancing to mount.
Assassin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Assassin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assassin throwing shots but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lager Assassin dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Assassin doesn't manage to clinch there - Aurelius circles away.
Aurelius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Assassin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assassin feints a jab promting Aurelius to slip. Assassin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aurelius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Assassin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Assassin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aurelius manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assassin.
Assassin wants to pass to mount but Aurelius is defending the position.

Assassin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aurelius wants to control but Assassin is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Assassin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Aurelius regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sigvard Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelius's brow.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
Assassin pushing down on Aurelius's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aurelius is doing well to control the position and prevent Assassin from advancing to side control.
Aurelius won't allow Assassin to pass to mount.
Assassin throws a strike but Aurelius avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Assassin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelius swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Assassin is one step ahead there.
Aurelius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Assassin's guard.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aurelius passes into side control.
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aurelius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Assassin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Assassin looking for subs off his back but Aurelius has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lager Assassin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Assassin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Assassin tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
Assassin trying to control but Aurelius postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aurelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lager Assassin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assassin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lager Assassin! Lager Assassin retains his featherweight title!
Lager Assassin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.