PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cyclone Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and miguel russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Major might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock you like a hurricane. 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.

Major
vs
russell

210 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyclone Major!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, miguel russell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Major tries for a takedown but russell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Major fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Major changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. russell tries to avoid it but Major manages to keep hold of a leg and drag russell to the ground. russell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyclone Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.
russell shoots and misses

so Major counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Major is in close to russell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
russell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Major's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Major won't allow russell to sweep him here.
russell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Major manages to get himself to full guard.
Major striking off his back but it's not causing russell any problems.
Major throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
russell throwing strikes from guard but Major blocks nicely.
Major has momentary wrist control but russell slips an elbow through the middle.
Major really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Major wants to sweep here but russell controlling him for the moment.
russell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Major striking off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Major will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Major gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and russell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Major is breathing heavily.
Major throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
russell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Major manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Major throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
russell moves into full guard.
russell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Major pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. russell is keeping the position for now.
russell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Major is one step ahead there.
russell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
russell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. russell connects with a nice short shot to Major's temple.
russell winds up and cracks Major with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Major on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Major tries to get out of the position.
russell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
russell winds up and cracks Major with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Major gets back to full guard.
Major is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Major lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
russell has hold of Major's hands but Major slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
russell striking from half guard on the bottom.
russell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Major is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Major blocks the strikes from russell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
russell taking some punishment here, with Major in his half guard.
Major seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
russell striking from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Major misses with a takedown

and russell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Major won't be happy with that.
russell lands some shots froms side control.
The ground and pound from russell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Major is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked russell off and has taken his back!
russell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Major working over russell with some ground and pound. russell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Major will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
russell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
russell keeping full guard, as Major tries to pass.
Major landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
russell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
russell prevents Major from getting the reversal.
Major throwing hammer fists to the chest of russell. What's that going to do exactly?
Major is in a horrible position here. russell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Major really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Major throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
russell working Major over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Major working to try and regain half guard.
russell landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

miguel russell 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.

russell wants to clinch up but Major keeps it at a distance.
miguel russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Major doesn't succeed with the takedown

and russell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Major's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
russell cracks Major with a solid left hand.
Major lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Major preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Major striking from the bottom here.
Major doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Major punching from the bottom.
russell stands up over Major, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Major has momentary wrist control but russell slips an elbow through the middle.
miguel russell has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
russell has his takedown stuffed

and Major counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Major blocks the strikes from russell.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for russell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Major connects with a nice short shot to russell's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Major seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
russell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Major working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Major landing with the ground and pound.
Major postures up and lands a big shot to russell's brow.
russell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Major tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Major gets back to full guard.
russell landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as russell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Major manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. russell manages to get himself to full guard.
Major distracts russell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
russell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Major is looking to improve his position but russell isn't that keen on the idea.
russell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
russell unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Major is desperately trying to improve his position but russell has a good base and remains in mount.
Major throwing hammer fists to the chest of russell. What's that going to do exactly?
Major is looking to improve his position but russell isn't that keen on the idea.
Major is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Major takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
russell is landing with some decent strikes but Major is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Major swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Major is working to get back to half guard.
russell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Major really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
russell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Major tries to reverse the position but russell maintains control.
russell landing punches.
Major is trying desperately to improve position.
russell is landing with some decent strikes but Major is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
russell blocks Major's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
russell lands a big shot there that rocks Major but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Major is bucking up trying to escape but russell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Major taking shots to the head.
Major keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
russell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
russell looking to ground and pound but Major is blocking nicely.
Major gets back to half guard.
Major gets full guard.
russell won't allow Major to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as russell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Major 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.
Major manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. russell manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Cyclone Major will probably get the nod.
That's time! Major's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Major tries for a takedown but russell circles away easily

and russell counters with a takedown into side control.
Major is looking for a sweep.
russell working the ground and pound.
russell lands an elbow.
Major manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Major wants to get back to full guard.
russell lands strikes from half guard.
russell slips a nice elbow through Major's hands, connecting with Major's forehead.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
russell closes the distance looking to clinch

and Major counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Major.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Major's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Major connects with a couple of short punches.
Major throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
russell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Major's guard.
russell lands a couple of digs.
Major lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for russell!
russell is trying to escape the mount.
Major unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Major connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Major there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Major putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Major there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
russell is desperately trying to improve his position but Major has a good base and remains in mount.
Major landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
russell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Major looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
russell manages to get to full guard.
Major is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Major scoring with some ground and pound.
russell looking for a sweep. Not yet russell, not yet.
russell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
russell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Major lands a couple of decent looking shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Major shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and russell counters with a shoot takedown. Major fights it but they end up in guard.
Major manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. russell manages to get himself to full guard.
Major pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. russell is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
russell wants to sweep but no luck.
Major postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
russell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Major is one step ahead there.
Major lands a couple of digs.
Major throwing strikes but missing.
russell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Major is one step ahead there.
Major looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
russell with a lazy takedown attempt

and Major counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for russell!
russell working to try and regain half guard.
Major with shots to the head and body - russell looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Major prevents russell from getting the reversal.
russell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
russell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
russell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
russell stopping the sweep attempt from Major.
russell with a nice head shot there.
russell won't allow Major to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
russell postures up and lands a big shot to Major's brow.
Major keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Major looking for a sweep. Not yet Major, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
russell has his takedown stuffed

and Major counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyclone Major showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Major has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyclone Major!