PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Pinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bulge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bulge is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pinsky
vs
Bulge

193 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Pinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Bulge!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulge throws an overhand right that lands on Pinsky's shoulder, as Pinsky tries to avoid the shot.
Pinsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bulge lands a head shot.
Bulge scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pinsky moves in looking to clinch but Bulge pushes him off.
A jab from Bulge finds it's way through Pinsky's defenses.
Bulge fails with a takedown attempt.
Billy Bulge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinsky ducks under a wild hook from Bulge.
Bulge just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulge has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pinsky is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bulge throws a leg kick but Pinsky moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bulge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulge.
Bulge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinsky but Pinsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pinsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pinsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pinsky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pinsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bulge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinsky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pinsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bulge as he avoids it easily.
Bulge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinsky.
Pinsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Pinsky tries to sprawl but Bulge drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bulge stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulge is looking to pass Pinsky's guard but actually Pinsky recovers to full guard.
Bulge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bulge won't allow Pinsky to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Bulge.
Bulge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aleksander Pinsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bulge.
Bulge moves out of range as Pinsky strikes.
Bulge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulge misses with a body kick.
Bulge shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinsky sprawls well. Pinsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bulge gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Bulge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bulge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bulge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bulge.
Pinsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulge.
Pinsky throws a looping overhand right but Bulge ducks down to avoid it.
Bulge scoring well with a low kick there.
Bulge throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bulge misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulge.

Bulge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bulge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulge cracks Pinsky with a solid left hand.
Bulge preventing the sweep.
Pinsky is working hard here to advance position.
Bulge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pinsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinsky keeping moving, preventing Bulge from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bulge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksander Pinsky just wasn't active enough.
Bulge fails to land the takedown.
Aleksander Pinsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bulge.
Pinsky misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Bulge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pinsky shoots in and drives through. Bulge sprawls well.
Pinsky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Pinsky misses

and Bulge counters with a single leg into guard. Pinsky didn't expect that.
Bulge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bulge chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulge wants to pass the guard but Pinsky is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bulge trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bulge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bulge shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinsky tries to sprawl out of it but Bulge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinsky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bulge shoots in looking for a takedown but Pinsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bulge's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Pinsky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pinsky passes Bulge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pinsky lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pinsky lands a nice short elbow.
Pinsky thows a huge punch but Bulge dodges it nicely.
Bulge is looking for a sweep. Pinsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pinsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bulge works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bulge wants to sweep here but Pinsky controlling him for the moment.
Pinsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bulge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pinsky cracks Bulge with a solid left hand.
Pinsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bulge can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bulge has momentary wrist control but Pinsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Bulge is trying to control the position but Pinsky postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulge managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinsky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bulge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bulge can't keep his opponent in guard - Pinsky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pinsky looks to land a strike but Bulge avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pinsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinsky pushes down on Bulge's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bulge is pressing down on Pinsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinsky throws a strike but Bulge rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bulge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bulge trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulge trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Bulge hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bulge shoots for a takedown but Pinsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aleksander Pinsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bulge.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinsky.
Aleksander Pinsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulge fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Pinsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bulge 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bulge!