PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Projekti Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by V. Putin - Blueberry Hills. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Putin
vs
Mies

168 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Projekti Mies!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin throws an off balance right hand
and Mies counters with a good, hard body kick but Putin shrugs it off.
Putin misses with a right hand
and Mies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Putin throws out the jab.
Putin misses with an uppercut
and Mies counters with a body kick that stops Putin in his tracks momentarily.
Putin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mies moves away.
Putin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mies.
Mies doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Putin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin misses with an uppercut
and Mies makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Putin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Putin looks to land a right hand but Mies moved out of range.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
Putin throws a right hand that misses
and Mies counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Putin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin throws a looping overhand right but Mies ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin throws an off balance right hand
and Mies counters with a low kick, right behind Putin 's knee.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Mies is out of range.
Mies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Putin's waist but Putin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mies off to one side.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Mies is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Putin misses the target.
Putin misses with a right hand
and Mies counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Putin stuffs the takedown attempt from Mies. Mies gets slowly back to his feet.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Projekti Mies.
Putin throws a hook but Mies avoids it easily.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mies counter with a right hand.
Putin throws a poor cross that misses
and Mies counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Putin cracks Mies with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies moves away from the strike by Putin.
Putin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mies counters with a big head kick but Putin shrugs it off.
Putin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mies to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mies under the eye.
Mies is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Mies is out of range.
Putin misses with a wild body shot.
Mies defending well as Putin loads up on a big left hand.
Putin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Putin misses with a straight left.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies tries for a takedown but Putin circles away easily
and Putin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Putin throws a lazy uppercut
and Mies counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Putin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mies's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Putin throws a jab when Mies was well out of range.
Putin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Putin throws a combination that misses
and Mies counters with a solid body kick.
Mies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Putin throws an off balance right hand
and Mies counters with a nice body shot.
Putin throws a lazy uppercut
and Mies counters with a straight right hand.
Mies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putin.
Putin misses with an uppercut. Mies saw that one coming.
Mies slips a straight right by Putin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin punishes Mies's body with a nice straight punch.
Putin throws a hook but Mies blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Putin.
Putin throws a hook to the side of Mies's head but Mies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mies.
Mies throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range.
Putin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mies counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Putin swivels and escapes.
Putin misses with a left hand
and Mies makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Putin really felt that one!
Vlad Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Putin misses the target.
Mies shoots in looking for a takedown but Putin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Putin throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mies to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Putin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Putin.
The fighters circling - Putin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Mies is out of range.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
Putin misses with a hook. Mies ducked under it nicely.
Putin misses with an uppercut
and Mies counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Putin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Putin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putin jabs at Mies's body.
Mies has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Putin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin missing with a left hand there. Mies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mies is trying desperately to land a takedown but Putin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mies.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Putin but Putin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Putin misses with a hook
and Mies counters with a solid body kick.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin swings widly with a right hand
and Mies counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Projekti Mies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mies ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Putin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mies counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Putin looks to throw the jab but Mies is out of range.
Putin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Mies is out of range.
A jab from Putin misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Putin wants it to stay on the feet.
Putin misses with a straight left.
Mies ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Mies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Putin but Putin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Projekti Mies.
Putin throws a looping overhand right but Mies ducks down to avoid it.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putin misses with a left hand
and Mies counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Putin misses with an uppercut
and Mies counters with a big head kick but Putin shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Putin misses
and Mies counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Putin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mies sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
Putin slaps away a takedown attempt from Mies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mies slips a jab and a cross from Putin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mies.
Putin misses with a hook. Mies ducked under it nicely.
Putin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mies has a takedown stuffed.
Putin misses with a straight left.
Putin throws a lazy uppercut
and Mies counters with a good, hard body kick but Putin shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies looks for a takedown but Putin sprawls well.
Putin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Putin throws a right hand that misses
and Mies counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Putin misses with a right hand
and Mies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin misses with a lunging right hand
and Mies counters with a head kick.
Putin misses with a lunging right hand
and Mies counters with a left and a right that stings Putin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin misses with a right hand
and Mies counters with a nice body kick.
Putin misses with a left hand
and Mies counters with a two punch combo.
Putin throws a right hand that misses
and Mies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Putin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mies counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Putin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mies slips a straight right by Putin.
Putin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mies circles away quickly and effectively.
Putin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mies shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Putin as he avoids it easily.
Putin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mies.
Putin loads up on a big right hand but Mies slips the punch.
Putin misses with a combination
and Mies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vlad Putin is winning the standup battle so far.
Putin swings widly with a right hand
and Mies counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice takedown defense from Putin. No joy for Mies on that attempt.
Mies has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mies shoots for a double leg takedown but Putin sprawls well. He's pushed Mies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Projekti Mies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Putin.
Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin tries to bum rush Mies with a series of wild strikes but Mies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Putin throws a body punch but Mies moves out of range.
Mies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Putin tries to avoid it but Mies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Putin to the ground. Putin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Putin misses.
Putin throws the left hand but Mies avoids the punch easily.
Mies shoots for a double leg takedown but Putin sprawls well. He's pushed Mies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mies shoots in for a double leg but Putin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Putin tries to bum rush Mies with a series of wild strikes but Mies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mies takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a hook
and Mies counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target.
Mies blocks a jab.
Mies blocks a jab.
Putin throws a right hand that misses
letting Mies counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putin.
Putin throws a jab but it's blocked by Mies.
Putin swings widly with a right hand
and Mies counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin misses with a left hand
and Mies counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Putin misses with a looping left.
Putin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Putin wants it to stay on the feet.
Putin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mies counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Putin.
A swing and a miss from Putin.
Mies tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Putin defends well and Mies ends up having to push Putin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mies is trying to push Putin away but Putin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mies throws a head punch that misses.

Putin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Putin does no damage.
Mies gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Putin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin swings for the body but Mies moves out of range.
Putin misses with a hook
and Mies counters with a nice body shot.
Putin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mies dodges the punch combination from Putin.
Mies slips a straight right by Putin.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Putin misses the body punch
and Mies counters with a two punch combo.
Projekti Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin misses with a left hand
and Mies counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Putin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mies moves away from the strike by Putin.
Vlad Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Putin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Putin, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Putin!
During a confident post fight interview, Vlad Putin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.