PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Putin
vs
Snyder

225 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

GREEN!160

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Snyder!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snyder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Putin is on top in guard.

Putin postures up.
Snyder pulls Putin in close to prevent any damage.
Putin trying to control the position from guard on top but Snyder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snyder trying to control the position.
Snyder wants to hit a switch here but Putin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Snyder there!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Putin goes for an armbar but Snyder turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Snyder.
Putin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snyder throws a strike but Putin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Putin trying to control but Snyder is working from the bottom.
Putin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snyder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Putin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snyder is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throwing strikes from guard but Snyder blocks nicely.
Putin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snyder is keeping the position for now.
Snyder is trying to control the position but Putin postures up.
Putin preventing the sweep.

Putin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Snyder looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Snyder looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Snyder!

Putin prevents Snyder from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Putin keeps working.
Snyder wants to control for a moment but Putin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Snyder trying to control the action but Putin is working from the bottom.
Putin trying to control but Snyder postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Snyder trying to control the action but Putin is working from the bottom.
Snyder is taking a breather. Putin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Putin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Snyder.
Snyder lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Putin has his foot on Snyder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snyder works his way back into a safe position though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Putin controls Snyder momentarily but Snyder frees himself.
Snyder trying to control the position from guard on top but Putin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Putin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snyder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snyder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snyder wants to control from the top but Putin keeps moving.
Snyder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Putin's head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Snyder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Snyder wants to control from the top but Putin keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Putin misses with a takedown attempt

and Snyder counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Snyder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snyder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snyder trying to control the position from guard on top but Putin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snyder is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Snyder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putin is keeping the position for now.
My spies in River's Edge Gym, LOP inform me that Snyder has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Putin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Snyder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Putin takes a step back to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Putin checks a leg kick.
Snyder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Anthony Snyder has been cut.
Snyder throws a push kick but Putin slaps the foot to one side.
Snyder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Putin cracks Snyder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snyder throws a low kick, looking for Putin's leg but Putin calmly moves out of range.
Snyder wants to land a leg kick but Putin is out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Snyder misses

and Putin counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Snyder!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin prevents Snyder from improving his position.
Snyder trying to control from the bottom.
Putin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Snyder defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Putin.
Snyder wants to control but Putin is having none of it.
Putin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Putin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Snyder prevents Putin from taking his back.
Snyder is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Snyder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Putin is trying to take his opponent's back.
Snyder is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Snyder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Snyder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Snyder looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Putin scores with a nice strike.

Putin waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Snyder. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Snyder to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Snyder is rocked!
Snyder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Snyder is still in real trouble! Can Putin finish him?
Snyder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snyder seems to have recovered his senses.
Snyder keeping moving, preventing Putin from controlling successfully.
Putin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snyder swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin pushes down on Snyder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Snyder tries to get to full guard but Putin has control of the leg.

Putin is working for a submission of some sort.
Snyder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Putin trying to pass the guard but Snyder defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Putin trying to control from half guard but Snyder is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Putin seems to be looking for submissions.
Putin works his way into side control.

Putin is trying to get an arm triangle but Snyder is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin wants to control but Snyder is keeping him busy.

Putin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Putin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snyder is looking for a sweep.
Beast Putin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Putin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snyder has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Putin wants to control but Snyder is keeping him busy.
Snyder tries to buck Putin off but Putin is having none of it.

Putin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Snyder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Putin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Snyder is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Putin is looking to take a break and control but Snyder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snyder wants to control but Putin postures up.

Putin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Snyder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Snyder gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Snyder is looking to improve his position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Putin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Putin is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Snyder as he works his way to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Putin trying to control the position from guard on top but Snyder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Putin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snyder's hands.

That has opened up Anthony Snyder's cut even more.
Putin scores with a body shot.
Snyder throws a hook but Putin blocks it.
Putin misses with a body punch

and Snyder counters with a takedown into side control.
Snyder trying to control the action but Putin is working from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Snyder lands an elbow.
Putin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Snyder.
Snyder with the ground and pound but Putin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Putin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snyder.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Putin looking for submissions off his back.
Snyder stalling away here and it's allowed Putin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Putin has momentary wrist control but Snyder slips an elbow through the middle.
Snyder trying to control the position from guard on top but Putin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Putin is pulling down on Snyder's head. It's preventing any offense from Snyder, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Putin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Snyder's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beast Putin is winning the standup battle so far.
Snyder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Putin lands.
Putin clobbers Snyder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

The cut above Anthony Snyder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Putin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin cracks Snyder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snyder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beast Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin clobbers Snyder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snyder misses with a head kick.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snyder can do to turn this around?
Putin lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Snyder is looking to close the distance but Putin sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Snyder crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Snyder is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Beast Putin!