PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think bk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to celabration. Nothing comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vegan Reich - The Way It Is kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

bk
vs
or Nothing

173 cm
36
135 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

175 cm
45
111 lbs
22 - 51 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 51 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Nothing to counter with a crisp jab.

bk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
bk is breathing heavily.
bk wants to take a breather but Nothing is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nothing controlling the position well.
Nothing is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nothing regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothing looking for a sweep. Not yet Nothing, not yet.
Nothing has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
bk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

bk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nothing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Nothing is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. bk is aware though and is defending well.
Nothing trying to control the position here.
Nothing keeping full guard, as bk tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bk wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.
Nothing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. bk manages to get himself to full guard.

bk is working an open guard so Nothing takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

bk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nothing on his heels. He'll look to pass Nothing's guard now, I'm sure.
Nothing pulls bk in to control the position.
Nothing is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nothing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in bk's guard.

Nothing controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nothing tries to free his leg and advance position but bk is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nothing content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bk bk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nothing clinches up against the cage.
bk is trying to break the clinch but Nothing is controlling him.

Nothing pulls bk into guard.
Nothing looking to hit a scissor sweep but bk is one step ahead there.
Nothing pulls bk in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nothing is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bk trying to control but Nothing is working from the bottom.
Nothing pulls bk in to control the position.
Nothing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

All or Nothing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nothing stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
bk wants to control but Nothing passes into side.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nothing decides to stand back up. Nothing steps back and let's bk get back to his feet.

Nothing looking to score a takedown here. bk is defending well but Nothing drives through and ends up in bk's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nothing is stalling in the full guard.

bk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nothing passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nothing is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

All or Nothing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nothing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Bk bk has been cut.

Nothing gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows bk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nothing has his hands on bk's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothing seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nothing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nothing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nothing trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Nothing has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two 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.

bk shoots in and gets a takedown into Nothing's guard.
bk trying to control but Nothing is working from the bottom.
Nothing has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
bk walks into a jab.

bk drives through with a takedown into Nothing's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nothing is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bk bk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think bk 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!