PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bathory's choice of entrance music: Brain Scan. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Squirrel
vs
Bathory

195 cm
29
226 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

186 cm
30
203 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Squirrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel throws a leg kick but Bathory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bathory throws a sloppy head kick and Squirrel moves out of range easily.
Squirrel throws a sloppy head kick
and Bathory counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Squirrel blocks the low kick.
Squirrel throws a body kick that misses
and Bathory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Squirrel lands with a nice combination. Bathory backs away looking to recover.
Squirrel misses with a combination
and Bathory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Squirrel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
Squirrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Bathory doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squirrel throws a nice looking combination but Bathory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Squirrel backs off Bathory throws a huge counter combo but Squirrel manages to avoid it all.
Squirrel throws a push kick but Bathory slaps the foot to one side.
Despite the aggression on Bathory's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bathory lands a really nice looking cross but Squirrel seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Squirrel. Those never looked like landing.
Bathory is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Squirrel with a body shot.
Squirrel throws a leg kick
and Bathory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Squirrel's knee momentarily.
Squirrel throws a lazy body kick
and Bathory counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Squirrel.
Squirrel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick from Squirrel.
Bathory lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arzlan Bathory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Squirrel tries to score with a low kick but Bathory moves his leg out of the way.
Squirrel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bathory counters with a nice body shot.
Bathory sizes up Squirrel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Squirrel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bathory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Squirrel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Squirrel throws a strike aimed at the side of Bathory's head but Bathory avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory pushes Squirrel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Squirrel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Squirrel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bathory is trying to buck Squirrel off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory parries the strikes from Squirrel easily there. Squirrel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bathory to escape.
Squirrel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bathory works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Squirrel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bathory to regain full guard.
Squirrel looking to sit in guard and control but Bathory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squirrel is trying to keep Bathory in close.
Bathory has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Squirrel is proving hard to escape from.
Squirrel wants to improve his position but instead Bathory has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bathory decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bathory avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squirrel throws a series of punches but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Squirrel misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Squirrel is predictable there
and Squirrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Squirrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Bathory throws out a counter right but Squirrel avoids it with no problem.
Squirrel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bathory misses.
Steve Squirrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bathory throws a counter combo.
Squirrel avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Squirrel
and Squirrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Bathory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Squirrel dives in for a single leg takedown but Bathory sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bathory! But no joy.
Squirrel misses with a combination
and Bathory makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Squirrel is breathing heavily.
Squirrel misses with a double jab
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bathory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Squirrel is looking to land body kicks.
Squirrel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bathory avoids the head kick by Squirrel.
Squirrel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Squirrel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Squirrel misses with a kick to the body
and Bathory counters with a series of strikes. Squirrel will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for Squirrel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squirrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squirrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bathory lands a slapping body shot.
Squirrel misses with a double jab
and Bathory counters with a thumping low kick.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Bathory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bathory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Bathory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Bathory. No joy for Squirrel on that attempt.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Squirrel is predictable there
and Bathory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Squirrel's knee momentarily.
Bathory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Squirrel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bathory counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrel looks to throw a body kick
and Squirrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bathory.
Bathory connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses
and Bathory counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses.
Bathory looks to land a combination. Squirrel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bathory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bathory goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bathory feints and then cracks Squirrel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Squirrel down.
Squirrel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Bathory catches Squirrel right on the button with a cross.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bathory counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Squirrel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bathory goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Squirrel looks to throw a body kick
and Bathory counters with a one-two to the body.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Squirrel is rocked!
Squirrel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Squirrel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bathory drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Squirrel right on the button. Squirrel goes down! Bathory follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bathory gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arzlan Bathory!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arzlan Bathory made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof, along with how happy he was to win his fight.