PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Panikov has chosen Fighters as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rain
vs
Panikov

166 cm
33
138 lbs
19 - 4 - 3

160 cm
32
145 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
M.O. Fight Wear

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 19 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Rain misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Panikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panikov! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Rain.
Rain scores with the left hand. Panikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Panikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Panikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Panikov blocks a head kick by Rain.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rain blocks a jab.
Panikov throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain throws a series of punches but Panikov avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Panikov. That snapped Rain's head back.
Panikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panikov misses the shot to the body.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panikov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rain cracks Panikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Panikov lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Panikov throws a hook to the side of Rain's head but Rain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Rain lands a jab to the head.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rain lands a head shot.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panikov.
Rain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Panikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain ducks right into an uppercut from Panikov.
Panikov misses with a body shot.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rain thumps Panikov with a low kick.
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!
Rain walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Panikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sergey Panikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Panikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rain with a body shot.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain throws a low kick, looking for Panikov's leg but Panikov calmly moves out of range.
Panikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Panikov.
Rain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rain swinging wildly here.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Panikov shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for Rain. That snapped Panikov's head back.
Rain is looking to chop away at Panikov's legs.
Panikov throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Rain avoids the body shot from Panikov.
Panikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Panikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Panikov.
Rain checks a leg kick.
Rain throws a leg kick but Panikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Panikov misses.
Panikov swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
Panikov scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Rain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Panikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Panikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panikov staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Panikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Panikov. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Panikov misses.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Panikov.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Panikov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Rain shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Panikov is in trouble now - Rain has advanced to mount!
Rain working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panikov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rain.
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 Titan Rain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Panikov to the ground. Rain is now in Panikov's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rain throws a big right hand that misses.
Panikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panikov is adopting a defensive guard.

Rain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Panikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Panikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Panikov's guard.
Rain thows a huge punch but Panikov dodges it nicely.

Panikov is defending against the submission attempts here by Rain.
Rain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panikov defending well though.
Rain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands with a punch from half guard.
Rain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panikov defending well though.
Panikov wants to improve his position but Rain is controlling well.
Rain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Rain is looking for a kimura but Panikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rain to get the leverage.
Panikov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Panikov works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Titan Rain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov keeping full guard, as Rain tries to pass.
Rain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panikov is keeping the position for now.
Rain passes into half guard.
Rain is pressing down on Panikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Panikov is holding on for now.
Rain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panikov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rain.
Rain tries to free his leg and advance position but Panikov is retaining full guard.
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panikov can do to turn this around?
Panikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Rain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Rain dominated that second round.
That's time! Rain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Rain.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panikov tries to score with a low kick but Rain moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Rain.
Panikov feints and then cracks Rain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rain down.
Rain throws a hook but Panikov blocks it.
Rain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Panikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Rain should have avoided that one.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Panikov.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Panikov misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panikov staying out of range there.
Panikov scores with a hook to the body. Rain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panikov swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain throws a jab when Panikov was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rain back to the cage. Panikov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Panikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain cracks Panikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Panikov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rain - the referee stops the clock and Panikov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rain. Panikov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Panikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rain rather than just go for the knockout.
Rain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rain half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Panikov swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Panikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Panikov misses with a body shot.
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!
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panikov.
Panikov slips a straight right by Rain.
A leg kick checked by Panikov.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Sergey Panikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergey Panikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Panikov swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panikov.
Rain punishes Panikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Rain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Panikov is out of range.
Panikov jabs at Rain's body.
A left lands for Rain.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Panikov misses the shot to the body.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
Panikov avoids the body shot from Rain.
Rain lands a right hook to the body.
Panikov takes one to the side of the head.
Panikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Panikov finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Panikov down.
Jab from Rain.
Panikov connects with a body shot that sends Rain's belly button to the back.
Rain avoids the body shot from Panikov.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
Rain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Panikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Panikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rain is out of range and Panikov settles back down.
Rain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Panikov.
Panikov looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Panikov checks a low kick from Rain.
Panikov takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Panikov looks for the body kick but Rain saw that one coming.
Rain slips under a jab from Panikov.
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!
Panikov misses with a body shot
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Panikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Panikov misses the target.
Rain appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sergey Panikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
Panikov 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rain, as that shot connected.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Panikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Rain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Panikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panikov tries to move into range but Rain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rain.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panikov takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Panikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Panikov misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panikov. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Panikov.
I think Rain 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Rain!
Titan Rain tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Sergey Panikov was interviewed post fight and said 'Haha I am shit.sorry'.