PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilir The Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Miade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Even Flow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

The Finisher
vs
Miade

205 cm
23
221 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
213 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Russia GOLD

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilir The Finisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Miade!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Finisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miade misses with a combination
and The Finisher counters with a left to the body.
The Finisher tests Miade's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Tito Miade has been cut.
Miade throws a shot from downtown. The Finisher moves away and avoids it.
The Finisher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Finisher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miade.
Miade bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops The Finisher! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Ilir The Finisher has been cut.

The Finisher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The Finisher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miade postures up in The Finisher's guard and throws a big left but The Finisher blocks it.

The Finisher had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Miade is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Finisher Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Miade's back instead.
The Finisher is breathing heavily.

The Finisher looking for the RNC.
Miade wants to control his opponent's hands but The Finisher gets his hands free.
Miade holding both The Finisher 's hands and preventing any damage.

The Finisher is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Miade is defending well though. The Finisher let's go of the attempt for now.
Miade controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two 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.

The Finisher is persistently looking for the submission but Miade is defending it well.
Miade just trying to survive but The Finisher is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Miade wants to escape the position.
Miade tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Miade is in all sorts of trouble here.

The Finisher swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Miade is now in The Finisher's guard. A big mistake from The Finisher there, giving up the dominant position!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miade stands up from The Finisher's guard - Miade perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Finisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Finisher misses with a looping right.
Miade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Finisher is fending him off so far but Miade persists. Nope, The Finisher circles away and we're back to standing.
The Finisher throws a hook but Miade blocks it.
Miade missing with a left hand there. The Finisher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miade throws a one two combo.
Miade misses with a combination
and The Finisher counters with a left and a right that stings Miade.
Miade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Finisher counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miade misses with a looping left.
The Finisher thows a body shot but no joy.
The Finisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miade manages to avoid it.
Ilir The Finisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Finisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miade manages to avoid it.
The Finisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Finisher moves away from the strike by Miade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Miade drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Finisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The Finisher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilir The Finisher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miade shoots in for a takedown but The Finisher shows good takedown defense.
Miade throws a hook to the side of The Finisher's head but The Finisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miade misses with a body shot
letting The Finisher counter with a right hand.

Miade darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miade wants to control but The Finisher is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miade looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The Finisher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Finisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Finisher is pressing down on Miade's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miade misses with a wild body shot.
Miade looks to land a combination but The Finisher avoids it well.
The Finisher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miade swings for the body but The Finisher moves out of range.
The Finisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miade thows a body shot but no joy.
The Finisher moves away from the strike by Miade.
The Finisher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Finisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miade doesn't seem bothered though.
Miade throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Finisher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miade misses with a body punch
and The Finisher counters with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Tito Miade's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Finisher lands a body shot.
Nice cross by The Finisher.
The Finisher misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miade displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Finisher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Finisher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Finisher is looking to wear down Miade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Finisher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tito Miade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Finisher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Finisher lands an overhand right.

Miade bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Finisher is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miade off and has taken his back!
Miade breaks The Finisher's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Miade wants to control from the top but The Finisher keeps moving.

The Finisher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Finisher working for a triangle but Miade defends it easily.
Miade scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Finisher working for submissions but it's allowed Miade to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miade lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilir The Finisher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Miade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Finisher takes a swing at Miade's ribcage but misses.
Miade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miade connects with a looping right hand.
The Finisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miade misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Finisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Miade is just out of range.
The Finisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Finisher at a distance.
Miade connects with a single shot there.
Miade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Finisher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tito Miade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miade throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Finisher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Finisher.
Miade fails to land the takedown.
The Finisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Miade.
Ilir The Finisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Finisher has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Finisher misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Miade misses the target.
Miade misses with a wild body shot.
Miade throws the left hand but The Finisher avoids the punch easily.
Miade avoids the body shot from The Finisher.
Miade lands a with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miade lands a jab-cross combination.

Ilir The Finisher's cut is getting worse.
Miade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miade misses with a combination
and The Finisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Finisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Finisher slips a jab from Miade.
Miade swinging wilding here.
Miade shoots for a double leg takedown but The Finisher sprawls well. He's pushed Miade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tito Miade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ilir The Finisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Miade.
Miade misses with a hook. The Finisher ducked under it nicely.
Miade throws a shot from downtown. The Finisher moves away and avoids it.
The Finisher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Finisher.

That's four 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.
The Finisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miade misses the jab.
Miade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice takedown defense from The Finisher. No joy for Miade on that attempt.
The Finisher stuns Miade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Finisher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Finisher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck for Miade with that takedown attempt.
The Finisher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Miade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Finisher 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilir The Finisher!