PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 1654 p4p, 181 weight class) and Iolyn Madog (ranked 2139 p4p, 230 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beliy
vs
Madog

175 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beliy.
Beliy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madog.
Madog misses with a kick to the body.
Madog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beliy.
Beliy digs a good body shot into Madog's ribs.
Madog moves away from the strike by Beliy.
Madog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Beliy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sasha Beliy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beliy was well out of range. Poor timing from Madog.
Beliy misses with a body kick.
Beliy throws a head kick that misses
and Madog counters with a stiff right hand.
Beliy throws a hook but Madog blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madog! But no joy.
Madog throws a sloppy head kick and Beliy moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beliy connects with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Beliy blocks the low kick.
Beliy jabs at Madog's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Madog - just one landing.
Madog slips a jab from Beliy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Madog misses.
Madog misses with a hook. Beliy ducked under it nicely.

Madog moves into the clinch.
Madog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madog misses with a punch to the body.
Madog blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beliy.
Beliy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beliy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Beliy.
A head punch on the inside from Beliy fails to land.
Beliy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beliy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madog working aggressively here.
Madog blocks an uppercut.
Beliy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madog misses with a punch to the body.
Madog misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog.
Madog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madog's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beliy tries a body shot but Madog blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy misses with some punches.
A short right from Madog on the inside.
A short right from Beliy on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beliy or not.
Beliy misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Beliy.
Madog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madog misses with the head strike.
Madog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madog misses with some punches.
Beliy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madog's elbow.
Beliy struggles to land a body shot inside as Madog controls his hands.
Beliy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Beliy.
Beliy misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beliy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beliy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beliy throws a punch but it's blocked by Madog.
A body shot lands from Madog.

Madog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Madog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beliy.
Beliy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Beliy cracks Madog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Madog tried to score with a low kick but Beliy checks it.
Beliy throws an off balance right hand
letting Madog counter with a right hand.
Beliy dodges the punch combination from Madog.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Madog throws an overhand right that lands on Beliy's shoulder, as Beliy tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beliy. Madog shrugs it off though.
Madog slips under a jab.
Beliy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madog. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beliy throws a combination. Madog tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Madog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good work by Madog as he checks the leg kick.
Madog throws a head kick but Beliy moves out of range.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beliy.
Beliy checks a leg kick.
Beliy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Madog looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good leg kick by Beliy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Iolyn Madog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beliy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beliy throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Beliy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madog throws out a counter right but Beliy avoids it with no problem.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Beliy's head but Beliy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beliy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog checks a leg kick nicely.

Beliy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Madog manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Beliy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madog.
Beliy looks to land a left hand but Madog moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Beliy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beliy looks to land a right hand but Madog moved out of range.
Beliy just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Beliy tenderised Madog's leg. Madog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beliy looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beliy misses with an uppercut. Madog saw that one coming.
Madog drops his hands momentarily and Beliy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beliy cracks Madog with a good jab.
Beliy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Beliy misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Beliy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beliy misses with a leg kick.
Sasha Beliy is winning the standup battle so far.
Madog scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beliy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beliy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Madog under the eye.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Madog lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Madog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beliy. Beliy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Beliy.
Madog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beliy.
Madog let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Madog throws a hook but Beliy avoids it easily.
Beliy misses with a takedown
and Madog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Beliy is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Beliy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madog scoring well with a low kick there.
Beliy cracks Madog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beliy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madog scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Beliy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Beliy misses
and Madog counters with a huge left! Beliy is in big trouble! He's backing up but Madog isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Beliy from any more damage. A dominating finish by Madog!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iolyn Madog!
A victorious Iolyn Madog thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.