PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Polyanskiy (ranked 1951 p4p, 214 weight class) and Shit Face (ranked 3953 p4p, 402 weight class). Polyanskiy comes into the arena with Oxxxymiron - Signs of life blaring out of the sound system. Face has chosen Blue clear sky as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Polyanskiy
vs
Face

169 cm
24
158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

176 cm
44
157 lbs
45 - 35 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Polyanskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polyanskiy shoots in but Face avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Face misses with a body shot.
Polyanskiy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Polyanskiy shoots in looking for a takedown. Face tries to sprawl out of it but Polyanskiy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Face manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Face.

Polyanskiy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Polyanskiy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Face defends it well.

Face is defending against the submission attempts here by Polyanskiy.

Polyanskiy is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polyanskiy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Face doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Polyanskiy.

Polyanskiy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Face doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy trying to control from Face's half guard. Face has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polyanskiy looking to sit in guard and control but Face gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Face with a nice head shot there.

Face avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Polyanskiy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Face is aware though and is defending well.

Face avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Polyanskiy trying to keep a closed guard but Face is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face wants to control from the top but Polyanskiy keeps moving.

Polyanskiy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Face got a little sloppy there for a moment and Polyanskiy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Face has managed to get both his arms back between Polyanskiy's legs - danger averted.
Polyanskiy being controlled here, momentarily.
Face working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Polyanskiy keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Face chips away with some ground and pound.

Polyanskiy looking for a guillotine here but Face defends easily.
Face with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Polyanskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Face postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Polyanskiy keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Face has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Polyanskiy is trying to control the position but Face postures up.
Polyanskiy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polyanskiy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Face engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Polyanskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Face enables Polyanskiy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Face manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shit Face dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Face.
Polyanskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Polyanskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Polyanskiy fails with the takedown
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polyanskiy checks the leg kick.
Polyanskiy ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Face stuffs the takedown.
Polyanskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Polyanskiy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Polyanskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face misses with an uppercut. Polyanskiy saw that one coming.

Polyanskiy closes the distance and clinches.
Face stops a takedown attempt from Polyanskiy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Face - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Face softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Face prevents it.

Face breaks from the clinch.
Face throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polyanskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Face lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Face throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Polyanskiy feints and as Face raises his hands in defense, Polyanskiy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Face keeping moving, preventing Polyanskiy from controlling successfully.

Face has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Polyanskiy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polyanskiy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Polyanskiy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Face gets the underhooks and prevents it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Polyanskiy has closed the distance and engaged Face in a clinch.
Polyanskiy wants a takedown.
Face taking a breather.
Polyanskiy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Face is defending well.
Polyanskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Face throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Polyanskiys head.
Face is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Face.
Polyanskiy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Face prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Face.
Polyanskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Polyanskiy breaks the clinch.
Face has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Polyanskiy checks a low kick from Face.
Polyanskiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws out a loose jab but Polyanskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Polyanskiy.
Face throws out a counter right but Polyanskiy avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Face.
Face thows a left - swing and a miss!
Polyanskiy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Face as he avoids it easily.
Face pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Polyanskiy back to the cage. Face follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Face scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Polyanskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Face swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polyanskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Face throws out the jab.
Face scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Polyanskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polyanskiy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Face as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Face - just one landing.
Polyanskiy tries to clinch up.
Face connects with a good right hand that stumbles Polyanskiy. Polyanskiy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Polyanskiy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Face did well to prevent Polyanskiy getting side control.

Polyanskiy is looking for submissions but instead, Face has regained full guard.
Polyanskiy tries to free his leg and advance position but Face is retaining full guard.
Shit Face has got the better of the ground game so far.
Face can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Polyanskiy controls the pace.
Face keeping moving, preventing Polyanskiy from controlling successfully.
Polyanskiy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shit Face showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Face throws a body shot but no joy.
Polyanskiy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Polyanskiy goes for a double leg but Face avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Face continues to drive forward.
Face lands with a right hand.
Face tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Face misses with an uppercut.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Polyanskiy moves in looking to clinch but Face pushes him off.
Polyanskiy goes for a double leg but Face avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Face continues to drive forward.

Oooooh!!! Face has knocked Polyanskiy down with a huge combo! Face steps away and waves a wobbly Polyanskiy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Polyanskiy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Face connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Polyanskiy out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shit Face!
Shit Face took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.