PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AA Guy (ranked 5978 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makin Fadel (ranked 5623 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guy
vs
Fadel

165 cm
24
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AA Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Makin Fadel!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fadel is trying to keep Guy in close.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fadel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Guy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy won't allow Fadel to sweep him here.
Fadel is controlling Guy's posture.
Guy chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fadel is keeping the position for now.
Guy postures up.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fadel keeps moving.
Guy is fighting to break Fadel's control of his arms but Fadel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Guy is working Fadel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fadel keeps moving.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Fadel is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

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.
Fadel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guy is one step ahead there.
Guy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fadel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fadel wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.
Guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fadel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guy is nestled in close to Fadel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy stalling away here and it's allowed Fadel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Guy lands a couple of elbows.
Fadel has control of Guy's left arm, preventing Guy from doing any damage.
Fadel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guy advances to half guard.
Guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guy in particular looking to stall.
Fadel keeping hold of Guy's head, controlling as best he can.
Fadel has hold of Guy's hands but Guy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guy content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guy wants it to stay on the feet.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Fadel ducks down to avoid it.
Guy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fadel.
Fadel ducks under a wild hook from Guy.

Fadel gets caught napping as Guy dives in and scores a takedown. Fadel manages to retain guard.
Guy is in close to Fadel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guy lands a couple of elbows.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fadel keeps moving.
Fadel working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fadel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard.

Guy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fadel can do to turn this around?

Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fadel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guy is trying to keep Fadel in close.
Guy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guy tries to get out of the position.
Guy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fadel is now in half guard.
Guy gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadel trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fadel throwing strikes but missing.
Fadel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Guy drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Guy stopping the sweep attempt from Fadel.
Guy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fadel controlling the position.
Guy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fadel wants to sweep but no luck.
Guy sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Guy throws a body punch but Fadel moves out of range.
Fadel feints the counter takedown.
Guy swings for the body but Fadel moves out of range.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fadel sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Fadel tries to sprawl but Guy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Guy trying to control the action but Fadel is working from the bottom.
Guy content to control rather than advance.
Fadel is looking to control Guy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fadel avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy working Fadel over with strikes.
Guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AA Guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fadel moves away from the strike by Guy.
Fadel feints the counter takedown.
Guy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guy wants it to stay on the feet.
Fadel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Makin Fadel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fadel gets caught flat footed, as Guy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
AA Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fadel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guy manages to get himself to full guard.

Guy is controlling Fadel's posture.
Fadel preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is working hard here to advance position.

Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fadel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fadel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fadel throws a big right hand that misses.
Guy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fadel looking to pass the guard.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Fadel from controlling successfully.
Fadel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fadel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fadel postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fadel wants to pass the guard but Guy is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Fadel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fadel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Guy is fending him off so far but Fadel persists. Nope, Guy circles away and we're back to standing.
AA Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makin Fadel.

Guy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fadel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fadel looking to control.
Guy throwing strikes but missing.
Fadel wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guy manages to get himself to full guard.

Guy keeping moving, preventing Fadel from controlling successfully.
Guy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
AA Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fadel on the ground.
Fadel postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Fadel being controlled here momentarily.
Guy is trying to control the position but Fadel postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fadel drops back looking for a leg! Guy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guy manages to kick Fadel off! Fadel jumps back into Guy's guard.
Guy pulls Fadel in to control the position.
Fadel trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadel preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fadel shoots in but no luck this time.
Makin Fadel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Fadel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
AA Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for AA Guy!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for AA Guy!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for AA Guy!

AA Guy wins by unanimous decision!