PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deviante Russell (ranked 3252 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Omaha (ranked 5941 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. On his way into the cage it seems that Deviante Russell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Deviante Russell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Russell
vs
Omaha

188 cm
22
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Urban Fighter

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deviante Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Omaha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omaha throws an overhand right that lands on Russell's shoulder, as Russell tries to avoid the shot.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Russell scores with a jab to the body.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Omaha.
Russell swats away the attempt to clinch by Omaha.
Omaha is looking to clinch but Russell is avoiding it.
Omaha tries to clinch but Russell is having none of it.
Russell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Omaha tries to clinch but Russell moves out of range.
Russell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omaha moves away.
Omaha tries to clinch up but Russell circles away and keeps his distance.
Omaha avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omaha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Omaha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russell throws an overhand right that lands on Omaha's shoulder, as Omaha tries to avoid the shot.
Russell cracks Omaha with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaha with a hook.
Omaha wants to clinch.
Omaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omaha is looking to clinch.
Omaha wants to clinch
enabling Russell to counter with a crisp jab.
Russell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Omaha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Omaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omaha wants to clinch but Russell slips to the side
and Russell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Omaha wants to clinch.
Omaha moves in looking to clinch but Russell pushes him off.
Omaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Russell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russell circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Russell counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaha throws a body shot but no joy.
Russell is looking to counter punch.
Omaha tries to clinch up but Russell circles away and keeps his distance.
Omaha tries to clinch but Russell moves out of range.
Omaha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Omaha wants to clinch.

Omaha has closed the distance and engaged Russell in a clinch.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Omaha fails to land.
Omaha misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omaha tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russell lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell misses with the head strike.
Russell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Omaha backwards.

It looks like Chief Omaha has been cut.
Omaha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russell can't find room to land a body shot as Omaha controls the action.
Russell blocks a body shot from Omaha.
A right handed body shot lands from Omaha.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omaha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omaha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Omaha misses with a punch on the inside.
Omaha prevents a body shot from Russell.
Omaha lands a shoulder strike.
Omaha tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
Omaha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
Omaha working aggressively here.
Omaha misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaha misses with the head strike.
Russell cracks Omaha with a nice body shot.
Omaha misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omaha.
Russell lands an uppercut.
Russell prevents a body shot from Omaha.
Omaha working aggressively here.
Omaha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Omaha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omaha struggles to land a body shot inside as Russell controls his hands.
Russell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Omaha backwards.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Russell pushes Omaha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Omaha misses with a body punch.
Omaha blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
Good body shot from Russell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deviante Russell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Omaha. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omaha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omaha looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Omaha is looking to clinch but Russell is avoiding it.
Omaha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omaha can do to turn this around?
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Russell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Russell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Russell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omaha looks to land a left hand but Russell moved out of range nicely.
Omaha throws a right hand that misses
and Russell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russell 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.
Russell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omaha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Omaha tries to bum rush Russell with a series of wild strikes but Russell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Omaha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Russell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
It looks like Russell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Omaha cracks Russell with a good jab.
Russell lands the left hand.
Omaha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Omaha wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Russell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Omaha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omaha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russell lands with a straight right. Omaha didn't see that one coming.
Omaha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omaha slips a straight right by Russell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaha lands a nice shot that snaps Russell's head back.
Russell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell moves out of range of the strikes.
Omaha wants to clinch up but Russell keeps it at a distance.
Russell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Omaha tries to clinch there but Russell circles away.
Omaha moves in looking to clinch but Russell pushes him off.
Russell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Omaha tries to clinch but Russell moves out of range.
Russell throwing a counter right hand but Omaha manages to avoid it.
Omaha is looking to clinch.
Russell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omaha is looking to clinch but Russell is avoiding it.
Omaha tries to clinch there but Russell circles away.
Russell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Deviante Russell is winning the standup battle so far.
Omaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russell swats away the attempt to clinch by Omaha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell swats away the attempt to clinch by Omaha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaha throws a combination that misses
and Russell counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Omaha. Those never looked like landing.
Omaha wants to clinch up but Russell keeps it at a distance.
Omaha tries to clinch but Russell moves out of range.
It looked like Russell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Omaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omaha ducks under a wild hook from Russell.
Omaha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chief Omaha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omaha tries to clinch there but Russell circles away.
Omaha moves in looking to clinch but Russell pushes him off.
Omaha tries to clinch but Russell is having none of it.
Omaha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omaha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omaha tries to clinch but Russell moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaha ducks right into an uppercut from Russell.
Omaha is looking to clinch but Russell is avoiding it.
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
Russell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Omaha tries to clinch but Russell is having none of it.
Russell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Russell misses the target.
Russell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Omaha moves away from the strike by Russell.
Omaha is looking to clinch but Russell is avoiding it.
Omaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Omaha tries to clinch up.
Omaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Russell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Omaha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Russell counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omaha throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
Russell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Omaha wants to clinch up but Russell keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deviante Russell dominated that second 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! This is the final round!

Russell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omaha tries to clinch up but Russell circles away and keeps his distance.
Omaha wants to clinch.
Omaha tries to clinch up.
Russell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Omaha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Omaha is looking to clinch but Russell is avoiding it.

Omaha instigates a clinch.
Omaha misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omaha swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Omaha lands an uppercut.
Omaha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chief Omaha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaha scores with a shot to the side of Russell's head.
Omaha misses with a body punch.
Omaha throws a head punch that misses.
Omaha throws a head punch that misses.
Omaha misses with some punches.
Russell prevents a body shot from Omaha.
Omaha misses with a punch on the inside.
Omaha presses Russell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omaha misses with a punch on the inside.
Russell misses with the head strike.
Omaha swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omaha throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
Omaha swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Russell on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omaha misses with some punches.
Omaha misses with a punch on the inside.
Omaha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omaha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Omaha misses with some punches.
Omaha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omaha throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
Omaha has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
A short left from Russell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omaha prevents a body shot from Russell.
Omaha prevents a body shot from Russell.
Omaha misses with a body punch.
Omaha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Omaha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omaha working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omaha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Russell on the inside.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Omaha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russell can't find room to land a body shot as Omaha controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Omaha fails to land.
Omaha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russell blocking some punches.
Omaha misses with the head strike.
Russell prevents a body shot from Omaha.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omaha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omaha has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Omaha has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Deviante Russell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaha throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Omaha struggles to land a body shot inside as Russell controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Omaha fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omaha.
Omaha throws a head punch that misses.
Russell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chief Omaha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omaha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Omaha throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
Russell prevents a body shot from Omaha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omaha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omaha tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Omaha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Russell 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deviante Russell!
During a confident post fight interview, Deviante Russell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.