PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Brack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Brack looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Brack
vs
Shady

194 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Brack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slim Shady!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brack fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brack misses with a series of wild punches.

Shady pushes Brack up against the cage in a clinch.
Shady tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shady tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shady fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Don Brack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Shady.

Shady breaks the clinch.
Shady fails with the takedown

and Brack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shady looks gassed!
Brack stops Shady from standing up.
Brack trying to control but Shady is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brack controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shady working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Shady looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brack passes into half guard.
Shady manages to get to full guard.
Brack would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shady controls Brack momentarily but Brack frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brack trying to control the position from guard on top but Shady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brack stands and throws Shady's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shady is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brack has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Brack fails to land with a series of punches.

Shady closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brack is trying to stand.
Brack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brack.
Brack wants to sweep here but Shady controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shady looking to sit in guard and control but Brack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shady has a closed guard, preventing Brack from standing up.
Shady really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shady is keeping the position for now.

Shady isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brack stacks Shady on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brack!
Shady has control of an arm but Brack manages to advance to Brack's back!

Brack is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Shady knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Shady for a finish.
Shady tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shady tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shady is trying to escape the mount.
Shady tries to hold on but Brack postures up.
Shady is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Brack.
Shady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shady tries to hold on but Brack postures up.
Shady bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brack tries for a takedown but Shady circles away easily

and Shady counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brack gets full guard.
Brack controls Shady momentarily but Shady frees himself.
Brack looking for a sweep. Not yet Brack, not yet.
Brack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shady trying to control but Brack is working from the bottom.
Shady is breathing heavily.
Shady wanted to stand there but Brack had control of the position.
Brack pulls Shady in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brack is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Brack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Shady counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brack won't be happy with that.
Brack is looking to regain half guard here but Shady keeps moving and retains side control.

Shady working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brack is trying to control Shady's posture but Shady avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brack gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brack keeping hold of Shady's head, controlling as best he can.
Brack trying to hold on to Shady's head to control him but Shady postures up.

Shady stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Brack with a poor takedown

and Shady counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shady.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Brack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shady lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shady wants to pass the guard but Brack is keeping the position.
Brack has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brack looking for a guillotine here but Shady defends easily.
Shady trying to control but Brack is working from the bottom.
Shady stopping the sweep attempt from Brack.
Shady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Brack uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brack looks to clinch

and Shady counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brack!
Shady pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shady throws some wild stikes that Brack manages to avoid easily.
Brack regains half guard.
Brack trying to control but Shady postures up.

Brack manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shady shoots in and drives through. Brack sprawls well.

Shady changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Shady tries for a kimura but Brack is defending well.
Brack wants to control but Shady postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shady tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brack's legs.
Brack sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Shady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brack tries for a takedown but Shady circles away easily

and Shady counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brack throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shady being controlled here momentarily.
Shady throws and elbow that misses. Brack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shady's guard. Nice move by Brack!
Brack trying to control the position from guard on top but Shady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brack advances to half guard.
Shady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brack working the head and body with strikes.
Shady has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brack is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shady punching from the bottom.
Brack tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shady knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brack is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brack is tying to control. Shady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brack misses with a takedown

and Shady counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shady.
Brack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shady manages to get himself to full guard.
Shady keeping moving, preventing Brack from controlling successfully.
Shady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shady controls Brack momentarily but Brack frees himself.
Brack passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Shady makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shady.
Brack won't allow Shady to sweep him here.

Brack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Brack is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shady is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Shady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brack works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shady flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Brack stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Shady to get to his feet.
Brack misses with a takedown attempt

and Shady counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Brack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shady is just content to waste time from the top position. Brack takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brack controlling Shady's posture.
Brack keeping full guard, as Shady tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brack is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shady lands a couple of digs.
Brack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shady is one step ahead there.
Brack controlling the position.
Brack looking to control.
Brack is controlling Shady's posture.
Shady working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shady stopping the sweep attempt from Brack.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Shady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shady has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Shady!