PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sieg Fried (ranked 4427 p4p, 438 weight class) and In Your (ranked 4309 p4p, 436 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Fried
vs
Your

198 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sieg Fried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, In Your!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fried goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fried throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fried throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Fried both land. Nice combination.

Fried gets caught flat footed, as Your shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Your wants to control from the top but Fried keeps moving.
Your throwing strikes but missing.
Fried working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Your.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Your postures up in Fried's guard and throws a big left but Fried blocks it.
Your throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Your loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Your landing with the ground and pound.
Your wants to control from the top but Fried keeps moving.
Your throwing strikes from guard but Fried blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Your throws a big right hand that misses.
Fried looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Your with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Your working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Your throws a big elbow that misses.
Fried looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Your chips away with some ground and pound.
Fried avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Your wants to control from the top but Fried keeps moving.
Your trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fried throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fried bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Your's guard.

Fried looking to pass the guard.
Your wants to get back to his feet but Fried is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Your trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Your working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fried doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fried manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Your keeping moving, preventing Fried from controlling successfully.
Your throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Your is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fried is controlling him.
Your 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.
Your trying to keep a closed guard but Fried is proving a slippery customer.
Your throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Your is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fried defends well.
Fried trying to control the position from guard on top but Your is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Danga de danga de dang - Fried scores with a four punch combination!
Your dives in and grabs Fried's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fried pushes down on Your's head and hops out.
Fried throws a right and a left that both miss.
Your closes the distance and clinches up with Fried, looking for a takedown. Your pushes Fried against the cage but Fried circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Your looks winded!
Fried scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Your shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fried sprawls well. Fried wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Your gets slowly back to his feet.
Sieg Fried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of In Your.
Fried lands a glancing blow to the side of Your's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fried lands with a nice combination. Your backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Fried does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Your tries for a takedown but Fried circles away easily
and Fried counters with a straight right hand.
Fried lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Your misses with a takedown attempt - Fried sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Your clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Your throws an elbow but misses.
Fried tries to circle away but Your has him pinned against the cage.

Your breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fried throws a series of punches but Your avoids them all with ease.
Fried misses with a few strikes there.
Your throws a big counter head kick but Fried avoids it with no problem.
Fried swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Your finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fried looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fried fails to land with a series of punches.
And Your tries to counter it with a takedown but Fried pushes his down on his head and steps out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Your has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fried avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Your tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fried smiles and moves away.
Fried looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Your shoots in and drives through. Fried sprawls well.
Sieg Fried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of In Your.
Your fails to land the takedown.
Fried appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sieg Fried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fried scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sieg Fried is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fried throws a leg kick but Your sees it coming and moves out of range.
Your slips a jab and a cross from Fried.
Your misses with a takedown attempt - Fried sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fried misses with a wild combination.
Fried misses with a series of wild punches.
Fried swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Your closes the distance and clinches.
Your tries to pull guard but Fried holds him up against the cage and eventually Your drops back down to his feet.
Your tries to pull guard but Fried forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Your lands a nice uppercut.
Your lands a shot to the body.

Your breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Fried, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Your avoids a punch combination nicely.

Your scores with a takedown into Fried's guard.
Your is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fried has his hands on Your's head, controlling the position.
Fried keeping moving, preventing Your from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Your won't allow Fried to get back to his feet.
Your wants to control from the top but Fried keeps moving.
Fried is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Your can do to turn this around?
Your throws an elbow that misses. Fried uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Your's guard. Nice move by Fried!

Your is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fried wants to stand but Your has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fried wants to control from the top but Your keeps moving.
Your pulls Fried in close to his closed guard and prevents Fried from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Your is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fried wants to control from the top but Your keeps moving.

Your working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fried doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fried manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
In Your has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fried wants to stand but Your is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fried trying to control the position from guard on top but Your is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fried showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sieg Fried dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fried stalks Your and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Your's face. Your staggers backwards, shaken.
Fried throws a right and a left that both miss.

Fried gets caught napping as Your dives in and scores a takedown. Fried manages to retain guard.
Your loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fried avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Your accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Your with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Your makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fried controlling the position.
Fried preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fried utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Your throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fried works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Your must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fried wants to get back to his feet but Your is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fried is on top in guard.

Your scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Your looks for a takedown but Fried sprawls well.
Your takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fried throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Your shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Your throws a big right hand that misses.
Fried controls Your momentarily but Your frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Your in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fried keeping moving, preventing Your from controlling successfully.
Your won't allow Fried to get back to his feet.
Your trying to control but Fried is working from the bottom.
Your throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Your fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fried fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Fried both land. Nice combination.

Your closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fried wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Your is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fried gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sieg Fried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of In Your.

Fried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Your shoots in but no luck this time.
Your has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fried lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fried dips to his left and cracks Your with an uppercut!
Fried fails to land with a series of punches.
Your follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fried throws a right hand that Your ducks under and follows up with a left that Your also avoids with ease.
Your is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sieg Fried is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fried throws a right hand that Your ducks under and follows up with a left that Your also avoids with ease.
Fried feints a jab promting Your to slip. Fried then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Your slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Fried gets caught flat footed, as Your shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Your won't allow Fried to sweep him here.
Your working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Your throws a big elbow that misses.
Your is looking to work some ground and pound but Fried has wrist control.
Fried lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fried stands up from Your's guard - Fried perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sieg Fried is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fried will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Your takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
In Your has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fried throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Your stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sieg Fried showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fried, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sieg Fried!