PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 1827 p4p, 238 weight class) and Svend Haraldsson (ranked 1454 p4p, 184 weight class). Putin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. Svend Haraldsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Putin
vs
Haraldsson

183 cm
35
175 lbs
23 - 22 - 0

186 cm
34
171 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Svend Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Haraldsson is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haraldsson, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Haraldsson - just one landing.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haraldsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Putin tries to clinch but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson connects with a body shot.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but Putin moved away.
Haraldsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haraldsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but Putin moved away.
Haraldsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin.
Putin misses with a kick to the body
enabling Haraldsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Putin. Beautiful body shot.
Haraldsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haraldsson's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haraldsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haraldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Haraldsson lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Putin throws a body kick that misses.
Putin delivers a nice body kick.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Haraldsson.
Putin throws a right and a left that Haraldsson avoids nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.

Haraldsson drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Haraldsson has a closed guard, preventing Putin from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson managing to control the position.

Putin gets to his feet - Haraldsson follows without any prompting.
Haraldsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haraldsson tries a low kick but Putin avoids it.
Haraldsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Putin pushes Haraldsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Haraldsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
Haraldsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haraldsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haraldsson blocks a body shot from Putin.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin scores a nice knee to the body.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haraldsson is defending well for now.
Putin blocks a body shot from Haraldsson.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haraldsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Haraldsson blocks with his arms.
Haraldsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson blocks an elbow strike.
Haraldsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Haraldsson pulls guard successfully.

Haraldsson working for a triangle but Putin defends it easily.
Putin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson trying to keep a closed guard but Putin is proving a slippery customer.
Putin wants to get up but he can't break Haraldsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Haraldsson is looking for a triangle here but Putin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Putin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Putin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson takes one on the button.
Haraldsson throws a head kick but Putin moves out of range.
Putin is looking to clinch but Haraldsson is avoiding it.
Haraldsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Putin is wise to it.
Putin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Putin.
Putin lands with a hook. Haraldsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haraldsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haraldsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haraldsson lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson tries to pull guard but Putin won't allow it.
Haraldsson fails to pull guard.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haraldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Haraldsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Haraldsson working a defensive guard here.

Putin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haraldsson has his foot on Putin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Putin works his way back into a safe position though.
Putin is fighting to break Haraldsson's control of his arms but Haraldsson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Putin wants to stand but Haraldsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Haraldsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haraldsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Putin is looking for a counter combo.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svend Haraldsson.
Putin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Putin lands with a nice combination. Haraldsson backs away looking to recover.
Haraldsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
Putin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haraldsson eats them both and turns towards Putin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a double jab.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but Haraldsson pushes him off.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haraldsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraldsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Putin is able to avoid easily.
Putin misses with a two punch combination.
Haraldsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Putin sets himself, and Haraldsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Putin avoids it this time.
Putin misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Haraldsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Putin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Haraldsson moves out of range easily.
Haraldsson moves out of range of the body kick from Putin.
Haraldsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haraldsson scores with a one two! Putin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Putin walks into a stiff left hand from Haraldsson.

Putin is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vlad Putin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice body kick from Haraldsson.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putin misses with the combination.
Putin seems to have got his legs back now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haraldsson.
Putin checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Putin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haraldsson.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin staying out of range there.
Putin tries to clinch up but Haraldsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin cracks the inside of Haraldsson's front leg.

Putin clinches with his opponent.
Haraldsson wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haraldsson misses with a body punch.
Putin tries a body shot but Haraldsson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haraldsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Haraldsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.
A hook to the body from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Putin smiles and moves away.
Putin swings for the body but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson scores with a jab.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Putin's head.
Haraldsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haraldsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haraldsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Putin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Putin gets a clinch.
Haraldsson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Haraldsson fails to land.
Haraldsson works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haraldsson.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Haraldsson is blocking nicely.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Haraldsson.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haraldsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Haraldsson gets control of Putin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Haraldsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haraldsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Haraldsson not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haraldsson stands up and beckons Putin to join him on the feet.
That kick from Haraldsson tenderised Putin's leg. Putin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Svend Haraldsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haraldsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vlad Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Putin thuds his right hand into Haraldsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Haraldsson.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haraldsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Putin's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson jabs at Putin's body.
Haraldsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Putin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haraldsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Putin's calf.
A left and a right from Putin both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haraldsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Haraldsson misses.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haraldsson throws a hook but Putin blocks it.
Haraldsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Haraldsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Putin 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vlad Putin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vlad Putin waved his t-shirt featuring Trashy Bar (158+q / 30$)'s logo in front of the cameras.