PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antony Bernard (ranked 6194 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okolay Wazir (ranked 4830 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bernard
vs
Wazir

222 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antony Bernard!
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, Okolay Wazir!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazir throws a head kick that misses.
Bernard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wazir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bernard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bernard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wazir defends well and Bernard ends up having to push Wazir into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wazir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wazir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wazir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wazir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wazir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bernard's calf.
Okolay Wazir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Wazir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bernard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wazir throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wazir misses with a few strikes there.
Wazir throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bernard tries for a takedown but Wazir circles away easily
letting Wazir counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wazir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bernard fails to land the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Wazir's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antony Bernard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wazir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wazir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bernard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wazir.
Wazir looks for the body kick but Bernard saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Wazir.
Wazir lands a nice looking body kick.
Wazir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bernard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bernard.
Wazir misses with a wild combination.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown but Wazir shows good takedown defense.
Bernard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bernard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wazir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bernard.
Bernard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wazir just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernard darts in looking for a takedown but Wazir gets double underhooks and turns Bernard into the cage.
Wazir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wazir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bernard's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wazir.
Wazir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bernard's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wazir.
Bernard has a takedown stuffed.
Wazir throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wazir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernard is breathing heavily.
Wazir scores with a leg kick.
Wazir misses with a two punch combination.
Wazir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wazir misses with a two punch combination.
And Bernard counters with a quick kick to the body but Wazir blocks it.
Wazir is looking to slow Bernard down with leg kicks.
Wazir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bernard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wazir feints and then cracks Bernard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bernard down.
Wazir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Bernard with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazir tries to bum rush Bernard with a series of wild strikes but Bernard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wazir.
Bernard fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wazir but Wazir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bernard sets himself, and Wazir steps forward looking for the clinch! Bernard avoids it this time.
Wazir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wazir feints and then cracks Bernard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bernard down.
Wazir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wazir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bernard's calf.
Wazir looks to land a combination. Bernard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wazir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okolay Wazir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wazir tries to bum rush Bernard with a series of wild strikes but Bernard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wazir misses with a series of wild punches.
Wazir looks for the body kick but Bernard saw that one coming.
Bernard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A clash of legs there as Bernard blocks the low kick.
Bernard fails to land the takedown.
Wazir let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bernard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bernard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wazir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wazir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bernard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antony Bernard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okolay Wazir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bernard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wazir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bernard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wazir defends well and Bernard ends up having to push Wazir into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wazir throws a counter combo.
A punch combination from Wazir misses.
Wazir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wazir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wazir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wazir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wazir fails to land with a series of punches.
Wazir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wazir lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bernard takes a step back to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bernard checks a leg kick.
Wazir just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBernard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wazir is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wazir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wazir sprawls well. Wazir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bernard gets slowly back to his feet.
Okolay Wazir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bernard shoots for a double leg takedown but Wazir sprawls well. He's pushed Bernard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wazir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bernard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wazir can pounce on him.
Wazir throws a push kick but Bernard slaps the foot to one side.
Bernard throws a quick counter head kick but Wazir was just out of range.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bernard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wazir misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazir misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bernard moves out of range of the body kick.
Wazir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bernard blocks a head kick by Wazir.
Bernard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wazir looks to land a combination but Bernard avoids it well.
Bernard is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wazir throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okolay Wazir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wazir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bernard's head.
Wazir lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wazir as Bernard shoots in.
Wazir thuds his shin into the meat of Bernard's side.
Wazir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernard looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wazir as he avoids it easily.
Bernard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bernard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wazir is trying to defend but Bernard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Wazir makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wazir misses with a two punch combination.
Wazir just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBernard.
Wazir misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okolay Wazir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wazir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bernard throws a counter high kick but Wazir was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wazir throws a head kick that misses.
Bernard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wazir throws a series of punches but Bernard avoids them all with ease.
Bernard shoots in looking for a takedown but Wazir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bernard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wazir tries a head kick but it misses.
Wazir looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wazir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Wazir misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wazir lands a two punch combo.
A head kick from Wazir lands but Bernard takes it in his stride.
Wazir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bernard shoots for a takedown but Wazir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wazir misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bernard is defended easily by Wazir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antony Bernard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernard has a takedown stuffed.
Wazir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bernard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wazir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wazir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wazir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bernard thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wazir throws a sloppy head kick and Bernard moves out of range easily.
Bernard shoots for a double leg takedown but Wazir sprawls well. He's pushed Bernard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bernard or perhaps it was just good defense by Wazir, which made it look bad.
Wazir connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wazir.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown but Wazir shows good takedown defense.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wazir.
Wazir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wazir.
Wazir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wazir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bernard.
Wazir scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazir cracks the inside of Bernard's front leg.
No joy there for Wazir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wazir wants to land a leg kick but Bernard is out of range.
Bernard throws a quick counter head kick but Wazir was just out of range.
Wazir throws a series of punches but Bernard avoids them all with ease.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown but Wazir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wazir throws a sloppy head kick and Bernard moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bernard or perhaps it was just good defense by Wazir, which made it look bad.
Wazir stalks Bernard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bernard's face. Bernard staggers backwards, shaken.
Bernard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wazir swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazir throws a head kick but Bernard moves out of range.
Wazir throws a low kick but Bernard moves out of range easily.
Wazir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bernard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wazir throws a leg kick but Bernard moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Wazir. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wazir's waist but Wazir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bernard off to one side.
Wazir misses with a body kick.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown but Wazir shows good takedown defense.
Wazir is looking for the big counter here.
Wazir tries to bum rush Bernard with a series of wild strikes but Bernard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good work by Bernard as he checks the leg kick.
Antony Bernard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Okolay Wazir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wazir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okolay Wazir!