PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Prisoner (ranked 4895 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bastard (ranked 4811 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Prisoner
vs
Bastard

196 cm
24
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Prisoner!
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, Daniel Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bastard feints and as Prisoner raises his hands in defense, Bastard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Prisoner is striking from the bottom but Bastard uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Prisoner wants to get back to full guard but Bastard has mounted him!
Prisoner tries to lock up and control but Bastard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bastard controlling the position easily from mount.
Prisoner wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prisoner is in bad spot here.
Prisoner looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bastard biding his time, controlling Prisoner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prisoner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Prisoner tries to escape the position.
Bastard controls the action.
Prisoner tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
What can Prisoner do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Prisoner is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Prisoner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Prisoner wants to escape the position.
Bastard controls the action.
Prisoner rolls, trying to escape but Bastard keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bastard not allowing Prisoner to control his hands.
Bastard controls the position.
Prisoner is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Prisoner just trying to survive but Bastard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Prisoner trying to get back to his feet but Bastard is in full control for now.
Prisoner wants to escape the position.
Bastard is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Prisoner tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastard has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Bastard dominated that round.
That's time! Prisoner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bastard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bastard showed some decent athleticism there.
Prisoner pushes Bastard off but Bastard dives into side control.
Bastard taking a breather here.
Prisoner struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prisoner tries to improve position but can't.
Bastard is staying tight to Prisoner's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Prisoner is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Prisoner tries to buck Bastard off but Bastard is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Prisoner is letting Bastard control him for a moment.
Let's hope that Bastard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Prisoner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Prisoner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Bastard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bastard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prisoner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prisoner is looking to stand back up but Bastard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Prisoner.
Prisoner trying to get back to full guard but Bastard takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bastard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bastard manages to capitalize on a mistake by Prisoner to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prisoner tries to escape the position.
Bastard just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bastard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bastard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Prisoner can't do much from the bottom here.
Prisoner tries to buck Bastard off but Bastard is having none of it.
Daniel Bastard has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prisoner wants to control but Bastard postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prisoner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bastard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Prisoner pushes Bastard off but Bastard dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Prisoner tries to improve position but can't.
Prisoner struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard staying calm.
Prisoner is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard happy to just control the position for now.
Bastard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Prisoner tries to buck Bastard off but Bastard is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Bastard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bastard 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Daniel Bastard!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Daniel Bastard!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Daniel Bastard!

Daniel Bastard wins by unanimous decision!