Death Rows Fight Night III PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mysterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Annoited Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Annoited Blade has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rey Mysterio's chin.

Mysterio
vs
Blade

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Xotic Fruits

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey Mysterio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Annoited Blade!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Annoited Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!

Blade shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mysterio's guard.
Blade with a flurry of punches that miss.

Mysterio has his foot on Blade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blade works his way back into a safe position though.
Blade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blade wants to stand but Mysterio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bladeis looking to pass into half guard but Mysterio pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mysterio is in guard.

Blade has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mysterio is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Blade.
Mysterio trying to control the action but Blade is working from the bottom.

Mysterio decides to stand back up. Mysterio steps back and let's Blade get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mysterio looks for a takedown but Blade sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blade!
Blade is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice takedown defense from Blade. No joy for Mysterio on that attempt.

Blade fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mysterio sprawls well initially but Blade persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blade is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blade thows a huge punch but Mysterio dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blade takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mysterio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Mysterio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blade gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mysterio keeping full guard, as Blade tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mysterio being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mysterio is on top in guard.
Blade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mysterio is one step ahead there.
Mysterio trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blade is on top in guard.
Blade showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mysterio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mysterio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blade.

Mysterio looking for a guillotine here but Blade defends easily.
Blade seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Mysterio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blade thows a big elbow that misses.
Blade is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blade thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mysterio's guard.
Blade prevents Mysterio from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blade in particular looking to stall.
Blade trying to control the action but Mysterio is working from the bottom.
Blade works his way into side control.
Mysterio tries to improve position but can't.
Blade throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mysterio works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Blade is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blade tries to pass to full mount but Mysterio defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rey Mysterio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blade fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mysterio sprawls well initially but Blade persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mysterio tries to roll over but Blade keeps him under control.
Mysterio is refusing to be controlled, as Blade sits in half guard.
Mysterio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blade postures up.

Mysterio has his foot on Blade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blade works his way back into a safe position though.

Blade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mysterio, up you get!
Blade takes a swing at Mysterio's ribcage but misses.
Mysterio misses with a takedown attempt

and Blade counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blade prevents Mysterio from improving his position.
Blade trying to control from Mysterio's half guard. Mysterio has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mysterio is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Blade frees his head nicely. Oh but Mysterio has switched to an armbar! Blade is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rey Mysterio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Piiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steam Roller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piiska's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Till I Collapse. Steam Roller looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Piiska
vs
Roller

178 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pertti Piiska!
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, Steam Roller!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piiska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roller tries a head kick but it misses.

Piiska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piiska is trying to break the clinch but Roller has him pressed against the cage.
Piiska blocks an elbow strike.
Roller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roller missing with knees to the body.
Roller looks gassed!

Piiska successfully pulls guard.
Piiska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roller trying to control but Piiska is working from the bottom.
Piiska is pulling down on Roller's head. It's preventing any offense from Roller, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piiska looking for a sweep. Not yet Piiska, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piiska is working hard here to advance position.

Piiska is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Piiska has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Piiska wants to control but Roller passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piiska is trying to maintain the position but Roller is very close to passing his half guard.
Roller prevents Piiska from improving his position.
Piiska tries to kick Roller off but Roller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piiska gets full guard.

Piiska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Piiska is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roller is controlling him.
Roller trying to control the position from guard on top but Piiska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piiska wants to sweep here but Roller controlling him for the moment.
Roller postures up.

That's four 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.

Piiska has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Piiska looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Roller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Piiska looking for submissions off his back.
Piiska is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Roller decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Piiska dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Piiska cracks Roller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Piiska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roller.
Roller darts in trying to clinch

and Piiska counters with a takedown into side control.

Roller is rocked!
Piiska controls the position from side control.
Roller is still in real trouble! Can Piiska finish him?

Piiska wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roller, who protects the arm well.

Piiska decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Roller seems to have recovered his senses.
Roller is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Piiska.
Piiska looks for a takedown but Roller sprawls well.
Roller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piiska's calf.
Roller stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Roller.
Steam Roller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roller throws a lazy head kick

and Piiska moves into the clinch.
Roller misses with a knee to the head.
Piiska tries for a takedown but Roller manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Piiska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roller wants to get back to striking at distance but Piiska won't allow it.
Roller looking to throw knees to the head but Piiska is blocking nicely.
Piiska has Roller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Piiska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roller smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Roller.
Piiska lands a brutal head kick. Roller looks out on his feet and Piiska throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Pertti Piiska!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Ramirez

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.

Ramirez clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

White breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ramirez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ramirez throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ramirez looks gassed!

Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.

Ramirez breaks from the clinch.

White has managed to clinch.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
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!
White tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Serg Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White thows a body kick. Ramirez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
White wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from White - the referee stops the clock and Ramirez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says White. Ramirez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirez. Ramirez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

White clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez drops White with a left right combo! Ramirez follows him down to the ground into side control.

White is rocked!

It looks like Boris White has been cut.
Ramirez scoring with punches from side control.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but White is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ramirez tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ramirez throws an elbow but White slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ramirez tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ramirez misses with the ground and pound.
Ramirez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Ramirez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
White defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from White.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White is looking to clinch.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.

White moves into the clinch.
White keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White tries to pull guard but Ramirez holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
White keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez wants to break free but White has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirez prevents it.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramirez's knee momentarily.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramirez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

White moves into the clinch.
White tries to stall but Ramirez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
White ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramirez prevents White from breaking the clinch.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. White is looking to close the distance but Ramirez sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! White crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope White is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Serg Ramirez!