Death Rows Fight Night II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jackson
vs
Ramirez

200 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Ramirez. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Ramirez to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez being controlled here, momentarily.
Ramirez is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ramirez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Ramirez slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson has control of Ramirez's left arm, preventing Ramirez from doing any damage.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramirez looks gassed!
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that has Jackson reeling! Ramirez follows up with a more punches and Jackson is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Serg Ramirez!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Sinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinner has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Kim Sinner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sinner
vs
Hawk

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Acton Nutritional Company

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kim Sinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawk instigates a clinch.
Hawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sinner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sinner jumps guard.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sinner keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hawk looking to sit in guard and control but Sinner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sinner is breathing heavily.
Sinner can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sinner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sinner and Hawk has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hawk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hawk controls the position.

Hawk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sinner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hawk wants to control but Sinner is keeping him busy.
Sinner controls the position for a moment.
The referee asks Hawk politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hawk prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sinner is not content to let Hawk control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk grinds an elbow into Sinner's temple.
Hawk advances to mount.
Hawk tries to control but Sinner wriggling away.
Sinner regains half guard.
Hawk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sinner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawk.
Hawk thows a huge punch but Sinner dodges it nicely.

Hawk is working for a kimura but Sinner is defending it quite comfortably.
Hawk wants to free his trapped foot but Sinner is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinner tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.

Hawk is working for a kimura but Sinner is defending it quite comfortably.
Sinner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Sinner is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hawk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawk pushing down on Sinner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawk passes to side control.
Sinner prevents Hawk from moving into mount.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Sinner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinner is being controlled here.

Hawk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sinner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hawk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sinner, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Hawk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Sinner. Sinner gets slowly back to his feet.
Sinner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinner shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk blocks a head kick by Sinner.

Hawk clinches up against the ropes.

Hawk has picked Sinner up - he's going for a ride! Hawk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hawk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Sinner defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hawk has hold of Sinner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sinner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk goes for an armbar but Sinner turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sinner.
Sinner trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sinner manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.

Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sinner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawk stays in close to Sinner's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hawk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sinner dives on top into guard.
Sinner tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawk is retaining full guard.
Hawk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinner's guard.
Sinner is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sinner is trying to keep Hawk in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Sinner keeps moving.
Hawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinner is keeping the position for now.
Hawk advances position into side control!
Hawk trying to control the action but Sinner is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawk tries to clinch but Sinner moves out of range.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hawk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawk showed some decent athleticism there.

Hawk decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hawk drives through and clinches with Sinner against the ropes.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Sinner manages to get underhooks.
Sinner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Sinner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk lands a knee to the body.
Sinner is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawk has double underhooks.
Hawk jumps guard but Sinner stands there with Hawk around his waist. Hawk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hawk.
Hawk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sinner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sinner pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hawk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hawk goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sinner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hawk's guard! Nice work there by Sinner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Hawk.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinner circles away.

Hawk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sinner sprawls well initially but Hawk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hawk seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sinner is looking to control Hawk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sinner avoid being mounted?

Hawk is trying to work for a kimura but Sinner is defending well.
Sinner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawk takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sinner trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but Sinner defending well.
Sinner is in trouble now - Hawk has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sinner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sinner!
Hawk managing to control the position.
Sinner trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Hawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Hawk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sinner won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinner is looking to stand up but Hawk won't let him.
Hawk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
Sinner postures up.

Hawk working for a triangle but Sinner defends it easily.

Hawk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sinner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sinner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinner's guard.
Hawk trying to control but Sinner is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hawk is looking for a kimura here.
Sinner wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy.
Sinner is staying active underneath Hawk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hawk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount.
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sinner has given up his back here. Will Hawk look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Sinner trying to control the hands but Hawk breaks the grip.
Hawk controls the action.
Hawk tries to keep control of the position but Sinner is staying busy.

Hawk is persistently looking for the submission but Sinner is defending it well.
Sinner tries to break free.
Sinner is working hard here to advance position.
Kim Sinner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hawk is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawk 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 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Hawk!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Moukari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brennan Smith looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Smith
vs
Moukari

210 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brennan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Moukari!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moukari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moukari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moukari throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moukari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Moukari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith is looking to clinch but Moukari is avoiding it.
Smith wants to clinch.
Brennan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moukari throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moukari throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch but Moukari is avoiding it.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Moukari circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moukari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Moukari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moukari.

Moukari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moukari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Moukari from standing up.
Moukari trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith controls Moukari momentarily but Moukari frees himself.
Smith wants to sweep here but Moukari controlling him for the moment.
Moukari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith wants to hit a switch here but Moukari passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smith there!
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.

That's two 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.
Moukari wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Moukari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moukari wants to stand but Moukari is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Moukari is having none of it.
Moukari controlling from the full mount.
Moukari prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Moukari content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moukari's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Moukari trying to control but Smith is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Masa Moukari just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moukari.
Smith throws a push kick but Moukari slaps the foot to one side.
Moukari throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Moukari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moukari misses with the combination.
Moukari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Moukari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch up but Moukari circles away and keeps his distance.
Moukari looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Moukari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moukari swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith shoots and misses
and Moukari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moukari tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Moukari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moukari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Moukari scores a takedown into full mount!
Moukari controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moukari tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Moukari pushes him away.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Moukari isn't that keen on the idea.
Moukari looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moukari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith wants to hold on but Moukari pushes him away.

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.
Moukari is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smith wants to control but Moukari is having none of it.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Moukari is looking to stand but Moukari has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains half guard.
Moukari prevents Smith from improving his position.
Moukari tries to stand and escape but Smith is controlling the position.
Moukari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.

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.
Moukari controlling the pace.
Moukari is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith tries to clinch but Moukari moves away

and Moukari counters by clinching up.
Smith has Moukari pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Moukari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moukari has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Moukari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Moukari scores with a nice head shot.
Moukari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith wants to clinch but Moukari slips to the side
and Moukari counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Moukari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moukari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moukari with a hook.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moukari counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Moukari to acknowledge the strikes.
Moukari circles away from the clinch attempt

and Moukari counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moukari stops Smith from standing up.
Moukari is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Moukari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moukari wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith 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.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moukari avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith throws some wild stikes that Moukari manages to avoid easily.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moukari because Smith loaded up on that one.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Moukari is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith looking to finish Moukari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moukari!
Moukari tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Moukari is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Smith punching from mount but Moukari doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith throwing strikes here but Moukari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith looking to control but Moukari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moukari is trying to stand up.
Moukari avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Moukari is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith throwing strikes here but Moukari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brennan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smith won't let Moukari get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Moukari tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Moukari really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
Smith misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Moukari is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moukari can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Moukari is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Masa Moukari.
Well Moukari 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Moukari!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Piiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson comes to the ring accompanied by The Feel good drag. Piiska has chosen Eminem - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Pertti Piiska has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Carlson's chin.

Carlson
vs
Piiska

166 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Carlson!
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, Pertti Piiska!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piiska shoots in but no luck this time.
Carlson throws a nice looking combination but Piiska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matt Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlson throws a series of punches but Piiska avoids them all with ease.
Piiska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlson lands with a nice combination. Piiska backs away looking to recover.
Carlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carlson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piiska tries for a takedown but Carlson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlson stuffs the takedown.
Matt Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Piiska.
Carlson throws a right hand that Piiska ducks under and follows up with a left that Piiska also avoids with ease.
Carlson swinging wilding here.
Carlson tries to clinch but Piiska is having none of it.
Piiska takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piiska tries to clinch there but Carlson circles away.
Piiska throws a right hand that Carlson ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlson also avoids with ease.
Carlson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Piiska counters with a nice leg kick.

Piiska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carlson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Carlson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Piiska manages to get himself to full guard.
Piiska looks gassed!
Carlson thows a big elbow that misses.
Carlson throws a big right hand that misses.
Piiska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlson throwing strikes from guard but Piiska blocks nicely.
Piiska keeping moving, preventing Carlson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Piiska wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carlson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Carlson.
Carlson tries to bum rush Piiska with a series of wild strikes but Piiska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Piiska has taken the fight to the clinch.

Piiska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Carlson.
Carlson throws a series of punches but Piiska moves out of range.
Carlson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carlson duly obliges.
Carlson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piiska.
Carlson throws a combination that misses
and Piiska counters with a big head kick but Carlson shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Piiska or perhaps it was just good defense by Carlson which made him look bad.
Carlson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Piiska counters by moving into the clinch.

Piiska pulls guard successfully.
Piiska trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Piiska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Piiska is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carlson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Carlson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Piiska trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piiska is trying to take his opponent's back.
Piiska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carlson is looking to improve his position but Piiska isn't that keen on the idea.
Piiska controlling the position easily from mount.
Carlson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Piiska stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Carlson misses with a combination

and Piiska counters with a shoot takedown. Carlson fights it but they end up in guard.
Carlson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carlson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Piiska can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson with a couple of short strikes.
Carlson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carlson raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carlson looking to finish Piiska with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piiska!
BOOM! Carlson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Piiska tries to hold on but Carlson postures up.
Piiska regains half guard.
Piiska taking some punishment here, with Carlson in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carlson throwing shots but Piiska is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pertti Piiska will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carlson misses with a double jab.

Piiska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Piiska blocks the strikes from Carlson.
Carlson tries to improve position but can't.
Carlson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carlson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carlson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carlson is staying active underneath Piiska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Piiska prevents Carlson from improving his position.

Piiska seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Carlson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pertti Piiska!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trey Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spencer
vs
Wilson

197 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Dark Storm Performance

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, Justin Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trey Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spencer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson won't allow Spencer to sweep him here.
Spencer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spencer trying to control the position.
Spencer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spencer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spencer tries a head kick but it misses.
Justin Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Spencer.
Spencer drops Wilson with a left right combo! Spencer follows him down to the ground into side control.

Wilson is rocked!
Spencer works to advance to full mount. Wilson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Spencer finish him?
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Spencer wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer prevents Wilson from getting the reversal.
Wilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Spencer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilson gets full guard.

Wilson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Spencer has passed into half guard!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Spencer is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Wilson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Spencer is defending well. Wilson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Spencer has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Wilson celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trey Wilson!