PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 1201 p4p, 1276 weight class) and Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 162 p4p, 176 weight class). Eugeniy Tryastsyn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akira Maeda's chin.

Maeda
vs
Tryastsyn

192 cm
24
209
6 - 5 - 1

185 cm
23
222
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maeda rushes Tryastsyn and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Maeda - that landed with a thud.

Maeda tightens his grip and picks Tryastsyn up, before dumping him to the ground. Tryastsyn manages to land in guard.
Tryastsyn keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda looking to sit in guard and control but Tryastsyn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tryastsyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tryastsyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maeda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn postures up in Maeda's guard and throws a big left but Maeda blocks it.
Tryastsyn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing that Maeda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Maeda wants to control but Tryastsyn is keeping him busy.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Tryastsyn actively working from the bottom here.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda is trying to control the action in half guard but Tryastsyn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Tryastsyn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Tryastsyn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda is nestled in close to Tryastsyn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn gets full guard.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Tryastsyn has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maeda passes Tryastsyn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda 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.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.

Tryastsyn actively working from the bottom here.
Maeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maeda trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maeda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maeda cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maeda working the ground and pound effectively.
Tryastsyn is in all sorts of trouble here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tryastsyn is squirming around, avoiding Maeda's attempts to control the action.
Tryastsyn can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Maeda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tryastsyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Tryastsyn.
Maeda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tryastsyn! But no joy.
Tryastsyn throws the left hand but Maeda avoids the punch easily.
Maeda takes one on the button.
Tryastsyn misses with a hook.
Maeda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tryastsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
Tryastsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
Tryastsyn throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
Tryastsyn misses with a right hand
and Maeda counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Tryastsyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maeda lands a slapping body shot.
Maeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tryastsyn can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Tryastsyn finds it's target.
Maeda slips a jab from Tryastsyn.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tryastsyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Tryastsyn misses.
Maeda swings for the body but Tryastsyn moves out of range.
Tryastsyn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Maeda moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maeda.
Maeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tryastsyn misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Maeda.
Maeda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tryastsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maeda's elbow.
Maeda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Maeda.
Tryastsyn is breathing heavily.

Tryastsyn breaks the clinch.
Tryastsyn takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tryastsyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
Tryastsyn throws a series of punches but Maeda avoids them all with ease.
Maeda scores with a body shot.
Maeda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tryastsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Maeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tryastsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Tryastsyn lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Tryastsyn misses its intended target.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maeda scores with a shot to the body.
Maeda moves away from the strike by Tryastsyn.
Maeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tryastsyn moves away.
Tryastsyn throws an overhand right that lands on Maeda's shoulder, as Maeda tries to avoid the shot.
Maeda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tryastsyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maeda is looking to wear down Tryastsyn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maeda takes a swing at Tryastsyn's ribcage but misses.
Tryastsyn throws the left hand but Maeda avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
Maeda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tryastsyn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda lands a nice shot to the body.
Tryastsyn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maeda. Tryastsyn does a little dance to reset his feet.

Maeda has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maeda fails to land.
Maeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maeda keeps control of Tryastsyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maeda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maeda blocks a body shot from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tryastsyn tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Tryastsyn back against the cage.
Tryastsyn is trying to stall.
Tryastsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tryastsyn just leaning against Maeda, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Maeda lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Maeda.
Maeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tryastsyns head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Maeda.
Tryastsyn stops a takedown attempt from Maeda.
Maeda tries to score a body lock takedown but Tryastsyn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Maeda.
Maeda lands a body shot.
Maeda leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tryastsyn leaning against his opponent.
Maeda pushes Tryastsyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maeda stalling.
Maeda lands a nice uppercut.
Maeda lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Maeda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tryastsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tryastsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot.
Tryastsyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maeda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tryastsyn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tryastsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Tryastsyn.
Maeda is looking to counter punch.
Tryastsyn avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Tryastsyn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot
letting Maeda counter with a right hand.
Maeda connects with a right hand. Tryastsyn shakes it off.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tryastsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Tryastsyn throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tryastsyn manages to avoid it.
Tryastsyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tryastsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
It seemed like Tryastsyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tryastsyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
Maeda scores with a sloppy right hand. Tryastsyn should have avoided that one.
Maeda tries to clinch but Tryastsyn is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maeda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tryastsyn on his heels. He'll look to pass Tryastsyn's guard now, I'm sure.

Tryastsyn looking for a guillotine here but Maeda defends easily.
Maeda trying to control but Tryastsyn is working from the bottom.
Maeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tryastsyn keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.

Tryastsyn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maeda defends well.

Tryastsyn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maeda is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Tryastsyn keeps moving.

Tryastsyn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maeda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maeda is pushing down on Tryastsyn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tryastsyn is fighting to maintain full guard but Maeda has managed to sneak the leg through.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda is nestled in close to Tryastsyn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maeda prevents Tryastsyn from improving his position.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Tryastsyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maeda slows the pace down in half guard.
Maeda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Akira Maeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Tryastsyn trying to hold on to Maeda's head to control him but Maeda postures up.
Maeda controlling the action here.
Maeda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tryastsyn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maeda sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Maeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maeda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Akira Maeda!

Akira Maeda wins by unanimous decision!
Akira Maeda gave a mention to 160Q Energy for $150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).