PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ram Muteshanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muteshanco comes into the arena with Hells Bells blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Muteshanco
vs
Connor

184 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Ram Muteshanco!
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, Brad Connor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muteshanco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Connor tries to avoid it but Muteshanco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Connor to the ground. Connor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Connor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Muteshanco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Muteshanco.
Muteshanco wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Connor 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.
Muteshanco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Muteshanco trying to control the position but Connor is working away.
Muteshanco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Connor on the ground.
Connor parries the strikes from Muteshanco easily there. Muteshanco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Connor to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muteshanco is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muteshanco cracks Connor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Connor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Muteshanco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is looking to regain half guard here but Muteshanco keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Muteshanco.
Muteshanco with the ground and pound but Connor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Connor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muteshanco is working away from the top position though.
Connor is refusing to be controlled, as Muteshanco sits in half guard.
Muteshanco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Connor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muteshanco.
Muteshanco tries to pass to full mount but Connor defends it.

Connor looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muteshanco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Muteshanco wants to stand up but Connor has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Connor is looking to improve his position.
Muteshanco is keen to just control but Connor is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muteshanco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with an uppercut.
Connor fails with the takedown

and Muteshanco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Connor looks gassed!
Muteshanco throws a big right hand that misses.
Connor trying to keep a closed guard but Muteshanco is proving a slippery customer.
Muteshanco lands a couple of digs.
Muteshanco is working Connor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Muteshanco postures up.
Muteshanco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muteshanco tries to free his leg and advance position but Connor is retaining full guard.
Muteshanco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muteshanco trying to control but Connor is working from the bottom.
Muteshanco controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muteshanco trying to control but Connor is working from the bottom.
Muteshanco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Connor trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Connor forces Muteshanco back against the cage and clinches.

Muteshanco pulls guard effortlessly.
Connor preventing the sweep.
Connor stops Muteshanco from standing up.
Connor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muteshanco's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muteshanco wants to improve his position but instead Connor has moved into half guard.
Connor prevents Muteshanco from improving his position.
Muteshanco looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ram Muteshanco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Muteshanco closes the distance and clinches up with Connor, looking for a takedown. Muteshanco pushes Connor against the cage but Connor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Connor with a poor takedown

and Muteshanco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Connor!
Muteshanco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Connor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muteshanco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Connor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Connor suckers Muteshanco into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Connor is now in Muteshanco's guard!
Muteshanco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Connor postures up.
Muteshanco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Connor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Connor advances position into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connor landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor trying to control the action but Muteshanco is working from the bottom.
Muteshanco is looking for a sweep.
Connor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Muteshanco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Muteshanco is trying to escape the mount.
Connor wants to control the pace but Muteshanco is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muteshanco is trying to escape the mount.
Muteshanco wants to hold on but Connor pushes him away.
Muteshanco regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Connor in particular looking to stall.
Connor working Muteshanco over with strikes.
Muteshanco has hold of Connor's hands but Connor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Connor is thwarting Muteshanco's attempts to control the position.
Muteshanco regains full guard. Nicely done.
Muteshanco tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Muteshanco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Connor prevents Muteshanco from getting back to his feet.
Connor wanted to stand there but Muteshanco had control of the position.
Muteshanco is trying to control the position but Connor postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muteshanco tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Connor misses.
Brad Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Connor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muteshanco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Connor circles away.
Muteshanco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Connor swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ram Muteshanco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor throws a right hand that Muteshanco ducks under and follows up with a left that Muteshanco also avoids with ease.
Connor misses with a two punch combination.
Connor throws a lazy head kick

and Muteshanco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Connor!
Muteshanco with shots to the head and body - Connor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Connor manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Connor, under a barage of strikes from Muteshanco.
Ram Muteshanco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muteshanco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muteshanco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muteshanco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Muteshanco prevents Connor from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ram Muteshanco dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Muteshanco.

Muteshanco feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Muteshanco cracks Connor with a solid left hand.
Muteshanco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muteshanco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muteshanco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Muteshanco preventing the sweep.
Muteshanco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muteshanco tries to free his leg and advance position but Connor is retaining full guard.
Connor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Muteshanco from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muteshanco looks for a takedown but Connor sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor misses with a takedown attempt

and Muteshanco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Muteshanco.
Connor keeping full guard, as Muteshanco tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muteshanco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Connor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muteshanco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Connor keeping full guard, as Muteshanco tries to pass.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Muteshanco from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Connor is looking for a triangle but Muteshanco pushes his legs off easily.
Ram Muteshanco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Connor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muteshanco stopping the sweep attempt from Connor.
Connor trying to control the position.
Muteshanco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Muteshanco from controlling successfully.
Muteshanco 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.
Connor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muteshanco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connor is keeping the position for now.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Muteshanco from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Connor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muteshanco is one step ahead there.
Muteshanco stays in close to Connor's body and controls the position.
Connor working a defensive guard here.
Brad Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Muteshanco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Muteshanco moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Connor gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ram Muteshanco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muteshanco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ram Muteshanco!