PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zidane Sephiroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment I kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dancing Queen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Experiment I
vs
Sephiroth

191 cm
22
222 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zidane Sephiroth!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment I tries a head kick but it misses.
Experiment I tries to move into range but Sephiroth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sephiroth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sephiroth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment I.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment I. Sephiroth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sephiroth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sephiroth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment I dodges the punch combination from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sephiroth.

Experiment I has Sephiroth up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment I can't find room to land a body shot as Sephiroth controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Experiment I.
Experiment I missing with knees to the body.
Sephiroth stalling in the clinch but Experiment I improves position.
Sephiroth tries to work over Experiment I's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment I lands a nice uppercut.
Experiment I misses with an elbow strike.

Sephiroth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sephiroth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment I.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sephiroth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Experiment I counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Experiment I bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment I does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Experiment I throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sephiroth on the side of the head.
Sephiroth misses with a looping right.
Sephiroth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment I.
Experiment I slips a jab from Sephiroth.
Experiment I pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sephiroth is out of range and Experiment I settles back down.
Sephiroth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sephiroth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Experiment I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sephiroth was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment I.
Sephiroth lands a jab to the nose.
Sephiroth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Experiment I connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Sephiroth does no damage.
Experiment I slips a jab and a cross from Sephiroth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth throws a left and a right that both miss

and Experiment I counters with a head kick that drops Sephiroth to the mat! Sephiroth scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Sephiroth is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sephiroth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sephiroth is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment I finish him?
Sephiroth looks to land a left hand but Experiment I moved out of range nicely.
Experiment I scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Experiment I pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sephiroth seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Sephiroth misses.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth.
Experiment I throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment I thumps Sephiroth with a low kick.
Experiment I thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment I. That's going to slow Sephiroth down.
Experiment I tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment I throws a leg kick but Sephiroth checks it.
Sephiroth looks to land a combination. Experiment I sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sephiroth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment I manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sephiroth. Experiment I does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sephiroth throws out a loose jab but Experiment I uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sephiroth fails to land with a series of punches.
Experiment I moves away from the strike by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth throws a series of punches but Experiment I avoids them all with ease.
Sephiroth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment I throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Experiment I.
Sephiroth misses with a jab to the body
and Experiment I counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sephiroth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment I was well out of range. Poor timing from Sephiroth.
Experiment I tries to clinch but Sephiroth moves out of range.
Experiment I dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sephiroth. That did some damage!
Sephiroth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sephiroth throws a lazy right hand but Experiment I sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment I with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sephiroth looks gassed!
Experiment I dodges the punch combination from Sephiroth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Experiment I.
Sephiroth throws a left and a right that both miss

and Experiment I counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Experiment I.
Sephiroth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sephiroth blocks an elbow strike from Experiment I.
Sephiroth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Experiment I lands a hook that snaps the head of Sephiroth backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment I lands an elbow that stopped Sephiroth in his tracks for a moment.

Sephiroth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiment I pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sephiroth is out of range and Experiment I settles back down.
Sephiroth connects with a nice looking jab.
Sephiroth misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Experiment I moves into the clinch successfully.
Experiment I lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Experiment I lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Experiment I throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sephiroths head.
Experiment I works on Sephiroth's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Experiment I swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sephiroth.
Experiment I lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sephiroth takes a step back to recover.
Experiment I feints and then cracks Sephiroth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sephiroth down.
Experiment I lands the left hand.
Experiment I cracks Sephiroth with a left hook right on the temple and Sephiroth goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Experiment I lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Sephiroth is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russian Experiment I!