PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between inka odil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Wasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

odil
vs
Wasserman

188 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
179 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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, inka odil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Wasserman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
odil is looking to slow Wasserman down with leg kicks.
odil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasserman.
odil throws a front kick aimed at Wasserman's knee but Wasserman avoids it well.
Wasserman closes this distance looking for a takedown but odil circles away.
Wasserman fails with a takedown attempt.
Wasserman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
odil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wasserman.
inka odil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoly Wasserman.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says odil as he avoids it easily.
odil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wasserman's sensitive parts.
odil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasserman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for odil.
odil lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wasserman looks gassed!
Wasserman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
odil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wasserman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
odil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wasserman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Anatoly Wasserman has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
odil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wasserman is trying desperately to land a takedown but odil is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wasserman.
Nice body kick there by odil.
odil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasserman's calf.
odil connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for odil.
A good leg kick by odil.
odil throws a nice inside leg kick.
odil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
inka odil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
odil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
odil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
odil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasserman.
odil throws a jab when Wasserman was well out of range.
odil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from odil.
odil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
odil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wasserman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman drops his hands momentarily and odil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wasserman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
odil feints and then cracks Wasserman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasserman down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wasserman.
Both fighters circling a little - odil finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wasserman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - odil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from odil misses.
odil moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for odil.
odil misses with a jab, cross combination.
odil misses with an uppercut. Wasserman saw that one coming.
Wasserman shoots in looking for a takedown. odil tries to sprawl out of it but Wasserman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. odil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by odil.
odil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
odil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wasserman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by odil as he connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by odil there.
A punch combination from odil misses.
Wasserman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by odil.
Wasserman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
odil pushes Wasserman away with a front kick.
odil lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by odil.
Wasserman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from odil. Wasserman shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
odil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wasserman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wasserman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as odil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wasserman doesn't seem phased though.
odil throws a nice inside leg kick.

Wasserman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wasserman looking to pass the guard.
odil on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if odil tries to get out of the position.
odil trying to keep a closed guard but Wasserman is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasserman is pushing down on odil's leg trying to pass to half guard. odil is fighting to maintain full guard but Wasserman has managed to sneak the leg through.
odil is trying to maintain the position but Wasserman is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

inka odil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anatoly Wasserman's cut.
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.

odil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wasserman.
odil looks to land a left hand but Wasserman moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from odil.
A telegraphed right hand from odil misses the target.
odil misses with a body kick.
odil fakes the leg kick and cracks Wasserman in the body.
Wasserman tries to score a power double leg takedown but odil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wasserman somewhat.
Wasserman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by odil.
Wasserman is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by odil.
Wasserman shoots for a takedown but odil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
inka odil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoly Wasserman.
odil throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
odil cracks Wasserman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
odil pushes Wasserman away with a front kick.
odil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
odil throws a nice inside leg kick.
odil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crunch! odil slams his shin into Wasserman's torso.
Wasserman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from odil.
Wasserman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but odil avoids it really well and circles away.
Wasserman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by odil. odil obviously looking to wear him down.
odil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from odil.
Wasserman shoots for a takedown but odil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
odil throws a front kick that sends Wasserman stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from odil.
Wasserman tries to score a power double leg takedown but odil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wasserman somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! odil slams his shin into Wasserman's torso.
A big left from odil misses.
odil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasserman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by odil.
odil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasserman slips a straight right by odil.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts odil as he jumps to the side.
Wasserman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from odil.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by odil.
Wasserman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wasserman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but odil swivels and escapes.
Wasserman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman looks for a takedown but odil sprawls well.
No luck for Wasserman with that takedown attempt.
odil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wasserman can do to turn this around?
odil scores with a sloppy right hand. Wasserman should have avoided that one.
odil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
odil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
odil throws a sloppy head kick and Wasserman moves out of range easily.
odil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and odil wants it to stay on the feet.
A good leg kick by odil.
Anatoly Wasserman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by odil.
Wasserman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wasserman walks into a straight right hand from odil.
Wasserman shoots in looking for a takedown. odil tries to sprawl out of it but Wasserman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. odil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
odil moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wasserman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? odil is fending him off so far but Wasserman persists. Nope, odil circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for odil.
odil misses with a hook.
odil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with odil but odil pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wasserman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wasserman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
odil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasserman's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
odil lands the left hand.
odil misses with a two punch combination.
odil stuffs the takedown attempt from Wasserman. Wasserman gets slowly back to his feet.
Wasserman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from odil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

inka odil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anatoly Wasserman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wasserman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from odil.
odil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wasserman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but odil avoids it really well and circles away.
odil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wasserman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by odil.
odil scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from odil.
odil scores with a nice body kick.
odil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
odil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
odil throws a sloppy head kick and Wasserman moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wasserman misses with a takedown attempt - odil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
inka odil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoly Wasserman.
odil lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasserman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wasserman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from odil.
A kick lands to the mid section there for odil.
An inside leg kick lands from odil.
odil lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by odil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
odil connects with a solid leg kick.
odil connects with a looping right hand.
odil throws a quick inside leg kick.
inka odil is winning the standup battle so far.
Wasserman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? odil is fending him off so far but Wasserman persists. Nope, odil circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
odil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wasserman fails with a takedown attempt.
inka odil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
odil throws a leg kick which misses Wasserman's front leg but catches the back leg as Wasserman tries to avoid it.
odil scores with a jab. Wasserman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for odil.
A decent looking body kick lands there for odil.
Wasserman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before odil can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by odil.
odil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
odil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wasserman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before odil can pounce on him.
odil scores with a nice body kick.
Wasserman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for odil.
Anatoly Wasserman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
odil lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before odil can pounce on him.
odil feints and then cracks Wasserman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasserman down.
Nice uppercut lands for odil. That snapped Wasserman's head back.
Jab from odil.
odil feints and then cracks Wasserman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasserman down.
odil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
odil looks to land a left hand but Wasserman moved out of range nicely.
Wasserman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from odil.
odil stuffs the takedown attempt from Wasserman. Wasserman gets slowly back to his feet.
Wasserman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from odil finds it's way round the side to connect with Wasserman's head.
Wasserman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
odil with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
odil lands with a kick to the temple. Wasserman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
odil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
odil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
odil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wasserman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wasserman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
odil lands a nice looking body kick.
odil thuds his right hand into Wasserman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
odil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wasserman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? odil is fending him off so far but Wasserman persists. Nope, odil circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasserman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping leg kick lands for odil.
odil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
odil lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
inka odil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for odil, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... inka odil!