PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meodread Magas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magas comes into the arena with Europe - The Final Countdown blaring out of the sound system. Storm has chosen Thunder Strike - ACDC as his entrance music. Meodread Magas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Magas
vs
Storm

182 cm
27
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Asphyxiation Ltd. 14.99-24.99 (CBK)

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meodread Magas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Storm!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Storm somewhat.
Magas misses the jab.
Magas connects with a looping right hand.
Magas misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
Storm lands with a right hand.

It looks like Meodread Magas has been cut.
Storm is looking to chop away at Magas's legs.
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Magas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
Storm throws out a leg kick but Magas moves out of range and Storm only half commits.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Magas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magas misses with a straight right.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Magas. That snapped Storm's head back.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Storm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magas misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Magas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
Magas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magas throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Magas throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
Magas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from Magas.
Magas looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm tries to clinch but Magas is having none of it.
Magas lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magas scores with a hook.
Storm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magas manages to avoid it.
Storm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magas throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Magas throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Meodread Magas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm avoids the body shot from Magas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Magas misses.
Magas throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
Magas is breathing heavily.
Magas throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magas.
Storm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Storm throws a jab when Magas was well out of range.
Magas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magas as he jumps to the side.
Meodread Magas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Storm.
Storm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm moves out of range as Magas strikes.
Magas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Storm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm looks to land a combination but Magas avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magas slips under a jab from Storm.
Magas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magas throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magas misses with a few strikes there.
Storm catches Magas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm scores with a jab.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm throws the left hand but Magas avoids the punch easily.

Storm moves into range and clinches up with Magas.

Magas breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Storm misses with a double jab.
Magas looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Magas loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Magas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm throws a combination that misses
and Magas counters with a straight right hand.
Magas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Magas moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.

Magas is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Magas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm shoots in but Magas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magas seems to have got his legs back now.

Storm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magas did well to prevent Storm getting side control.

Storm is looking for a kimura but Magas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Storm to get the leverage.
Magas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
Storm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magas's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm trying to control from Magas's half guard. Magas has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Magas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm slips a jab and a cross from Magas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Meodread Magas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Meodread Magas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Magas misses with a wild body shot.
Magas misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Magas.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magas.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magas on the side of the head.
Storm lands with an overhand left.
Storm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Meodread Magas's cut is getting worse.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Magas stuffs the takedown attempt from Storm. Storm gets slowly back to his feet.
Magas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm fails with the takedown.
Magas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magas swinging wildly here.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Storm!
Storm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magas swivels and escapes.
Meodread Magas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Storm.
Magas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Magas lands with a cross.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magas.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Magas.
Magas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Storm.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Storm.
Storm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Storm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Magas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Magas misses.
Storm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm lands with a nice combination. Magas backs away looking to recover.
Magas looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Magas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magas.
Magas with a nice cross.
Magas fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magas throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
Meodread Magas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm tests Magas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Storm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Storm somewhat.
Storm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm defending well as Magas loads up on a big left hand.
Magas throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magas throws a right and a left that Storm avoids nicely.
Storm avoids the body shot from Magas.
Magas misses with a double jab.

Storm shoots in and bounces Magas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Magas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to control from the top but Magas keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Magas kicks Storm off and gets to his feet.
Storm works over Magas's head and body with a nice combination.
Storm looks to land a combination. Magas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Storm.
Magas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Meodread Magas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Magas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magas lands an overhand right.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Storm throws a front kick aimed at Magas's knee but Magas avoids it well.
Magas throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Magas thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Magas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Magas misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Magas misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magas's waist but Magas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storm off to one side.
Magas swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Magas walks into a straight right hand from Storm.
Good shot there by Storm.
Storm misses with a double jab.
Storm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Magas gets caught flat footed, as Storm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Storm slips nicely into half guard.
Storm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Storm tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Storm wants to work for an arm triangle but Magas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magas wants to get back to his feet.
Storm not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to pass to mount but Magas is defending the position.
Storm with the ground and pound but Magas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Storm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Storm throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magas dodges the punch combination from Storm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
Storm lands a jab-cross combination.
Magas stalks Storm and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Storm's face. Storm staggers backwards, shaken.
Magas throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Storm with a hook.
Magas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Magas misses.
Magas clobbers Storm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Storm throws a right and a left that Magas avoids nicely.
John Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magas lands a body shot.
Magas lands a nice shot that snaps Storm's head back.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magas.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Magas throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm's corner calls for a 1-2. Storm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Storm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magas swivels and escapes.
Meodread Magas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Storm.
Magas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magas throws a one two combo.
Storm dives in and grabs Magas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magas pushes down on Storm's head and hops out.
Storm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Storm decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Magas is trying to stand back up but Storm is controlling him
Storm is looking to advance position but Magas won't allow it.
Storm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magas's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Storm.
Well Storm 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Storm!