PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Electro Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalin has chosen Metallica - The Day That Never Comes as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Haskil
vs
Stalin

190 cm
21
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Haskil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Electro Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haskil defending well as Stalin loads up on a big left hand.
Stalin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stalin thows a left - swing and a miss!

Haskil takes the fight into the clinch.
Haskil looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalin is looking to break free of the clinch but Haskil has double underhooks.
Stalin has had enough of the clinch but Haskil keeps him there for the moment.
Haskil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stalin's defenses.
Haskil keeps control of Stalin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haskil displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stalin up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin wants to break free but Haskil has control.
Stalin wants to break free but Haskil has control.
Stalin tries to break free but Haskil pushes him back against the cage.
Haskil misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haskil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalin avoids the elbow strike from Haskil, against the cage.
Haskil pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haskil creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haskil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Haskil.

It looks like Electro Stalin has been cut.
Stalin tries to break free but Haskil pushes him back against the cage.
Haskil prevents Stalin from breaking the clinch.
Haskil prevents Stalin from breaking the clinch.
Stalin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stalin's defenses.

Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A jab from Stalin misses.
Stalin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stalin throws a looping overhand right but Haskil ducks down to avoid it.
Stalin cracks Haskil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Stalin misses.
Haskil wants to clinch up but Stalin keeps it at a distance.
Haskil moves in looking to clinch but Stalin pushes him off.
Haskil throws a jab when Stalin was well out of range.
Jab by Stalin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stalin finds it's way round the side to connect with Haskil's head.
Stalin misses with a looping right.
Stalin misses with an uppercut. Haskil saw that one coming.
Stalin throws a jab when Haskil was well out of range.
Stalin tries to bum rush Haskil with a series of wild strikes but Haskil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haskil avoids the body shot from Stalin.
Haskil ducks under a wild hook from Stalin.
The fighters circling - Haskil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stalin misses with an uppercut. Haskil saw that one coming.
Stalin misses with a wild combination.
Stalin 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.
Stalin throws a hook but Haskil avoids it easily.
Stalin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stalin takes a swing at Haskil's ribcage but misses.

Haskil closes the distance and pushes Stalin back into the cage.
Haskil throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
Stalin wants to get back to striking at distance but Haskil won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Electro Stalin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Electro Stalin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stalin misses with a straight left.
Haskil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stalin.
Stalin lands with a good body shot.
Stalin keeps the fight on the outside.
Stalin looks to land a right hand but Haskil moved out of range.
Haskil throws a hook to the side of Stalin's head but Stalin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stalin misses with a hook. Haskil ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil wants to clinch.
Haskil is looking to clinch but Stalin is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Stalin. Beautiful body shot.
Haskil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haskil tries to clinch but Stalin is having none of it.
Stalin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stalin swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin lands a nice hook to Haskil's body. Haskil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stalin just misses with a punch to the body.
Stalin misses the shot to the body.
Haskil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stalin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haskil tries to clinch but Stalin moves out of range.
Haskil defending well as Stalin loads up on a big left hand.
Stalin connects with a crisp jab.
Stalin throws an overhand right that lands on Haskil's shoulder, as Haskil tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haskil.
Haskil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stalin clobbers Haskil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haskil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stalin scores with a jab.
Haskil slips a jab from Stalin.
Electro Stalin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalin swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskil.
Haskil fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalin misses the shot to the body.
Haskil blocks a jab.
Haskil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haskil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Haskil instigates a clinch.
Stalin has had enough of the clinch but Haskil keeps him there for the moment.
Stalin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haskil stalls.
Stalin can't break the clinch.
Haskil stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Electro Stalin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Electro Stalin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stalin throws a jab but it's blocked by Haskil.
Haskil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stalin finds it's way round the side to connect with Haskil's head.
Haskil is looking to clinch.
Stalin misses with an uppercut.
Haskil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haskil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stalin.
Stalin misses with an uppercut. Haskil saw that one coming.
Haskil tries to clinch but Stalin is having none of it.
Haskil fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin takes a swing at Haskil's ribcage but misses.

Haskil clinches up against the cage.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Stalin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Haskil to work.
Stalin is trying to push Haskil away but Haskil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalin working hard to break the clinch.
Stalin is trying to break the clinch but Haskil has him pressed against the cage.
Stalin takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haskil.
Stalin can't break the clinch.
Haskil slowing the pace effectively.
Stalin blocks the elbow strike.
Haskil pushes off an throws an elbow but Stalin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haskil is pushing Stalin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two 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.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Stalin shrugs off.
Haskil lands an elbow that stopped Stalin in his tracks for a moment.
Stalin is trying to push Haskil away but Haskil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalin can't break the clinch.
Stalin working hard to break the clinch.
Haskil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stalin's efforts to push away.
Stalin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalin dodges an elbow strike from Haskil.
Stalin tries to break the clinch but Haskil is controlling the position.
Haskil avoiding damage.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Stalin is trying to push Haskil away but Haskil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalin is trying to force a seperation but Haskil has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil misses with an elbow strike.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stalin's defenses.

That has opened up Electro Stalin's cut even more.
Haskil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haskil pushes off an throws an elbow but Stalin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haskil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haskil looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haskil.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haskil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haskil.
Stalin has had enough of the clinch but Haskil keeps him there for the moment.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Stalin 's eye.
Haskil controlling the action here for a moment.
Haskil seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Stalin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Electro Stalin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stalling in the clinch from Haskil.
Stalin tries to break free but Haskil pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Stalin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalin letting Haskil take a breather here.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Stalin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haskil has him pressed against the cage.
Stalin is trying to break the clinch but Haskil has him pressed against the cage.
Haskil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stalin is trying to break the clinch but Haskil has him pressed against the cage.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haskil stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
Haskil has Stalin pressed against the cage, preventing Stalin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalin wants to get back to striking at distance but Haskil won't allow it.
Stalin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Haskil clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Electro Stalin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stalin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskil was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalin.
Stalin throws a hook but Haskil blocks it.
Haskil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stalin.
Stalin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haskil tries to clinch but Stalin moves out of range.
Stalin lands a nice looking body shot.
Stalin misses with a hook.
Stalin scores with a hook to the body. Haskil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stalin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil moves away from the strike by Stalin.
Haskil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskil moves out of range of the strikes.
Stalin loads up on a big right hand but Haskil slips the punch.
Stalin loads up on a big right hand but Haskil slips the punch.
Stalin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haskil manages to avoid it.
Haskil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalin lands a glancing blow to the side of Haskil's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haskil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stalin.
Stalin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haskils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Haskil clinches up with Stalin and pushes him back against the cage.
Haskil taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalin wants to break free but Haskil has control.
Stalin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haskil staying out of range there.
Electro Stalin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haskil moves in looking to clinch but Stalin pushes him off.
Haskil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stalin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin keeps the fight on the outside.
Haskil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stalin.
Stalin throws a jab but it's blocked by Haskil.
Haskil dodges the punch combination from Stalin.
Haskil slips under a jab from Stalin.
Stalin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalin misses with an uppercut.
Stalin looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskil is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haskil wants to clinch up but Stalin keeps it at a distance.
Stalin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stalin throws a body punch but Haskil moves out of range.
Haskil tries to clinch there but Stalin circles away.
Haskil tries to clinch but Stalin is having none of it.
Stalin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stalin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haskil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stalin misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Electro Stalin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Electro Stalin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stalin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Stalin misses.
Stalin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Haskil moves into range and clinches up with Stalin.
Haskil keeps control of Stalin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haskil.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Haskil - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stalin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin tries to break free but Haskil pushes him back against the cage.
Stalin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haskil throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haskil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stalin throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Stalin misses.
Stalin takes a swing at Haskil's ribcage but misses.
Stalin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stalin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haskil doesn't seem bothered though.
Haskil wants to clinch.
Stalin looks to land a combination but Haskil avoids it well.

That's two 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.
Haskil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stalin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stalin. Haskil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haskil tries to clinch but Stalin moves out of range.
Haskil ducks under a wild hook from Stalin.
Haskil tries to clinch up but Stalin circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Stalin misses.
Stalin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haskil manages to avoid it.
Stalin lands with an uppercut that bounces Haskil off the cage and back into rage.
Haskil wants to clinch up but Stalin keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haskil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stalin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stalin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskil.
Haskil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haskil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stalin missing with a left hand there. Haskil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stalin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskil.
Haskil lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stalin throws a nice looking combination but Haskil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haskil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haskil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stalin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stalin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haskil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stalin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stalin looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskil is just out of range.
Haskil tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Electro Stalin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stalin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Electro Stalin!
Electro Stalin is the new light heavyweight champion!