PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trash Talking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Talking
vs
Lister

190 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trash Talking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lime Lister!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister misses with an uppercut
and Talking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talking tries to clinch
and Lister counters with a straight right hand.
Lister circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lister tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Talking counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lister's guard now.
Talking thows a big elbow that misses.
Talking throwing strikes from guard but Lister blocks nicely.
Talking with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talking throwing strikes but missing.
Talking won't allow Lister to sweep him here.

Talking got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lister has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talking has managed to get both his arms back between Lister's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talking accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lister is keeping the position for now.
Lister seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Lister looking for a guillotine here but Talking defends easily.
Lister wants to sweep but no luck.

Lister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Talking gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lister is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Talking in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talking is looking to work some ground and pound but Lister has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lister is pulling down on Talking's head to control his posture.
Talking scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lister keeping moving, preventing Talking from controlling successfully.
Talking knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lister on the ground.
Talking landing some decent shots from guard.
Talking throws and elbow that misses. Lister uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Talking's guard. Nice move by Lister!
Lister wants to control from the top but Talking keeps moving.
Talking can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lister controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lister drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Talking manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lister has Talking in his guard.
Lister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talking throws a big right hand that misses.
Lister wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Talking throws a strike but Lister rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talking swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lister won't allow Talking to get back to his feet.
Lister wants to pass the guard but Talking is keeping the position.
Talking on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Talking tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talking can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lister controls the pace.
Lister passes Talking's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lime Lister will probably get the nod.
That's time! Talking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Talking closes the distance but Lister moves to the side
and Lister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talking tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lister counters with a nice uppercut.
Lister stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Talking tries to clinch up
and Lister counters with a stiff right hand.
Lister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talking manages to avoid it.
Lister swings away with a body shot that misses

and Talking moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Talking.
Nice body punch from Lister - that landed with a thud.
Lister softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Talking.
Lister lands a shot to the body.
Lister lands a body punch in the clinch.
Talking misses with an elbow strike.
Lister gets through Talking's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Talking is rocked!

It looks like Trash Talking has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lister.
Oh Talking is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lister jumps guard and drags Talking to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Talking seems to have got his legs back now.
Talking has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lister managing to control the position.
Lister wants to sweep but no luck.
Lister controls Talking momentarily but Talking frees himself.
Lister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lister has momentary wrist control but Talking slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lister is on top in guard.
Lister slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lister controls the position.
Lime Lister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lister goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Talking has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lister but great work by Talking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Talking.
Lister dodges the ground and pound from Talking.
Talking working away.

Talking swings around for an armbar but Lister sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Talking's guard.
Lister looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lister trying to control but Talking is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Talking wants to stand up but Lister is controlling him.
Lister sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lister passes Talking's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lister with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Lister is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Talking doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lister.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lister looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lime Lister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trash Talking'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. This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Lister misses

and Talking counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Talking is posturing up here but Lister has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Talking tries to roll out but it's too tight and Talking has to tap! Slick submission there by Lister!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lime Lister!