PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Progbeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotney Fratelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Progbeniak
vs
Fratelli

225 cm
28
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

225 cm
24
309 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Progbeniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lotney Fratelli!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Progbeniak checks a leg kick.
Progbeniak fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Fratelli does no damage.
Progbeniak has a takedown stuffed.
Fratelli connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Aleksandr Progbeniak has been cut.

Fratelli drops Progbeniak with a beautiful combination! Progbeniak stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fratelli is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Progbeniak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fratelli pinned against the cage. Fratelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Progbeniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fratelli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Progbeniak feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Progbeniak throws a big right hand that misses.
Progbeniak sitting in guard here, content to control.
Progbeniak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratelli keeping moving, preventing Progbeniak from controlling successfully.
Progbeniak sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fratelli wants to stand up but Progbeniak is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksandr Progbeniak.
Progbeniak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fratelli swivels and escapes.
Lotney Fratelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fratelli lands a leg kick that knocks Progbeniak off balance momentarily.
Progbeniak is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Progbeniak blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Progbeniak drives through with a takedown into guard.

Progbeniak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fratelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Progbeniak closes the distance and clinches.

Progbeniak turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Progbeniak moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fratelli wants to control but Progbeniak postures up.
Progbeniak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fratelli keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak controlling from side mount.
Fratelli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Progbeniak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fratelli can't do much from the bottom here.
Fratelli tries to bench press Progbeniak off him but Progbeniak keeps the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fratelli is not content to let Progbeniak control the position.
Fratelli wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fratelli!

Progbeniak looking for a guillotine from mount but Fratelli is having none of it.
Progbeniak fails to advance to Fratelli's back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Progbeniak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lotney Fratelli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Progbeniak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Progbeniak 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.

It looks like Lotney Fratelli has been cut.

Progbeniak instigates a clinch.
Progbeniak just leaning against Fratelli, taking a breather.

Progbeniak pulls Fratelli into guard.
Fratelli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fratelli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Progbeniak pulls Fratelli in to control the position.
Fratelli wants to control from the top but Progbeniak keeps moving.

Progbeniak kicks Fratelli off and gets to his feet.
Aleksandr Progbeniak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Fratelli misses.
Fratelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Progbeniak counters with a three punch combo that has Fratelli backing up. Fratelli nods at Progbeniak to acknowledge the strikes.
Progbeniak slips under a jab from Fratelli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Progbeniak fails with the takedown.
Fratelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Progbeniak looks for a takedown but Fratelli sprawls well.
Fratelli scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Fratelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fratelli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fratelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Progbeniak just misses with a punch to the body.
Progbeniak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fratelli sprawls well. Fratelli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Progbeniak gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Progbeniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Progbeniak shoots in for a takedown but Fratelli shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Progbeniak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lotney Fratelli seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fratelli wants it to stay on the feet.
Fratelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fratelli tries to bum rush Progbeniak with a series of wild strikes but Progbeniak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fratelli connects with a right hand. Progbeniak shakes it off.
Progbeniak tries for a takedown but Fratelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fratelli throws a low kick but Progbeniak moves out of range easily.
Fratelli throws a right and a left that Progbeniak avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Fratelli. Those never looked like landing.

Fratelli drops Progbeniak with a beautiful combination! Progbeniak stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fratelli is looking for the KO!

Aleksandr Progbeniak's cut is getting worse.
Some wild striking there from Fratelli.
Progbeniak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fratelli defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Progbeniak or perhaps it was just good defense by Fratelli which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli throws a one two combo.
Aleksandr Progbeniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fratelli misses with a low kick.
Fratelli misses with a series of wild punches.

Progbeniak feints and as Fratelli raises his hands in defense, Progbeniak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fratelli keeping moving, preventing Progbeniak from controlling successfully.
Progbeniak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fratelli keeping moving, preventing Progbeniak from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fratelli can do anything to dispel that myth.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksandr Progbeniak wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fratelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Progbeniak is defended easily by Fratelli.

Progbeniak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fratelli!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lotney Fratelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Progbeniak shoots in and drives through. Fratelli sprawls well.
Progbeniak looks to land a left hand but Fratelli moved out of range nicely.
Fratelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Progbeniak.
Progbeniak dodges the punch combination from Fratelli.
Fratelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Progbeniak.
Progbeniak dodges the punch combination from Fratelli.
Progbeniak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Progbeniak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fratelli.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Progbeniak.
Horrible takedown by Progbeniak or perhaps it was just good defense by Fratelli which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Progbeniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Progbeniak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left and a right from Fratelli both land. Nice combination.

Aleksandr Progbeniak's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sloppy strikes from Fratelli. Those never looked like landing.
Progbeniak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fratelli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Progbeniak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Progbeniak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fratelli lands with a big right hook that stumbles Progbeniak - he's out on his feet here! Fratelli follows up with another monster hook that separates Progbeniak from consciousness! Progbeniak falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Fratelli stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lotney Fratelli!