PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike The Great Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Great Finisher
vs
Snyder

156 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike The Great Finisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marius Snyder!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snyder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Snyder pushes The Great Finisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Snyder wants to break the clinch but can't.

Snyder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Great Finisher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snyder defends it nicely.
Snyder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Finisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Great Finisher tries a low kick but Snyder avoids it.
Snyder misses the shot to the body.
The Great Finisher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Snyder counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snyder gets underhooks to prevent The Great Finisher's takedown attempt.
Snyder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Snyder.

Snyder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Great Finisher fails with the takedown

and Snyder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike The Great Finisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Finisher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snyder's elbow.

Snyder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Great Finisher wants to clinch but Snyder slips to the side
and Snyder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Great Finisher is breathing heavily.
Snyder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Great Finisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snyder throws a leg kick

and The Great Finisher counters by clinching up.
The Great Finisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Snyder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Snyder clinches.
Snyder working hard to break the clinch.
Snyder missing with knees to the body.

Snyder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Snyder has The Great Finisher up against the cage in a clinch.

Snyder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Great Finisher moves to clinch but Snyder breaks away
and Snyder counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snyder tries to land a leg kick but The Great Finisher saw it coming and moves away.
The Great Finisher closes the distance and clinches up with Snyder, looking for a takedown. The Great Finisher pushes Snyder against the cage but Snyder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marius Snyder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snyder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Snyder has The Great Finisher up against the cage in a clinch.

Snyder breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Snyder.
Snyder throws a series of strikes that have The Great Finisher backpedaling.

Snyder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Snyder to work.

Snyder breaks the clinch.

Snyder pushes The Great Finisher up against the cage in a clinch.

Snyder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Snyder.

It looks like Mike The Great Finisher has been cut.
Snyder throws a right and a left that The Great Finisher avoids nicely.
Snyder connects with a body shot.

Snyder clinches.

Snyder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snyder throws a right hand that The Great Finisher ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great Finisher also avoids with ease.
Snyder scores with a one two! The Great Finisher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mike The Great Finisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Snyder darts in and clinches The Great Finisher up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Snyder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snyder is working the combinations to good effect here.
Snyder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Snyder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Snyder moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snyder content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Snyder breaks the clinch.
The Great Finisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snyder.
The Great Finisher misses with a takedown attempt
and Snyder counters with a nice uppercut.
Snyder lands a nice hook to The Great Finisher's body. The Great Finisher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Great Finisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Snyder has managed to clinch.

Snyder manages to break the clinch.
Snyder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snyder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Snyder duly obliges.
The Great Finisher blocks a leg kick.
The Great Finisher shoots in looking for a takedown but Snyder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Great Finisher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Snyder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike The Great Finisher's cut.
That's time! The Great Finisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Snyder stuns The Great Finisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Great Finisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snyder fails to land with a series of punches.

Snyder gets a clinch.
The Great Finisher is trying to break the clinch but Snyder has him pressed against the cage.
Snyder tries to break the clinch but The Great Finisher is controlling the position.
The Great Finisher keeps control of Snyder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

The Great Finisher pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snyder wanted to stand there but The Great Finisher had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Great Finisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snyder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snyder stopping the sweep attempt from The Great Finisher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Great Finisher is proving hard to escape from.
Snyder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Great Finisher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The Great Finisher has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Snyder should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, The Great Finisher has tightened it up now! Snyder should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike The Great Finisher!