PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retard Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Khrysthenkyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Strong
vs
Khrysthenkyo

210 cm
22
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Retard Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Khrysthenkyo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong is looking to clinch but Khrysthenkyo is avoiding it.

Strong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khrysthenkyo tries for a takedown. No joy.

Strong has Khrysthenkyo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Strong pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Khrysthenkyo tumbling to the mat - Strong dives into Khrysthenkyo's guard.
Khrysthenkyo wants to stand but Strong is controlling the position.
Strong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strong tries to free his leg and advance position but Khrysthenkyo is retaining full guard.

Khrysthenkyo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Strong off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Strong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Khrysthenkyo gets the takedown into side control.

Khrysthenkyo stands up and beckons Strong to his feet.

Strong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khrysthenkyo is controlling Strong's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrysthenkyo trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
Strong lands a couple of elbows.

Khrysthenkyo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strong is looking to work some ground and pound but Khrysthenkyo has wrist control.
Strong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khrysthenkyo looks gassed!
Khrysthenkyo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Strong works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
An elbow from Strong crashes against the mat.
Khrysthenkyo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Strong's best efforts.
Khrysthenkyo won't allow Strong to pass to mount.
Khrysthenkyo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strong is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong thows a huge punch but Khrysthenkyo dodges it nicely.
Khrysthenkyo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Strong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khrysthenkyo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strong.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Strong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Khrysthenkyo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strong lands with a short shot to the head.
Strong misses with an elbow strike.
Strong goes for a takedown attempt but Khrysthenkyo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Retard Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong avoids the head kick by Khrysthenkyo.
Khrysthenkyo misses with a takedown attempt - Strong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strong tries to clinch up

and Khrysthenkyo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khrysthenkyo blocks an elbow strike.
Strong tries to score a body lock takedown but Khrysthenkyo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Khrysthenkyo looking for a takedown.
Strong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strong blocks an elbow strike from Khrysthenkyo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Strong breaks the clinch.

Strong scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strong lands a big elbow.
Khrysthenkyo tries to lock up and control but Strong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong dominating with strikes here.
Khrysthenkyo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Khrysthenkyo forces his way into half guard.
Strong gets full guard.
Strong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khrysthenkyo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khrysthenkyo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Khrysthenkyo from controlling successfully.
Strong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Khrysthenkyo stands up and waves to Strong to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a wild body kick that Khrysthenkyo sees coming a mile off.

Khrysthenkyo moves into the clinch successfully.
Khrysthenkyo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strong prevents it.
Khrysthenkyo scores with a shoulder strike.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Khrysthenkyo avoids the damage to the body.
Strong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khrysthenkyo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khrysthenkyo stops a takedown attempt from Strong.

Strong breaks from the clinch.
Khrysthenkyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strong wants to clinch.
Strong tries to clinch but Khrysthenkyo moves out of range.
Khrysthenkyo tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khrysthenkyo with a poor takedown
and Strong counters with a left and a right that stings Khrysthenkyo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrysthenkyo tries for a takedown but Strong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Khrysthenkyo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Strong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Retard Strong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khrysthenkyo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khrysthenkyo moves in looking to clinch but Strong pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khrysthenkyo shoots in and drives through. Strong sprawls well.
Strong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khrysthenkyo.
Retard Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong scores with a punch to the head.
Khrysthenkyo fails to land the takedown.
Retard Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Khrysthenkyo.
Strong wants to clinch up but Khrysthenkyo keeps it at a distance.

Khrysthenkyo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Strong tries to bench press Khrysthenkyo off him but Khrysthenkyo keeps the position.
Khrysthenkyo in side control lands a decent elbow.

Khrysthenkyo decides to stand back up.
Khrysthenkyo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Khrysthenkyo moves into range and clinches up with Strong.
Khrysthenkyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Strong goes for a takedown attempt but Khrysthenkyo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Khrysthenkyo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vladimir Khrysthenkyo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong wants to sweep here but Khrysthenkyo controlling him for the moment.
Khrysthenkyo wants to stand but Strong is controlling his posture from full guard.
Strong looking for a sweep. Not yet Strong, not yet.
Strong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khrysthenkyo's guard.
Khrysthenkyo is trying to keep Strong in close.
Strong works over Khrysthenkyo with some ground and pound from guard.
Khrysthenkyo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strong manages to get himself to full guard.
Strong trying to strike off his back.
Strong will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Strong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Khrysthenkyo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khrysthenkyo's guard.
Strong won't allow Khrysthenkyo to sweep him here.
Khrysthenkyo looking to control.
Strong wants to pass the guard but Khrysthenkyo is keeping the position.
Khrysthenkyo controls Strong momentarily but Strong frees himself.

Khrysthenkyo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Khrysthenkyo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khrysthenkyo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Khrysthenkyo moves into the clinch.
Strong is pressed up against the cage. Khrysthenkyo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strong down to the mat. Strong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khrysthenkyo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khrysthenkyo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strong's sensitive parts.
Khrysthenkyo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Retard Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Khrysthenkyo forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khrysthenkyo wants the takedown. Strong is fighting it off but Khrysthenkyo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Strong's guard against the cage.
Khrysthenkyo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Strong wants to sweep but no luck.
Khrysthenkyo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strong is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khrysthenkyo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strong.
Strong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khrysthenkyo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Strong throws a big right hand that misses.
Strong throwing strikes but missing.
Strong passes Khrysthenkyo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Strong working over Khrysthenkyo with some ground and pound. Khrysthenkyo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Strong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong is looking to pass Khrysthenkyo's guard but actually Khrysthenkyo recovers to full guard.
Strong postures up in Khrysthenkyo's guard and throws a big left but Khrysthenkyo blocks it.
Strong postures up and lands a big shot to Khrysthenkyo's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khrysthenkyo trying to control the position.
Strong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khrysthenkyo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Strong scores with a four punch combination!
Nice straight punches there by Khrysthenkyo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khrysthenkyo.
Khrysthenkyo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strong swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrysthenkyo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khrysthenkyo shoots in but no luck this time.
Khrysthenkyo shoots in and drives through. Strong sprawls well.
Khrysthenkyo connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Khrysthenkyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Khrysthenkyo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Strong takes the fight into the clinch.
Strong has Khrysthenkyo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khrysthenkyo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Strong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khrysthenkyo prevents it.
Strong prevents the takedown attempt.

Strong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Strong manages to end up in side control.
Strong working the ground and pound.
Strong scores with punches from side control.
Strong moves into full mount!
Strong landing strikes from the mount.
Strong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Khrysthenkyo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khrysthenkyo taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khrysthenkyo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khrysthenkyo regains half guard.
Strong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khrysthenkyo defending well though.
Khrysthenkyo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Strong stopping the sweep attempt from Khrysthenkyo.
Strong throwing strikes but missing.
Strong distracts Khrysthenkyo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strong is looking to work some ground and pound but Khrysthenkyo has wrist control.
Khrysthenkyo is looking to stand up but Strong isn't so interested in that idea.
Khrysthenkyo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Khrysthenkyo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is desperately trying to improve his position but Khrysthenkyo has a good base and remains in mount.
Strong is squirming around, avoiding Khrysthenkyo's attempts to control the action.
Strong is looking to improve his position but Khrysthenkyo isn't that keen on the idea.
Khrysthenkyo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khrysthenkyo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khrysthenkyo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Strong is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Strong is pressing down on Khrysthenkyo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khrysthenkyo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Strong's guard.
Khrysthenkyo trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Khrysthenkyo preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khrysthenkyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khrysthenkyo wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Strong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrysthenkyo is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khrysthenkyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strong tries to clinch up
and Khrysthenkyo counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Khrysthenkyo 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khrysthenkyo advances position into side control!
Strong is looking for a sweep.

Khrysthenkyo decides to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Retard Strong.
I think Strong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Retard Strong!