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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Massive Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Bruising (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.
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186 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Massive Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Bruising!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruising misses with an uppercut
and Attack counters with a shoot takedown. Bruising fights it but they end up in guard.
Attack throwing strikes from guard but Bruising blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bruising working a defensive guard here.
Bruising looking to hit a scissor sweep but Attack is one step ahead there.
Bruising has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Attack is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bruising.
Bruising tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Attack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bruising is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Attack trying to control the position but Bruising is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising gets back to half guard.
Bruising trying to control but Attack postures up.
Attack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bruising defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bruising manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Attack trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruising is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Attack wants to pass the guard but Bruising is keeping the position.
Bruising trying to keep a closed guard but Attack is proving a slippery customer.
Bruising wants to sweep here but Attack controlling him for the moment.
Bruising wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexei Bruising hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bruising loads up on a big right hand but Attack slips the punch.
Attack dives in and scores a takedown into Bruising's guard.
Attack wants to pass the guard but Bruising is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruising wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bruising trying to control the position.
Attack preventing the sweep.
Attack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruising is keeping the position for now.
Bruising is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alexei Bruising has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Attack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruising misses the target.
Bruising slaps away a takedown attempt from Attack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab from Bruising.
Bruising jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruising throws a hook but Attack blocks it.
Bruising misses with a right hand
and Attack counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bruising tries to get to full guard but Attack has control of the leg.
Attack is trying to control the action in half guard but Bruising is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bruising is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruising has his hands clasped together around Attack's back. He's all about the action.
Bruising is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruising regains full guard. Nicely done.
Attack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruising swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Attack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Attack trying to control but Bruising is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Attack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bruising has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Attack has managed to get both his arms back between Bruising's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruising is trying to keep Attack in close.
Attack wants to pass the guard but Bruising is keeping the position.
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 Massive Attack will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruising throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Attack counters with a thumping low kick.
Alexei Bruising seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruising misses with a right hand
and Attack counters with a shoot takedown. Bruising fights it but they end up in guard.
Attack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruising is keeping the position for now.
Bruising is trying to control the position but Attack postures up.
Attack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruising is on top in guard.
Bruising wants to control from the top but Attack keeps moving.
Attack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruising wants to control from the top but Attack keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruising slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexei Bruising.
Attack has Bruising up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bruising lands a nice elbow.
Attack takes an elbow to the temple.
Attack pulls Bruising into guard.
Bruising chips away with some ground and pound.
Bruising trying to control the position from guard on top but Attack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruising throwing strikes but missing.
Attack keeping moving, preventing Bruising from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Massive Attack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruising looking to sit in guard and control but Attack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruising looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruising, not yet.
Bruising is trying to keep Attack in close.
Attack stopping the sweep attempt from Bruising.
Attack wants to control from the top but Bruising keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bruising wants to hit a switch here but Attack passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bruising there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack prevents Bruising from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Attack looking to control but Bruising is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bruising tries to lock up and control but Attack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruising tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Attack wants to control the pace but Bruising is squirming around nicely.
Attack takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bruising in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Attack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bruising is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Attack landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attack avoids the attempt from Bruising to control.
Attack has hold of Bruising's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bruising manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bruising is looking to get to half guard.
Attack lands a big shot there that rocks Bruising but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bruising is rocked!
Bruising keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bruising is still in real trouble! Can Attack finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Attack unloading with bombs!
Attack avoids the attempt from Bruising to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attack with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massive Attack dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruising misses with an uppercut.
Attack throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bruising was covering up waiting for the punch and Attack finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bruising throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Attack stopping the sweep attempt from Bruising.
Bruising seems to have recovered his senses.
Attack passes Bruising's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Attack prevents Bruising from improving his position.
Attack trying to pass the guard but Bruising defending well.
Bruising is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising is refusing to be controlled, as Attack sits in half guard.
Attack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bruising is looking for a sweep. Attack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Attack seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruising does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Attack looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bruising makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bruising throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Attack staying out of range there.
Attack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
The fighters circling - Bruising throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Attack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bruising takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Attack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruising keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising manages to get back to half guard.
Attack is looking to advance position but Bruising won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attack has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bruising is looking to improve his position but Attack isn't that keen on the idea.
Attack looking to control and managing it successfully.
Attack avoids the attempt from Bruising to control.
Bruising throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruising is trying desperately to improve position.
Attack lands a heavy elbow.
Attack controlling from mount.
Bruising is looking to get to half guard.
Attack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bruising is in all sorts of trouble here.
Attack is landing with some decent strikes but Bruising is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Attack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Attack wants to control the pace but Bruising is squirming around nicely.
Bruising looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruising rolls, trying to escape but Attack keeps control of the position.
Bruising trying to control but not successfully.
Attack loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bruising hold on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attack controls the action.
Bruising trying to control the action but Attack just sinks the hooks in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massive Attack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Attack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Massive Attack!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Massive Attack!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Massive Attack!
Massive Attack wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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