PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John One Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Smirnoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John One Bang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

One Bang
vs
Smirnoff

185 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John One Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnoff shoots in looking for a takedown. One Bang tries to sprawl out of it but Smirnoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. One Bang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
One Bang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smirnoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
One Bang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smirnoff.
One Bang avoids the head kick by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff throws a hook but One Bang blocks it.
Smirnoff has his takedown stuffed
and One Bang counters with a leg kick.
John One Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyotr Smirnoff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smirnoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Smirnoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
One Bang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smirnoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
One Bang stalks Smirnoff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smirnoff's face. Smirnoff staggers backwards, shaken.
Smirnoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from One Bang.
One Bang slaps away a takedown attempt from Smirnoff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smirnoff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by One Bang. One Bang obviously looking to wear him down.
One Bang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smirnoff closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. One Bang quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smirnoff controlling the pace.
One Bang is looking for a sweep. Smirnoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
One Bang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smirnoff is working away from the top position though.

Smirnoff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnoff takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pyotr Smirnoff wasn't active enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smirnoff checks a leg kick.
Smirnoff misses with a takedown attempt - One Bang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff shoots and misses
and One Bang counters with a nice leg kick.
Smirnoff looks gassed!
One Bang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pyotr Smirnoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from One Bang as Smirnoff shoots in.
Smirnoff fails with the takedown.
Smirnoff moves in looking to clinch but One Bang pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One Bang misses with the combination.
One Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Smirnoff counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyotr Smirnoff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smirnoff is defended easily by One Bang.
One Bang circles away from the clinch attempt
and One Bang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smirnoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. One Bang tries to avoid it but Smirnoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag One Bang to the ground. One Bang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smirnoff dodges the punch combination from One Bang.
Smirnoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smirnoff fails to land the takedown.
John One Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyotr Smirnoff.
Smirnoff is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff misses with a body kick.
One Bang tries to work over Smirnoff's front leg with a kick but Smirnoff checks it.
Smirnoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Smirnoff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnoff has his takedown stuffed
and One Bang counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One Bang misses with a double jab.
One Bang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smirnoff throws a lazy head kick
and One Bang counters with a series of strikes. Smirnoff will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smirnoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and One Bang counters with a one-two to the body.
One Bang throws a series of punches but Smirnoff moves out of range.
John One Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
One Bang blocks a head kick by Smirnoff.
One Bang tries to bum rush Smirnoff with a series of wild strikes but Smirnoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One Bang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
One Bang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by One Bang. That's going to slow Smirnoff down.
A nice combination there by One Bang.
John One Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by One Bang.
One Bang misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smirnoff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One Bang misses with a few strikes there.
One Bang stalks Smirnoff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smirnoff's face. Smirnoff staggers backwards, shaken.
Smirnoff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by One Bang. One Bang obviously looking to wear him down.
One Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as One Bang blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from One Bang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John One Bang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smirnoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smirnoff fails in his attempt to clinch.
One Bang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John One Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One Bang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smirnoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smirnoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One Bang moves away.
Smirnoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. One Bang tries to avoid it but Smirnoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag One Bang to the ground. One Bang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smirnoff checks a leg kick.

Smirnoff pushes One Bang up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smirnoff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Smirnoff pulls guard effortlessly.
Smirnoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smirnoff pulls One Bang in close to prevent any damage.
Smirnoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
One Bang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smirnoff on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

One Bang gets to his feet. Smirnoff looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Smirnoff looking to score a takedown here. One Bang is defending well but Smirnoff drives through and ends up in One Bang's guard.
Smirnoff looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smirnoff wants to control from the top but One Bang 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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now One Bang is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
One Bang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but One Bang has passed into side control.
An elbow from One Bang crashes against the mat.
Smirnoff sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

One Bang in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Smirnoff tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from One Bang!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John One Bang!