PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Non Ultra Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Non Ultra Steve is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Coutinho
vs
Ultra Steve

175 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Philippe Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Non Ultra Steve!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutinho swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
Steve moves to clinch but Coutinho breaks away

and Coutinho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Steve looking for submissions off his back.
Steve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coutinho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coutinho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Coutinho controlling from the full mount.
Coutinho raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coutinho is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Steve to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Steve shrugs it off.
Steve is trying to stand but he's just given Coutinho his back.

Coutinho is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Coutinho has the hooks in. Steve is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Coutinho controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Coutinho patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Coutinho controlling the position well here. Steve rolled but Coutinho kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coutinho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Coutinho. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Steve covers up after that shot from Coutinho.

Coutinho tightening his grip on Steve, looking for the choke.
Coutinho 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.

Coutinho looking for the RNC.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve tries to escape the position.
Coutinho trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Steve doesn't escape.
Coutinho lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coutinho trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Steve doesn't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve covers up after that shot from Coutinho.
Steve can't escape the position.
Coutinho lands punches and elbows.

Coutinho is persistently looking for the submission but Steve is defending it well.
Coutinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coutinho has Steve flattened out and is raining down punches.
Steve is really stuck here.
Steve is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Steve defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Coutinho trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Steve doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coutinho patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Steve should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Coutinho is punishing Steve with strikes - can he finish him?!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve wants to get back to his feet.
Coutinho softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Steve is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coutinho is riding his opponent, not letting Steve buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philippe Coutinho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coutinho is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Steve's half guard.
Steve is looking to get back to full guard here but Coutinho has managed to pass to side control instead.
Steve is trying to buck Coutinho off.
Coutinho working the ground and pound from side control.

Coutinho has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Coutinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Coutinho stays in close to Steve's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coutinho slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steve!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Steve has eaten all the pies!
Steve is working to get back to half guard.
Coutinho cracks Steve with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Coutinho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steve?
Coutinho raining down hammerfists from mount.
Coutinho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Steve is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Coutinho controlling from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coutinho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steve for as long as he can get away with.

Coutinho is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Steve defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Coutinho looking for the RNC.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Coutinho scores with strikes from the back.
Steve tries to break free.
Steve looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Coutinho has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Steve's body.
Steve wants to get back to his feet.
Steve is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coutinho has Steve flattened out and is raining down punches.
Coutinho controls the action.
Coutinho has Steve flattened out and is raining down punches.
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!
Steve takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Coutinho has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Steve has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Steve is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philippe Coutinho dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Coutinho scores a takedown into full mount!
Steve is trying to escape the mount.
Steve is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Coutinho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steve tries to buck Coutinho off but Coutinho takes his back!
I would not like to be Steve right now.
Steve wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Coutinho controlling the positon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe Coutinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steve is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Coutinho is riding his opponent, not letting Steve buck him off.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Steve looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Coutinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Coutinho is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Steve is defending well though. Coutinho let's go of the attempt for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Steve looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Steve is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Steve is really stuck here.
Coutinho has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Steve's body.

Coutinho tightening his grip on Steve, looking for the choke.
Coutinho slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coutinho working for the choke.
Steve controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Coutinho keeps control of the position easily here as Steve tries to buck him off.
Steve holding both Coutinho 's hands and preventing any damage.
Coutinho is riding his opponent, not letting Steve buck him off.

Coutinho is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steve preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Coutinho.

Steve is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Coutinho is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
What can Steve do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Steve is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philippe Coutinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coutinho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philippe Coutinho!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

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