PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Rysakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cpw comes to the cage accompanied by Steve McQueen. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cpw
vs
Rysakov

170 cm
27
146 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

172 cm
26
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Handsome Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Slava Rysakov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rysakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cpw.
Rysakov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rysakov tries to clinch
and Cpw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rysakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rysakov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rysakov wants to clinch up but Cpw keeps it at a distance.
Cpw cracks Rysakov with a good jab.
Cpw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rysakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Cpw.
Cpw fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rysakov on the side of the head.
Rysakov slips a straight right by Cpw.
Cpw keeps the fight on the outside.
Rysakov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cpw's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rysakov connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Rysakov is predictable there
and Cpw counters with a one-two to the body.
Cpw looks to score with a jab to the body but Rysakov is just out of range.
Rysakov blocks a jab.
Rysakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rysakov wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rysakov clinches up with Cpw and pushes him back against the cage.
Rysakov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cpw dodges an elbow strike from Rysakov.
Knees to the body from Rysakov.

Cpw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rysakov misses with a hook.
Rysakov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cpw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cpw throws the left hand but Rysakov avoids the punch easily.
Rysakov needs to keep his hands up - Cpw had a free shot at his head there.
Cpw misses with a right hand
and Rysakov counters with a low kick, right behind Cpw 's knee.
Cpw looks to land a left hand but Rysakov moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cpw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov throws a front kick aimed at Cpw's knee but Cpw avoids it well.
Rysakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cpw paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rysakov closes the distance and clinches.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rysakov looking to stall.
Cpw takes an elbow to the temple.
Rysakov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov misses with a knee strike.

Cpw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rysakov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cpw.
Cpw cracks Rysakov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cpw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rysakov at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rysakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Cpw misses.
Cpw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cpw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cpw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rysakov's hands.
Rysakov looks to land a body kick but Cpw moved away.
Cpw throws a series of strikes that have Rysakov backpedaling.
Some bone on bone action there as Cpw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cpw avoids the head kick by Rysakov.
Cpw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rysakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cpw.
Cpw slips under a jab from Rysakov.
Rysakov throws a sloppy head kick and Cpw moves out of range easily.
Cpw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slava Rysakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rysakov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rysakov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cpw checks a low kick from Rysakov.
A good leg kick by Rysakov.
Cpw is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rysakov staying out of range there.
Cpw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cpw lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rysakov throws a hook but Cpw blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Cpw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cpw throws a lazy right hand but Rysakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rysakov.
Cpw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rysakov manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rysakov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rysakov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cpw is out of range.
Cpw swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Slava Rysakov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cpw swings for the body but Rysakov moves out of range.
Rysakov moves in looking to clinch but Cpw pushes him off.
Cpw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Cpw misses.
Rysakov thumps Cpw with a low kick.
A jab from Cpw misses.
Cpw throws a lazy right hand but Rysakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cpw misses with a lunging right hand
and Rysakov counters with an outside leg kick.
Rysakov tried to score with a low kick but Cpw checks it.
Cpw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rysakov.
Rysakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cpw. Rysakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rysakov.
Cpw checks a low kick from Rysakov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rysakov moves out of range as Cpw strikes.
Rysakov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rysakov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rysakov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rysakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cpw.
Cpw looks to land a right hand but Rysakov moved out of range.
Rysakov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cpw lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Rysakov.
Cpw avoids the head kick by Rysakov.
Cpw lands a body shot.
Cpw lands with a shot to the body.
Cpw jabs at Rysakov's body.
Cpw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cpw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rysakov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov connects with a body shot that sends Cpw's belly button to the back.
Cpw lands a glancing blow to the side of Rysakov's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rysakov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cpw.
Rysakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rysakov throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Rysakov.
Rysakov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cpw checks a low kick from Rysakov.
Rysakov takes one to the chin there.
Rysakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cpw.
Rysakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cpw moves out of range as Rysakov strikes.
Cpw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rysakov moves forwards but Cpw connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov is looking to score with low kicks.
Rysakov tries to clinch up.
Rysakov misses with a low kick.
Rysakov throws a sloppy head kick and Cpw moves out of range easily.
Cpw throws a hook to the side of Rysakov's head but Rysakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rysakov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cpw to score with a decent uppercut.
Rysakov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cpw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cpw scores with a nice head shot.
Cpw scores with a three punch combo!
Cpw scores with a jab.
Rysakov misses with a head kick.
Cpw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cpw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rysakov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cpw fails to land with a series of punches.
Cpw swats away the attempt to clinch by Rysakov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov tries to clinch but Cpw moves out of range.
Cpw with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by Cpw there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cpw checks a leg kick.
Cpw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cpw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rysakov darts in trying to clinch
and Cpw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cpw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cpw misses with an uppercut. Rysakov saw that one coming.
Rysakov missing with a left hand there. Cpw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rysakov throws a head kick that misses.
Rysakov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome Cpw 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. This is the final round!

Cpw misses with an uppercut. Rysakov saw that one coming.
Cpw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cpw blocks a head kick by Rysakov.
Cpw throws a series of punches but Rysakov moves out of range.
Rysakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rysakov walks into a left hand.
Rysakov throws a solid leg kick but Cpw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rysakov.
Cpw lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Rysakov.
Cpw dips to his left and cracks Rysakov with an uppercut!
Rysakov throws an overhand right that lands on Cpw's shoulder, as Cpw tries to avoid the shot.
Cpw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rysakov.
Handsome Cpw is winning the standup battle so far.
Rysakov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cpw misses with a double jab.
Cpw blocks a head kick by Rysakov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw looks to land a right hand but Rysakov moved out of range.
Cpw blocks a low kick nicely.
Cpw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rysakov blocks a jab.
A jab from Cpw does it's job there.
Cpw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rysakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rysakov throws a sloppy head kick and Cpw moves out of range easily.
Cpw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rysakov throws a leg kick but Cpw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cpw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rysakov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rysakov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cpw.
Cpw jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cpw.
Rysakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cpw throws a hook but Rysakov avoids it easily.
Rysakov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cpw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rysakov.
Rysakov moves away from the strike by Cpw.
Cpw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rysakov feints and then cracks Cpw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cpw down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rysakov wants to clinch.
Cpw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rysakov in his tracks.
Cpw throws a body punch but Rysakov moves out of range.
Cpw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cpw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rysakov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rysakov tenderised Cpw's leg. Cpw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cpw wants to slow Rysakov down by chopping away at his legs.
Rysakov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rysakov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rysakov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cpw misses with a double jab.
Rysakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Rysakov misses.

Rysakov closes the distance and pushes Cpw back into the cage.
Cpw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rysakov has Cpw pushed against the cage.
Rysakov can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cpw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rysakov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cpw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rysakov content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Cpw manages to break the clinch.
Cpw with a nice cross.
Rysakov throws a front kick aimed at Cpw's knee but Cpw avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cpw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cpw wants to slow Rysakov down by chopping away at his legs.
Cpw blocks a head kick by Rysakov.
Rysakov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cpw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Handsome Cpw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cpw 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handsome Cpw!
After winning the bout, Handsome Cpw thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.