PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klay Bragee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Rod is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bragee
vs
Rod

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
201 lbs
1 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Klay Bragee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Rod!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Timur Rod has been cut.

Bragee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rod's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bragee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rod.
Bragee has Rod pressed against the cage.
Rod's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Bragee.
Bragee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Bragee.
Rod looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bragee is struggling to control the position.
Bragee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bragee.
Bragee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rod backwards.
Bragee presses Rod against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bragee lands a shot to the body.
Bragee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Bragee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bragee looking to score a takedown here. Rod is defending well but Bragee drives through and ends up in Rod's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bragee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bragee stands up and waves to Rod to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bragee closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragee stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bragee.
Bragee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Bragee.
Nice body punch from Bragee.
A nice left hand lands by Bragee.
Bragee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rod takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Bragee.
A short right from Bragee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragee lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bragee breaks the clinch.

Rod gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bragee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bragee just content to control the position.

Bragee stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Bragee pushes Rod up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Bragee decides to pull guard.
Rod tries to stand but Bragee is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bragee kicks Rod off and gets to his feet.

Bragee moves into the clinch.
Bragee just leaning against Rod, taking a breather.
Bragee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rod or not.
Still in the clinch, Bragee scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bragee digs a right hand into Rod's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rod's gas tank.
Bragee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Bragee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klay Bragee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rod's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bragee has Rod up against the cage in a clinch.

Bragee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bragee darts in and clinches Rod up against the cage.
Bragee cracks Rod with a nice body shot.
Rod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bragee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rod can do to turn this around?
Bragee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bragee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rod up against the cage.

Bragee breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bragee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Rod gets tackled into the cage by Bragee. Bragee maintains the clinch.
Bragee lands an uppercut.
Rod is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragee lands an uppercut.
Bragee lands an elbow just above Rod 's eye.
Bragee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bragee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bragee.
Bragee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bragee scores with a shoulder strike.

Rod is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Bragee.
Rod is still on wobbly legs! Can Bragee finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Bragee.
Rod seems to have recovered his senses.

Bragee breaks from the clinch.

Bragee moves into the clinch.
Rod working hard to break the clinch.
Bragee slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bragee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Bragee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bragee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bragee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bragee lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bragee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bragee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bragee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bragee works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Bragee escapes and gets back to his feet.

Bragee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bragee is looking for a kimura here.

Bragee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rod sees it coming and defends easily.
Bragee not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klay Bragee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rod's cut.
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!

Bragee gets the takedown into side control.
Bragee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bragee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rod is looking to regain half guard here but Bragee keeps moving and retains side control.

Bragee decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Bragee darts in and clinches Rod up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bragee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That has opened up Timur Rod's cut even more.
Rod takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bragee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bragee is on top in guard.

Bragee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rod, up you get!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bragee.

Bragee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rod!
Bragee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rod is in a horrible position here. Bragee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bragee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rod for as long as he can get away with.
Rod is trying to stand.

Rod defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bragee.
Bragee content just to control the position here.
Bragee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Klay Bragee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bragee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Rod that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bragee lands a nice shot to the head.
Bragee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bragee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Klay Bragee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragee content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bragee working for a guillotine from mount but Rod is in no mood to give up.
Bragee controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Bragee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bragee 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:24
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klay Bragee!