PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Rusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusky comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Semenov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Krovostok-Biography. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rusky
vs
Semenov

189 cm
25
154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
27
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Little Rusky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rusky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenov counters with an inside leg kick.
Semenov looks to land a combination but Rusky avoids it well.
That kick from Semenov tenderised Rusky's leg. Rusky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Semenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Semenov throws a right hand that Rusky ducks under and follows up with a left that Rusky also avoids with ease.
Rusky tries to bum rush Semenov with a series of wild strikes but Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rusky!
Semenov tries to bum rush Rusky with a series of wild strikes but Rusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Semenov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rusky dips to his left and cracks Semenov with an uppercut!
Rusky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Semenov counters with a low kick, right behind Rusky 's knee.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Rusky.
Semenov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Semenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rusky.
Rusky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Semenov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenov. That's going to slow Rusky down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rusky throws a right hand that Semenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Semenov also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
Semenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rusky.
Semenov slips a jab from Rusky.
Rusky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rusky tests Semenov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Rusky does it's job there.
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Rusky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rusky throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Rusky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Semenov.
Rusky throws a right hand that Semenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Semenov also avoids with ease.
Rusky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Semenov slips a jab and a cross from Rusky.
Rusky is breathing heavily.
Semenov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Semenov.
That kick from Semenov tenderised Rusky's leg. Rusky is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Semenov counters with a left to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Semenov!
Semenov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Semenov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rusky throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a left and a right that stings Rusky.
Nice uppercut there from Rusky.
Semenov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Semenov lands a head kick. Rusky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Semenov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rusky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Rusky jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rusky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Semenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rusky's head.
Semenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rusky's head.
Semenov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Semenov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Rusky.
Semenov lands a high kick!
Rusky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rusky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Semenov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rusky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rusky throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rusky misses with a two punch combination.
Semenov throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rusky throws a right and a left that Semenov avoids nicely.
Semenov scores with a head kick. Rusky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Rusky.
Semenov cracks the inside of Rusky's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
Rusky throws an off balance right hand

and Semenov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Semenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Semenov slips a jab from Rusky.
Semenov lands a leg kick that knocks Rusky off balance momentarily.
Semenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rusky circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Semenov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rusky.
Rusky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by Semenov.
Semenov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Semenov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rusky loads up on a big right hand but Semenov slips the punch.
Semenov cracks the inside of Rusky's front leg.
Rusky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rusky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Semenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rusky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rusky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Rusky does no damage.
Semenov tries to bum rush Rusky with a series of wild strikes but Rusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rusky loads up on a big right hand but Semenov slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Semenov. Those never looked like landing.
Semenov walks into a stiff left hand from Rusky.
Nice defenses there by Semenov.
Semenov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Semenov throws a sloppy head kick and Rusky moves out of range easily.
Semenov scores with a head kick. Rusky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rusky misses with a double jab
and Semenov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little Rusky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semenov scores with a three punch combo!
Rusky scores with a nice head shot.
Semenov slips a jab and a cross from Rusky.
Semenov staying out of range there.
Rusky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maxim Semenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenov. That's going to slow Rusky down.
Rusky throws a right and a left that Semenov avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Semenov.
Semenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rusky's head.
Semenov connects with an inside leg kick.
Semenov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Semenov lands a head kick. Rusky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov throws a series of strikes that have Rusky backpedaling.
Rusky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rusky misses with a combination
and Semenov counters with a low kick, right behind Rusky 's knee.
Semenov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rusky's calf.
Semenov connects with a solid leg kick.
Rusky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Rusky lands.
Semenov lands a right hook to the body.
Semenov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rusky.
Semenov lands a head kick!
Rusky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Semenov can pounce on him.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Rusky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Semenov can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semenov lands with a slapping head kick.
Semenov throws a combination that misses
and Rusky counters with a two punch combo.
Semenov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Semenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rusky throws a nice looking combination but Semenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rusky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Semenov.
Semenov lands a high kick!
Semenov throws a head kick that half lands.
A right-left combo lands from Semenov.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Rusky avoids nicely.
Rusky misses with a wild combination.
Rusky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Semenov counters with a good low kick that Rusky was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
Semenov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rusky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semenov. Semenov obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenov throws a leg kick which misses Rusky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rusky tries to avoid it.
Rusky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rusky slips a jab and a cross from Semenov.
Nice uppercut there from Rusky.
Rusky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Semenov counters with an inside leg kick.
Semenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rusky.
Semenov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Semenov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rusky throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Semenov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rusky misses with a combination
and Semenov counters with an outside leg kick.
Rusky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Semenov lands a high kick!
Rusky misses with a two punch combination.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Rusky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Semenov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rusky throws a right hand that misses
and Semenov counters with an inside leg kick.
Rusky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rusky misses with the combination.
Rusky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semenov scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov throws a head kick that Rusky semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
A punch lands to the side of Semenov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rusky throws a right and a left that Semenov avoids nicely.
Rusky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Rusky misses.
Semenov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rusky's calf.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Rusky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rusky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Semenov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Semenov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rusky back to the cage. Semenov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rusky throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a thumping low kick.
Semenov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Semenov.
Little Rusky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxim Semenov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rusky's calf.
Rusky throws a hook to the side of Semenov's head but Semenov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rusky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semenov. Semenov obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rusky backs up against the cage.
Semenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semenov throws a head kick that half lands.
Semenov lands with a shot to the body.
Rusky misses with a double jab
and Semenov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Semenov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rusky misses with an uppercut
and Semenov counters with a nice leg kick.
Semenov slips under a jab.
Rusky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Semenov walks into a stiff left hand from Rusky.
Semenov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rusky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Semenov counters with an inside leg kick.
Semenov scores with a hook to the body. Rusky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Semenov.
Rusky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Semenov.
Semenov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Semenov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Semenov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rusky throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a thumping low kick.
Semenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Semenov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rusky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusky misses with a lunging right hand
and Semenov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rusky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Semenov lands a body shot.
Rusky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Semenov's head backwards.
Semenov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rusky.
Rusky misses with a hook
and Semenov counters with a low kick, right behind Rusky 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov scores with a leg kick.
Semenov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Semenov scores with a head kick. Rusky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rusky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rusky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Semenov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenov. That's going to slow Rusky down.
Semenov lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Semenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Semenov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Semenov!
Maxim Semenov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.