PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whitey The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Semin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The
vs
Semin

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey The !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Semin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The shoots and misses

and Semin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The !
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The is trying to improve his position.
Semin trying to control the action but The is working from the bottom.
Semin is putting a hurting on The here, landing some big shots from side control.
The manages to get back to half guard.
The is trying to stand.
Semin wants to pass to mount but The is defending the position.
The is trying to maintain the position but Semin is very close to passing his half guard.
Semin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Semin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The actively working from the bottom here.
The wants to get back to his feet.
Semin lands with a punch from half guard.
Semin slips a nice elbow through The 's hands, connecting with The 's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Semin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Semin content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Semin there.
The tries to roll over but Semin keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Semin lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Semin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The is trying to stand up here but Semin is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Semin lands a nice short elbow.
Semin lands strikes from half guard.
The wants to improve his position but Semin is controlling well.
The is breathing heavily.
The moves into full guard.
Semin trying to control but The is working from the bottom.
The is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Semin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Semin cracks The with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Semin chips away with some ground and pound.
Semin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The keeping moving, preventing Semin from controlling successfully.
Semin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Semin lands an elbow.
The wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Semin is working The over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semin scores with a couple of short elbows.
The pushes Semin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Semin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Semin cracks The with a big right hand but The just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Semin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Semin landing a few strikes.
Semin working the head with strikes.
Semin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Semin slows the pace down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The is trying to buck Semin off.
Semin is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Semin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Semin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Semin scores with a couple of short elbows.
The tries to bench press Semin off him but Semin keeps the position.
The takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The is trying to work for a sweep but Semin has mounted him!
Semin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The is looking to escape.
Semin dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semin breaks from The 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Semin content just to control the position here.
Semin cracks The with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is in all sorts of trouble here.
The is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Semin working the ground and pound effectively.
Semin cracks The with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Semin lands with some strikes.
The is bucking up trying to escape but Semin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Semin with the ground and pound from mount.

The is rocked!
The is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh The is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Semin dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Semin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Semin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Semin!