PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhirinovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka. Batista Da Silva has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zhirinovsky
vs
Rafael Batista Da Silva

180 cm
32
218 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

186 cm
31
208 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Perkele!

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhirinovsky throws a lazy right hand but Batista Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batista Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've been told by Zhirinovsky's head coaches at Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Batista Da Silva thumps Zhirinovsky with a low kick.
Zhirinovsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A cross from Zhirinovsky lands.

Batista Da Silva moves into the clinch.

Zhirinovsky has hold of one of Batista Da Silva's legs. Batista Da Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Zhirinovsky gets the trip and lands the takedown into 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zhirinovsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Batista Da Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zhirinovsky has managed to get both his arms back between Batista Da Silva's legs - danger averted.

Batista Da Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zhirinovsky defends it easily.
Zhirinovsky wants to get up but he can't break Batista Da Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva managing to control the position.
Batista Da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Batista Da Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zhirinovsky is aware though and is defending well.
Zhirinovsky slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Batista Da Silva.

Batista Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Batista Da Silva trying to hold on to Zhirinovsky's head to control him but Zhirinovsky postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky not doing much here.
Batista Da Silva is not content to let Zhirinovsky control the position.
Batista Da Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Batista Da Silva manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky is looking to stand up but Batista Da Silva won't let him.
Zhirinovsky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Batista Da Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zhirinovsky sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Batista Da Silva is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Vladimir Zhirinovsky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhirinovsky misses the target.
Zhirinovsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhirinovsky scores with a nice strike.
Zhirinovsky misses with a hook. Batista Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Batista Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Zhirinovsky moves out of range easily.

Zhirinovsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista Da Silva wants to get back to his feet but Zhirinovsky drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batista Da Silva is not content to let Zhirinovsky control the position.
Batista Da Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Zhirinovsky will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zhirinovsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Batista Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhirinovsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhirinovsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhirinovsky takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Vladimir Zhirinovsky has been cut.
Zhirinovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Batista Da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Zhirinovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Batista Da Silva tries to clinch up but Zhirinovsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Zhirinovsky.
Batista Da Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Batista Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirinovsky fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zhirinovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Zhirinovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Zhirinovsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista Da Silva motions for Zhirinovsky to come forward. Batista Da Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhirinovsky jabs Batista Da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Batista Da Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zhirinovsky lands with a cross.

Zhirinovsky gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zhirinovsky gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Batista Da Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zhirinovsky defends it nicely.
Zhirinovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Zhirinovsky moved away.
Batista Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Zhirinovsky.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhirinovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhirinovsky throws a jab when Batista Da Silva was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Batista Da Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Batista Da Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista Da Silva connects with a right hand. Zhirinovsky shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batista Da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Zhirinovsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batista Da Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Batista Da Silva misses.
Zhirinovsky misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Batista Da Silva. No joy for Zhirinovsky on that attempt.
Zhirinovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky.
Batista Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhirinovsky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zhirinovsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Batista Da Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Batista Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhirinovsky.
Batista Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhirinovsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batista Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Zhirinovsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhirinovsky misses with a hook. Batista Da Silva ducked under it nicely.

Batista Da Silva gets a clinch.
Batista Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Zhirinovsky has double underhooks.

Batista Da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhirinovsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva slips a jab from Zhirinovsky.
Batista Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhirinovsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batista Da Silva's waist but Batista Da Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhirinovsky off to one side.
Batista Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhirinovsky. That did some damage!
Batista Da Silva connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Batista Da Silva scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Batista Da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Batista Da Silva looking for a takedown.

Batista Da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva drops his hands momentarily and Zhirinovsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Batista Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Zhirinovsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batista Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhirinovsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhirinovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhirinovsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batista Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Zhirinovsky shows good takedown defense.

Zhirinovsky fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Batista Da Silva to the ground. Zhirinovsky is now in Batista Da Silva's guard.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhirinovsky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zhirinovsky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Batista Da Silva's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Batista Da Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zhirinovsky has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Zhirinovsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zhirinovsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batista Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Zhirinovsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Batista Da Silva as Zhirinovsky shoots in.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhirinovsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Batista Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batista Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Zhirinovsky.

Batista Da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.

Batista Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhirinovsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zhirinovsky throws a shot from downtown. Batista Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Batista Da Silva swinging wildly here.
Batista Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Zhirinovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Batista Da Silva moves out of range as Zhirinovsky strikes.
Batista Da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhirinovsky's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva looks to land a combination. Zhirinovsky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zhirinovsky 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.
Zhirinovsky shoots for a takedown but Batista Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zhirinovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky.
A jab from Batista Da Silva finds it's way through Zhirinovsky's defenses.
Batista Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zhirinovsky sprawls well. Zhirinovsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Batista Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Zhirinovsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhirinovsky with a jab.
Batista Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhirinovsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Batista Da Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Zhirinovsky loads up on a big right hand but Batista Da Silva slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhirinovsky throws a big shot that misses.
Batista Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhirinovsky.
Batista Da Silva dodges the punch combination from Zhirinovsky.
Batista Da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Batista Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Zhirinovsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batista Da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Zhirinovsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batista Da Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Zhirinovsky misses.
Zhirinovsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Batista Da Silva's head backwards.
Batista Da Silva misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Zhirinovsky.

Batista Da Silva darts in and clinches Zhirinovsky up against the cage.
Zhirinovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky tries to score a body lock takedown but Batista Da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zhirinovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batista Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zhirinovsky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Batista Da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Batista Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhirinovsky throws a hook to the side of Batista Da Silva's head but Batista Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Batista Da Silva drops Zhirinovsky with a beautiful combination! Zhirinovsky stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Batista Da Silva is looking for the KO!

Zhirinovsky is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista Da Silva digs a good hook to Zhirinovsky's body.
Oh Zhirinovsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batista Da Silva throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Zhirinovsky crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
A victorious Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.