PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poo Leg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Ruslanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Leg
vs
Ruslanov

190 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
204 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poo Leg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Ruslanov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslanov throws a series of punches but Leg moves out of range.

Ruslanov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Leg is looking to reverse the position.
Ruslanov avoids the strikes from the bottom by Leg.

Ruslanov is trying to get an arm triangle but Leg is defending well.
Ruslanov tries to advance to mount but Leg denies him.
Leg can't do much from the bottom here.

Ruslanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruslanov trying to control the position but Leg is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruslanov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruslanov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruslanov trying to control the position but Leg is working away.
Ruslanov tries to advance to mount but Leg instead regains half guard.
Leg works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruslanov is controlling him.
Leg trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ruslanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Leg is retaining full guard.
Leg is trying to control the position but Ruslanov postures up.

Leg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruslanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruslanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Leg wants to get back to his feet but Ruslanov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruslanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leg is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leg struggling a bit here.
Ruslanov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Leg is trying to improve his position.

Ruslanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ruslanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leg wants to stand up but Ruslanov is controlling the position.
Ruslanov tries to kick Leg off but Leg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ruslanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Ruslanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Ruslanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Leg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruslanov pinned against the cage. Ruslanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Ruslanov with that takedown attempt.
Ruslanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Leg tries to sprawl out of it but Ruslanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruslanov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Leg gets a takedown into half guard.
Leg sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leg wants to stand up but Ruslanov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ruslanov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ruslanov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leg avoids the attempt from Ruslanov to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leg controlling from mount.

Leg is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ruslanov is surviving well by controlling Leg's body position as best he can.

Leg is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ruslanov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ruslanov?
Leg avoids the attempt from Ruslanov to control.
Leg controlling his opponent.
Poo Leg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leg avoids the attempt from Ruslanov to control.
Leg looking to control but Ruslanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruslanov regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ruslanov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Leg pushes past his half guard into mount!
Ruslanov tries to improve his position but instead Leg has taken his back!
Ruslanov rolls, trying to escape but Leg keeps control of the position.
Will Leg go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Leg not allowing Ruslanov to control his hands.
Ruslanov is breathing heavily.
Leg trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leg keeps control of the position as Ruslanov tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poo Leg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruslanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leg counters with a big head kick but Ruslanov shrugs it off.
Ruslanov misses with a takedown

and Leg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Ruslanov pulls guard effortlessly.
Ruslanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leg trying to control but Ruslanov is working from the bottom.
Leg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruslanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruslanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leg stays in close to Ruslanov's body and controls the position.
Leg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leg is working Ruslanov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Leg stopping the sweep attempt from Ruslanov.

Ruslanov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Leg escapes and throws Ruslanov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ruslanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leg trying to control the action but Ruslanov is working from the bottom.
Ruslanov looks to move to half guard but instead Leg has passed into mount! Damn!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leg avoids the attempt from Ruslanov to control.
Leg tries to control but Ruslanov wriggling away.
Leg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ruslanov gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruslanov wants to get back to full guard but Leg has passed into side control.
Leg wants to control but Ruslanov is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Ruslanov tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Leg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Leg avoids the attempt from Ruslanov to control.
Leg controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov tries to lock up and control but Leg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leg looking to control but Ruslanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruslanov wants to hold on but Leg pushes him away.
Ruslanov reaches up to try and control the position but Leg seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ruslanov rolls and tries to escape and now Leg has his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leg throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Ruslanov!

Leg tightening his grip on Ruslanov, looking for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leg wants to control the position but Ruslanov frees himself and scrambles - Leg manages to regain control in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poo Leg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leg 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poo Leg!