PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jens Pulver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

de Chocolate
vs
Pulver

175 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

167 cm
19
147 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jens Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for de Chocolate with that takedown attempt.
Pulver tests de Chocolate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pulver is looking to clinch but de Chocolate is avoiding it.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulver cracks de Chocolate with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! de Chocolate looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pulver finish him?

It looks like Rey de Chocolate has been cut.
Pulver connects with a nice looking jab.

de Chocolate is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Chocolate shoots in for a double leg but Pulver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
de Chocolate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulver pinned against the cage. Pulver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Chocolate.
de Chocolate is breathing heavily.
Pulver lands a big shot that drops de Chocolate! Can he finish him?
Oh de Chocolate is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
de Chocolate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de Chocolate seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulver trying to control the position from guard on top but de Chocolate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulver is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Chocolate is looking to sweep but instead, Pulver has passed into half guard.
Pulver blocks the strikes from de Chocolate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de Chocolate tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pulver has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pulver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Chocolate is looking to escape.
de Chocolate tries to lock up and control but Pulver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
de Chocolate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de Chocolate tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate can't escape the position.
de Chocolate flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
de Chocolate tries to lock up and control but Pulver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pulver looking to control but de Chocolate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
de Chocolate is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
de Chocolate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pulver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
de Chocolate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Pulver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rey de Chocolate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

de Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pulver throws a nice outside leg kick.
de Chocolate shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulver tries to sprawl out of it but de Chocolate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pulver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pulver lands with a hook. de Chocolate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Pulver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for de Chocolate. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pulver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
de Chocolate tries for a takedown but Pulver manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Chocolate is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
de Chocolate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pulver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Pulver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Chocolate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pulver prevents it.
Pulver lands an elbow that stopped de Chocolate in his tracks for a moment.

Pulver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
de Chocolate fails to land the takedown.
Jens Pulver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
de Chocolate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pulver catches de Chocolate napping and connects with a big right hand that sends de Chocolate to the canvas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulver stopping the sweep attempt from de Chocolate.
Pulver throwing strikes from guard but de Chocolate blocks nicely.
Pulver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pulver wants to get up but he can't break de Chocolate's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
de Chocolate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
de Chocolate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
de Chocolate takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate throwing shots but Pulver is blocking nicely.
de Chocolate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulver defending well though.
de Chocolate controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
de Chocolate's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
de Chocolate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Chocolate is controlling the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rey de Chocolate just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
de Chocolate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Pulver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rey de Chocolate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

de Chocolate shoots in but Pulver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
de Chocolate shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulver tries to sprawl out of it but de Chocolate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pulver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pulver throws a nice inside leg kick.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pulver as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulver throws a left that rocks de Chocolate and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pulver dives into side control, looking to finish! Can de Chocolate regain composure!
de Chocolate is looking to reverse the position.
de Chocolate is working hard here to advance position.
de Chocolate gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulver tries to stand but can't do so whilst de Chocolate controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate trying to control but Pulver postures up.
Pulver wants to stand but de Chocolate has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de Chocolate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulver swivels and escapes.
de Chocolate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulver pinned against the cage. Pulver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pulver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps de Chocolate's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pulver as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Pulver.
de Chocolate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jens Pulver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Chocolate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pulver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pulver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
de Chocolate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulver scores with a leg kick.
Pulver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pulver throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Chocolate.
Pulver scores with a hook.
Pulver tries to clinch there but de Chocolate circles away.
de Chocolate shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver stuffs the takedown attempt from de Chocolate. de Chocolate gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Pulver there.
de Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt - Pulver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
de Chocolate shoots for a takedown but Pulver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
de Chocolate tries for a takedown but Pulver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pulver keeps de Chocolate at a distance using the push kick.
Rey de Chocolate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Pulver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pulver.
de Chocolate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donk. Pulver catches de Chocolate right on the button with a cross.
de Chocolate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulver pinned against the cage. Pulver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
de Chocolate drops his hands momentarily and Pulver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Pulver has closed the distance and engaged de Chocolate in a clinch.
de Chocolate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pulver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
de Chocolate looks to throw the jab but Pulver is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate shoots in for a double leg but Pulver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab lands there for Pulver.
Pulver with a jab.
Rey de Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Chocolate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pulver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from de Chocolate.
de Chocolate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Pulver instigates a clinch.
Pulver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pulver stops a takedown attempt from de Chocolate.
Pulver connects with a knee to the head.
Pulver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulver avoiding damage as de Chocolate throws knees to the body.
de Chocolate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pulver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Pulver manages to break the clinch.
de Chocolate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jens Pulver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Chocolate throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulver.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Pulver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pulver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Pulver!