PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seljak Badel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minakov has chosen МС DONI ft Тимати - Б as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Badel
vs
Minakov

194 cm
26
255 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seljak Badel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaly Minakov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Minakov counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Minakov 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Vitaly Minakov has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Badel.
Minakov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Minakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badel misses with a wild combination.
Badel looks to throw the jab but Minakov is out of range.
It seemed like Minakov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badel throws a wild body kick that Minakov sees coming a mile off.
Badel throws a right and a left that Minakov avoids nicely.
Minakov is looking for the big counter here.
Badel throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Badel backs off Minakov throws a huge counter combo but Badel manages to avoid it all.
Badel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Minakov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badel misses with a two punch combination.
Minakov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seljak Badel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minakov tries to clinch but Badel moves out of range.
Badel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Minakov has time to react.
A big right from Badel misses.
Badel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Badel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Minakov is fending him off so far but Badel persists. Nope, Minakov circles away and we're back to standing.
Badel backing away here, and Minakov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Badel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Minakov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Minakov! But no joy.
Badel throws a series of strikes that have Minakov backpedaling.

Badel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Minakov to the ground. Badel is now in Minakov's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Badel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badel wants to control from the top but Minakov keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Badel trying to control but Minakov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badel postures up in Minakov's guard and throws a big left but Minakov blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Minakov sprawls well. Minakov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Badel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seljak Badel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Badel has his takedown stuffed
and Minakov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Badel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vitaly Minakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badel tries a low kick but Minakov avoids it.
Badel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minakov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Minakov tries to clinch but Badel moves out of range.
Badel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Minakov circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Minakov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badel throws a series of punches but Minakov moves out of range.
Badel cracks Minakov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Badel.

That has opened up Vitaly Minakov's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minakov checks a leg kick.
Badel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Badel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Badel throws a nice looking combination but Minakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badel looks to throw the jab but Minakov is out of range.
Minakov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seljak Badel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Minakov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Minakov wants to clinch.
Badel swinging wildly here.
Minakov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Minakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Badel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Minakov dodges the punch combination from Badel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seljak Badel is winning the standup battle so far.
Badel fails with a takedown attempt.
Minakov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Badel with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badel scores with a sloppy right hand. Minakov should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Minakov checks a leg kick.
Minakov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Badel with a body shot.
Badel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Minakov tries to avoid it but Badel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Minakov to the ground. Minakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Badel just misses with a punch to the body.
Badel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Minakov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Badel with a body shot.
Minakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Badel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minakov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Badel misses with the combination.
Badel keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Badel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Minakov sprawls well initially but Badel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Badel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Badel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minakov can do to turn this around?
Minakov tries to roll over but Badel keeps him under control.
Badel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badel wants to control but Minakov is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badel 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badel is thwarting Minakov's attempts to control the position.
Badel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Badel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Badel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Badel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Minakov's head.

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.
Minakov is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Badel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Minakov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Badel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Badel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Badel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Minakov tries to get to full guard but Badel has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seljak Badel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Minakov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Badel 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.
Badel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minakov.
Badel tries to bum rush Minakov with a series of wild strikes but Minakov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minakov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Badel lands with a hook. Minakov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

The cut above Vitaly Minakov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Badel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Badel drops Minakov with a left right combo! Badel follows him down to the ground into side control.

Minakov is rocked!

Vitaly Minakov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Minakov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badel lands a big left to the face of Minakov, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Badel and another - Minakov is out! Badel stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seljak Badel!
Our winner, Seljak Badel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.