PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Wakahisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Abramov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wakahisa
vs
Abramov

187 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryuu Wakahisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Abramov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abramov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wakahisa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Wakahisa rushes Abramov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Abramov has hold of one of Wakahisa's legs. Wakahisa is fighting the takedown attempt but Abramov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Wakahisa pushes Abramov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wakahisa leaves Abramov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abramov.
Wakahisa tries to counter by clinching up but Abramov breaks away and moves out of range.
Abramov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wakahisa tries to avoid it but Abramov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wakahisa to the ground. Wakahisa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abramov throws a leg kick

and Wakahisa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wakahisa.
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!
Abramov is looking for a takedown.
Ryuu Wakahisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Abramov.
Wakahisa throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Wakahisa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Abramov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vlad Abramov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramov throws a leg kick but Wakahisa checks it.
Wakahisa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abramov.
Abramov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wakahisa tries to counter by clinching up but Abramov breaks away and moves out of range.
Wakahisa wants to clinch up but Abramov keeps it at a distance.
Abramov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abramov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wakahisa avoids it really well and circles away.
Abramov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abramov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abramov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wakahisa defends well and Abramov ends up having to push Wakahisa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abramov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wakahisa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abramov.
Abramov misses with a low kick.
Abramov tried to score with a low kick but Wakahisa checks it.
Wakahisa tries to clinch but Abramov moves out of range.
Abramov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wakahisa avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramov thumps Wakahisa with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abramov.
Wakahisa tries to close the distance and clinch but Abramov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abramov misses with a wild body shot.
Wakahisa tries to clinch up but Abramov circles away and keeps his distance.
Wakahisa tries to clinch but Abramov is having none of it.
Abramov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wakahisa is out of range and Abramov settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abramov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wakahisa prevents it.
Wakahisa prevents the takedown attempt.
Wakahisa throws an elbow but it misses.
Wakahisa throws an elbow that misses.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Vlad Abramov has been cut.
Wakahisa landing knees to the body.
Wakahisa is pushing Abramov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wakahisa misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuu Wakahisa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Abramov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abramov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wakahisa tries to clinch up.
Abramov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abramov takes a swing at Wakahisa's ribcage but misses.
As Abramov tries to get set, Wakahisa tries to push him back and clinch up but Abramov manages to avoid the attempt.
Abramov shoots in for a takedown but Wakahisa shows good takedown defense.
Wakahisa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abramov fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wakahisa moves into the clinch.
Ryuu Wakahisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Abramov.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
Abramov can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Abramov shrugs off.
Wakahisa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wakahisa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wakahisa lands an elbow that stopped Abramov in his tracks for a moment.
Abramov takes an elbow to the temple.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abramov's defenses.
Wakahisa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abramov avoids a wild elbow strike from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abramov.
Abramov takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abramov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abramov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Abramov 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wakahisa connects with a knee to the head.
Wakahisa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abramov is defending well for now.
Abramov takes an elbow to the temple.
Abramov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wakahisa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abramov can do to turn this around?
Abramov avoids a wild elbow strike from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abramov can't get the takedown.
Wakahisa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the head.
Wakahisa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Abramov shrugs off.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Abramov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wakahisa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abramov takes an elbow to the temple.
Wakahisa lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa throws an elbow that misses.
Abramov wants to take the fight to the mat but Wakahisa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Abramov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wakahisa after a bit of a struggle.
Ryuu Wakahisa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abramov is breathing heavily.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Abramov 's eye.
Wakahisa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abramov's defenses.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wakahisa lands a nice knee to the body.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuu Wakahisa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Abramov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Abramov fails with a takedown attempt.
Wakahisa tries to counter by clinching up but Abramov breaks away and moves out of range.
Abramov lands with a nice body punch.
Abramov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wakahisa counters by clinching up.
Nice elbow from Wakahisa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Wakahisa.
Abramov wants a takedown but no success here.
Ryuu Wakahisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Abramov.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Abramov 's eye.
Abramov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakahisa scores with a knee to the head.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wakahisa landing knees to the body.
Wakahisa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Abramov 's eye.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa crunches a lovely knee into Abramov's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ryuu Wakahisa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wakahisa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Wakahisa crunches a lovely knee into Abramov's ribcage.
Wakahisa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Wakahisa lands a damaging elbow.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abramov letting Wakahisa take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa slows down the pace here.
Wakahisa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Abramov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wakahisa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wakahisa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abramov avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abramov's defenses.
Vlad Abramov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Abramov shrugs off.
Wakahisa missing with knees to the body.
Abramov wants a takedown but no success here.
Abramov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abramov's defenses.
Abramov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wakahisa walks away with a smile on his face. Abramov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wakahisa goes for a double leg but Abramov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abramov continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Abramov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wakahisa checks a leg kick.
As Abramov tries to get set, Wakahisa tries to push him back and clinch up but Abramov manages to avoid the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Wakahisa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wakahisa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Wakahisa!
Ryuu Wakahisa took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.