PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Blurry (ranked 5644 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardis Bubu (ranked 5896 p4p, 555 weight class). The key to victory for Steven Blurry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Blurry
vs
Bubu

183 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Blurry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hardis Bubu!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blurry throws a nice inside leg kick.

Bubu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blurry's half guard.
Bubu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blurry has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bubu lands with a punch from half guard.
Blurry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blurry trying to hold on to Bubu's head to control him but Bubu postures up.
Bubu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blurry taking some punishment here, with Bubu in his half guard.
Blurry taking some punishment here, with Bubu in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bubu working the head and body with strikes.
Bubu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bubu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bubu scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bubu working the head and body with strikes.
Blurry taking some punishment here, with Bubu in his half guard.
Bubu 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.
Nice strikes from Bubu there.
Blurry is breathing heavily.
Bubu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bubu is pressing down on Blurry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blurry is holding on for now.
Blurry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bubu on the ground.
Blurry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bubu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bubu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bubu 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.
Bubu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubu winds up and cracks Blurry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Bubu.
Bubu working the head and body with strikes.
Bubu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bubu drops an elbow to the side of Blurry's head.

Blurry is rocked!
Bubu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bubu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bubu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bubu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blurry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bubu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blurry has hold of Bubu's hands but Bubu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bubu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bubu connects with a nice short shot to Blurry's temple.
Bubu winds up and cracks Blurry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Blurry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bubu slips a nice elbow through Blurry's hands, connecting with Blurry's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bubu lands a nice short elbow.
Bubu working the head and body with strikes.
Bubu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bubu connects with a nice short shot to Blurry's temple.
Bubu lands with a punch from half guard.
Bubu is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Blurry is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bubu fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Blurry from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bubu! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hardis Bubu!