PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 832 p4p, 110 weight class) and Pavlo Bilous (ranked 1898 p4p, 225 weight class). Brain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 300 Violin. Pavlo Bilous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brain
vs
Bilous

182 cm
37
154 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

171 cm
36
167 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Bilous!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bilous looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brain.
Pavlo Bilous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bilous moves into the clinch.
Brain is trying to break free.
Bilous content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brain blocks an uppercut.
Bilous dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Brain breaks from the clinch.
Bilous walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bilous lands with a straight right. Brain didn't see that one coming.
Bilous jabs Brain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brain misses with a leg kick.
Brain moves out of range of the strikes.
Bilous drops his hands momentarily and Brain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Brain dips to his left and cracks Bilous with an uppercut!
Bilous wants to clinch up but Brain keeps it at a distance.
Brain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bilous swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brain.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bilous.
Nice defenses there by Bilous.
Bilous connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bilous throws a hook but Brain avoids it easily.
Brain defending well as Bilous loads up on a big left hand.
Bilous tries to clinch up but Brain circles away and keeps his distance.
Brain is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Brain misses.
Brain misses with a double jab
and Bilous counters with a straight right hand.
Bilous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bilous loads up on a big right hand but Brain slips the punch.
Bilous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bilous connects with a solid leg kick.
Bilous throws a leg kick but Brain checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brain rushes Bilous and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain prevents a body shot from Bilous.
Bilous tries to work over Brain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bilous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brain's elbow.
Brain lands an elbow just above Bilous 's eye.
Brain misses with the head strike.
Bilous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brain blocks an uppercut.
Bilous misses with a body punch.
Brain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bilous is looking to control Brain's arms but Brain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bilous has his back to the cage.
Bilous working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brain.
A nice left hand lands by Brain.
Bilous slows down the pace here.
Brain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain avoiding damage as Bilous throws knees to the body.

Brain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brain misses with a head kick.
Bilous stuns Brain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bilous stalks Brain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brain's face. Brain staggers backwards, shaken.
Brain misses with the combination.
Brain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bilous's head.
Brain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Bilous.
Brain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bilous scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bilous is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bilous scoring well with a low kick there.
Bilous tries to clinch up.
Brain 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.
Bilous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bilous sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bilous avoids the body shot from Brain.
Bilous blocks a low kick nicely.
Brain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bilous misses with a wild combination.
Brain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bilous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bilous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brain.
Brain misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brain swats away the attempt to clinch by Bilous.
Bilous looks to throw the jab but Brain is out of range.
Brain tried to counter with a leg kick but Bilous avoided it.
Bilous tries to clinch there but Brain circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pavlo Bilous will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brain connects with a looping right hand.
Brain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crunch! Bilous slams his shin into Brain's torso.
Brain misses with a looping right.
Bilous fakes the leg kick and cracks Brain in the body.
Brain throws a front kick aimed at Bilous's knee but Bilous avoids it well.
Bilous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bilous lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brain will feel that in the morning.
Bilous tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good shot there by Brain.
Brain throws a chopping leg kick but Bilous manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brain walks into a stiff left hand from Bilous.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bilous misses with a low kick.
Brain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Bilous backs away, Brain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Brain has closed the distance and engaged Bilous in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Brain.
Brain has Bilous pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Brain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Brain misses its intended target.
Bilous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brain.
Bilous tries to clinch up but Brain circles away and keeps his distance.
Brain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bilous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brain.

Brain instigates a clinch.
Brain just leaning against Bilous, taking a breather.
Bilous lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Bilous.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brain is pressed up against the cage. Bilous has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brain down to the mat. Brain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pavlo Bilous seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brain misses with a wild body shot.
Brain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bilous closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Bilous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous tries to land knees in the clinch but Brain avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brain has Bilous pushed against the cage.
Pavlo Bilous seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Brain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bilous misses with an uppercut. Brain saw that one coming.
Bilous connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bilous walks into a stiff left hand from Brain.
Brain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bilous throws a sloppy head kick
and Brain counters with a nice uppercut.

Bilous has Brain up against the cage in a clinch.
Bilous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brain is keeping busy.
Brain trying to control the position but instead, Bilous has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brain into the cage.
Bilous works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brain stalling in the clinch.
Bilous has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brain seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bilous can turn it around.

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

Brain is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brain lands a right hand.
Brain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bilous blocks it with crossed arms.
Bilous tries a body shot but Brain blocks it.
The referee calls for Brain to work.
Brain is stalling here.
Bilous tries a body shot but Brain blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bilous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brain backwards.
Brain has a couple of punches blocked by Bilous.

Bilous gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilous thows a huge punch but Brain dodges it nicely.
Bilous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bilous throwing shots but Brain is blocking nicely.
Brain wants to control but Bilous is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bilous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brain is controlling Bilous's trapped leg to prevent Bilous from advancing to side control.
Bilous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bilous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bilous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Altair Brain will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bilous throws a leg kick but Brain moved away.
It looked like Brain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bilous looks for the body kick but Brain saw that one coming.
Brain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bilous. Bilous obviously looking to wear him down.

Brain clinches up with Bilous and pushes him back against the cage.
Bilous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brain's elbow.

Brain manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Bilous. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bilous.
Brain throws a leg kick but Bilous sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from Bilous misses.
Brain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bilous.
Brain misses with a hook. Bilous ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brain tries to bum rush Bilous with a series of wild strikes but Bilous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brain misses with a jab, cross combination.

Brain instigates a clinch.
Bilous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bilous changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brain fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brain clinches up with Bilous and pushes him back against the cage.
Brain pushes Bilous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bilous can't find room to land a body shot as Brain controls the action.
Brain swings wildly with an uppercut but Bilous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brain tries to circle away but Bilous has him pinned against the cage.

Brain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bilous misses with an uppercut. Brain saw that one coming.
Brain scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brain.
Brain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bilous's sensitive parts.
Brain tries a head kick but it misses.
Brain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brain.
Altair Brain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brain throws out a leg kick but Bilous moves out of range and Brain only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brain throws out the jab.

Brain clinches up with Bilous and pushes him back against the cage.
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!

Brain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bilous throws a hook to the side of Brain's head but Brain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bilous lands with an overhand left.
Bilous looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bilous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Bilous catches Brain right on the button with a cross.

Brain moves into the clinch successfully.
Brain being controlled against the cage.
Bilous has Brain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Brain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bilous lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bilous tries to clinch up.
Brain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bilous.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bilous.
Bilous looks for the body kick but Brain saw that one coming.

Brain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bilous, pushing him back against the cage.
Bilous tries to throw a body punch but Brain avoids it by throwing Bilous back against the cage.

Brain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bilous, pushing him back against the cage.

Brain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bilous.
Bilous comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Brain.
Brain slips a jab from Bilous.
Brain throws a quick counter head kick but Bilous was just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brain!
Brain misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Brain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bilous misses the target.
Bilous looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bilous scores with a sloppy right hand. Brain should have avoided that one.

Brain forces Bilous back against the cage and clinches.
Bilous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brain is keeping busy.

Brain manages to break the clinch.
Bilous is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brain.
Bilous connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brain's hands.

Brain gets tackled into the cage by Bilous. Bilous maintains the clinch.
Bilous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bilous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Brain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bilous is looking to take this one to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Altair Brain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altair Brain!
Altair Brain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Pavlo Bilous stepped up to the mic, saying 'Should have stayed away from that rave last night ugh I had a great time and got laid so atleast I have that '.