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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Hellstrong (ranked 7426 p4p, 5881 weight class) and Donny Ronaldson (ranked 137 p4p, 117 weight class). Ronaldson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anarchy in the UK kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Donny Ronaldson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khabib Hellstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donny Ronaldson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hellstrong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hellstrong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ronaldson is aware though and is defending well.
Ronaldson looking to sit in guard and control but Hellstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hellstrong trying to control but Ronaldson is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ronaldson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hellstrong passes Ronaldson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ronaldson tries to kick Hellstrong off but Hellstrong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ronaldson is looking for a sweep. Hellstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellstrong wants to control but Ronaldson is keeping him busy.
Hellstrong is looking for a kimura here.
Ronaldson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ronaldson defends it well.
Hellstrong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hellstrong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hellstrong is looking for a kimura here.
Ronaldson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hellstrong is working away from the top position though.
That's two 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.
Hellstrong is looking for a kimura here.
Ronaldson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hellstrong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ronaldson is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hellstrong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ronaldson feints and as Hellstrong raises his hands in defense, Ronaldson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ronaldson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hellstrong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hellstrong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hellstrong lands strikes from half guard.
Ronaldson pushes Hellstrong off looking to stand but Hellstrong dives back in and keeps control.
Ronaldson is trying to control but can't.
Hellstrong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ronaldson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ronaldson wants to improve his position but Hellstrong is controlling well.
Ronaldson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hellstrong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hellstrong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ronaldson!
Hellstrong wants to control the pace but Ronaldson is squirming around nicely.
Ronaldson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ronaldson is trying to escape the mount but Hellstrong keeps good control and instead manages to take Ronaldson's back.
Hellstrong trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Hellstrong dominated that round.
That's time! Hellstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ronaldson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hellstrong moves into full guard.
Hellstrong is trying to keep Ronaldson in close.
Hellstrong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ronaldson is aware though and is defending well.
Hellstrong looking for a guillotine here but Ronaldson defends easily.
Hellstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldson looking to sit in guard and control but Hellstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldson can't keep his opponent in guard - Hellstrong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hellstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ronaldson keeps working.
Hellstrong seems to be looking for submissions.
Hellstrong throwing shots but Ronaldson is blocking nicely.
Ronaldson is trying to maintain the position but Hellstrong is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two 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.
Hellstrong is trying to control the action in half guard but Ronaldson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hellstrong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hellstrong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hellstrong is pressing down on Ronaldson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ronaldson is holding on for now.
Hellstrong blocks the strikes from Ronaldson.
Hellstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hellstrong is thwarting Ronaldson's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Donny Ronaldson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hellstrong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ronaldson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ronaldson preventing the sweep.
Ronaldson scoring with some ground and pound.
Hellstrong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khabib Hellstrong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ronaldson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ronaldson wants to control from the top but Hellstrong keeps moving.
Hellstrong working a defensive guard here.
Ronaldson stands up over Hellstrong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hellstrong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ronaldson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hellstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donny Ronaldson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hellstrong fails with the takedown.
Hellstrong fails with the takedown.
Ronaldson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hellstrong's guard.
Hellstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ronaldson looking to sit in guard and control but Hellstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellstrong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hellstrong tries to score with some ground and pound. Ronaldson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hellstrong tries for a kimura but Ronaldson is defending well.
Hellstrong is trying to get an arm triangle but Ronaldson is defending well.
Hellstrong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ronaldson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hellstrong is trying to get an arm triangle but Ronaldson is defending well.
Hellstrong trying to control the position but Ronaldson is working away.
Hellstrong throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ronaldson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hellstrong uses his free foot to push down on Ronaldson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ronaldson.
Hellstrong punching from mount but Ronaldson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrong is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ronaldson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hellstrong wants to control the pace but Ronaldson is squirming around nicely.
Hellstrong manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ronaldson to take his back!
Ronaldson wants to escape the position.
Ronaldson is trying to defend against the choke here but Hellstrong has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Hellstrong Tightens the hold and Ronaldson taps out furiously! Hellstrong displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Khabib Hellstrong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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