PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Tor (ranked 4377 p4p, 4367 weight class) and Wiz Kraven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tor
vs
Kraven

175 cm
23
195
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Tor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wiz Kraven!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tor sets himself, and Kraven steps forward looking for the clinch! Tor avoids it this time.
Tor looks to throw the jab but Kraven is out of range.
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tor's waist but Tor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kraven off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraven tries for a takedown but Tor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tor feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kraven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.
Kraven shoots in but no luck this time.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Kraven finds it's way through Tor's defenses.
Tor looks to throw the jab but Kraven is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tor tries to avoid it but Kraven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tor to the ground. Tor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
And Kraven tries to counter it with a takedown but Tor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tor throws a jab but it's blocked by Kraven.
Kraven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tor tries to avoid it but Kraven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tor to the ground. Tor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tor misses with a takedown attempt

and Kraven counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tor!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kraven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Kraven wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tor, who protects the arm well.

Kraven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kraven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Kraven tries for a kimura but Tor is defending well.
Tor regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.

Tor is defending against the submission attempts here by Kraven.
Tor is controlling Kraven's trapped leg to prevent Kraven from advancing to side control.
Kraven is keen to just control but Tor is a slippery customer.
Tor keeping hold of Kraven's head, controlling as best he can.

Kraven is looking for a kimura but Tor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kraven to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kraven wants to pass the guard but Tor is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiz Kraven dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kraven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tor as he avoids it easily.
Tor misses the shot to the body.
Kraven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tor sprawls well. Tor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kraven gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraven has a takedown stuffed.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraven fails with a takedown attempt.
Tor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kraven sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tor. Kraven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kraven.
Tor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kraven sprawls and moves away.
Kraven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tor.
Kraven changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kraven shoots in for a takedown but Tor shows good takedown defense.
Tor attempts a counter takedown but Kraven avoids it well and moves away.
Tor slaps away a takedown attempt from Kraven, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven shoots in but no luck this time.
Tor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ty Tor is winning the standup battle so far.
Kraven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tor attempts a counter takedown but Kraven avoids it well and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kraven scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor keeps the fight on the outside.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tor misses with an uppercut. Kraven saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kraven 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven with a poor takedown

and Tor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Tor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kraven throws a hook but Tor blocks it.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kraven or perhaps it was just good defense by Tor, which made it look bad.
Kraven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tor circles away.
Tor feinted with a counter takedown.
Tor slips a jab and a cross from Kraven.
Tor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraven manages to avoid it.
Kraven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tor defends it well.
Kraven lands a right hook to the body.
Kraven throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
Kraven dives in and grabs Tor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tor pushes down on Kraven's head and hops out.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.
Kraven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kraven tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tor is in Kraven's guard.
Tor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraven can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kraven manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Ty Tor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraven wants to control from the top but Tor keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraven looking to pass the guard.
Kraven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kraven uses his free foot to push down on Tor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tor.

Kraven working for a submission but Tor is keeping him at bay.
Kraven wants to control the pace but Tor is squirming around nicely.
Kraven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kraven wants to finish this one by submission but Tor is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kraven.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wiz Kraven.
I think Kraven has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Wiz Kraven!

Ty Tor wins by split decision!