PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin The Russian Giant (ranked 3233 p4p, 4441 weight class) and Davis Gill (ranked 144 p4p, 183 weight class). The Russian Giant comes to the cage accompanied by Soda Popinski Theme. Gill has chosen White Room as his entrance music. Davis Gill acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

The Russian Giant
vs
Gill

225 cm
29
300
12 - 9 - 0

208 cm
27
290
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin The Russian Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Gill!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill fails with the takedown
and Gill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Gill moves into the clinch successfully.

Gill gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

The Russian Giant has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gill is on him like a limpet, forcing The Russian Giant back against the cage.
Gill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Russian Giant tries for a takedown. No joy.

The Russian Giant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The Russian Giant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Russian Giant cracks Gill with a big right hand but Gill just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gill is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gill is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Russian Giant has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gill is holding The Russian Giant down, trying to stall.
Gill is looking to get back to his feet here but The Russian Giant is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gill's back.

Gill is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if The Russian Giant gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gill is trying to break free.

Gill is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The Russian Giant doesn't have the hooks in and Gill manages to turn into his guard.
Gill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Russian Giant is trying to keep Gill in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill cracks The Russian Giant with a solid left hand.
Gill wants to pass the guard but The Russian Giant is keeping the position.
Gill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Russian Giant throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gill sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Russian Giant wants to stand and escape but Gill is having none of it.
Gill trying to control but The Russian Giant is working from the bottom.
Gill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Russian Giant looking to control but Gill passes into half guard.
Gill wants to take a breather but The Russian Giant is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gill is stalling here. The Russian Giant is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gill seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Russian Giant has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin The Russian Giant dominated that round.
That's time! The Russian Giant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Danga de danga de dang - The Russian Giant scores with a four punch combination!

Gill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Russian Giant is staying active underneath Gill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Gill stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Russian Giant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill taking a breather.

Gill is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The Russian Giant can't fight it off and eventually Gill manages to take the fight to the floor. The Russian Giant looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Russian Giant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gill lands a couple of digs.
Gill with a nice head shot there.
Gill wants to control from the top but The Russian Giant keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill sitting in guard here, content to control.

The Russian Giant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gill wants to control from the top but The Russian Giant keeps moving.
Gill trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but The Russian Giant manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Gill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gill seems content to control.
The Russian Giant is controlling Gill's trapped leg to prevent Gill from advancing to side control.
The Russian Giant trying to control here.
The Russian Giant is trying to get back to full guard.
Gill passes to side control.
The Russian Giant pushes Gill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gill tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Gill decides to stand up, so the ref orders The Russian Giant to his feet.
The Russian Giant is looking to clinch but Gill is avoiding it.
The Russian Giant slaps away a takedown attempt from Gill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Russian Giant attempts a counter takedown but Gill avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gill shoots in looking for a takedown. The Russian Giant tries to sprawl out of it but Gill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Russian Giant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Russian Giant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Gill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gill moves into range and clinches up with The Russian Giant.
Gill stalling.

The Russian Giant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Russian Giant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Russian Giant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gill engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant wants to stand and escape but Gill is having none of it.
Gill stands and throws The Russian Giant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Russian Giant regains half guard.
The Russian Giant wants to get back to full guard.
Gill blocks the strikes from The Russian Giant.

The Russian Giant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Russian Giant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gill stands and steps away. The Russian Giant gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Russian Giant fails with a takedown attempt.
Gill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis Gill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gill keeps the fight on the outside.

Gill gets a clinch.

Gill successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant prevents Gill from getting back to his feet.
The Russian Giant throws a big elbow that misses.
Gill pulls The Russian Giant in close to his closed guard and prevents The Russian Giant from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Russian Giant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Gill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Russian Giant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Russian Giant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Russian Giant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Russian Giant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A control attempt from Gill but he's now mounted!
The Russian Giant tries to control but Gill wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Russian Giant dominating with strikes here.
The Russian Giant avoids the attempt from Gill to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Konstantin The Russian Giant.
I think The Russian Giant 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin The Russian Giant!
An out of breath and clearly excited Konstantin The Russian Giant thanked Shadow Realm Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).