PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Great Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Saburov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Great Tonying
vs
Saburov

196 cm
24
276 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
270 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Convicted
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Great Tonying!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Saburov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonying missing with a left hand there. Saburov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saburov walks into a stiff left hand from Tonying.
Tonying lands a two punch combo.
Tonying lands with an overhand left.
Saburov slips a straight right by Tonying.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonying, as that shot connected.
Tonying steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saburov.
Saburov misses with a body shot.
Saburov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saburov thows a body shot but no joy.
Tonying cracks Saburov with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saburov.
Tonying throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonying misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saburov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saburov misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Saburov misses its intended target.
Saburov throws out a loose jab but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saburov misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tonying connects with a body shot.
Saburov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tonying counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Great Tonying is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonying slips a straight right by Saburov.
Saburov just misses with a punch to the body.
Saburov misses with a hook. Tonying ducked under it nicely.
Saburov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saburov looks to land a right hand but Tonying moved out of range.
Saburov throws a body punch but Tonying moves out of range.
Saburov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saburov swings for the body but Tonying moves out of range.
Saburov just misses with a punch to the body.
Saburov fails to land with a series of punches.
Saburov misses the body punch
and Tonying counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tonying slips a straight right by Saburov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonying was well out of range. Poor timing from Saburov.
Saburov misses with a hook to the body
and Tonying counters with a left to the body.
Saburov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonying.
Tonying throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saburov loads up on a big right hand but Tonying slips the punch.
Tonying looks to land a left hand but Saburov moved out of range nicely.
Tonying missing with a left hand there. Saburov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Saburov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonying connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saburov's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonying throws a right hand that Saburov ducks under and follows up with a left that Saburov also avoids with ease.
Saburov misses with a series of wild punches.
Saburov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saburov moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonying moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonying lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonying takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saburov throws a hook but Tonying avoids it easily.
Tonying scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Tonying.
Tonying clobbers Saburov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tonying keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saburov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonying.
Saburov misses with a body shot
and Tonying counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tonying scores with a sloppy right hand. Saburov should have avoided that one.
Saburov looks gassed!
Tonying clobbers Saburov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tonying is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Saburov 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.

Tonying had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Saburov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tonying Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Saburov's back instead.

Tonying is persistently looking for the submission but Saburov is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Saburov trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Saburov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Saburov prevents Tonying from getting a body triangle.

Tonying patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonying doesn't have the hooks in and Saburov manages to turn into his guard.
Saburov wants to control from the top but Tonying keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Great Tonying dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tonying lands with an overhand left.
Tonying takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tonying throws a looping overhand right but Saburov ducks down to avoid it.
The Great Tonying seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saburov punishes Tonying's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonying displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saburov throws out the jab.
Saburov throws a hook but Tonying avoids it easily.
Saburov scores with the left hand. Tonying knows he should have avoided that one.
Saburov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saburov misses with a hook.
Tonying throws an overhand right that lands on Saburov's shoulder, as Saburov tries to avoid the shot.
Tonying swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonying connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saburov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tonying counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonying connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tonying swings for the body but Saburov moves out of range.
Saburov scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonying should have avoided that one.
Tonying scores with a jab. Saburov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saburov misses with a hook.
Tonying lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tonying loads up on a big right hand but Saburov slips the punch.
Tonying swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saburov counters with a nice uppercut.
Saburov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tonying thows a body shot but no joy.
Saburov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonying was well out of range. Poor timing from Saburov.
Tonying lands a really nice looking cross but Saburov seems unphased.
Saburov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonying counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saburov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tonying connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saburov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tonying.
Saburov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saburov misses with a wild body shot.
Tonying throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saburov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saburov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonying.
Saburov dives in and grabs Tonying's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tonying pushes down on Saburov's head and hops out.
Saburov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tonying avoids the body shot from Saburov.
Saburov lands with a nice combination. Tonying backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Tonying misses.
Saburov looks to throw the jab but Tonying is out of range.
Tonying blocks a jab.
Tonying walks into a stiff left hand from Saburov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying staying out of range there.
Tonying tests Saburov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Tonying.
Saburov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Great Tonying is winning the standup battle so far.
Saburov throws a shot to the body.
Tonying misses the shot to the body.
Tonying avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonying bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonying ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saburov moves away.
Saburov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saburov looks to land a right hand but Tonying moved out of range.
Tonying takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Tonying.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saburov manages to avoid it.
Tonying displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saburov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saburov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tonying sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saburov somewhat.
The Great Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Saburov.
Tonying thows a body shot but no joy.
Tonying misses with an uppercut. Saburov saw that one coming.
Saburov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saburov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saburov scores with a jab to the head.
Saburov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonying counters with a stiff right hand.
Saburov ducks under a wild hook from Tonying.
Tonying slips under a jab from Saburov.
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 The Great Tonying will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Tonying as he connects with a hook.
Tonying misses the jab.
Saburov lands with a hook. Tonying tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saburov misses the jab.
Tonying fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saburov on the side of the head.
Saburov throws out a loose jab but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saburov throws a body punch but Tonying moves out of range.
Tonying keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonying throws a combination that misses
and Saburov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saburov sizes up Tonying with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saburov shoots for a takedown but Tonying saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tonying throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saburov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saburov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonying throws a hook to the side of Saburov's head but Saburov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saburov looks to land a right hand but Tonying moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saburov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonying throws the left hand but Saburov avoids the punch easily.
Tonying scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tonying throws an overhand right that lands on Saburov's shoulder, as Saburov tries to avoid the shot.
Tonying scores with a nice right hand.
Saburov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tonying throws a body punch but Saburov moves out of range.
Tonying scores with a punch to the head.
Saburov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonying moves away.
Tonying misses with a shot to the body
letting Saburov counter with a right hand.
Saburov throws a hook but Tonying avoids it easily.
Tonying misses with a hook. Saburov ducked under it nicely.
Saburov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonying defending well as Saburov loads up on a big left hand.
Tonying misses with a straight right.
Saburov slips under a jab from Tonying.
A combination from Tonying does no damage.
A shot to the body from Saburov misses
and Tonying counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saburov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saburov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saburov lands a glancing blow to the side of Tonying's head.
Saburov takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonying misses with a hook.
Tonying throws a hook to the side of Saburov's head but Saburov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saburov walks into a left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Tonying there.
Tonying uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saburov.
Saburov misses with a looping left.
Saburov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburov throws a jab when Tonying was well out of range.
Saburov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonying was well out of range. Poor timing from Saburov.
Tonying steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saburov.
Saburov scores with a body shot.
Saburov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonying moves away.
Saburov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tonying.
Saburov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tonying counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tonying lands a right hook to the body.
Tonying dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saburov takes one to the chin there.
Tonying thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonying moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonying lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying throws a looping overhand right but Saburov ducks down to avoid it.
Tonying cracks Saburov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying throws a looping overhand right but Saburov ducks down to avoid it.
Tonying scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Tonying misses.
Saburov misses with a body shot.
Tonying loads up on a big right hand but Saburov slips the punch.
Saburov misses with a hook.
Saburov throws a hook but Tonying avoids it easily.
Tonying lands the left hand.
Saburov throws a jab when Tonying was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saburov takes one to the side of the head.
Tonying swings for the body but Saburov moves out of range.
Tonying misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Great Tonying clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tonying defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saburov.
Tonying throws a looping overhand right but Saburov ducks down to avoid it.
Tonying lands a right hook to the body.
Tonying scores with a hook.
Saburov misses the shot to the body.
Tonying throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonying changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonying steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saburov.
Jab, jab by Tonying - just one landing.
Tonying scores with a sloppy right hand. Saburov should have avoided that one.
Saburov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Saburov takes one on the button.
Tonying lands with a straight right. Saburov didn't see that one coming.
Saburov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonying.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tonying.
Tonying slips a jab from Saburov.
Saburov defending well as Tonying loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Saburov misses
and Tonying counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonying displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saburov throws out the jab.
Tonying throws a looping overhand right but Saburov ducks down to avoid it.
Saburov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonying.
Tonying moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saburov misses with a shot to the body
and Tonying connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saburov ducks right into an uppercut from Tonying.
Saburov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tonying misses with a double jab
and Saburov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saburov moves away from the strike by Tonying.
Saburov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saburov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saburov misses the jab.
Saburov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saburov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonying manages to avoid it.
Tonying throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saburov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tonying lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saburov at a distance.
Tonying fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saburov on the side of the head.
Saburov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonying sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Saburov.
Saburov misses with a body punch
and Tonying connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying punishes Saburov's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonying thuds a left hand into Saburov's body.
Saburov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonying is just out of range.
Tonying ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tonying lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tonying lands a with a good body shot.
Tonying misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonying keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tonying dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonying dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonying loads up on a big right hand but Saburov slips the punch.
Saburov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tonying.
Tonying misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Tonying misses.
Saburov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonying looks to land a combination but Saburov avoids it well.
Tonying misses with a looping right.
Saburov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saburov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saburov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonying is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saburov can do to turn this around?
Tonying connects with a body shot.
Tonying lands a jab to the nose.
Tonying fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonying tries to bum rush Saburov with a series of wild strikes but Saburov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by Tonying as he connects with a hook.
Tonying misses with a two punch combination.
Tonying lands with a hook. Saburov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Great Tonying had his way with Peter Saburov in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tonying throws out a loose jab but Saburov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saburov missing with a left hand there. Tonying was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saburov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tonying.
Saburov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saburov throws an overhand right that lands on Tonying's shoulder, as Tonying tries to avoid the shot.
Tonying throws out a powerful jab.
Tonying takes one to the side of the head.
Tonying connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tonying scores with a decent looking hook.
Tonying looks to throw the jab but Saburov is out of range.
Saburov throws a hook but Tonying avoids it easily.
Saburov throws a sloppy body shot
and Tonying counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saburov throws a body punch but Tonying moves out of range.
A punch combination from Tonying misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saburov misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Saburov.
Saburov lands with an overhand left.
Saburov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonying keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saburov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saburov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tonying counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saburov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fighters circling - Saburov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonying moves away from the strike by Saburov.
Tonying keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tonying misses with a straight right.
Saburov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonying throws out the jab.
Tonying misses with a hook.
Peter Saburov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonying lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Tonying as he connects with a hook.
Saburov lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Saburov misses
and Tonying counters with a right hand to the body.
Tonying slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saburov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonying is just out of range.
Saburov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saburov takes a swing at Tonying's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Saburov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonying throws out a loose jab but Saburov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonying uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saburov.
Tonying scores with a jab to the head.
Tonying goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saburov throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying scores with a body shot.
Saburov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonying throws out the jab.
Saburov throws a hook but Tonying blocks it.
Tonying throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saburov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saburov throws a hook to the side of Tonying's head but Tonying sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonying misses the jab.
Saburov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saburov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saburov lands a slapping body shot.
Saburov slips under a jab.
Tonying scores with the left hand. Saburov knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying scores with the left hand. Saburov knows he should have avoided that one.
Tonying darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tonying scores with a jab.
The Great Tonying is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tonying works the jab nicely.

Saburov is rocked!
Saburov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonying cracks Saburov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saburov is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonying finish him?
Tonying lands a body shot.
Saburov seems to have recovered his senses.
Saburov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tonying is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tonying looks to land a right hand but Saburov moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tonying cracks Saburov with an open hand slap.
Tonying bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saburov misses with a body shot
and Tonying counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tonying scores with the left hand. Saburov knows he should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Great Tonying showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tonying, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:44
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Great Tonying!
The Great Tonying is the new heavyweight champion!