PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between slipo sliper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ahona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

sliper
vs
Ahona

186 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

196 cm
22
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, slipo sliper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Ahona!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ahona looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ahona is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sliper tries to strike from the bottom.
Ahona stopping the sweep attempt from sliper.
Ahona seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ahona works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahona is figuring out what he wants to do next.
sliper is looking to control Ahona's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can sliper avoid being mounted?
Ahona not doing much here.
sliper misses with some strikes from the bottom.
sliper punching from the bottom.
sliper tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
sliper is in trouble now - Ahona has advanced to mount!

Ahona looking to secure an arm triangle but sliper defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahona controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ahona's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
sliper has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
sliper is breathing heavily.
sliper turns into Ahona and is now in his guard.
sliper throws a big right hand that misses.
sliper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ahona is adopting a defensive guard.
sliper trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ahona manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahona controlling his opponent.
sliper tries to hold on but Ahona postures up.
Ahona wants to take his opponent's back but sliper doesn't allow it.
Ahona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ricardo Ahona just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from sliper.

That's four 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.
sliper stuffs the takedown.

Ahona shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ahona showed some decent athleticism there.
Ahona has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ahona controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ahona dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ahona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
sliper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ahona wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ahona scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at sliper to see if he's OK.
Ahona moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ahona tries to advance to mount but sliper denies him.
Ahona taking a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sliper is looking to regain half guard here but Ahona keeps moving and retains side control.

Ahona thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ahona advances nicely into full mount.
Ahona controlling from mount.

Ahona goes for an armbar but he's not got it… sliper turns into him and now he's in Ahona's guard.
sliper wants to stand but Ahona is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahona is pulling down on sliper's head. It's preventing any offense from sliper, at least for the moment.
sliper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahona is keeping the position for now.
Ahona utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
sliper looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ahona is on top in guard.
Ahona not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sliper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
sliper trying to strike off his back.
Ahona is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ricardo Ahona just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahona fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
sliper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
sliper tries for a takedown but Ahona circles away easily

and Ahona counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ahona is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sliper flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Ahona seems content to control.
sliper wants to control but Ahona is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ahona slows the pace down in half guard.
sliper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
sliper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ahona takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ahona trying to mount his opponent but sliper defends it.
sliper moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ahona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ahona shoots for a double leg takedown but sliper sprawls well. He's pushed Ahona's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ahona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as sliper sprawls well. sliper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ahona gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from sliper.
sliper tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ahona counters with a shoot takedown. sliper fights it but they end up in guard.
Ahona trying to control but sliper is working from the bottom.
Ahona seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
sliper thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ahona should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ahona's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sliper is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sliper keeping moving, preventing Ahona from controlling successfully.
Ahona preventing the sweep.
sliper trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ahona is stalling in the full guard.
sliper keeping full guard, as Ahona tries to pass.
Ricardo Ahona has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahona is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ahona trying to control the position from guard on top but sliper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sliper throws a series of punches but Ahona avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ahona shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ahona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
sliper is looking to stand up but Ahona isn't so interested in that idea.
Ahona looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ahona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sliper swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sliper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
sliper controls Ahona momentarily but Ahona frees himself.
Ahona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sliper is keeping the position for now.
Ahona wants to control from the top but sliper keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ahona keeps the fight on the outside.

Ahona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

sliper sneaks out the side door and pushes Ahona away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ahona scores a takedown into full mount!
Ahona controlling the pace for now.
sliper wants to hold on but Ahona pushes him away.
Ahona is trying to take his opponent's back.
sliper is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sliper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
slipo sliper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahona controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Ahona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ahona winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Ahona!