PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine I the Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonka Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the Great comes to the cage accompanied by D-12 - Fight Music. Tonka Tomas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

I the Great
vs
Tomas

190 cm
23
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine I the Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonka Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tomas duly obliges.
Tomas throws a right hand that the Great ducks under and follows up with a left that the Great also avoids with ease.
Tomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from the Great.
Tomas stalks the Great and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into the Great's face. the Great staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Constantine I the Great has been cut.
the Great throws a lazy right hand but Tomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
the Great misses with a two punch combination.
the Great pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tomas throws a sloppy head kick and the Great moves out of range easily.
Tomas with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
the Great lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomas throws a head kick but the Great moves out of range.
the Great wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomas looks gassed!
Tomas tries to move into range but the Great moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Tonka Tomas has been cut.
the Great tries a head kick but it misses.
the Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but the Great was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomas.
Tomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from the Great.
the Great thows a left - swing and a miss!
the Great ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomas moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from the Great misses its intended target.
Tomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
the Great looks to land a left hand but Tomas moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from the Great. Tomas does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Great throws a head kick but Tomas moves out of range.
the Great takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tomas.
Tomas ducks under a wild hook from the Great.
Tomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from the Great.
Tomas misses with a looping left.
A big left from the Great misses.
Tomas tries to bum rush the Great with a series of wild strikes but the Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Constantine I the Great's cut is getting worse.
the Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomas sizes up the Great with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tomas throws a lazy right hand but the Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
the Great lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
the Great takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for the Great, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomas throws a right and a left that the Great avoids nicely.
Tomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
the Great tried to score with a low kick but Tomas checks it.
Tomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from the Great.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomas as he connects with a hook.
the Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomas throws a lazy right hand but the Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
the Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
the Great swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomas misses with a two punch combination.
Tomas throws a head kick that misses.
Constantine I the Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
the Great dodges the punch combination from Tomas.
the Great lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from the Great misses its intended target.
Tomas scores with a nice head shot.
the Great misses with a looping left.
the Great misses with an uppercut.

Tomas clinches up against the cage.
Tomas lands a shoulder strike.
Tomas has a couple of punches blocked by the Great.
A shot in the inside from Tomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomas throws a punch but it's blocked by the Great.
Tomas prevents the Great from breaking the clinch.
Tomas misses with some punches.
Tomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomas fails to land.

Tomas decides to pull guard.
Tomas tries to strike from the bottom.
the Great has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tomas is proving hard to escape from.
Tomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in the Great's guard.
Tomas landing some decent shots from guard.

the Great throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tomas escapes and throws the Great's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tomas in side control, throwing shots but the Great defends.
the Great is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas cracks the Great with a big elbow.

Tomas has worked his way into a potential kimura here. the Great is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tomas yanks on the arm and the Great is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tomas.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tonka Tomas!