PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Legendary Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flipper Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flipper Gill has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Legendary Tonying
vs
Gill

194 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legendary Tonying !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flipper Gill!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonying takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tonying fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gill checks it well.

Gill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tonying , pushing him back against the cage.
Tonying unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tonying lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tonying unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gill looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Tonying .
Tonying lands a nice knee to the body.
Tonying with a knee to the head.
Tonying is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tonying gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tonying lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tonying lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tonying lands a nice knee to the body.
Tonying landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tonying utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tonying .
Tonying lands an elbow that stopped Gill in his tracks for a moment.
Tonying lands an elbow that stopped Gill in his tracks for a moment.
Tonying putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tonying connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gill's face.
Tonying gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tonying lands an elbow just above Gill 's eye.
Tonying lands an elbow just above Gill 's eye.
Tonying utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying tries a knee to the head but Gill blocks it.
Tonying lands a knee to the head.

Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonying misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tonying misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Gill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gill.
Gill scores with a hook to the body. Tonying takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gill throws the left hand but Tonying avoids the punch easily.
Gill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonying .
Tonying misses with a low kick.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Gill lands with a good body shot.
Tonying keeps Gill at a distance using the push kick.
Tonying misses with a low kick.
Gill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tonying tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonying feints and then cracks Gill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gill down.
Gill moves out of range of the body kick.
Gill avoids the head kick by Tonying .
Gill connects with the punch.
The Legendary Tonying is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tonying momentarily.
Tonying tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonying tries to clinch up but Gill circles away and keeps his distance.
Gill shoots in for a takedown but Tonying shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonying swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonying tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonying pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Gill doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonying circles away.
Tonying tries to clinch but Gill moves out of range.
Tonying misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gill throws a hook to the side of Tonying 's head but Tonying sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters circling a little - Tonying finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gill blocks a head kick by Tonying .
Tonying keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tonying cracks the inside of Gill's front leg.
Gill throws a hook but Tonying blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Gill.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Tonying kicks off Gill and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Legendary Tonying 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.

Gill drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gill stopping the sweep attempt from Tonying .
Gill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gill wants to control from the top but Tonying keeps moving.
Gill pushes down on Tonying 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gill prevents Tonying from standing back up.
Tonying is looking to control Gill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tonying avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Gill wants to work for an arm triangle but Tonying is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gill is breathing heavily.
Tonying wants to stand back up but Gill manages to pass into side control.

Gill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tonying , who protects the arm well.
Tonying wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Gill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tonying has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gill is looking to take a break and control but Tonying is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tonying sneaks out the side door and pushes Gill away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tonying throws a body kick that misses.
Gill misses with a hook. Tonying ducked under it nicely.
Tonying pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gill dives in and grabs Tonying 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tonying pushes down on Gill's head and hops out.
The fighters circling - Gill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gill swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill throws a body punch but Tonying moves out of range.
Tonying motions for Gill to come forward. Tonying throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonying swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gill lands with a nice combination. Tonying backs away looking to recover.
Gill avoids the head kick by Tonying .
Decent striking displayed by Gill there.
Gill blocks a head kick by Tonying .
Tonying attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gill connects with a crisp jab.
Gill shoots in but Tonying avoids the takedown attempt easily.

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.
Tonying throws a wild body kick that Gill sees coming a mile off.
Tonying stuffs the takedown.
The Legendary Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flipper Gill.
Tonying tries a head kick but it misses.

Tonying closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gill takes an elbow to the temple.

Gill has clasped his hands together around Tonying 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tonying is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gill connects with a decent elbow.
Tonying is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gill controlling from side mount.

Tonying sneaks out the side door and pushes Gill away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flipper 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tonying tries a head kick but it misses.
Gill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tonying looks for the body kick but Gill saw that one coming.
Tonying throws a head kick but Gill moves out of range.
Gill tries for a takedown but Tonying sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tonying tries a head kick but it misses.
Gill scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tonying , pushing him back against the cage.
Tonying lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tonying tries to land knees in the clinch but Gill avoids the damage to the body.
Gill misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tonying landing knees to the body.
Tonying comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gill jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gill is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill looking to pass the guard.
Gill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tonying wants to stand up but Gill is controlling him.

Tonying pushes Gill off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tonying as he avoids it easily.

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 scores with a hook to the body. Tonying takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gill throws a big shot that misses.

Tonying has Gill up against the cage in a clinch.
Gill blocks an elbow strike from Tonying .
Tonying gets underhooks to prevent Gill's takedown attempt.
The Legendary Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flipper Gill.
Tonying tries to land knees in the clinch but Gill avoids the damage to the body.
Gill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tonying tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gill avoids it.
Tonying prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gill tries for a takedown but Tonying manages to get underhooks.
Tonying is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gill is defending well for now.
Tonying missing with knees to the body.
Gill misses with a body punch.
Tonying is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gill is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries to circle away but Tonying has him pinned against the cage.
Tonying is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gill is defending well for now.
Tonying with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tonying gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tonying looking to throw knees to the head but Gill is blocking nicely.
Tonying misses with an elbow strike.
Gill pushes Tonying back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gill trying to stall but Tonying improves his position.
Tonying with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Gill drags the fight down to the ground.

Tonying is posturing up here but Gill has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tonying tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tonying has to tap! Slick submission there by Gill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Flipper Gill!