PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TT Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes into the arena with Roky Erickson - Night of the Vampire blaring out of the sound system. TT Boy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Boy
vs
Gail

166 cm
25
282 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

189 cm
26
265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TT Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gail darts in and clinches Boy up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gail's brow.
Gail trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
Boy prevents a body shot from Gail.
Gail lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like TT Boy has been cut.
Gail misses with a punch on the inside.
Gail avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gail dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
Boy is pressed up against the cage. Gail has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boy down to the mat. Boy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy throws out a loose jab but Gail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gail tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boy swivels and escapes.
Boy throws a series of punches but Gail avoids them all with ease.

Boy has closed the distance and engaged Gail in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Boy.

It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Gail drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
TT Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Gail lands with a light punch inside.

Gail is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Boy can't fight it off and eventually Gail manages to take the fight to the floor. Boy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gail throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Gail drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boy dives on top into guard.
Boy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gail is proving hard to escape from.

That's two 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail pulls Boy in to control the position.

That's four 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.
Boy wanted to stand there but Gail had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gynther Gail dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gail.
Boy tries to clinch up

and Gail counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gail is looking for a kimura here.

Gail wants to work for an arm triangle but Boy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gail winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail looks to land a strike but Boy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gail stops Boy from standing up.
Gail trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Gail throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
Gail throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gail trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gail throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two 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.

Gail drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boy!
Gail tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gail is doing well to control the position and prevent Boy from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gynther Gail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!

Boy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gail tries to clinch up

and Boy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boy.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gail is working for takedown but Boy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gail blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
Gail avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the cage.
Gail drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gail drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
TT Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Gail throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Boy lands an elbow that stopped Gail in his tracks for a moment.
Boy lands a damaging elbow.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gail takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Gynther Gail's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gail blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Boy stops a takedown attempt from Gail.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Gail leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Boy lands an elbow that stopped Gail in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Gynther Gail's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
Gail drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gail takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Gail.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gail tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Gail back against the cage.
Gail avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the cage.
Boy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gail's defenses.

Gynther Gail's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gail goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boy prevents it.
Boy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gynther Gail's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TT Boy!