PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miko Tomasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fo Sheezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miko Tomasko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tomasko
vs
Sheezy

190 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miko Tomasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fo Sheezy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Tomasko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheezy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomasko manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Sheezy or perhaps it was just good defense by Tomasko which made him look bad.
Sheezy fails with the takedown.
Tomasko tries to clinch but Sheezy is having none of it.
Tomasko misses with a takedown attempt - Sheezy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tomasko is looking to land body kicks.
Sheezy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tomasko counters with a shoot takedown. Sheezy fights it but they end up in guard.
Miko Tomasko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fo Sheezy.
Tomasko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tomasko lands a couple of digs.
Tomasko throwing strikes but missing.
Tomasko with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheezy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tomasko.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheezy keeping full guard, as Tomasko tries to pass.
Tomasko postures up and lands a big shot to Sheezy's brow.
Tomasko throwing strikes from guard but Sheezy blocks nicely.
Sheezy controls Tomasko momentarily but Tomasko frees himself.
Tomasko preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tomasko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sheezy throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Tomasko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tomasko postures up.
Sheezy has momentary wrist control but Tomasko slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomasko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sheezy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tomasko is one step ahead there.
Sheezy keeping moving, preventing Tomasko from controlling successfully.
Sheezy looking to control.
Sheezy working a defensive guard but Tomasko manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sheezy is not content to let Tomasko control the position.
Tomasko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sheezy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sheezy can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sheezy tries to bench press Tomasko off him but Tomasko keeps the position.
Tomasko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sheezy to see if he's OK.
Sheezy is trying to work for a sweep but Tomasko has mounted him!
Sheezy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tomasko landing punches.
Tomasko working the ground and pound effectively.
Tomasko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sheezy hang on?
Sheezy looks gassed!
Tomasko prevents Sheezy from getting the reversal.
Sheezy tries to lock up and control but Tomasko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tomasko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tomasko looking to finish Sheezy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheezy!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sheezy looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Tomasko.
Tomasko cracks Sheezy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tomasko lands with some strikes.
Tomasko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tomasko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sheezy?
Tomasko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tomasko with a couple of short strikes.
Tomasko lands a heavy elbow.
Sheezy is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomasko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sheezy's face.
Tomasko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miko Tomasko 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.

Sheezy drives through and clinches with Tomasko against the cage.

Sheezy pulls guard effortlessly.
Miko Tomasko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sheezy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tomasko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sheezy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tomasko controls the pace.
Tomasko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tomasko trying to control but Sheezy is working from the bottom.
Tomasko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tomasko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tomasko distracts Sheezy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sheezy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sheezy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tomasko.
Sheezy wants to stand up but Tomasko is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheezy looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheezy, not yet.
Sheezy is breathing heavily.
Tomasko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tomasko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sheezy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tomasko wants to control from the top but Sheezy keeps moving.

Tomasko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sheezy dives on top into guard.
Sheezy wants to stand but Tomasko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomasko is striking from the bottom but Sheezy uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tomasko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sheezy throws a combination. Tomasko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Miko Tomasko has been cut.

Tomasko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tomasko is looking to stand up but Sheezy isn't so interested in that idea.

Tomasko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sheezy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sheezy throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheezy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomasko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheezy is pushing down on Tomasko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tomasko is fighting to maintain full guard but Sheezy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sheezy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sheezy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheezy is thwarting Tomasko's attempts to control the position.
Tomasko pushes Sheezy off looking to stand but Sheezy dives back in and keeps control.

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.
Sheezy trying to mount his opponent but Tomasko defends it.
Sheezy is thwarting Tomasko's attempts to control the position.
Tomasko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sheezy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sheezy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomasko is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sheezy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fo Sheezy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miko Tomasko's cut.
That's time! Tomasko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sheezy doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tomasko counter with a right hand.

Sheezy instigates a clinch.
Sheezy tries to pull guard but Tomasko holds him up against the cage and eventually Sheezy drops back down to his feet.
Sheezy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sheezy misses with a punch to the body.
Tomasko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Tomasko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tomasko wants to get back to striking at distance but Sheezy won't allow it.
Tomasko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sheezy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasko tries to pull guard but Sheezy won't allow it.
Tomasko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sheezy is keeping busy.
Tomasko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sheezy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miko Tomasko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tomasko manages to break the clinch.
Sheezy throws a sloppy body shot

so Tomasko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tomasko is looking to stand up but Sheezy won't let him.
Tomasko is in close to Sheezy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sheezy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tomasko with a nice head shot there.
Sheezy looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheezy, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tomasko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sheezy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tomasko postures up and lands a big shot to Sheezy's brow.
Tomasko with a nice head shot there.

Tomasko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sheezy dives on top into guard.
Tomasko wants to get back to his feet but Sheezy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sheezy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tomasko, up you get!
Nice uppercut there from Sheezy.

Tomasko shoots in and bounces Sheezy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomasko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasko lands a couple of digs.
Tomasko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomasko won't allow Sheezy to sweep him here.
Tomasko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tomasko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheezy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sheezy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tomasko with a nice head shot there.

That's four 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.
Tomasko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tomasko throws a strike but Sheezy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sheezy wants to control from the top but Tomasko keeps moving.
Tomasko working a defensive guard here.
Tomasko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sheezy is controlling him.
Sheezy looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miko Tomasko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tomasko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miko Tomasko!