PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Ant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ant
vs
One

187 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Ant!
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, Daniel One!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ant drives through and clinches with One against the cage.
One tries to score a body lock takedown but Ant shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ant just leaning against One, taking a breather.
Ant looking to stall.
Ant is pressed up against the cage. One has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ant down to the mat. Ant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
One fails with a takedown attempt.
Gregory Ant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel One.
Ant slaps away a takedown attempt from One, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Ant as One shoots in.
Ant tries to close the distance and clinch up but One swats him away and circles back towards the center.
One shoots in and drives through. Ant sprawls well.
Ant tries to clinch there but One circles away.
Ant is looking to clinch but One is avoiding it.
Ant wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
Ant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ant tries to clinch there but One circles away.
One dives in and grabs Ant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ant pushes down on One's head and hops out.
One swats away the attempt to clinch by Ant.
One shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ant tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
Ant doesn't manage to clinch there - One circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
Ant wants to clinch.
Ant tries to close the distance and clinch but One swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gregory Ant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ant fails in his attempt to clinch.
One shoots in for a takedown but Ant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
One tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten One somewhat.
One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ant doesn't manage to clinch there - One circles away.
Ant fails with an attempt to clinch.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ant tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
One shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ant as he avoids it easily.

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.
Ant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ant tries to clinch up.
Ant tries to clinch there but One circles away.
Ant tries to clinch there but One circles away.
One looks for a takedown but Ant sprawls well.
Ant fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ant tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
Ant tries to close the distance and clinch up but One swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ant is looking to clinch.
Ant tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
Ant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ant wants it to stay on the feet.

One changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
One looks gassed!
Ant regains half guard.
Ant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of One's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take One's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One trying to control the hands but Ant won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ant gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.

Ant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with One, pushing him back against the cage.
One changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ant fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ant as he avoids it easily.
Ant tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Ant tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
One fails with a takedown attempt.
Ant tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
Ant tries to clinch there but One circles away.
Gregory Ant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ant is fending him off so far but One persists. Nope, Ant circles away and we're back to standing.
One looks for a takedown but Ant sprawls well.
Ant tries to clinch up.
Ant is looking to clinch but One is avoiding it.
Ant tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
Ant tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
One circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ant rushes One and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Ant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ant moves into range and clinches up with One.

One lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
One tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ant controls his leg.
Ant wants to get back to full guard.
Ant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of One's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take One's back!
One trying to control the position but Ant manages to sink in the hooks.
One is breathing heavily.

What's going on here? Ant has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
One fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
Ant tries to clinch up.
Ant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

One closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ant quickly recovers to half guard.
Ant is looking to improve his position.
Ant is pressing down on One's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. One manages to get himself to full guard.

Ant stands up and waves to One to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant tries to close the distance and clinch up but One swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ant tries to close the distance and clinch but One swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
One is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ant tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
Ant slaps away a takedown attempt from One, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gregory Ant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel One.
One fails to land the takedown.
One looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ant tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
Ant moves in looking to clinch but One pushes him off.
Ant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ant tries to clinch up.
Ant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ant wants to clinch.

One shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ant napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ant is trying to get back to half guard.
One controls the position.

One wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ant, who protects the arm well.
Ant manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ant is looking to improve his position.
Ant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ant looking to hit a scissor sweep but One is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control but Ant is working from the bottom.
Ant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
One regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel One will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

One shoots in for a double leg but Ant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
One shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ant as he avoids it easily.
Ant fails in his attempt to clinch.
One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ant wants to clinch.
Ant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gregory Ant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel One.
Ant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ant tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
Gregory Ant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Ant tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

One closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ant quickly recovers to half guard.
Ant moves into full guard.
Ant wants to sweep but no luck.
Ant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. One manages to get himself to full guard.
One takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on One, up you get!

Ant moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
One goes for a takedown attempt but Ant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Ant moves into the clinch successfully.
Ant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant is looking to control One's arms but One gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ant has his back to the cage.
Ant is struggling to control the position.
Ant stalling in the clinch but One improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gregory Ant.
Ant tries to clinch up.
Ant wants to clinch.
Ant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from One.
One shoots in for a takedown but Ant shows good takedown defense.
Ant wants to clinch.
Ant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ant tries to clinch but One moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ant tries to close the distance and clinch up but One swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ant moves in looking to clinch but One pushes him off.
No luck for One with that takedown attempt.
Ant wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
Ant tries to clinch up.
Ant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
One has a takedown stuffed.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ant doesn't manage to clinch there - One circles away.
Ant tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.

Ant pushes One up against the cage in a clinch.
One fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ant displaying some good clinch control by pressing One up against the cage.
One has Ant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by One as Ant tries to tie him up.
Ant stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by One as Ant tries to tie him up.
Ant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gregory Ant.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ant enables One to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ant manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ant throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
One wants to control from the top but Ant keeps moving.
Ant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in One's guard.
One wants to sweep but no luck.

Ant stands and steps away. One gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Ant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ant 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 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Ant!