PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibki Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Legendary Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonying comes into a darkened arena with his song building. NAS - Hate Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The Legendary Tonying has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vlad
vs
Legendary Tonying

205 cm
29
300 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

194 cm
24
271 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gibki Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, The Legendary Tonying !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonying .
Tonying throws a head kick but Vlad moves out of range.

Tonying has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tonying breaks the clinch.

Tonying rushes Vlad and presses him up against the cage.
Tonying with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tonying prevents the takedown attempt.

Tonying escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonying misses with a wild combination.
Vlad blocks a head kick by Tonying .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tonying holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tonying lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tonying lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Tonying manages to break the clinch.
The Legendary Tonying seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tonying moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibki Vlad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonying prevents the takedown attempt.
Tonying working Vlad over with knees to the body.
Tonying scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tonying lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vlad is working for takedown but Tonying is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vlad is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tonying breaks the clinch.

Tonying fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vlad, pushing him back against the cage.
Vlad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Tonying 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tonying moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Tonying takes the fight into the clinch.
Tonying lands with a light punch inside.
Vlad tries to score a body lock takedown but Tonying shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tonying lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tonying stalling in the clinch.
Vlad is trying to drag Tonying to the mat but Tonying just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying lands a hook that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Tonying lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Tonying breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tonying gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tonying as the two fighters clinch.

Tonying pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tonying misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonying chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Tonying closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonying lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Vlad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Tonying breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Legendary Tonying is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tonying rushes Vlad and presses him up against the cage.

Tonying breaks the clinch.
Vlad tries for a takedown but Tonying circles away easily
and Tonying counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tonying counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Legendary Tonying dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tonying forces Vlad back against the cage and clinches.
Tonying gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vlad.
Tonying lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Tonying lands a left hand.

Tonying breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Vlad tries to keep at a distance but Tonying has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tonying lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
The Legendary Tonying seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tonying taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vlad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tonying is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Tonying breaks from the clinch.
Tonying throws out a leg kick but Vlad moves out of range and Tonying only half commits.
Vlad shoots in and drives through. Tonying sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibki Vlad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tonying counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Tonying .

Tonying drops Vlad with a beautiful combination! Vlad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tonying is looking for the KO!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tonying drives through and clinches with Vlad against the cage.
Tonying lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Tonying breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonying . Vlad does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tonying pushes Vlad up against the cage in a clinch.
Tonying connects with a knee to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vlad. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tonying using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Tonying escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tonying lands a left and a right that send Vlad crashing to the mat, dazed. Tonying thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Vlad is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tonying . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tonying dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Vlad gets tackled into the cage by Tonying . Tonying maintains the clinch.
Tonying lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Vlad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tonying pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tonying fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vlad, pushing him back against the cage.

Tonying breaks from the clinch.
Vlad misses with a takedown
and Tonying counters with an inside leg kick.
Tonying lands a big right hook! Vlad looks hurt but is still standing! Tonying lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Vlad falls down and Tonying dives in with a huge hammer fist! Vlad's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Tonying runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Legendary Tonying !