PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Valutchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank's entrance music is Destiny. A fine choice. Valutchko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gimn Sovetskogo Sojuza. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Tank
vs
Valutchko

225 cm
23
300 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

204 cm
30
295 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoli Valutchko!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank is looking to clinch but Valutchko is avoiding it.
Tank tries to clinch
and Valutchko counters with a nice uppercut.
Tank is looking to clinch but Valutchko is avoiding it.
Valutchko jabs at Tank's body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Valutchko gets a double leg takedown into Tank's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valutchko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Valutchko looking to sit in guard and control but Tank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tank wants to pass the guard but Valutchko is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valutchko is on top in guard.
Tank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valutchko stands and throws Tank's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tank is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valutchko connects with a decent elbow.

It looks like Frank Tank has been cut.
Valutchko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Valutchko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valutchko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tank will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Valutchko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tank is looking to reverse the position.
Valutchko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tank is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tank on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tank tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Valutchko is looking to take a break and control but Tank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Valutchko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Valutchko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tank keeps working.
Tank 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.
Valutchko throwing shots but Tank is blocking nicely.
Valutchko is keen to just control but Tank is a slippery customer.
Valutchko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Anatoli Valutchko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tank misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoli Valutchko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Tank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Valutchko misses with a hook
and Tank counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valutchko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tank throws a head kick but Valutchko moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tank.
Valutchko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valutchko misses with a right hand
and Tank counters with a low kick, right behind Valutchko 's knee.
Valutchko throws an off balance right hand
and Tank counters with a low kick, right behind Valutchko 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko throws a right hand that misses
and Tank counters with a nice body kick.
Valutchko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tank is fending him off so far but Valutchko persists. Nope, Tank circles away and we're back to standing.
Valutchko throws a poor cross that misses
and Tank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valutchko misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tank takes a swing at Valutchko's ribcage but misses.
Valutchko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tank tries to score with a low kick but Valutchko moves his leg out of the way.

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.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Valutchko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valutchko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tank was well out of range. Poor timing from Valutchko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tank throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Tank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Tank's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tank.
Valutchko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tank's hands.
Valutchko scores with a body shot.
Valutchko scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank lands with a slapping head kick.

Tank gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Valutchko throws and elbow that misses. Tank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valutchko's guard. Nice move by Tank!
Valutchko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tank wants to control from the top but Valutchko keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank looking to sit in guard and control but Valutchko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tank keeping moving, preventing Valutchko from controlling successfully.
Valutchko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Valutchko wants to control from the top but Tank keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tank being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valutchko postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anatoli Valutchko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Valutchko swings widly with a right hand
and Tank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valutchko swings widly with a right hand
and Tank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tank throws the kick towards the body but Valutchko avoids it.
Tank throws a wild body kick that Valutchko sees coming a mile off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valutchko swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoli Valutchko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valutchko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoli Valutchko!