PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Gad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Great Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gad
vs
The Great Finisher

225 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

156 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Gad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike The Great Finisher!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Great Finisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Great Finisher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Great Finisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Gad circles away.

Gad rushes The Great Finisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Gad pulls The Great Finisher into guard.
Gad wants to stand but The Great Finisher is controlling the position.
Gad keeping moving, preventing The Great Finisher from controlling successfully.
Gad looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Great Finisher is one step ahead there.
Gad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gad is working hard here to advance position.
Gad managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Gad is looking for a kimura here.
Gad trying to mount his opponent but The Great Finisher defends it.
Gad wants to stand but The Great Finisher has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gad is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great Finisher trying to control but Gad postures up.
Gad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gad controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gad tries to stand but can't do so whilst The Great Finisher controls his leg.
Gad is trying to control. The Great Finisher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anton Gad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gad shoots in looking for a takedown but The Great Finisher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Gad clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Gad.

Gad has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The Great Finisher regains guard immediately.
Gad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gad trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Great Finisher's guard.
Gad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Great Finisher working a defensive guard here.
Gad wants to pass the guard but The Great Finisher is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great Finisher working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike The Great Finisher hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Gad clinches.
Gad fails to pull guard.

Gad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gad looks for a takedown but The Great Finisher sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Gad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Gad 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.

Gad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Great Finisher is trying to maintain the position but Gad is very close to passing his half guard.
Gad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Great Finisher on the ground.
Gad controlling the action here.
The Great Finisher is refusing to be controlled, as Gad sits in half guard.
Gad wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anton Gad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Great Finisher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gad clinches.

Gad lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Anton Gad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Great Finisher defending well though.
Gad controlling the action here.

The Great Finisher kicks Gad off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gad shoots in for a double leg but The Great Finisher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gad swinging wildly here.
The Great Finisher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gad is fending him off so far but The Great Finisher persists. Nope, Gad circles away and we're back to standing.
Anton Gad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gad fails with a takedown attempt.
Gad tries to clinch up.
Gad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Great Finisher is fending him off so far but Gad persists. Nope, The Great Finisher circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Gad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gad throws a push kick but The Great Finisher slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Finisher connects with a solid leg kick.
Gad swats away the attempt to clinch by The Great Finisher.
Gad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Great Finisher sprawls well. The Great Finisher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gad gets slowly back to his feet.
Gad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Great Finisher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gad.
Gad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and The Great Finisher moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great Finisher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gad wants to clinch.
Gad moves in looking to clinch but The Great Finisher pushes him off.
The Great Finisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gad wants to clinch up but The Great Finisher keeps it at a distance.

Gad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gad with shots to the head and body - The Great Finisher looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Gad dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gad tries to clinch but The Great Finisher moves out of range.

Gad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gad showed some decent athleticism there.
Gad is controlling the pace.
Gad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gad wants to pass the guard but The Great Finisher is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gad is controlling the pace.
Gad is pressing down on The Great Finisher's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Great Finisher is holding on for now.
Gad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Great Finisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Great Finisher is just riding it out for now. Gad eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gad stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The Great Finisher tries to clinch but Gad moves out of range.
Gad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gad fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Great Finisher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Finisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Gad. Gad gets slowly back to his feet.
The Great Finisher wants to clinch.
The Great Finisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gad.
Anton Gad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Great Finisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Gad throws a head kick that misses.
The Great Finisher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Gad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Great Finisher gets caught flat footed, as Gad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Great Finisher has momentary wrist control but Gad slips an elbow through the middle.
The Great Finisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gad looking to pass the guard.
Gad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Great Finisher is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Gad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Gad!