PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Desmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tebow has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Desmond
vs
Tebow

200 cm
24
222 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

191 cm
30
240 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Desmond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Tebow!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebow with a hook.
Desmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desmond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Desmond motions for Tebow to come forward. Desmond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Desmond avoids the body shot from Tebow.
Tebow checks a leg kick.
Tebow connects with a jab.
Desmond misses with an uppercut. Tebow saw that one coming.
Desmond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tebow.
Tebow connects with the punch.
Tebow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tebow connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tebow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Desmond lands with a shot to the body.
Tebow connects with a body shot that sends Desmond's belly button to the back.
Desmond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Desmond slips under a jab.
Tebow throws a nice looking combination but Desmond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Desmond is looking to slow Tebow down with leg kicks.
Desmond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Desmond there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Tebow does no damage.
Desmond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tebow.
Desmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desmond is looking to chop away at Tebow's legs.
Desmond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Desmond throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tebow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tebow looks to throw the jab but Desmond is out of range.
Tebow throws out a loose jab but Desmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desmond wants to land a leg kick but Tebow is out of range.
Tebow scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desmond leaves Tebow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Desmond misses with a shot to the body
letting Tebow counter with a right hand.
Desmond walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmond tries to score with a low kick but Tebow moves his leg out of the way.
Erik Desmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Desmond connects with a solid leg kick.
Tebow fails to land with a series of punches.
Tebow looks gassed!
Tebow misses with an uppercut.
Desmond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Desmond is looking to wear down Tebow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Desmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desmond works Tebow's body with a nice hook.
Tebow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Desmond throws a body kick that misses.
Tebow checks a leg kick.
Tebow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Desmond throws a body punch but Tebow moves out of range.
Tebow swings for the body but Desmond moves out of range.
Tebow checks a low kick from Desmond.
A clash of legs there as Tebow blocks the low kick.
Desmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebow tries to work over Desmond's front leg with a kick but Desmond checks it.
Desmond throws a sloppy head kick and Tebow moves out of range easily.
Tebow takes a swing at Desmond's ribcage but misses.
Desmond thuds his right hand into Tebow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Desmond misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Tebow misses.
Desmond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tebow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Desmond is fending him off so far but Tebow persists. Nope, Desmond circles away and we're back to standing.
Tebow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Desmond as he connects with a hook.
Desmond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desmond connects with a nice looking jab.
Tebow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Desmond had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tebow misses with a body shot.
Desmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Desmond throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmond drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tebow blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Desmond misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tebow. Those never looked like landing.
Desmond scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tebow connects with a looping right hand.
Desmond scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tebow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tebow misses with a two punch combination.
Desmond dodges the punch combination from Tebow.
Desmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tebow moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desmond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tebow was well out of range. Poor timing from Desmond.
Desmond lands a jab to the head.
Desmond throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Desmond dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Desmond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Desmond lands with a kick to the ribs.
Desmond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tebow. Those never looked like landing.
Desmond misses with a wild combination.
Desmond lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Desmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tebow looks to land a combination. Desmond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Desmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tebow just misses with a punch to the body.
Tebow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Desmond scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tebow doesn't seem bothered though.

Desmond darts in and clinches Tebow up against the ropes.
Desmond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tebow is breathing heavily.
Desmond missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Desmond.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Desmond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tebow's brow.
Desmond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Desmond fails to land.
Desmond prevents Tebow from breaking the clinch.
Tebow tries to throw a body punch but Desmond avoids it by throwing Tebow back against the ropes.
Desmond has Tebow pressed against the ropes, preventing Tebow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Desmond drags the fight down to the ground.
Desmond keeping moving, preventing Tebow from controlling successfully.

Desmond throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tebow escapes and throws Desmond's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tebow trying to control the action but Desmond is working from the bottom.
Desmond is trying to control Tebow's posture but Tebow avoids it.
Tebow tries to score with some ground and pound. Desmond controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Desmond is not content to let Tebow control the position.
Desmond is looking for a sweep.

Tebow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Desmond is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Desmond is not content to let Tebow control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebow throws an elbow but Desmond slips to the side and avoids it well.
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.
Desmond sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Desmond tries to get to full guard but Tebow has control of the leg.
Desmond is working hard here to advance position.
Desmond slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tebow trying to control but Desmond is working from the bottom.
Desmond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tebow.

Tebow is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Desmond has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tebow is looking to defend but Desmond has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tebow! Desmond pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tebow taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Erik Desmond!
Erik Desmond retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Erik Desmond thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.