PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Ivan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anton Ton's chin.

Ivan
vs
Ton

210 cm
18
299 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivan!
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, Anton Ton!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivan looks for a takedown but Ton sprawls well.
Ivan slaps away a takedown attempt from Ton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ton misses with a wild body shot.
Ton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ton fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ton jumps guard but Ivan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ton lands with a right to the head.
Ton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ivan Ivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Ton.
Ivan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton slaps away a takedown attempt from Ivan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ton shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivan sprawls well. He's pushed Ton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ton tries to clinch but Ivan moves out of range.
Ivan shoots in looking for a takedown. Ton tries to sprawl out of it but Ivan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ton fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivan shoots in for a takedown but Ton shows good takedown defense.
Ton stuffs the takedown.
Ivan is breathing heavily.
Ivan shoots in for a double leg but Ton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ivan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ton sprawls well. Ton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ivan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ton drives through and clinches with Ivan against the cage.
Ton stalling the fight.
Ton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivan is defending well for now.
Ton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Ton manages to break the clinch.
Ton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Ton gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivan prevents it.
Ton wants a takedown but no success here.
Ivan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ton fails with a takedown attempt.

Ton gets a clinch.
Ton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivan has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivan prevents it.

Ivan manages to break the clinch.
Ivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivan defends it nicely.
Ton swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Ivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Ton which made him look bad.
Ton stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivan. Ivan gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ivan tries to clinch up.
Ivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ton defends it nicely.
Ivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ton clinches up against the cage.
Ton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivan walks away with a smile on his face. Ton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ivan is fending him off so far but Ton persists. Nope, Ivan circles away and we're back to standing.

Ton feints and as Ivan raises his hands in defense, Ton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ivan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ton.
Ivan Ivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Ton.
Ton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivan avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivan Ivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ton avoids it really well and circles away.
Ton misses with a takedown attempt - Ivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivan leaves Ton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ton defends it nicely.
Ton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ivan as he jumps to the side.
Ton throws a series of punches but Ivan avoids them all with ease.

Ton gets tackled into the cage by Ivan. Ivan maintains the clinch.
Ivan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ton after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton tries to pull guard but Ivan won't allow it.
Ivan is trying to pull guard but Ton has him pressed against the cage.

Ton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ton avoids the head kick by Ivan.
No luck for Ton with that takedown attempt.
Ivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ton circles away.
Ton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivan fails with the takedown.

Ton moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ivan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Ivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ton tries to clinch there but Ivan circles away.
Ton pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ivan has closed the distance and engaged Ton in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ton walks away with a smile on his face. Ivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ton jabs at Ivan's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anton Ton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ton darts in and clinches Ivan up against the cage.
Ton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ivan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ivan.
Ton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivan looking for a takedown.

Ton breaks from the clinch.

Ton rushes Ivan and presses him up against the cage.
Ton fails to pull guard.
Ivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ton breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Ton misses.
Ivan dives in and grabs Ton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ton pushes down on Ivan's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Ivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ton throws the kick towards the body but Ivan avoids it.
Ton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ivan clinches up against the cage.
Ivan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Ivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ton throws a head kick but Ivan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivan.

Ton closes the distance and clinches.
Ton tries to pull guard but Ivan won't allow it.
Ton fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Ivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivan walks away with a smile on his face. Ton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ton circles away.

Ton moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ton.
Anton Ton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ton stops a takedown attempt from Ivan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ton is stalling here.
Ton is looking to control Ivan's arms but Ivan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ton has his back to the cage.

Ton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivan connects with a jab.
Ivan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ton momentarily.

Ton moves into range and clinches up with Ivan.
Ivan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ton after a bit of a struggle.

Ton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anton Ton seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ton circles away.
Ton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ivan but Ivan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ton.
Ton avoids the head kick by Ivan.
Ton shoots in but Ivan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ton stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivan. Ivan gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ton circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

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