PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silant Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Beater
vs
Ton

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
21
299 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silant Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Ton!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beater looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Beater misses with a takedown attempt - Ton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beater tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ton counters by moving into the clinch.
Beater is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ton to keep the fight standing.

Ton pulls Beater into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ton seems keen to control Beater's posture.
Ton controls Beater momentarily but Beater frees himself.
Ton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beater postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anton Ton.
Beater displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton feints a jab promting Beater to slip. Ton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beater slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Beater gets tackled into the cage by Ton. Ton maintains the clinch.

Ton pulls guard.
Ton keeping moving, preventing Beater from controlling successfully.
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!
Ton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ton is on top in guard.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Beater looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ton passes into half guard.
Ton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beater blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ton.
Ton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater is trying to stand back up but Ton is controlling him
Ton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beater is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ton jumps into side control!

Ton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ground and pound from Ton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Beater is trying to escape the position but Ton is controlling the position.
Ton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Beater knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ton on the ground.
Beater tries to improve position but can't.
Beater on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beater tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Ton crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Ton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Beater strikes from the bottom but Ton takes advantage and advances to full mount!

Ton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Beater manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Beater is not content to let Ton control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ton 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.

Ton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ton fails to land the takedown.
Ton shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beater but Beater pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silant Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Ton.
Beater stuffs the takedown attempt from Ton. Ton gets slowly back to his feet.
Beater tries to clinch but Ton is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ton closes the distance and clinches up with Beater, looking for a takedown. Ton pushes Beater against the cage but Beater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton tries to clinch but Beater moves out of range.
Ton shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Beater as Ton shoots in.
Ton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beater tries to score with a low kick but Ton moves his leg out of the way.
Ton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ton shoots in looking for a takedown. Beater tries to sprawl out of it but Ton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beater manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beater is defended easily by Ton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton shoots for a double leg takedown but Beater sprawls well. He's pushed Ton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Beater drives through and clinches with Ton against the cage.

Ton decides to pull guard.

Beater avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Ton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beater defends it easily.
Ton keeping moving, preventing Beater from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton wants to sweep here but Beater controlling him for the moment.
Beater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ton is keeping the position for now.

Ton pushes Beater off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Beater fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton shoots for a double leg takedown but Beater sprawls well. He's pushed Ton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silant Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Beater rushes Ton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ton successfully pulls guard.
Ton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beater manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beater keeping moving, preventing Ton from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Beater scores with a body shot.
Ton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ton but Ton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ton fails with a takedown attempt.
Ton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beater sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ton misses with a takedown attempt - Beater sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silant Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Ton.
Ton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a sloppy head kick and Ton moves out of range easily.
Ton shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense.
Ton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ton closes the distance and clinches up with Beater, looking for a takedown. Ton pushes Beater against the cage but Beater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ton counters with a left and a right that stings Beater.
Ton swats away the attempt to clinch by Beater.
Ton lands a two punch combo.
Beater is looking to clinch but Ton is avoiding it.
Ton with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ton is defended easily by Beater.
Beater shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beater takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beater is looking to clinch but Ton is avoiding it.
Ton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beater fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ton somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton tries to clinch up but Beater circles away and keeps his distance.
Ton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beater wants to clinch.
Ton fails with a takedown attempt.

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.
Beater shoots in for a double leg but Ton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ton fails to land the takedown.

Beater gets the takedown into side control.
Ton sneaks back into half guard.
Beater is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silant Beater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ton punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anton Ton.
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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

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