PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Home Grown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cat
vs
Grown

200 cm
26
265 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

205 cm
29
260 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home Grown!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cat misses with a wild combination.
Home Grown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grown is looking to score with low kicks.
Cat avoids the head kick by Grown.
Grown looks for the body kick but Cat saw that one coming.
Grown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grown duly obliges.
A cross from Grown lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grown staying out of range there.
Grown looks to land a combination but Cat avoids it well.
Grown lands with a slapping head kick.
Good exchange - Cat coming out on top.
Grown is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Cat misses.
Cat punishes Grown's body with a nice straight punch.
Cat misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cat throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Cat misses the target.
Grown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat misses with an uppercut.
Grown throws a series of punches but Cat avoids them all with ease.
Grown misses with the combination.
Grown misses with a series of wild punches.
Grown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grown tests Cat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown throws an off balance right hand
and Cat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cat misses the shot to the body.
Grown is looking to chop away at Cat's legs.
Grown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grown circles away quickly and effectively.
Cat throws a series of punches but Grown moves out of range.
Grown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cat.
Grown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grown.
Grown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cat.
Grown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cat.
Grown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grown throws a low kick but Cat avoids it.
Cat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cat was well out of range. Poor timing from Grown.
Cat misses the shot to the body.
Cat swings for the body but Grown moves out of range.
Grown dodges the punch combination from Cat.
A punch lands to the side of Grown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cat checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grown just misses with a punch to the body.
Grown looks to land a combination but Cat avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grown.
Cat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grown fails to land with a series of punches.
Grown throws a head kick that misses
and Cat counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grown staying out of range there.
Cat throws an off balance right hand
and Grown counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat throws a nice looking combination but Grown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cat misses with a hook. Grown ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grown loads up on a big right hand but Cat slips the punch.
Cat misses with a double jab.
Cat clobbers Grown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cat swinging wildly here.
Grown throws a sloppy head kick
letting Cat counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grown is looking to slow Cat down with leg kicks.
Cat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grown.

Cat drops Grown with a beautiful combination! Grown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cat is looking for the KO!

Grown is rocked!
Cat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grown is out of range.
Nice shot by Grown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat misses with a straight left.
Cat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Cat lands a left and a right that send Grown crashing to the mat, dazed. Cat thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Grown is still on wobbly legs! Can Cat finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grown throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Cat misses.
A punch combination from Cat misses.
Grown seems to have recovered his senses.
Grown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grown misses with a body shot.
Tom Cat is winning the standup battle so far.
Grown blocks a head kick by Cat.
Grown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cat circles away quickly and effectively.
Cat misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Grown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cat misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cat.
A punch combination from Cat misses.
Grown misses with a looping right.
Grown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cat thows a body shot but no joy.
Grown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cat takes one to the chin there.
Grown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cat moves out of range as Grown strikes.
Grown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grown connects with a crisp jab.
Cat looks to land a combination but Grown avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown misses with a wild body shot.
Grown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grown connects with a leg kick. Cat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cat throws a hook but Grown avoids it easily.
Cat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grown moves away.
Grown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grown.
Grown tries a head kick but it misses.
Cat throws a right hand that Grown ducks under and follows up with a left that Grown also avoids with ease.
Grown throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
Cat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cat throws a series of punches but Grown avoids them all with ease.
Grown lands a glancing blow to the side of Cat's head.
Cat slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat throws a leg kick but Grown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cat misses with a wild combination.
Grown staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grown fails to land with a series of punches.
Grown misses with a series of wild punches.
Grown lands with a straight right. Cat didn't see that one coming.
Cat loads up on a big right hand but Grown slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grown misses the shot to the body.
Cat misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cat dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grown misses with a head kick.
Cat throws a jab but it's blocked by Grown.
Cat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cat takes one on the button.
Grown misses the shot to the body.
Cat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cat takes a swing at Grown's ribcage but misses.
Grown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Grown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Cat.

Oooooh!!! Cat has knocked Grown down with a huge combo! Cat steps away and waves a wobbly Grown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grown throws a low kick, looking for Cat's leg but Cat calmly moves out of range.
Grown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Cat misses.
Grown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cat misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat cracks a nice hook into Grown's ribs.
Grown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grown throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
Grown looks to land a combination but Cat avoids it well.
Grown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cat counter with a right hand.
Cat lands a hook that stumbles Grown back into the cage. Cat follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Grown to the canvas! Cat pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Grown has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tom Cat!