PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Thromonavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blanco Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thromonavich comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death - Slayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thromonavich
vs
Green

194 cm
22
233 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Thromonavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blanco Green!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a wild body shot.

Thromonavich closes the distance and clinches.
Thromonavich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thromonavich is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thromonavich down to the mat. Thromonavich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thromonavich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Thromonavich looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thromonavich pushes Green off looking to stand but Green dives back in and keeps control.
Thromonavich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green thows a huge punch but Thromonavich dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thromonavich is trying to control but can't.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thromonavich's head.
Green stops Thromonavich from getting back to his feet.
Thromonavich is staying active underneath Green, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thromonavich tries a head kick but it misses.

Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green looks gassed!
Thromonavich controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Green is looking to advance position but Thromonavich won't allow it.
Thromonavich is trying to stand back up but Green is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control from Thromonavich's half guard. Thromonavich has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Green wants to control from the top but Thromonavich keeps moving.
Thromonavich is pulling down on Green's head to control his posture.

Thromonavich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thromonavich controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
Thromonavich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Green's guard.

Green looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thromonavich passes into side control.
Green tries to bench press Thromonavich off him but Thromonavich keeps the position.
Thromonavich is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Green manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Green lands with a punch from half guard.

Green is working for a kimura but Thromonavich is defending it quite comfortably.
Green seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green stops Thromonavich from getting back to his feet.
Green working over Thromonavich with some ground and pound. Thromonavich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thromonavich trying to control from the bottom.
Green with the ground and pound but Thromonavich uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Green has gone for a leg lock! Thromonavich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Green's guard.
Thromonavich tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Thromonavich wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Thromonavich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thromonavich lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green tries to clinch but Thromonavich moves away

and Thromonavich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Green trying to control the position here.
Green keeping moving, preventing Thromonavich from controlling successfully.
Thromonavich is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thromonavich is one step ahead there.
Thromonavich wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Thromonavich preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Thromonavich stands up and waves to Green to follow him.
Thromonavich tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mikhail Thromonavich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thromonavich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Thromonavich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Green is breathing heavily.
Thromonavich trying to pass the guard but Green defending well.
Green regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green wants to sweep here but Thromonavich controlling him for the moment.
Thromonavich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Thromonavich scores with a couple of short elbows.

Thromonavich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mikhail Thromonavich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green can't do much from the bottom here.
Green tries to buck Thromonavich off but Thromonavich is having none of it.
Thromonavich throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Green is trying to get back to half guard.

Thromonavich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Green has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green fails with the takedown
and Thromonavich counters with a two punch combo.

Thromonavich pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.

Thromonavich manages to break the clinch.

Green gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Green has an active guard here but Thromonavich has managed to pass into half guard.
Thromonavich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Green lands with a few short shots to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thromonavich here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thromonavich controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Green wants to control but Thromonavich passes into side.
Thromonavich working the ground and pound.
Green is looking to regain half guard here but Thromonavich keeps moving and retains side control.
Thromonavich is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Green will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Green tries to improve position but can't.
Thromonavich working the ground and pound.
Thromonavich controlling the position.
Green tries to bench press Thromonavich off him but Thromonavich keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Thromonavich 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. This is the final round!

Thromonavich misses with a takedown

and Green counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thromonavich won't be happy with that.

Thromonavich explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Thromonavich tries for a takedown but Green circles away easily

and Green counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Green.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green wants to control from the top but Thromonavich keeps moving.
Thromonavich controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
Thromonavich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thromonavich trying to control the position.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Thromonavich has wrist control.
Thromonavich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.

Thromonavich stands and steps away. Green gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Thromonavich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thromonavich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thromonavich passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Green tries to get to full guard but Thromonavich has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thromonavich is looking to advance position but Green won't allow it.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Thromonavich is very close to passing his half guard.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Thromonavich takes the fight into the clinch.
Thromonavich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Thromonavich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green has his takedown stuffed
and Thromonavich counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thromonavich pinned against the cage. Thromonavich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Green closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thromonavich wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thromonavich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thromonavich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thromonavich striking from the bottom.
Thromonavich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green controls Thromonavich momentarily but Thromonavich frees himself.
Thromonavich stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thromonavich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thromonavich trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green keeping moving, preventing Thromonavich from controlling successfully.
Thromonavich controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blanco Green.
Well Thromonavich 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Thromonavich!