PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Anton Ton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ton
vs
Romanov

225 cm
24
299 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

208 cm
25
288 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Ton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ton.
Ton slips a jab and a cross from Romanov.
Romanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romanov stuffs the takedown.
Ton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romanov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Ton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romanov.
Ton fails with a takedown attempt.
Ton closes the distance and clinches up with Romanov, looking for a takedown. Ton pushes Romanov against the cage but Romanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Ton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ton shoots for a takedown but Romanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ton shoots in looking for a takedown but Romanov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romanov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ton counters by clinching up.
Romanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ton smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ton shoots in for a takedown but Romanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton shoots in for a takedown but Romanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Ton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Ton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanov misses with a double jab
and Ton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanov shoots for a double leg takedown but Ton sprawls well. He's pushed Romanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Romanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Ton swinging wildly here.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ton as he jumps to the side.
Ton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romanov avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a double jab
and Ton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanov.

Ton closes the distance and clinches.
Romanov trying to stall but Ton improves his position.
Ton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ton tries to pull guard but Romanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Ton drops back down to his feet.
Romanov tries to pull guard but Ton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ton stalls.
Romanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ton avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ton tries to pull guard but Romanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ton tries to pull guard but Romanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Ton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Romanov uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anton Ton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanov misses with the combination.
Ton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romanov's waist but Romanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ton off to one side.
A punch combination from Romanov misses.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanov throws a right hand that Ton ducks under and follows up with a left that Ton also avoids with ease.
Nikolay Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ton.
Romanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Ton scores with a four punch combination!
Romanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ton counters with a three punch combo that has Romanov backing up. Romanov nods at Ton to acknowledge the strikes.

Ton tries to keep at a distance but Romanov has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romanov avoids it.
A short right from Ton.
Ton has Romanov pressed against the cage, preventing Romanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Ton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Romanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanov throws a right hand that Ton ducks under and follows up with a left that Ton also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ton drives through and clinches with Romanov against the cage.
Ton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romanov stalling in the clinch.
Ton can't break the clinch.
Romanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ton's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romanov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ton is trying to force a seperation but Romanov has the dominant position.
Romanov gets underhooks to prevent Ton's takedown attempt.

Romanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romanov misses with a double jab
and Ton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Romanov throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ton moves into the clinch.
Romanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ton after a bit of a struggle.

Romanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ton has a takedown stuffed.
Romanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romanov wants to clinch up but Ton keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov swings widly with a right hand
and Ton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romanov swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Romanov misses.
Romanov looks to land a combination. Ton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ton slips a jab and a cross from Romanov.
Ton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romanov pinned against the cage. Romanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Romanov misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ton dodges the punch combination from Romanov.
Ton dives in and grabs Romanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romanov pushes down on Ton's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Romanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Romanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ton.
Nikolay Romanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ton but Ton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ton circles away.

Romanov closes the distance and clinches.
Romanov stalling in the clinch but Ton improves position.
Romanov tries to break free but Ton pushes him back against the cage.
Ton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ton tries to pull guard but Romanov won't allow it.
Romanov jumps guard but Ton stands there with Romanov around his waist. Romanov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Anton Ton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Romanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ton.
Ton looking for a takedown.
Romanov is trying to pull guard but Ton has him pressed against the cage.
Ton tries to pull guard but Romanov won't allow it.
Ton prevents a takedown attempt there.

Romanov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ton uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romanov is proving hard to escape from.

Ton gets to his feet. Romanov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ton shoots in but no luck this time.
Ton circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ton counters by clinching up.
Ton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ton avoiding damage.

Romanov pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romanov is keeping the position for now.
Romanov pulls Ton in close to prevent any damage.

Romanov looking for a guillotine here but Ton defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton stops Romanov from standing up.
Romanov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Romanov being controlled here, momentarily.
Romanov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Romanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Romanov!