PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Angel. Cummings comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Misfits - Die Die My Darling kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Victorio
vs
Cummings

193 cm
30
234 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

195 cm
29
254 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Hardcore Nutrition

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tj Cummings!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cummings clinches up against the cage.
Victorio controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Cummings.
Cummings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victorio's elbow.
Victorio lands with a light punch inside.
Cummings has a couple of punches blocked by Victorio.
Victorio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cummings lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Victorio.
Cummings lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victorio pushes Cummings back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Victorio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Victorio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Victorio tries to pull guard but Cummings won't allow it.
Good body shot from Victorio.
Cummings misses with some punches.
Victorio is trying to pull guard but Cummings turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Victorio working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Cummings.
Victorio lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cummings just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Victorio works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Victorio stays in close to Cummings's body and controls the position.
Victorio trying to control but Cummings is working from the bottom.
Cummings is trying to control the position but Victorio postures up.
Victorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Cummings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jonny Victorio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Victorio scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cummings with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Victorio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cummings tries to break free but Victorio pushes him back against the cage.
Cummings lands a hook that snaps the head of Victorio backwards.
Victorio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Victorio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cummings misses with a punch to the body.
Cummings throws a head punch that misses.
Victorio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cummings working aggressively here.
Victorio lands a nice uppercut.
Victorio tries a body shot but Cummings blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cummings fails to land.
Victorio lands a shot to the body.
Victorio has had enough of the clinch but Cummings keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorio gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Victorio controlling from the top position.
Cummings avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cummings looking to control.

Victorio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cummings dives on top into guard.

Victorio working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cummings has passed into half guard!
Victorio wants to sweep but Cummings has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio being controlled for a moment.
Victorio is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio is working hard here to advance position.
Victorio looking for a sweep but Cummings has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Victorio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cummings looks for the body kick but Victorio saw that one coming.

Victorio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Victorio moves into full mount! Cummings won't be happy about that!
Victorio wants to take his opponent's back but Cummings doesn't allow it.
Victorio wants to control the pace but Cummings is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings can't escape the position.
Cummings manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Cummings, under a barage of strikes from Victorio.
Victorio is looking to advance position but Cummings won't allow it.
Cummings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Victorio.
Cummings wants to get back to full guard.
Victorio is looking to advance position but Cummings won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Victorio is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cummings still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cummings has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Victorio wants to control but Cummings postures up.
Victorio tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Victorio is looking to improve his position but Cummings isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cummings is looking to take a break and control but Victorio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Victorio looking for submissions off his back.
Victorio trying to get back to full guard but Cummings takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is desperately trying to improve his position but Cummings has a good base and remains in mount.
Victorio tries to hold on but Cummings postures up.
Cummings trying to control but Victorio is having none of it.
Cummings looking to control and managing it successfully.
Victorio is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Victorio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cummings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jonny Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Victorio dips to his left and cracks Cummings with an uppercut!
Cummings keeps the fight on the outside.
Victorio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cummings's calf.
Victorio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
Cummings throws a lazy right hand but Victorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cummings tries to move into range but Victorio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cummings tests Victorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cummings with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Victorio throws the kick towards the body but Cummings avoids it.
Victorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cummings throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings swings away with a body shot that misses
and Victorio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jonny Victorio is winning the standup battle so far.
Cummings is looking to clinch.
Cummings misses with a body kick.

Cummings tries to sprawl but Victorio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Victorio trying to control from half guard but Cummings is working away.
Victorio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cummings manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings keeping full guard, as Victorio tries to pass.
Victorio passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Victorio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cummings is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cummings is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorio has hold of Cummings's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Cummings tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Victorio cranks the arm and Cummings screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Cummings, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Jonny Victorio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.