PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Send (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anton Ton enters the cage!

Send
vs
Ton

223 cm
30
287 lbs
1 - 9 - 1

225 cm
28
299 lbs
5 - 19 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
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 1 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrik Send!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 19 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Ton!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Send shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ton sprawls well. Ton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Send gets slowly back to his feet.
Send misses with a kick to the body.
Ton swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Send moves into range and clinches up with Ton.
Ton looking for a takedown.
Ton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Send avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Patrik Send has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Ton.

Send breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Send will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Send circles away from the clinch attempt.
Send throws a head kick but Ton moves out of range.
Ton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Send tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ton avoids the body shot from Send.
Send stuffs the takedown.
Ton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Send as he avoids it easily.
Send shoots in but Ton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Send has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Ton.
Send 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.

It looks like Anton Ton has been cut.
Ton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ton shoots for a double leg takedown but Send sprawls well. He's pushed Ton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Send tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Send tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ton defends well and Send ends up having to push Ton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Send jumps guard and drags Ton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Send wants to control but Ton passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 slows the pace down in half guard.
Ton is looking to take a break and control but Send is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ton stops Send from getting back to his feet.
Ton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Send is trying to control but can't.
Ton wants to stand up but Send has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anton Ton wasn't active enough on the ground.

Send closes the distance and pushes Ton back into the cage.
Ton can't get the takedown.
Ton wants to stall.
Ton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Send breaks from the clinch.
Ton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Send avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton slaps away a takedown attempt from Send, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Send darts in and clinches Ton up against the cage.
Ton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Send gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ton letting Send take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Send can't find room to land a body shot as Ton controls the action.

Ton is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Send can't fight it off and eventually Ton manages to take the fight to the floor. Send looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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 Patrik Send will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Ton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Send has managed to clinch.
Ton is trying to break the clinch but Send has him pressed against the cage.
Send wants a takedown.

Send escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patrik Send has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Ton.
Send blocks a head kick by Ton.
Send throws a right and a left that both miss.
Send shoots in looking for a takedown but Ton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Send's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton shoots for a double leg takedown but Send sprawls well. He's pushed Ton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Send. Those never looked like landing.
Ton shoots for a double leg takedown but Send sprawls well. He's pushed Ton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ton throws a body punch but Send moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Send throws a combination that misses

and Ton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ton.
Ton looking to slow down the pace here.
Send tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ton stalling the fight.
Send jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ton walks away with a smile on his face. Send gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Send rushes Ton and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Send tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Send tries to pull guard but Ton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ton is pressed up against the cage. Send has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ton down to the mat. Ton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Ton. Those never looked like landing.
Ton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Send is fending him off so far but Ton persists. Nope, Send circles away and we're back to standing.
Send throws a wild body kick that Ton sees coming a mile off.
Ton has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Send shoots for a double leg takedown but Ton sprawls well. He's pushed Send's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Send changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ton fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Send drives through and clinches with Ton against the cage.

Ton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ton tries to work over Send's front leg with a kick but Send checks it.
Send goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Ton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ton goes for a takedown attempt but Send pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Send defends it nicely.
Patrik Send is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Send tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ton defends well and Send ends up having to push Ton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ton.
Ton tries to score a body lock takedown but Send shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ton jumps guard but Send turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Send pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Send is defending well.

Send's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Send has a takedown stuffed.
Ton tries to close the distance and clinch but Send swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patrik Send will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Ton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Send stuffs the takedown.
Send jabs at Ton's body.
Ton moves in looking to clinch but Send pushes him off.
Send dives in and grabs Ton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ton pushes down on Send's head and hops out.
Send has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Send.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrik Send. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Send displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ton.
Send shoots in for a takedown but Ton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Send tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ton swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Send lands with a good body shot.
Send fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ton darts in looking for a takedown but Send gets double underhooks and turns Ton into the cage.
Send tries to pull guard but Ton won't allow it.
Send drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Send fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Send stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Send moves into the clinch.

Send breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ton looks for a takedown but Send sprawls well.
Send shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ton defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Send. No joy for Ton on that attempt.
Send will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Send has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Send slaps away a takedown attempt from Ton, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Ton moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Send gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Send just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ton tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Send prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ton has Send pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Send manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Send jumps guard and drags Ton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Send working a defensive guard here.

Send working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Send has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ton is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Anton Ton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrik Send is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Send manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Send showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Send, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrik Send!