PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tony
vs
Deschain

189 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain misses with the combination.

Tony closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tony lands in his opponent's guard.
Deschain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deschain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tony accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Tony is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Deschain wants to get back to his feet but Tony is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Tony decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Deschain throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Tony with that takedown attempt.
Tony fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Deschain is out of range.
Deschain misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tony closes the distance and clinches.
Tony keeps control of Deschain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deschain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Deschain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tony won't allow it.
Tony misses with a knee to the head.
Deschain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tony has double underhooks.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.

Tony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deschain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deschain stuffs the takedown.
Tony is breathing heavily.

Tony scores a takedown into full mount!

Tony has control of Deschain's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Deschain regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Deschain wants to try and get back to his feet.

Deschain somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deschain tries to avoid it but Tony manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deschain to the ground. Deschain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Tony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Deschain misses.
Deschain throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Deschain tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Deschain.

Tony shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deschain's guard.

Deschain uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Deschain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Deschain.
Deschain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deschain throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deschain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Deschain.
Tony wants to clinch up but Deschain keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain misses with a series of wild punches.

Tony closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tony prevents Deschain from breaking the clinch.
Tony drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deschain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Deschain can't break the clinch.
Deschain can't break the clinch.
Deschain tries to break the clinch but Tony is controlling the position.
Deschain wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tony has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Deschain regains guard immediately.
Deschain wants to stand but Tony is controlling the position.
Deschain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tony.

Deschain has his feet on Tony's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain misses with a two punch combination.
Deschain stuffs the takedown.
Tony shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deschain as he jumps to the side.
Deschain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deschain.
Deschain throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tony clinches up with Deschain and pushes him back against the cage.
Tony prevents Deschain from breaking the clinch.
Tony prevents Deschain from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deschain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Deschain is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tony is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Deschain to the mat. Deschain regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tony showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tony is looking to stand up but Deschain won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Tony dominated that 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.

Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deschain.
Tony throws a head kick but Deschain moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Deschain.

Tony closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Deschain to the mat! Deschain manages to get full guard.
Tony trying to control but Deschain is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Deschain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tony off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Deschain fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deschain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deschain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tony.
Tony throws a series of punches but Deschain moves out of range.
Deschain throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deschain wriggles free and stands up.
Tony throws a hook but Deschain avoids it easily.
Deschain swinging wilding here.

Tony moves into the clinch.

Tony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deschain fails to land with a series of punches.
Deschain avoids the body shot from Tony.

Tony drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Deschain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tony off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Tony 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tony prevents Deschain from getting back to his feet.
Tony trying to control but Deschain is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deschain has his feet on Tony's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Snake Deschain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tony throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deschain's waist but Deschain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tony off to one side.
Tony looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deschain is fending him off so far but Tony persists. Nope, Deschain circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Tony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deschain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tony scores with a takedown into Deschain's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tony has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Deschain is proving hard to escape from.

Deschain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tony off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tony is looking to clinch but Deschain is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tony closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Deschain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tony has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tony throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Deschain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Deschain tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Tony fails to take his opponent's back.
Deschain is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Tony is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Deschain has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Deschain is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tony controlling from the full mount.
Deschain is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Tony looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Deschain is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Deschain somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Tony closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Tony dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Deschain tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tony has closed the distance and engaged Deschain in a clinch.
Tony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deschain.
Deschain is trying to break free.

Tony manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Deschain does no damage.
Tony shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deschain pinned against the cage. Deschain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deschain.
Tony throws a nice looking combination but Deschain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deschain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Deschain as Tony shoots in.
Snake Deschain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deschain throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tony has closed the distance and engaged Deschain in a clinch.
Tony is pushing Deschain up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Deschain has had enough of the clinch but Tony keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony prevents Deschain from breaking the clinch.
Tony prevents Deschain from breaking the clinch.
Deschain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deschain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tony breaks the clinch.

Tony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Deschain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tony is keen to just control but Deschain is a slippery customer.

Tony looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Deschain kicks off Tony and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony tries to clinch but Deschain is having none of it.
Deschain misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony looks for a takedown but Deschain sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Tony. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Deschain tries to keep at a distance but Tony has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deschain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tony has double underhooks.
Tony drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deschain is trying to break the clinch but Tony has him pressed against the cage.
Deschain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tony is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deschain.

Deschain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tony drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony wants to control from the top but Deschain keeps moving.
Tony will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tony wants to stand but Deschain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Deschain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Deschain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tony off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Deschain misses with a few strikes there.
Snake Deschain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deschain throws a series of punches but Tony avoids them all with ease.
Tony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tony shoots in but Deschain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Deschain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deschain looks to land a combination but Tony avoids it well.
Ray Tony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tony darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Deschain makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tony prevents Deschain from breaking the clinch.
Deschain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deschain can't break the clinch.
Tony fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deschain has had enough of the clinch but Tony keeps him there for the moment.
Deschain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tony won't allow it.

Tony pulls guard effortlessly.
Tony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deschain on the ground.

Tony is looking for a triangle but Deschain pushes his legs off easily.
Deschain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Tony had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Deschain is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tony Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Deschain's back instead.
Deschain has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Tony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tony, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Tony!