PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hen Nessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Tonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nessy
vs
Tonin

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hen Nessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teddy Tonin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nessy shoots in but no luck this time.
Tonin looks to land a body kick but Nessy moved away.
A punch combination from Tonin misses.
Nessy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tonin fails with the takedown.

Nessy gets the takedown into side control.
Nessy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonin stops Nessy from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nessy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tonin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nessy's guard! Nice work there by Tonin!
Tonin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nessy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonin is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nessy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tonin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nessy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonin controlling from the top position.
Tonin wants to control from the top but Nessy keeps moving.
Nessy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tonin trying to control but Nessy is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nessy wants to sweep but no luck.
Nessy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nessy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tonin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tonin tries to free his leg and advance position but Nessy is retaining full guard.
Tonin is still trying to improve position.
Nessy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nessy managing to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Tonin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tonin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy wants to sweep here but Tonin controlling him for the moment.
Tonin looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tonin is stalling in the full guard.
Nessy wants to sweep here but Tonin controlling him for the moment.
Tonin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nessy is keeping the position for now.
Nessy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nessy is trying to keep Tonin in close.
Tonin wants to control from the top but Nessy keeps moving.
Nessy is trying to control the position but Tonin postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tonin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nessy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tonin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonin dives in and grabs Nessy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nessy pushes down on Tonin's head and hops out.

Nessy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nessy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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 Hen Nessy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nessy fails with a takedown attempt.
Tonin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Tonin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nessy's guard.
Nessy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonin is one step ahead there.
Nessy trying to keep a closed guard but Tonin is proving a slippery customer.
Nessy keeping full guard, as Tonin tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nessy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tonin controls the pace.
Nessy managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonin wants to control from the top but Nessy keeps moving.
Nessy keeping full guard, as Tonin tries to pass.
Tonin pushing down on Nessy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nessy is staying active underneath Tonin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nessy is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Valhalla Training Camp, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nessy trying to control here.
Nessy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nessy gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Nessy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nessy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tonin stopping the sweep attempt from Nessy.
Nessy keeping moving, preventing Tonin from controlling successfully.
Nessy looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tonin misses with a left hand

and Nessy counters with a takedown into side control.
Hen Nessy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tonin is trying to control Nessy's posture but Nessy avoids it.
Tonin is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy wants to control but Tonin is keeping him busy.
Tonin is looking for a sweep.
Nessy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tonin wants to control but Nessy postures up.
Nessy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nessy wants to control but Tonin is keeping him busy.
Tonin dodges the ground and pound from Nessy.
Nessy is putting a hurting on Tonin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tonin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nessy.

Nessy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tonin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonin is looking to regain half guard here but Nessy keeps moving and retains side control.
Nessy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tonin is avoiding damage well.
Nessy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nessy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nessy is trying to ground and pound but Tonin uses the momentary lack of control by Nessy to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Nessy 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hen Nessy 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!

Nessy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tonin as he jumps to the side.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nessy enables Tonin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nessy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nessy keeping moving, preventing Tonin from controlling successfully.
Nessy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nessy is trying to control the position but Tonin postures up.
Tonin won't allow Nessy to sweep him here.
Nessy is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonin looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nessy keeping moving, preventing Tonin from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nessy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tonin as he avoids it easily.
Tonin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nessy's waist but Nessy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tonin off to one side.
Teddy Tonin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nessy stuffs the takedown attempt from Tonin. Tonin gets slowly back to his feet.
Tonin throws a body kick that misses

and Nessy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nessy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tonin defending well though.
Nessy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nessy is just content to waste time from the top position. Tonin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tonin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hen Nessy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nessy is pushing down on Tonin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tonin is fighting to maintain full guard but Nessy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tonin tries to roll over but Nessy keeps him under control.
Nessy controlling the action here.
Tonin punching from the bottom.
Nessy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tonin is looking to improve his position.
Nessy controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nessy is trying to control the action in half guard but Tonin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nessy wants to pass to mount but Tonin is defending the position.
Tonin tries to get to full guard but Nessy has control of the leg.
Nessy tries to pass to full mount but Tonin defends it.
Nessy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nessy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tonin is trying to defend but Nessy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonin is looking for a sweep. Nessy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tonin trying to hold on to Nessy's head to control him but Nessy postures up.
Tonin tries to roll over but Nessy keeps him under control.
Nessy stalling.
Nessy prevents Tonin from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nessy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hen Nessy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nessy, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hen Nessy!
Hen Nessy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.