PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomato Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artiom Nevar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Can
vs
Nevar

180 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

The Red Eye

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomato Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artiom Nevar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevar throws a head kick that misses.
Nevar throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Can misses with a wild body shot.
Nevar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Nevar with that takedown attempt.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nevar manages to avoid it.
Nevar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Can moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Can shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can working over Nevar with some ground and pound. Nevar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Can stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Can lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Nevar sprawling to the canvas. Can follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Nevar hang on?

Nevar is rocked!

It looks like Artiom Nevar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevar is looking for a sweep. Can is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Can trying to pass the guard but Nevar defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can slips a nice elbow through Nevar's hands, connecting with Nevar's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nevar.
Nevar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Can.
Can wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nevar keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Can lands a right hook to the body.
Can lands a glancing blow to the side of Nevar's head.
Nevar misses with a combination
and Can makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nevar looks gassed!
Nevar misses with a head kick.
A jab from Can does it's job there.
Can misses with a double jab.

Can scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nevar is bucking up trying to escape but Can cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can breaks from Nevar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Can with the ground and pound from mount.
Can lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Can lands a big shot there that rocks Nevar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nevar is still in real trouble! Can Can finish him?
Nevar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nevar seems to have recovered his senses.
Can tries to control but Nevar wriggling away.
The referee warns Nevar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Can content just to control the position here.
Can landing strikes from the mount.
Nevar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can blocks Nevar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nevar is squirming around, avoiding Can's attempts to control the action.
Nevar is trying desperately to improve position.
Can unloading with bombs!
Nevar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Can connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nevar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Can sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Can landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevar is looking to improve his position but Can isn't that keen on the idea.
Can is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nevar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Can breaks from Nevar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Can lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Can unloading with bombs!
Can pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Can lands a nice shot to the head.
Nevar tries to reverse the position but Can maintains control.
Can unloading with bombs!
Can lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Can postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nevar looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Can punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nevar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Can. What's that going to do exactly?
Can dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomato Can dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artiom Nevar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Can throws a body punch but Nevar moves out of range.
Can is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nevar can do to turn this around?
Nevar throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Nevar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nevar throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
A jab from Nevar misses.
Can lands with a nice body punch.
Can scores with a jab to the head.

Can looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tomato Can overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Can decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Can cracks a nice hook into Nevar's ribs.
Can changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Can closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Can landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nevar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Can wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Can cracks Nevar with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Can's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Can decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Can fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nevar sprawls well initially but Can persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nevar wants to get back to full guard but Can has passed into side control.
Nevar is looking to improve his position but Can isn't that keen on the idea.
Nevar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Can dominating with strikes here.
Can landing strikes from the mount.
Can lands a nice shot to the head.
Nevar is trying desperately to improve position.
Can connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nevar is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Can working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Can lands a big elbow.
Can lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nevar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Can looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Can has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nevar's face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nevar can't escape the position.
Can trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nevar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Can with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevar is trying to escape the mount.
Nevar is in a horrible position here. Can smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nevar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Can looking to finish Nevar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nevar!
Can lands a nice shot to the head.
Can landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nevar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Can landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Can prevents Nevar from improving his position.

Can escapes and gets back to his feet.
Artiom Nevar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Can - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevar shoots and misses
and Can counters with a stiff right hand.
Can digs a good body shot into Nevar's ribs.
Can comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artiom Nevar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Can connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nevar momentarily.
Can dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevar.
Can lands a head shot.
Nevar misses with a hook.
Can swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nevar.
Nevar throws a head kick that misses.
Can connects with a body shot.
Can throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can motions for Nevar to come forward. Can throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Can connects with a body shot.
Can slips under a jab.

Can shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomato Can dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artiom Nevar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Can sizes up Nevar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Can takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Can moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Nevar scores with a four punch combination!
Nevar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Can throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Can connects with a right hand. Nevar shakes it off.
Can connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nevar ducks right into an uppercut from Can.
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nevar was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
The fighters circling - Nevar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nevar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Can ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Can with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Can fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nevar sprawls well initially but Can persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Can lands with a punch from half guard.
Nevar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can uses his free foot to push down on Nevar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nevar.
Can tries to control but Nevar wriggling away.
Can scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nevar is desperately trying to improve his position but Can has a good base and remains in mount.
Can controlling from mount.
Can looking to control but Nevar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Can lands a big elbow.
Can connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nevar is trying desperately to improve position.
Nevar is in a horrible position here. Can smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nevar working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Nevar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nevar is looking to get to half guard.
Can pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Can has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nevar's face.
Nevar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Can lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can punishing his opponent with strikes.
Can scoring with strikes but Nevar is staying in there.
Can connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Can lands a nice shot to the head.
Can unloading with bombs!
Nevar working to try and regain half guard.

Can looking to secure an arm triangle but Nevar defends it well.
Nevar is looking to get to half guard.
Artiom Nevar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Can scoring with strikes but Nevar is staying in there.
Can lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nevar working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nevar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Can lands with a punch from half guard.

Can stands up out of the half guard.
Can lands a with a good body shot.
Can bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nevar's head backwards.
Nevar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nevar lands with an uppercut that bounces Can off the cage and back into rage.
Can misses the shot to the body.
Can misses with a wild body shot.
Can blocks a head kick by Nevar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can digs a good body shot into Nevar's ribs.

Can gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can moves into full mount! Nevar won't be happy about that!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomato Can showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Can has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomato Can!