PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoth Chontamenti (ranked 462 p4p, 626 weight class) and Zygmunt Krol (ranked 64 p4p, 85 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Krol's choice of entrance music: Hammer Smashed Face Live. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chontamenti
vs
Krol

204 cm
26
275
12 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
265
6 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thoth Chontamenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zygmunt Krol!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick which misses Krol's front leg but catches the back leg as Krol tries to avoid it.
Chontamenti thows a leg kick but Krol checks it
and Krol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Thoth Chontamenti has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chontamenti.
Krol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Chontamenti.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chontamenti.

Chontamenti shoots in and bounces Krol off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krol is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti trying to control the position from guard on top but Krol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chontamenti stands and throws Krol's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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.
Chontamenti has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Krol!
Krol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chontamenti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Krol stops Chontamenti from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti controlling his opponent.
Krol is squirming around, avoiding Chontamenti's attempts to control the action.

Chontamenti jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Krol is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Krol and Chontamenti has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Krol is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Krol trying to control but Chontamenti postures up.
Chontamenti is pressing down on Krol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Krol is holding on for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chontamenti finds it's way round the side to connect with Krol's head.
Chontamenti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Krol. That snapped Chontamenti's head back.
Krol throws a shot from downtown. Chontamenti moves away and avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chontamenti misses with an uppercut
and Krol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Thoth Chontamenti's cut is getting worse.
Nice body kick there by Krol.
Chontamenti connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thoth Chontamenti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thoth Chontamenti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Krol blocks the body kick.
Krol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chontamenti misses with a low kick as Krol jumps back.
Krol is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chontamenti misses with a hook.
Krol is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chontamenti misses with a takedown attempt - Krol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thoth Chontamenti is winning the standup battle so far.
Chontamenti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chontamenti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krol can do to turn this around?
Krol defending well as Chontamenti loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krol walks into a straight right hand from Chontamenti.

Chontamenti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krol has his hands on Chontamenti's head, controlling the position.
Chontamenti preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chontamenti controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krol holds on and takes a little breather.
Chontamenti preventing the sweep.
Chontamenti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chontamenti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krol throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
Krol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chontamenti fails with the takedown
and Krol counters with a big head kick but Chontamenti shrugs it off.

Chontamenti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krol looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chontamenti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krol keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chontamenti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Krol has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chontamenti wants to control but Krol is keeping him busy.
Krol being controlled for a moment.
Krol is not content to let Chontamenti control the position.

That's four 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.
You can see the frustration on Krol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chontamenti trying to control the action but Krol is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krol.
Chontamenti throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thoth Chontamenti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thoth Chontamenti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Chontamenti. That's going to slow Krol down.
Krol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chontamenti moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Chontamenti misses
and Krol counters with a straight right hand.

Chontamenti gets a takedown into half guard.
Krol holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krol trying to control from the bottom.
Krol is not content to let Chontamenti control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti is controlling the pace.
Krol is controlling Chontamenti's trapped leg to prevent Chontamenti from advancing to side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chontamenti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zygmunt Krol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thoth Chontamenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chontamenti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Krol takes a step back to recover.
It looks like Chontamenti has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Krol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krol throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zygmunt Krol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krol throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chontamenti throws a shot from downtown. Krol moves away and avoids it.
Krol is looking to land body kicks.
Krol misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti throws a front kick that sends Krol stumbling back into the cage.

Chontamenti shoots in and bounces Krol off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chontamenti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Krol manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Krol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krol preventing the sweep.
Chontamenti trying to keep a closed guard but Krol is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chontamenti looking for a guillotine here but Krol defends easily.

Chontamenti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chontamenti looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thoth Chontamenti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chontamenti 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thoth Chontamenti!
Our winner, Thoth Chontamenti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.