PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban has chosen Ana Tijoux - 1977 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Twister
vs
Boban

188 cm
32
195 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

182 cm
33
184 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boban misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Twister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Twister connects with a right hand. Boban shakes it off.
Twister slips a jab and a cross from Boban.
Good work by Twister as he checks the leg kick.

Twister decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Twister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boban defends it well.
Twister wants to take a breather but Boban is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Twister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boban defends it well.

Boban is defending against the submission attempts here by Twister.

Twister is working for a kimura but Boban is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister wants to free his trapped foot but Boban is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Twister is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Twister with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boban tries to get to full guard but Twister has control of the leg.
Twister wants to take a breather but Boban is having none of it.
Twister trying to advance position but Boban counters by regaining guard.

Twister is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boban is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boban has escaped and now he's on top!
Twister is trying to keep Boban in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister is adopting a defensive guard.
Twister'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.

Boban avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Twister is controlling Boban's posture.
Twister is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister managing to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Tony Twister wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boban looks to score with a jab to the body but Twister is just out of range.

Boban scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Twister is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boban's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Twister is trying to maintain the position but Boban is very close to passing his half guard.
Twister keeping hold of Boban's head, controlling as best he can.
Twister tries to roll over but Boban keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister controlling the position well.
Boban working over Twister with some ground and pound. Twister looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Twister wants to control but Boban is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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!
Twister moves into full guard.
Twister trying to keep a closed guard but Boban is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Twister.
Left hook, right uppercut from Twister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A decent looking body kick lands there for Boban.
Twister slips under a jab from Boban.
Twister looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Twister misses with a body shot.
A big left from Boban misses.
Twister shoots in for a takedown but Boban shows good takedown defense.
Mirko Boban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boban tries to clinch up.
Twister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twister.
Decent striking displayed by Twister there.
Boban tries to clinch but Twister moves out of range.
Boban blocks a jab.

Boban fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Twister sprawls well initially but Boban persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Twister is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Twister wants to control but Boban is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Twister.
Boban bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Twister's head.
Boban fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Twister avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Boban.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Twister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twister slips a jab and a cross from Boban.
Boban tries to clinch but Twister is having none of it.
Twister jabs at Boban's body.

Twister throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boban tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Twister is in Boban's guard.
Boban keeping moving, preventing Twister from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twister advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban prevents Twister from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Twister tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Twister has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boban is looking to reverse the position.
Twister has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Boban!
Twister fails to move to back control.

Twister looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Twister avoids the attempt from Boban to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban is working to get back to half guard.
Twister wants to control the pace but Boban is squirming around nicely.
Boban prevents Twister from taking his back.
Twister tries to take his opponent's back but Boban turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.

Twister had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boban defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Twister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Twister lands with a right hand.
Twister checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boban is defended easily by Twister.
A slow jab from Twister misses its intended target.
Boban throws a combination that misses
and Twister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Twister shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boban is trying to stand up here but Twister is controlling him well.

Twister maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Boban could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Twister has cracked it and Boban is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Twister!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Twister!
An out of breath Tony Twister thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.