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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Mohammed (ranked 6311 p4p, 438 weight class) and Tony Battafucho (ranked 5610 p4p, 412 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mohammed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Let The Dogs Out?!. Tyson Mohammed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
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240 lbs
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197 cm
19
245 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Mohammed! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Battafucho! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Battafucho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mohammed did well to prevent Battafucho getting side control. Mohammed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Battafucho. Mohammed looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Battafucho 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.
Battafucho trying to pass the guard but Mohammed defending well. Battafucho trying to control the pace. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Battafucho missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Mohammed actively working from the bottom here. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Battafucho lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mohammed is refusing to be controlled, as Battafucho sits in half guard. Battafucho is working for a submission of some sort.
Mohammed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Battafucho pulls his head out easily. Mohammed is breathing heavily. Battafucho trying to mount his opponent but Mohammed defends it. Mohammed actively working from the bottom here. Mohammed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Battafucho is trying to control. Mohammed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Battafucho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mohammed defending well though. Mohammed wants to get back to full guard. Battafucho trying to pass the guard but Mohammed defending well. Mohammed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Mohammed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Battafucho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Mohammed looking for submissions off his back. Mohammed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Mohammed is looking for a sweep. Battafucho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Battafucho wants to control but Mohammed is keeping him busy. Battafucho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Battafucho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohammed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Mohammed looking for submissions off his back. Battafucho 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.
Mohammed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Battafucho passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Battafucho lands a couple of good shots and Mohammed has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Will Battafucho go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mohammed wants to escape the position.
Battafucho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mohammed knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mohammed for a finish. Mohammed tries to escape the position.
Mohammed turns into Battafucho and is now in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mohammed 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. Mohammed preventing the sweep. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Battafucho dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Battafucho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Mohammed looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Mohammed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Battafucho circles away. Mohammed tries to sprawl but Battafucho drives through with a takedown into half guard. Battafucho trying to control the action but Mohammed is working from the bottom. Mohammed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Battafucho pulls his head out easily. Battafucho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Battafucho wants to control but Mohammed is keeping him busy. Mohammed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Battafucho pulls his head out easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Battafucho wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Battafucho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Mohammed looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Battafucho trying to control from half guard but Mohammed is working away. Mohammed looking for submissions off his back. Tony Battafucho has got the better of the ground game so far. Mohammed is not content to let Battafucho control the position. Mohammed looking for submissions off his back. Battafucho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Battafucho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Battafucho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mohammed defending well though. Battafucho tries to pass to full mount but Mohammed defends it. Mohammed is in trouble now - Battafucho has advanced to mount! Mohammed 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. Battafucho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mohammed's head. Mohammed wants to get back to full guard. Mohammed is refusing to be controlled, as Battafucho sits in half guard. Mohammed actively working from the bottom here. Battafucho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Battafucho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mohammed keeps working. Mohammed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Battafucho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mohammed works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Mohammed is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Battafucho rolls with it to try and escape but Mohammed cranks on the arm and Battafucho is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Mohammed! Post fight, an emotional Tyson Mohammed said 'I want ALL the ring-girls. NOW!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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