PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Saburov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saburov comes to the cage accompanied by Kuusou Rumba (GSZS OP3 ver.). On his way into the cage it seems that Peter Saburov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Peter Saburov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Saburov
vs
Great Tonying

190 cm
21
270 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
276 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Conviction

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Saburov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Great Tonying!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saburov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saburov scores with a nice head shot.
Saburov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonying throws out the jab.
Tonying misses with an uppercut.
Tonying takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonying lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saburov at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saburov misses the jab.
Saburov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tonying looks gassed!
Tonying takes a swing at Saburov's ribcage but misses.
Saburov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saburov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonying.
Good leg kick by Saburov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Saburov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tonying napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Saburov slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Saburov is looking to take a break and control but Tonying is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Saburov in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tonying is not content to let Saburov control the position.
Saburov staying calm.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Peter Saburov just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Saburov scores with a jab.
Tonying works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saburov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tonying misses with a series of wild punches.
Saburov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburov tries to score with a low kick but Tonying moves his leg out of the way.
Saburov thows a body shot but no joy.
Tonying misses with a wild body shot.
Saburov walks into a stiff left hand from Tonying.
The crowd cheers as Saburov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonying doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saburov.
Saburov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saburov shoots in but Tonying avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saburov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Saburov misses.
Tonying slips a straight right by Saburov.
Saburov slips under a jab.
The Great Tonying is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonying is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saburov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saburov looks to land a right hand but Tonying moved out of range.
Tonying misses with a shot to the body
and Saburov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saburov slips a jab from Tonying.
Tonying falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saburov counters with an outside leg kick.
Saburov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonying's sensitive parts.
Saburov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tonying.
Tonying uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saburov.
Saburov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Saburov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Tonying as Saburov shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonying misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saburov.
Saburov misses with a straight left.
Saburov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Saburov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tonying will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saburov shoots for a double leg takedown but Tonying sprawls well. He's pushed Saburov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saburov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonying looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tonying misses with a looping left.
A big left from Tonying misses.

Saburov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tonying keeping moving, preventing Saburov from controlling successfully.
Tonying wants to stand but Saburov is controlling the position.
Saburov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tonying is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburov stopping the sweep attempt from Tonying.
Saburov is in close to Tonying's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saburov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saburov throws and elbow that misses. Tonying uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saburov's guard. Nice move by Tonying!
Saburov working a defensive guard here.
Saburov keeping moving, preventing Tonying from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saburov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonying would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tonying won't allow Saburov to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saburov misses the jab.
Saburov throws a leg kick but Tonying checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saburov is defended easily by Tonying.
No luck for Saburov with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Saburov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saburov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tonying throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saburov throws a leg kick but Tonying sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tonying stalks Saburov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saburov's face. Saburov staggers backwards, shaken.
Peter Saburov is winning the standup battle so far.
Saburov feints and then cracks Tonying's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tonying down.
Saburov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saburov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonying.
Tonying thuds a left hand into Saburov's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Tonying dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonying connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saburov's hands.
Tonying goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Great Tonying is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saburov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonying.
Tonying throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tonying misses the shot to the body.
The Great Tonying seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonying scores with a nice right hand.
Saburov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saburov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tonying circles away.
Tonying dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonying lands with a right hand.
Saburov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tonying is fending him off so far but Saburov persists. Nope, Tonying circles away and we're back to standing.
Tonying stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tonying closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tonying digs a right hand underneath Saburov's ribcage. Saburov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saburov keeps control of Tonying as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tonying has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saburov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tonying's efforts to push away.
Saburov tries to pull guard but Tonying won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Great Tonying showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Saburov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saburov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tonying stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tonying walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saburov is looking to chop away at Tonying's legs.
A big left from Tonying misses.
Tonying misses with a few strikes there.
Tonying swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tonying stalks Saburov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saburov's face. Saburov staggers backwards, shaken.
Good shot there by Tonying.
Tonying misses the body punch
enabling Saburov to counter with a crisp jab.
Saburov lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonying misses with a few strikes there.
Tonying throws a body punch but Saburov moves out of range.
Saburov throws out a leg kick but Tonying moves out of range and Saburov only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tonying.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saburov dodges the punch combination from Tonying.

Saburov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Saburov lands in his opponent's guard.
Saburov wants to control from the top but Tonying keeps moving.
Saburov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tonying is trying to keep Saburov in close.

Tonying has his foot on Saburov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saburov works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saburov throwing strikes from guard but Tonying blocks nicely.
Tonying is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saburov controlling from the top position.
Saburov throws a strike but Tonying rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tonying wants to control from the top but Saburov keeps moving.
Tonying tries to stand but Saburov is controlling from the bottom.
Saburov seems keen to control Tonying's posture.

That's four 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.
Saburov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tonying wants to control from the top but Saburov keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saburov is on top in guard.
Saburov throwing strikes from guard but Tonying blocks nicely.
Saburov won't allow Tonying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to The Great Tonying.
I think Tonying has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!