PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tohump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Quest
vs
Tohump

196 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Quest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tohump!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohump fails with a takedown attempt.
Tohump defending well as Quest loads up on a big left hand.
Quest is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tohump sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tohump tries for a takedown but Quest circles away easily

so Quest counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tohump is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quest is controlling him.
Tohump looks gassed!
Quest not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quest stops Tohump from standing up.
Quest controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quest has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quest stands up and waves to Tohump to follow him.
Tohump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quest.
Quest tries for a takedown but Tohump circles away easily

and Tohump counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Quest is looking to improve his position.

Quest is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tohump pulls his head out easily.
Quest gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tohump throws and elbow that misses. Quest uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tohump's guard. Nice move by Quest!
Tohump is looking to stand up but Quest isn't so interested in that idea.
Tohump can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quest controls the pace.
Quest passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tohump gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quest controlling the pace for now.
Quest looking to control but Tohump is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tohump really wants to buck Quest off and get back to his feet.
Quest throws some wild stikes that Tohump manages to avoid easily.
Quest content just to control the position here.
Tohump really wants to buck Quest off and get back to his feet.
Quest working Tohump over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quest looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tohump is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Quest working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tohump is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Quest controlling the pace for now.
Quest dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tohump is looking to clinch but Quest is avoiding it.
Quest with a poor takedown

and Tohump counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quest's guard now.
Tohump must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tohump's guard.
Quest content to stall in guard here.
Quest wants to control from the top but Tohump keeps moving.
Quest's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Quest just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tohump with a poor takedown
enabling Quest to counter with a crisp jab.

Quest feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Quest slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quest trying to control but Tohump is working from the bottom.
Tohump is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quest is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Quest trying to control the position from guard on top but Tohump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Quest just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Quest's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quest duly obliges.
Ivan Tohump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quest lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quest steps into range and cracks Tohump with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Tohump flops backwards and Quest dives into his guard looking to finish!

Tohump is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Quest gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Quest closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tohump did well to prevent Quest getting side control.
Quest works his way into full mount!
Tohump trying desperately to get to his feet.
Quest controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quest landing strikes from the mount and Tohump is in trouble!
Tohump's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Quest breaks from Tohump's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tohump is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Quest has hold of Tohump's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tohump manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Quest controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quest working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quest controlling his opponent.
Quest looking to control but Tohump is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tohump can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quest content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quest dominated that second round.
That's time! Quest's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tohump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Quest. No joy for Tohump on that attempt.
Quest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tohump.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quest.
Quest scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tohump doesn't seem bothered though.

Quest shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Quest just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tohump moves out of range of the strikes.
Tohump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quest shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quest controlling the pace for now.
Tohump wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Quest looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quest seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tohump for as long as he can get away with.
Tohump is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Quest content just to control the position here.
Quest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tohump can do to turn this around?

The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Quest just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Quest shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tohump as he avoids it easily.
Tohump doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tohump takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnny Quest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Tohump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Quest.
Tohump closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quest circles away.
No luck for Quest with that takedown attempt.

Tohump shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Quest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tohump's guard.
Tohump can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quest controls the pace.
Tohump wants to stand and escape but Quest is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quest chips away with some ground and pound.
Tohump is looking to stand back up but Quest counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tohump.
Quest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tohump with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnny Quest is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quest seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ivan Tohump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tohump lands a couple of sideways elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quest passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tohump!

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Quest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quest 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quest!