PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan de Kort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronilson Tonelada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonelada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots. Stefan de Kort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

de Kort
vs
Tonelada

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan de Kort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronilson Tonelada!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Kort moves to clinch but Tonelada breaks away

and Tonelada moves into the clinch.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonelada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tonelada goes for a takedown attempt but de Kort pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left and a right from Tonelada both land. Nice combination.
de Kort tries to clinch

and Tonelada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tonelada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tonelada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tonelada content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Kort pushes Tonelada off looking to stand but Tonelada dives back in and keeps control.
Tonelada is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tonelada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonelada throwing strikes from guard but de Kort blocks nicely.
de Kort trying to keep a closed guard but Tonelada is proving a slippery customer.

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.
Tonelada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tonelada pushes down on de Kort's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tonelada lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Tonelada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tonelada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tonelada decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Stefan de Kort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonelada connects with a body shot.
de Kort looks to clinch
and Tonelada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
de Kort is breathing heavily.

Tonelada closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. de Kort did well to prevent Tonelada getting side control.
Tonelada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonelada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Tonelada stands up and beckons de Kort to join him on the feet.

Tonelada has closed the distance and engaged de Kort in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Kort is pressed up against the cage. Tonelada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag de Kort down to the mat. de Kort avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tonelada clinches up with de Kort and pushes him back against the cage.

Tonelada gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tonelada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tonelada is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tonelada stands up over de Kort, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tonelada landing with the ground and pound.
Tonelada forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

de Kort throws a chopping leg kick but Tonelada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Tonelada looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
de Kort wants to get back to full guard but Tonelada has mounted him!
Tonelada controlling the pace for now.
Tonelada is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonelada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tonelada sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tonelada landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tonelada landing strikes from the mount and de Kort is in trouble!
Tonelada controlling from mount.
de Kort tries to reverse the position but Tonelada maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonelada controlling from the full mount.
de Kort in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tonelada controlling the position easily from mount.
Tonelada postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. de Kort looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonelada with good strikes from the mount here!
de Kort takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tonelada looking to finish de Kort with some ground and pound. This is bad for de Kort!
Tonelada sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Kort taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonelada landing shots from mount.
Tonelada postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. de Kort looks a forlorn figure.
Ronilson Tonelada has got the better of the ground game so far.
de Kort is working to get back to half guard.
Tonelada is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonelada lands a big shot to the head and de Kort winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ronilson Tonelada!