PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Ant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Reles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bone Thugs N Harmony - Mo' Murda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Ant
vs
Reles

187 cm
27
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Ant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Reles!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ant is trying to defend but Reles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reles tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ant is trying to get back to full guard.
Reles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reles working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reles wants to control but Ant is keeping him busy.
Ant is trying to control but Reles passes into side control!
Reles sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ant is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reles in side control, throwing shots but Ant defends.
Ant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reles.
Reles in side control, throwing shots but Ant defends.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ant tries to improve position but can't.
Ant is not content to let Reles control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reles scores with punches from side control.
Reles landing a few strikes.
Ant wants to control but Reles postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reles.
Reles throws an elbow but Ant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ant takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reles creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reles looks up at the clock and then as Ant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reles smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Ant is rocked!
Ant can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Ant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reles misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ant seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reles cracks Ant with a big elbow.
Reles working away.
Reles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reles trying to control the position but Ant is working away.
Ant struggling a bit here.
Reles cracks Ant with a big right hand but Ant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reles taking a break here but Ant is having none of it and regains half guard.
Reles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ant is not content to let Reles control the position.
Ant tries to get to full guard but Reles has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reles is trying to control. Ant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reles.
Reles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reles's back!

Ant looking for the choke but no joy.
Reles is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ant off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Ant keeps control of the position as Reles tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reles manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ant's guard. Nice work there by Reles.
Reles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ant keeping moving, preventing Reles from controlling successfully.
Reles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ant pulls Reles in to control the position.
Reles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ant is trying to control the position but Reles postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reles trying to control the position from guard on top but Ant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Gregory Ant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Reles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ant to the ground. Reles is now in Ant's guard.
Ant trying to control the position.
Reles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ant is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Reles 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.

Reles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Ant dives in and scores a takedown into Reles's guard.
Ant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Reles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reles is nestled in close to Ant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ant's head.
Ant wants to control but Reles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ant is trying to control the position but Reles postures up.
Reles with a nice head shot there.
Reles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reles postures up in Ant's guard and throws a big left but Ant blocks it.
Reles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reles postures up.
Ant controlling the position.
Reles trying to control but Ant is working from the bottom.
Ant controls Reles momentarily but Reles frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Ant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ant's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ant shoots for a takedown but Reles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reles connects with a crisp jab.
Reles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ant.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Ant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ant's half guard.
Reles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reles.
Reles is stalling here. Ant is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Reles seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ant has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Reles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ant trying to mount his opponent but Reles defends it.
Reles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ant wants to pass the guard but Reles is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ant has gone for a leg lock! Reles slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ant's guard.
Reles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reles postures up in Ant's guard and throws a big left but Ant blocks it.
Ant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reles is in close to Ant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reles stands and throws Ant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ant is not content to let Reles control the position.
Ant taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reles landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Reles lands an elbow.
Reles looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ant is avoiding damage well.
Ant wants to control but Reles postures up.
The ground and pound from Reles seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ant is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reles throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reles scoring with punches and elbows.
Reles fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reles lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Reles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Reles misses with a takedown attempt - Ant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gregory Ant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reles cracks Ant with a good jab.
Reles misses with a few strikes there.
Ant fails to land the takedown.
Ant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Ant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reles drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ant taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reles lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ant down.
Reles working away.
Reles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reles working the head with strikes.
Reles trying to control the action but Ant is working from the bottom.
Reles cracks Ant with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Reles immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ant is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Reles!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Reles!