PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonying Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven has chosen Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tonying Legend has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Legend
vs
van Greeven

204 cm
22
263 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

205 cm
31
284 lbs
20 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonying Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend stuffs the takedown attempt from van Greeven. van Greeven gets slowly back to his feet.

van Greeven tries to keep at a distance but Legend has taken the fight into the clinch.
Legend scores a nice knee to the body.
Legend connects with a nasty looking knee right to van Greeven's face.
A head punch on the inside from Legend fails to land.
van Greeven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Legend effectively controlling the action here.

van Greeven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
van Greeven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Legend tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
van Greeven throws a leg kick
and Legend counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van Greeven avoids the head kick by Legend.

van Greeven drives through with a takedown into guard.
Legend trying to keep a closed guard but van Greeven is proving a slippery customer.
Legend is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because van Greeven is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven controlling from the top position.
van Greeven won't allow Legend to get back to his feet.
van Greeven wants to pass the guard but Legend is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tonying Legend just wasn't active enough.
van Greeven shoots for a takedown but Legend saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Legend throws a quick head kick that skims the top of van Greeven's head.
Legend is looking to clinch but van Greeven is avoiding it.
Legend tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend works van Greeven's body with a nice hook.
Tonying Legend is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legend with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Legend tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. van Greeven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legend stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
van Greeven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Legend connects with a jab.
Legend defends well against a solid takedown attempt from van Greeven.
Tonying Legend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick van Greeven.
van Greeven shoots in for a double leg but Legend sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Legend rushes van Greeven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Legend is pressed up against the cage. van Greeven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Legend down to the mat. Legend avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
van Greeven looks gassed!
Legend throws a right hand that van Greeven ducks under and follows up with a left that van Greeven also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from van Greeven is defended easily by Legend.

Legend clinches up with van Greeven and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Dick van Greeven has been cut.
van Greeven blocks the elbow strike.
Legend lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Legend.
Legend lands with a short shot to the head.
Legend trying to land knees to the body.
van Greeven wants a takedown.
Legend lands with a right to the head.

van Greeven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legend tries to clinch up.

Legend has managed to clinch.
van Greeven is trying to force a seperation but Legend has the dominant position.
Legend unloads a knee to the mid-section. van Greeven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Legend is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Legend lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend avoiding damage.
Legend lands with a light punch inside.
Legend lands a knee to the body.
van Greeven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Legend holding his opponent close, against the cage.
van Greeven working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legend crunches a lovely knee into van Greeven's ribcage.
Legend is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Legend scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonying Legend dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick van Greeven's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Legend. Those never looked like landing.
Legend is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that van Greeven can do to turn this around?
Legend takes a swing at van Greeven's ribcage but misses.
Legend connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between van Greeven's hands.
Legend misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legend drops his hands momentarily and van Greeven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
van Greeven misses with an uppercut.

Legend moves into the clinch.
Legend lands a shoulder strike.
Legend tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legend lands an elbow inside that van Greeven shrugs off.
van Greeven wants to get back to striking at distance but Legend won't allow it.
Legend throws a blind hook that connects with the side of van Greevens head.
van Greeven is breathing heavily.

Legend breaks from the clinch.
Legend throws a series of strikes that have van Greeven backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonying Legend is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend tries to clinch but van Greeven is having none of it.
Legend stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Legend wants it to stay on the feet.
Legend is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legend lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Legend tries to clinch there but van Greeven circles away.
van Greeven throws an off balance right hand
and Legend counters with a nice body shot.
Legend misses with a series of wild punches.

Legend closes the distance and clinches.
Legend digs a right hand into van Greeven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on van Greeven's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Legend.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legend digs a right hand underneath van Greeven's ribcage. van Greeven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Legend is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Legend tries to throw a body punch but van Greeven avoids it by throwing Legend back against the cage.
Tonying Legend has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend lands a nice elbow.
Legend misses with a knee strike.
Legend lands with a light punch inside.
Legend prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Legend.
Legend with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Legend effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legend.
Legend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Legend obliges.
Legend connects with a nasty looking knee right to van Greeven's face.
Legend digs a right hand underneath van Greeven's ribcage. van Greeven let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Legend.
Legend works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Legend gets through van Greeven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

van Greeven is rocked!
van Greeven takes an elbow to the temple.
van Greeven is still on wobbly legs! Can Legend finish him?
Legend lands a body shot in the clinch.

Legend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Legend clinches up with van Greeven and pushes him back against the cage.
Legend has van Greeven pushed against the cage.
Legend lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Legend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legend batters van Greeven with a massive right followed by a huge left! van Greeven is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Legend lands a final crushing right hand to drop van Greeven to the mat with a gruesome thud! Legend is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tonying Legend!
Tonying Legend gave a mention to Springfield HW Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).