PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Icee Upee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tanner
vs
Upee

171 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Icee Upee!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner tries to clinch up but Upee circles away and keeps his distance.
Upee misses with a body kick.
Tanner looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Tanner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Upee's guard.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Upee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Upee managing to control the position.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Upee is keeping the position.
Tanner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.

Tanner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Upee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Upee has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanner is working hard here to advance position.
Upee wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Tanner wants to sweep here but Upee controlling him for the moment.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Tanner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Upee content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tanner wants to sweep here but Upee controlling him for the moment.
Tanner is trying to keep Upee in close.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.

Tanner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Upee trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Upee sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upee trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Icee Upee.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Upee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanner in his tracks.
Icee Upee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Upee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Upee misses with the combination.

Tanner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanner chips away with some ground and pound.
Upee can't keep his opponent in guard - Tanner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Upee trying to hold on to Tanner's head to control him but Tanner postures up.
Tanner trying to mount his opponent but Upee defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upee is trying to control but can't.
Tanner wants to stand up but Upee manages to regain full guard.
Tanner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Upee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Upee is trying to control the position but Tanner postures up.
Tanner thows a big elbow that misses.
Tanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanner.
Tanner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanner lands a couple of digs.
Upee keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shane Tanner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Upee throws a big shot that misses.

Tanner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Upee's guard.
Tanner looking to sit in guard and control but Upee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tanner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tanner wants to stand but Upee is controlling the position.
Tanner wants to sweep here but Upee controlling him for the moment.

Tanner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Upee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Upee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tanner is looking to sweep but instead, Upee has passed into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upee content to control rather than advance.
Tanner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Upee trying to control the action but Tanner is working from the bottom.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Icee Upee.

Tanner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tanner showed some decent athleticism there.
Tanner is nestled in close to Upee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Upee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Upee.
Upee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tanner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Upee wants to sweep but no luck.
Tanner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Upee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner cracks Upee with a solid left hand.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Upee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner looking to pass the guard.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Upee keeps moving.
Tanner pushes down on Upee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Upee is not content to let Tanner control the position.
Tanner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanner wants to control but Upee is keeping him busy.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Upee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Upee wants to control but Tanner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Upee dodges it nicely.
Tanner tries to pass to full mount but Upee defends it.
Upee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Upee trying to control from the bottom.
Tanner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanner throwing shots but Upee is blocking nicely.
Upee trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Tanner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tanner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Upee pinned against the cage. Upee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tanner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Upee wants to control but Tanner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Upee keeps working.
Upee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tanner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Upee's head.
Upee is trying to control but can't.
Tanner trying to pass the guard but Upee defending well.
Tanner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upee wants to control but Tanner is keeping busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Icee Upee.
A left lands for Upee.
Upee misses with a double jab.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt - Upee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Tanner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Upee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Upee is looking for a sweep.
Tanner trying to control the position but Upee is working away.
Check out the look on Tanner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Upee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tanner working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working the body and head with strikes.

Upee is rocked!
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Upee keeps working.
Upee is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanner finish him?
Tanner is putting a hurting on Upee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tanner looks up at the clock and then as Upee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tanner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Upee seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanner working away.
Tanner wants to control but Upee is keeping him busy.
Upee wants to control but Tanner postures up.
Tanner throws an elbow but Upee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Upee is looking to reverse the position.
Tanner advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Upee struggling a bit here.
Upee is trying to get back to his feet.
Upee wants to control but Tanner postures up.
Tanner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shane Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanner with the ground and pound but Upee regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tanner trying to control the action but Upee is working from the bottom.
Upee is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Upee trying to control here.
Tanner wants to stand up but Upee is controlling the position.
Upee trying to control from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Icee Upee.

Tanner clinches up with Upee and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Upee pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner moves forwards but Upee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Upee but Upee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Upee tries to clinch up

and Tanner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Upee's guard now.
Icee Upee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Upee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Upee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Tanner!