PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rescue Toaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeak Traznuski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeak Traznuski looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Toaster
vs
Traznuski

188 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rescue Toaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeak Traznuski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traznuski tries to clinch up.

Toaster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toaster misses with a knee strike.
Traznuski wants to stall.

Toaster gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Traznuski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Toaster is stalling in the full guard.
Toaster passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toaster throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toaster controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toaster looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Traznuski is avoiding damage well.
Traznuski being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rescue Toaster just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Toaster clinches up against the cage.
Toaster blocks an elbow strike from Traznuski.
Toaster is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Toaster has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Traznuski is trying to keep an underhook but Toaster manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Toaster looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Toaster wants to free his trapped foot but Traznuski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Toaster is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Toaster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Toaster is pressing down on Traznuski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Traznuski is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Toaster in particular looking to stall.

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.
Traznuski trying to control but Toaster postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toaster looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rescue Toaster just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Traznuski avoids the head kick by Toaster.
Traznuski tries to clinch but Toaster moves away
and Toaster counters with a solid body kick.
Traznuski looks gassed!
Toaster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Toaster counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rescue Toaster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Toaster closes the distance and clinches.
Traznuski managing to block the knees to the body from Toaster.
Traznuski blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Toaster.
Toaster landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Toaster turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Toaster manages to end up in side control.
Traznuski prevents Toaster from moving into mount.

Toaster looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Traznuski being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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 referee stands the fighters back up. Rescue Toaster just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Toaster fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Traznuski checks it well.
Traznuski wants to clinch

and Toaster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee calls for Toaster to work.
Toaster tries to pull guard but Traznuski won't allow it.
Traznuski throws an elbow that misses.
Toaster blocks an uppercut.
Traznuski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toaster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Traznuski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toaster.

Toaster pulls Traznuski into guard.

Toaster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toaster is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Toaster wants to sweep here but Traznuski controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toaster is working hard here to advance position.
Traznuski tries to free his leg and advance position but Toaster is retaining full guard.
Toaster looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Toaster wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Toaster throws a head kick but Traznuski moves out of range.
Toaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Traznuski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toaster moves in looking to clinch but Traznuski pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Traznuski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Traznuski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Traznuski darts in trying to clinch

and Toaster counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Traznuski.
Toaster lands a knee to the body.
Traznuski avoiding damage as Toaster throws knees to the body.
Toaster tries to land a knee to the head but Traznuski blocks with his arms.
Toaster trying to land knees to the body.
Traznuski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toaster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Traznuski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Traznuski lands a nice elbow.
Toaster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Traznuski.
Traznuski avoiding damage as Toaster throws knees to the body.
Traznuski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Traznuski throws an elbow but misses.
Traznuski can't break the clinch.
Toaster lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Traznuski.
Toaster lands a knee to the body.
Toaster stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Toaster.
Toaster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toaster scores a nice knee to the body.
Toaster tries to land knees in the clinch but Traznuski avoids the damage to the body.
Toaster lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Zeak Traznuski has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Toaster is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Traznuski can't fight it off and eventually Toaster manages to take the fight to the floor. Traznuski looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rescue Toaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeak Traznuski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Traznuski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toaster checks it well.
Traznuski tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Toaster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Traznuski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toaster looking to throw knees to the head but Traznuski is blocking nicely.
Toaster missing with knees to the body.
Toaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Traznuski lands an elbow just above Toaster 's eye.
Toaster looking to throw knees to the head but Traznuski is blocking nicely.

Toaster gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Toaster controls from within his opponent's guard.
Toaster has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toaster's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traznuski wants to stand up but Toaster is controlling him.
Toaster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toaster wants to pass the guard but Traznuski is keeping the position.
Traznuski being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rescue Toaster just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Toaster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Traznuski misses.
Zeak Traznuski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Traznuski tries to clinch

and Toaster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toaster performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Traznuski gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traznuski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toaster looking to pass the guard.
Traznuski keeping moving, preventing Toaster from controlling successfully.
Toaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traznuski can do to turn this around?
Traznuski is looking to stand up but Toaster isn't so interested in that idea.
Rescue Toaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toaster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toaster trying to control but Traznuski is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Traznuski closes the distance looking to clinch

and Toaster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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.

Toaster drags the fight down to the ground.
Toaster wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Toaster is looking for a triangle but Traznuski pushes his legs off easily.
Toaster keeping moving, preventing Traznuski from controlling successfully.
Toaster has his hands on Traznuski's head, controlling the position.
Toaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Zeak Traznuski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toaster is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rescue Toaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toaster 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rescue Toaster!