PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tif Da Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Unity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Cat has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Tif Da Cat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Unity's chin.

Da Cat
vs
Unity

169 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tif Da Cat!
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, The Unity!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Cat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Cat is breathing heavily.

Unity drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unity is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Unity pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Cat is keeping the position for now.

Unity is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Unity wants to pass the guard but Da Cat is keeping the position.

Unity thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Unity thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Unity trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Cat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Unity shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Unity stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Unity gets the takedown into side control.

Unity is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Da Cat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Da Cat can't do much from the bottom here.
Da Cat gets back to half guard.
Da Cat punching from the bottom.
Da Cat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Unity passes to full mount!

Unity looking to secure an arm triangle but Da Cat defends it well.
Da Cat really is a fat lump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Unity moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Da Cat has worked his arm free - good work by Da Cat!
Unity working away.

Unity is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Da Cat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Da Cat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Cat is looking to control Unity's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Da Cat avoid being mounted?
Da Cat is staying active underneath Unity, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Unity trying to mount his opponent but Da Cat defends it.
Da Cat wants to improve his position but Unity is controlling well.

Unity is looking for a kimura but Da Cat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Unity to get the leverage.
Unity works his way into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Unity working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Unity is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Cat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Unity is trying to get an arm triangle but Da Cat is defending well.

Unity working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Da Cat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Cat flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Unity looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Unity seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Unity 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.

Da Cat throws a nice looking combination but Unity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tif Da Cat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Unity shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Da Cat trying to hold on to Unity's head to control him but Unity postures up.

Unity is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Cat is just riding it out for now. Unity eventually gives up the hold.
Da Cat tries to get to full guard but Unity has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Unity is looking for a kimura but Da Cat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Unity to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Unity is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Da Cat defends it well.

Unity wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Cat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Unity is thwarting Da Cat's attempts to control the position.
Da Cat won't allow Unity to pass to mount.

Unity is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Da Cat is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Unity's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Unity's back!
Unity is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Da Cat's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Da Cat looking to hold on to the position here but Unity rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Da Cat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Unity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Unity shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Cat as he avoids it easily.

Unity shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Da Cat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Unity thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Da Cat wants to stand up but Unity is controlling him.

Unity is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Unity trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Cat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unity stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Cat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Unity has got the better of the ground game so far.
Da Cat wants to sweep but no luck.

Unity drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Unity jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Da Cat tries to clinch up.

Unity decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Unity is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Cat is just riding it out for now. Unity eventually gives up the hold.
Da Cat wants to get back to full guard.
Da Cat trying to hold on to Unity's head to control him but Unity postures up.

Unity is looking for a kimura but Da Cat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Unity to get the leverage.
Da Cat works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Unity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Unity has a takedown stuffed.
Unity fails with the takedown.
Unity fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tif Da Cat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Unity.
Unity is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Da Cat.
Da Cat is looking to clinch but Unity is avoiding it.

Unity bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Unity tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Unity has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Unity is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Cat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Unity tries for a kimura but Da Cat is defending well.

Unity looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Da Cat wants to control but Unity postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Unity is trying to get an arm triangle but Da Cat is defending well.
Da Cat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Da Cat gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Cat working a defensive guard here.

Unity drops back looking for a leg! Da Cat is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Da Cat manages to kick Unity off! Unity jumps back into Da Cat's guard.
Unity trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unity wants to control from the top but Da Cat keeps moving.
Da Cat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Da Cat is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Unity is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Unity shoots in looking for a takedown. Da Cat tries to sprawl out of it but Unity keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Da Cat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Unity keeps the fight on the outside.

Unity shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Da Cat is working an open guard so Unity takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Da Cat stuffs the takedown.
Da Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unity paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Cat misses with a series of wild punches.

Unity shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Da Cat napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Unity thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Unity is trying to get an arm triangle but Da Cat is defending well.
Da Cat is trying to control Unity's posture but Unity avoids it.

Unity is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Cat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Unity is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Unity laying and praying for a moment but Da Cat takes advantage and regains half guard.
Tif Da Cat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unity blocks the strikes from Da Cat.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Unity comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Unity winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Unity!