PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moby Hantel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Francesco Long has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Long
vs
Hantel

168 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

194 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francesco Long!
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, Moby Hantel!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hantel misses with an attempted mid kick.

Hantel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Long can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hantel controls the pace.
Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Long keeping moving, preventing Hantel from controlling successfully.
Long is trying to control the position but Hantel postures up.
Long keeping moving, preventing Hantel from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hantel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Long wants to control but Hantel passes easily into half guard.
Long pushes Hantel off looking to stand but Hantel dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantel wants to stand up but Long has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Long regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hantel passes Long's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hantel in particular looking to stall.
Long is refusing to be controlled, as Hantel sits in half guard.
Long pushes Hantel off looking to stand but Hantel dives back in and keeps control.
Hantel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hantel passes to side control.
Hantel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Long's legs.
Long struggling a bit here.
Hantel wants to stand but Long has his arm trapped.
Hantel advances to full mount.
Long trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hantel controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Long wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to escape the mount.
Hantel tries to control but Long wriggling away.
Long tries to lock up and control but Hantel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Long might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hantel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Long is trying to stand.
Long manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hantel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hantel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Long with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hantel.
Hantel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Long knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hantel on the ground.
Hantel stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hantel stops Long from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Hantel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Long wants to control but Hantel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hantel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hantel wants to take a breather but Long is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moby Hantel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hantel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Long counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Hantel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Long's guard.
Hantel pushes down on Long's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Long is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hantel wants to get back to his feet.
Hantel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Long knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Hantel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantel is continuing to stall.
Hantel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hantel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hantel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Long wants to control but Hantel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hantel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hantel wants to free his trapped foot but Long is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Long is trying to stand back up but Hantel is controlling him

That's two 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.
Hantel passes to side control.

Hantel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Long, who protects the arm well.
Hantel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hantel trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Hantel tries to advance to mount but Long denies him.
Long is trying to improve his position.
Long is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hantel has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Long dodges the ground and pound from Hantel.
Hantel wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Long is pushing Hantel's head away, looking to escape. Hantel manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hantel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
Hantel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hantel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Long sprawls well initially but Hantel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Long wants to control but Hantel is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hantel controlling the pace.
Hantel wants to stand but Long has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Long trying to control here.
Hantel controlling the pace.
Long keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hantel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moby Hantel 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!

Hantel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Long did well to prevent Hantel getting side control.
Hantel wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Hantel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Long is squirming around, avoiding Hantel's attempts to control the action.
Hantel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to hold on but Hantel postures up.
Hantel controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long tries to hold on but Hantel postures up.
Hantel controlling his opponent.
Long is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hantel controlling the position easily from mount.
Long tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hantel lands a big elbow.
Hantel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Long is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantel controlling the position easily from mount.
The adventures of Hantel the control monster continue. Boring.
Long wants to hold on but Hantel pushes him away.
Hantel lands a heavy elbow.

Hantel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Long can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Long is desperately trying to improve his position but Hantel has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Hantel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Long fending off the submission attempt from Hantel.
Long tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hantel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hantel looking to control but Long is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Hantel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Long has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Long tries to hold on but Hantel postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hantel looking to secure an arm triangle but Long defends it well.
Hantel lands with some strikes.
Long wants to hold on but Hantel pushes him away.
Long is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hantel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hantel looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hantel avoids the attempt from Long to control.
Francesco Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moby Hantel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Long is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moby Hantel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hantel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moby Hantel!