PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tosanesti (ranked 1420 p4p, 5952 weight class) and Jonathan Karres (ranked 192 p4p, 577 weight class). Jonathan Karres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tosanesti
vs
Karres

202 cm
20
266
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
280
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Tosanesti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Karres!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tosanesti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tosanesti showed some decent athleticism there.
Tosanesti is pressing down on Karres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karres is holding on for now.
Karres tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tosanesti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tosanesti.
Karres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tosanesti.
Still in half guard, Tosanesti seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tosanesti is working for a kimura but Karres is defending it quite comfortably.
Tosanesti throwing shots but Karres is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosanesti prevents Karres from improving his position.
Tosanesti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karres is trying to get back to full guard.
Tosanesti is nestled in close to Karres, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tosanesti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karres works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tosanesti distracts Karres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tosanesti wants to pass the guard but Karres is keeping the position.
Tosanesti lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karres controls Tosanesti momentarily but Tosanesti frees himself.
Tosanesti passes Karres's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tosanesti is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Karres!
Tosanesti with the ground and pound from mount.
Tosanesti working Karres over with strikes here.
Tosanesti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosanesti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karres taking shots to the head.
Karres is working to get back to half guard.
Tosanesti with shots to the head and body - Karres looks very uncomfortable down there.

Karres is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karres is looking to improve his position but Tosanesti isn't that keen on the idea.
Karres is squirming around, avoiding Tosanesti's attempts to control the action.
Tosanesti lands a big shot there that rocks Karres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tosanesti postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Karres badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tosanesti around the waist but Tosanesti pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tosanesti is the winner by TKO! Tosanesti jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Tosanesti!
Chris Tosanesti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.