PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 34 p4p, 210 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 4 p4p, 32 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crosby
vs
Tonissaar

180 cm
41
185
45 - 32 - 4

191 cm
29
185
21 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
New Standard

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 32 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut
and Crosby counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
The fighters circling - Tonissaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonissaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Crosby should have avoided that one.
Tonissaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Tonissaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
A nice side step and Tonissaar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crosby lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Crosby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
Crosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
Crosby tries to move into range but Tonissaar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Crosby misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonissaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tonissaar lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Crosby moves out of range.
Tonissaar with a jab.
Tonissaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crosby. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Crosby.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar slips a straight right by Crosby.
Crosby throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crosby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crosby swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar throws a counter combo.
Crosby moves out of range of the leg kick from Tonissaar.
Crosby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tonissaar throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby takes one to the side of the head.
Tonissaar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
Tonissaar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tonissaar lands with a good body shot.
Crosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tonissaar looks to land a body kick but Crosby moved away.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Crosby avoids the punch easily.
Crosby is looking to counter the offense by Tonissaar and move into the clinch.
Tonissaar sizes up Crosby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tonissaar avoids the body shot from Crosby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a series of punches but Crosby avoids them all with ease.
Tonissaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crosby momentarily.
Tonissaar tried to score with a low kick but Crosby checks it.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tonissaar scores with a push kick.
Crosby throws a leg kick but Tonissaar moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crosby, as that shot connected.
Tonissaar lands with a nice body punch.
Tonissaar looks to throw the jab but Crosby is out of range.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crosby lands a really nice looking cross but Tonissaar seems unphased.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonissaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonissaar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crosby on the side of the head.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crosby throws a right hand that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar scores with a hook.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonissaar throws out the jab.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Crosby off balance momentarily.
Tonissaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crosby's sensitive parts.
Tonissaar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crosby.
Tonissaar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crosby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Crosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonissaar lands a head kick. Crosby smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tonissaar cracks Crosby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar moves away from the strike by Crosby.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baruto Tonissaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
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.

Crosby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
Tonissaar jabs at Crosby's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick
and Crosby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tonissaar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tonissaar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crosby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tonissaar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That has opened up Baruto Tonissaar's cut even more.
Tonissaar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonissaar lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar lands a head shot.
Crosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
Crosby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
Crosby connects with a looping right hand.

Crosby moves into range and clinches up with Tonissaar.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
Tonissaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Crosby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
Crosby has a couple of punches blocked by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Crosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crosby blocks an uppercut.
Tonissaar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crosby can't find room to land a body shot as Tonissaar controls the action.
Tonissaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crosby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonissaar controls his hands.

Tonissaar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonissaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Crosby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
Tonissaar connects with a body shot.
Tonissaar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Crosby moves away from the strike by Tonissaar.
A quick step to the side and Crosby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonissaar scores with a leg kick.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the head.
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crosby momentarily.
Tonissaar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
Tonissaar misses with a two punch combination.
Crosby moves out of range of the body kick from Tonissaar.
It looked like Crosby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tonissaar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crosby.
Tonissaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Crosby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The cut above Baruto Tonissaar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tonissaar thows a body kick. Crosby tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crosby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a head kick but Crosby moves out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Tonissaar misses
and Crosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonissaar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crosby slips a jab from Tonissaar.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crosby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crosby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tonissaar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar connects with a jab.
Crosby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tonissaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crosby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tonissaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Crosby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lunges at Crosby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crosby's hand.
The crowd cheers as Tonissaar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crosby doesn't seem phased though.
Tonissaar scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baruto Tonissaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Crosby's leg. Crosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonissaar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crosby's hands.
Crosby throws a hook but Tonissaar avoids it easily.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosby slips a jab from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crosby throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tonissaar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crosby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Crosby blocks it.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby throws the left hand but Tonissaar avoids the punch easily.
Crosby slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
A counter left hand to the body from Crosby misses its target.
Tonissaar tries a head kick but it misses.
As Tonissaar tries to get set, Crosby tries to push him back and clinch up but Tonissaar manages to avoid the attempt.
Crosby stuns Tonissaar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tonissaar thows a leg kick but Crosby checks it
enabling Crosby to counter with a crisp jab.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar misses with a looping left.
Tonissaar walks into a stiff left hand from Crosby.
Crosby walks into a stiff left hand from Tonissaar.
Nice jab there from Crosby.

Baruto Tonissaar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Tonissaar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonissaar cracks Crosby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar lands a jab to the nose.
Crosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tonissaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crosby on the side of the head.
Tonissaar scores with a hook to the body. Crosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crosby misses with a hook.
Tonissaar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crosby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tonissaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crosby blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar feints and then cracks Crosby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crosby down.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tonissaar throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Tonissaar.
A good leg kick by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tonissaar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Tonissaar coming out on top.
Crosby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crosby.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Baruto Tonissaar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dany Crosby!
Dany Crosby thanked the fans post fight for their support.