PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilias Khan (ranked 4319 p4p, 25131 weight class) and Dylan Toal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Khan
vs
Toal

189 cm
23
180
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
171
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ilias Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Toal!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toal but Toal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toal looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Toal misses with a two punch combination.
Toal tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Toal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Toal after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilias Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan is trying to pull guard but Toal has him pressed against the cage.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Toal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khan somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toal scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Toal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toal slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick but Toal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toal tries to avoid it but Khan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toal to the ground. Toal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toal misses with a few strikes there.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toal as he avoids it easily.
Toal stuffs the takedown.

Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toal told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Khan scores with a takedown into Toal's guard.

Toal has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Khan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.

Toal breaks the clinch.
Dylan Toal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan clinches up with Toal and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Toal is controlling the position.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Toal throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Toal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toal's waist but Toal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Toal.

Khan has closed the distance and engaged Toal in a clinch.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toal's efforts to push away.

Khan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toal keeps working.

Toal kicks Khan off and gets back to his feet.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Toal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toal.
Toal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Toal looks to move away, Khan throws a big counter combo but Toal just gets out of the way.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Toal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Khan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Toal to the ground. Khan is now in Toal's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toal wants to stand up but Khan is controlling him.

Khan stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Khan breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toal tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Toal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Toal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilias Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Toal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toal tries to avoid it but Khan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toal to the ground. Toal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Toal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Toal misses with a double jab.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toal throws a one two combo.
Ilias Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toal is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Toal circles away and we're back to standing.
Toal misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toal blocks the body kick.

Khan has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Toal is controlling him.

Toal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toal misses with a few strikes there.
Toal throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Toal fails to land with a series of punches.
Toal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dylan Toal seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Khan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Toal looks like he's trying to stand up.

Toal manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Khan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toal swivels and escapes.
Toal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Toal unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toal moves away.
As Khan backs off Toal throws a huge counter combo but Khan manages to avoid it all.
Toal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Toal throws a counter combo.

Khan gets the takedown into side control.

Toal throws Khan to one side and escapes!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Toal.
Toal feints a jab promting Khan to slip. Toal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Khan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Toal quickly recovers to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toal is just riding it out for now. Khan eventually gives up the hold.
Khan trying to control the action but Toal is working from the bottom.
Toal is trying to stand back up but Khan is controlling him
Toal is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Khan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khan lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Toal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Khan clinches.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.

Khan clinches up with Toal and pushes him back against the cage.

Khan manages to break the clinch.

Khan instigates a clinch.

Khan manages to break the clinch.

Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Toal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Toal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dylan Toal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilias Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Toal.
A combination from Toal does no damage.
Khan throws a series of punches but Toal avoids them all with ease.
Toal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Toal. Those never looked like landing.

Khan has closed the distance and engaged Toal in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toal blocking some punches.
Khan jumps guard but Toal stands there with Khan around his waist. Khan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Toal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toal works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Toal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Khan clinches with his opponent.

Khan breaks from the clinch.
Toal fails to land with a series of punches.
Toal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toal takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan darts in looking for a takedown but Toal gets double underhooks and turns Khan into the cage.
Khan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toal smiles and moves away.
Toal scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Toal.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Toal.
Khan connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toal is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Toal circles away and we're back to standing.
Toal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Toal does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toal throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Toal throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan throws a right hand that Toal ducks under and follows up with a left that Toal also avoids with ease.
Toal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan throws a head kick but Toal moves out of range.
Ilias Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toal misses with a two punch combination.
Toal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan throws the kick towards the body but Toal avoids it.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toal sprawls well. Toal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Toal looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Toal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Toal 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Toal!
A very excited looking Dylan Toal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.