PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Gagarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and andy toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). andy toole told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gagarin
vs
toole

190 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
246 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Gagarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, andy toole!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gagarin lands a left and a right that send toole crashing to the mat, dazed. Gagarin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

toole is rocked!

It looks like andy toole has been cut.
toole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gagarin defends it nicely.
toole is still on wobbly legs! Can Gagarin finish him?

Excellent takedown into side control there by toole.
toole seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Gagarin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but toole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
toole working the strikes but Gagarin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
toole trying to control from half guard but Gagarin is working away.
toole tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gagarin controls his leg.
Gagarin is trying is best to control the position here.
toole lands strikes from half guard.
Gagarin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from toole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagarin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from toole.
toole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gagarin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
toole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
toole thows a big elbow that misses.
Gagarin has toole pulled in close to control his posture.
toole throws and elbow that misses. Gagarin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in toole's guard. Nice move by Gagarin!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
toole will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gagarin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gagarin swats away the attempt to clinch by toole.
toole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gagarin's waist but Gagarin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing toole off to one side.
toole looks gassed!
Gagarin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gagarin looks to land a combination but toole avoids it well.
toole tries to clinch but Gagarin is having none of it.
toole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gagarin throws a series of punches but toole moves out of range.
Gagarin scores with a jab to the head.
Gagarin lands a jab-cross combination.
Yuri Gagarin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Gagarin.

That has opened up andy toole's cut even more.
Gagarin scores with a jab to the body.
Gagarin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gagarin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gagarin cracks toole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gagarin lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - toole can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Gagarin and toole drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Gagarin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Gagarin!