PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Tozi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pesho Talpata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tozi
vs
Talpata

180 cm
22
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
221 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar Tozi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pesho Talpata!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talpata lands a nice shot to the body.
Tozi throws an off balance right hand

and Talpata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tozi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Tozi working for a triangle but Talpata defends it easily.

Tozi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tozi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Talpata!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talpata in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tozi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tozi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Talpata?
Talpata is desperately trying to improve his position but Tozi has a good base and remains in mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Tozi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Tozi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tozi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Talpata is looking to escape.

Tozi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Talpata is on top in guard.
Talpata stopping the sweep attempt from Tozi.

Tozi has his foot on Talpata's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Talpata works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tozi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Tozi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talpata wants to control from the top but Tozi keeps moving.
Tozi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talpata preventing the sweep.
Talpata throws a big right hand that misses.
Tozi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Talpata is working Tozi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tozi is on top in guard.
Tozi looking to sit in guard and control but Talpata gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tozi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talpata.
Talpata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talpata slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Talpata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tozi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Talpata wants to control from the top but Tozi keeps moving.
Tozi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Talpata manages to get himself to full guard.
Tozi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talpata has Tozi pulled in close to control his posture.
Tozi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tozi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Tozi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tozi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tozi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tozi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Talpata can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tozi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tozi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tozi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tozi postures up in Talpata's guard and throws a big left but Talpata blocks it.
Tozi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talpata looking for a sweep. Not yet Talpata, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Talpata holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talpata wants to sweep here but Tozi controlling him for the moment.
Tozi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cesar Tozi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Talpata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tozi lands the left hand.
Tozi closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Talpata is rocked!

It looks like Pesho Talpata has been cut.
Talpata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Talpata is still on wobbly legs! Can Tozi finish him?
A big left from Tozi misses.
Talpata is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Tozi doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Talpata crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Talpata's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cesar Tozi!