PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Markham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skagul Toste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Markham
vs
Toste

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Markham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skagul Toste!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Markham or perhaps it was just good defense by Toste which made him look bad.

Markham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Toste really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Toste manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Toste trying to hold on to Markham's head to control him but Markham postures up.
Markham trying to advance position but Toste counters by regaining guard.
Toste bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Markham's guard.
Markham keeping moving, preventing Toste from controlling successfully.
Markham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Toste is controlling him.
Toste trying to control the position from guard on top but Markham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toste stops Markham from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toste trying to control but Markham is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Skagul Toste was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Markham shoots in but no luck this time.
Toste feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Markham's calf.
Markham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toste defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Markham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Toste manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Markham is breathing heavily.
Toste lands with a nice body kick.
Markham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toste is fending him off so far but Markham persists. Nope, Toste circles away and we're back to standing.
Toste lands a head kick. Markham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like David Markham has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markham moves forwards but Toste connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Markham keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toste.
Markham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Toste throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toste lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Toste moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toste lands a nice looking kick to the body. Markham takes a step back to recover.
Markham takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Toste lands a leg kick that knocks Markham off balance momentarily.
Toste thumps Markham with a low kick.
Toste moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toste connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Markham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toste.
Toste fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toste is looking to clinch but Markham is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toste.
Markham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toste connects with a leg kick. Markham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toste keeps the fight on the outside.
Toste lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Toste.
Markham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toste.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toste fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toste throws a shot to the body.
David Markham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toste cracks Markham with a right hand to the side of the head.

Toste forces Markham back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skagul Toste dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Markham's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Toste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Markham fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Toste to the ground. Markham is now in Toste's guard.
Markham with a nice head shot there.
Markham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Toste trying to keep a closed guard but Markham is proving a slippery customer.
Markham throws an elbow that misses. Toste uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Markham's guard. Nice move by Toste!
Toste is standing up over Markham. Markham looks to escape but Toste dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Markham's face as Toste controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toste tries to stand but Markham is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markham is pushing Toste's head away, looking to escape. Toste manages to hold on to the position though.
Markham is not content to let Toste control the position.
Toste tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Toste staying calm.
Markham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Markham tries to get out of the position.
Markham is not content to let Toste control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Skagul Toste hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Markham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toste avoids it really well and circles away.
Markham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toste avoids it really well and circles away.
Toste is looking to clinch but Markham is avoiding it.
Toste feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Markham's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markham swats away the attempt to clinch by Toste.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Skagul Toste will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on David Markham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Toste.
Markham tries to clinch up
and Toste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Markham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toste circles away.
Markham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toste's waist but Toste gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markham off to one side.
Toste doesn't manage to clinch there - Markham circles away.
Toste thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Markham if he has to take too many more of those.
Skagul Toste seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toste lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toste.
David Markham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Toste closes the distance and pushes Markham back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toste working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toste creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Toste lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Toste.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toste just misses with a elbow thrown towards Markham's brow.
Toste gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

David Markham's cut is getting worse.
Toste lands an elbow inside that Markham shrugs off.
Toste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Markham backwards.
Toste lands an elbow just above Markham 's eye.

David Markham's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Toste lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, David Markham's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Skagul Toste!