PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Laski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Tocchet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laski
vs
Tocchet

185 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Laski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Tocchet!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tocchet scores with a sloppy right hand. Laski should have avoided that one.
Laski throws a combination that misses
and Tocchet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Saul Laski has been cut.
Laski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saul Laski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tocchet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Tocchet as Laski shoots in.
Laski darts in trying to clinch
and Tocchet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tocchet slaps away a takedown attempt from Laski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tocchet lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Laski as Tocchet shoots in.
Laski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tocchet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tocchet drops Laski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laski looks back up at him and smiles so Tocchet waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Laski is rocked!
Tocchet scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Laski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tocchet lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tocchet moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Laski! Tocchet continues to tee off on Laski, landing with a left and a right! Tocchet connects with a right hand that leaves Laski sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Tocchet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rick Tocchet!