PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney's entrance music is Let's Scrap. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Toney
vs
Irons

187 cm
26
164 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

176 cm
29
168 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Castle Irons!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toney can pounce on him.
Toney throws a wild body kick that Irons sees coming a mile off.
Toney slips under a jab from Irons.
Toney is looking to slow Irons down with leg kicks.
Toney staying out of range there.
Castle Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Irons does no damage.
A big left from Irons misses.
Irons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Toney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Irons misses its intended target.
Irons misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Toney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Irons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Irons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Irons with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons moves into range and connects with a jab.
Irons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Toney counter with a right hand.
Castle Irons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Toney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toney scores with a hook to the body.
Toney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Irons is looking to break free of the clinch but Toney has double underhooks.
Irons blocks a body shot from Toney.
Irons missing with knees to the body.
Toney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toney missing with knees to the body.
Irons misses with a punch on the inside.
Irons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney tries to work over Irons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toney lands with a left to the head.
Irons prevents a body shot from Toney.
Irons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.

Irons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irons checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toney there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for Toney.
Irons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Toney closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irons.
Toney lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Irons.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
Irons lands a nice shot to the body.
Toney throws an elbow that misses.
Irons tries to land knees in the clinch but Toney avoids the damage to the body.
Irons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toney.
Irons throws a head punch that misses.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toney tries to throw a body punch but Irons avoids it by throwing Toney back against the cage.
Irons pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Irons tries to throw a body punch but Toney avoids it by throwing Irons back against the cage.
Irons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Toney.
Toney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Toney.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Toney on the inside.
Irons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses with a body punch.
Irons landing knees to the head.
Toney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Toney.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Irons is trying to maintain a safe position but Toney gets an underhook and turns Irons into the cage.
Irons content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Toney tries to throw a body punch but Irons avoids it by throwing Toney back against the cage.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironss head.
Irons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irons misses with a punch to the body.
Irons tries a body shot but Toney blocks it.
Toney misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
Irons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irons tries a body shot but Toney blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremey Toney dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circling - Irons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Irons.

Toney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Toney trying to control but Irons is working from the bottom.
Toney throws a big right hand that misses.
Toney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Irons wants to get back to his feet but Toney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Toney postures up in Irons's guard and throws a big left but Irons blocks it.
Toney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Irons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irons trying to keep a closed guard but Toney is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toney looks for a takedown but Irons sprawls well.
Irons throws an off balance right hand
and Toney counters with a nice leg kick.
Toney thows a body shot but no joy.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Irons tries to bum rush Toney with a series of wild strikes but Toney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irons throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses the shot to the body.
Toney connects with a body shot that sends Irons's belly button to the back.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irons throws a wild body kick that Toney sees coming a mile off.

Toney drives through and clinches with Irons against the cage.
Toney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toney missing with knees to the body.
Irons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irons works on Toney's body with a couple of short punches.
Toney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irons landing knees to the head.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
Irons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irons.
Toney lands a right hand.
Irons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toney backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons tries to land knees in the clinch but Toney avoids the damage to the body.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
Toney blocks an elbow strike from Irons.
Irons lands a good knee to the midsection. Toney won't want to take too many of those.
Irons is trying to maintain a safe position but Toney gets an underhook and turns Irons into the cage.
Irons presses Toney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Irons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Irons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irons.
Irons misses with a punch to the body.
Irons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irons scores with a hook to the body.
Toney scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irons gets through Toney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Irons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Irons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons blocks an elbow strike.
Irons lands an uppercut.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toney's defenses.
Irons prevents a body shot from Toney.
Irons prevents a body shot from Toney.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney lands with a left to the head.
Irons blocks an uppercut.
Irons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irons misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremey Toney will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Toney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Irons's calf.
Irons slips a straight right by Toney.
Irons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toney does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Irons swats away the attempt to clinch by Toney.
Toney has a takedown stuffed.

Toney instigates a clinch.
Irons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irons.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irons.
Irons is looking to break free of the clinch but Toney has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irons.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irons working aggressively here.
Irons missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons blocks a body shot from Toney.
Toney tries to land a knee to the head but Irons blocks with his arms.
Irons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irons can't find room to land a body shot as Toney controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Irons as the two fighters clinch.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Irons.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Irons.
Toney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toney avoids the elbow strike from Irons, against the cage.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Irons.
Irons misses with a knee to the head.
Castle Irons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Irons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toney blocks a body shot from Irons.
Toney misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle Irons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irons is trying to stall.
Toney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Toney lands a body shot.
Toney misses with some punches.
Toney prevents a body shot from Irons.
Toney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Irons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Toney.
Toney is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Irons misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irons.
Irons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irons struggles to land a body shot inside as Toney controls his hands.
Irons tries to throw a body punch but Toney avoids it by throwing Irons back against the cage.
Irons blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironss head.
Irons struggles to land a body shot inside as Toney controls his hands.
Irons misses with the head strike.
Toney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Irons takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Toney.

It looks like Castle Irons has been cut.
Toney blocking some punches.
Toney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Irons.
Toney scores with a nice hook to the head.

Irons is rocked!
Toney lands a shoulder strike.
Irons is still on wobbly legs! Can Toney finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irons blocks a body shot from Toney.
Toney lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toney unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Irons! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Toney is unloading with more strikes now! Irons drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremey Toney!
Jeremey Toney took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.