PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Skaft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crissay Tosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crissay Tosen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Skaft
vs
Tosen

190 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

ANABOLIC **160**
Reaper Combatwear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johannes Skaft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crissay Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tosen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skaft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skaft throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skaft connects with a solid leg kick.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skaft.
Skaft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Skaft.
Skaft tries to work over Tosen's front leg with a kick but Tosen checks it.

Skaft has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.

Tosen manages to break the clinch.
Skaft throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaft scores with a hook to the body. Tosen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skaft throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Skaft gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skaft is leaning against Tosen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skaft avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skaft.
Skaft slows down the pace here.
Skaft keeps control of Tosen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skaft lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Skaft - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skaft lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Skaft.
Skaft lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skaft can't find room to land a body shot as Tosen controls the action.
Skaft pushes Tosen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skaft has Tosen pushed against the cage.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Tosen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tosen backwards.
Skaft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skaft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tosen backwards.
Skaft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skaft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Skaft on the inside.
Skaft misses with a body punch.
Skaft holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tosen blocks an uppercut.
Skaft scores with a shoulder strike.
Tosen is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Skaft presses Tosen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tosen looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skaft.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skaft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skaft lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes Skaft dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Skaft moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tosen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skaft throws a low kick, looking for Tosen's leg but Tosen calmly moves out of range.
Skaft misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Skaft misses the target.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skaft.
Tosen throws a head kick that misses.
Skaft is looking to wear down Tosen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tosen is breathing heavily.
Skaft tries to score with a low kick but Tosen moves his leg out of the way.
Skaft feints and then cracks Tosen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tosen down.
Skaft throws a low kick but Tosen moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaft thows a leg kick but Tosen checks it
and Tosen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Skaft lands a nice hook to Tosen's body. Tosen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skaft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosen moves away.
Tosen moves out of range of the body kick from Skaft.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skaft.
Skaft swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skaft blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Skaft.
A clash of legs there as Tosen blocks the low kick.
Skaft throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft thumps Tosen with a low kick.
Skaft throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tosen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johannes Skaft is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Tosen as he checks the leg kick.
Skaft is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tosen can do to turn this around?
Skaft is looking to slow Tosen down with leg kicks.
Skaft tries to work over Tosen's front leg with a kick but Tosen checks it.
Skaft just misses with a punch to the body.
Skaft feints and then cracks Tosen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tosen down.
Skaft misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skaft, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft delivers a nice body kick.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skaft throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skaft is looking to chop away at Tosen's legs.
Tosen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skaft.
Skaft connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skaft throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skaft scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tosen doesn't seem bothered though.
Skaft wants to land a leg kick but Tosen is out of range.
Tosen checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaft lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
Skaft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosen moves away.
Skaft moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skaft fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tosen.
A leg kick checked by Tosen.
Good leg kick by Skaft there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skaft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Skaft.
Tosen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skaft finds it's way round the side to connect with Tosen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes Skaft dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Skaft throws a body kick that misses.
Skaft is looking to score with low kicks.
Tosen misses with a low kick as Skaft jumps back.
Skaft will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tosen throws a low kick but Skaft moves out of range easily.
Skaft scores with a leg kick.
Skaft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Skaft.
A low kick from Skaft misses
and Tosen counters with a good low kick that Skaft was not able to check.
Skaft explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tosen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Skaft.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skaft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
Johannes Skaft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skaft misses with a looping right.
Skaft lands a jab to the nose.
Skaft moves out of range as Tosen throws a body kick.
Skaft scores with the left hand. Tosen knows he should have avoided that one.
Skaft scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaft throws a leg kick that misses.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Skaft.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. Tosen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tosen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skaft.
Skaft takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Skaft.
Skaft throws a leg kick which misses Tosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tosen tries to avoid it.
Tosen moves out of range of the body kick from Skaft.
Skaft 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skaft. Tosen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft throws a wild body kick that Tosen sees coming a mile off.
Skaft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tosen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skaft throws a chopping leg kick but Tosen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skaft with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tosen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tosen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tosen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skaft throws a leg kick but Tosen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skaft.
Skaft lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaft lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Tosen blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Skaft checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crissay Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Skaft.
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!
Skaft pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tosen is out of range and Skaft settles back down.
Skaft throws a body punch but Tosen moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skaft lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Skaft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skaft.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Skaft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skaft has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Skaft!