PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Tablita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Toole has chosen Say my name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tablita
vs
O Toole

173 cm
25
134 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

168 cm
30
164 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Tablita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timmy O Toole!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tablita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tablita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Toole is looking to chop away at Tablita's legs.
No joy there for Tablita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Toole throws a wild body kick that Tablita sees coming a mile off.
O Toole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Toole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Toole keeps Tablita at a distance using the push kick.
Tablita swings for the body but O Toole moves out of range.

Tablita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tablita blocks a body shot from O Toole.
O Toole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tablita's elbow.
Tablita blocking some punches.

Tablita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tablita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tablita misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Tablita moves away from the strike by O Toole.
O Toole slips under a jab.
Tablita throws an overhand right that lands on O Toole's shoulder, as O Toole tries to avoid the shot.
Tablita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Toole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tablita momentarily.
O Toole throws a leg kick which misses Tablita's front leg but catches the back leg as Tablita tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tablita moves out of range as O Toole throws a body kick.
Tablita moves out of range as O Toole throws a body kick.
O Toole misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Toole.
Tablita jabs O Toole right on the nose. O Toole blinks but takes it well.
O Toole staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Toole, right into the meat.
O Toole lands a jab to Tablita's midsection.
O Toole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tablita throws out the jab.
O Toole scores with a hook to the body. Tablita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Toole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tablita looks to land a left hand but O Toole moved out of range nicely.
Tablita tries to bum rush O Toole with a series of wild strikes but O Toole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Toole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Toole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tablita looks to land a combination but O Toole avoids it well.
O Toole connects with a single shot there.
O Toole thows a body kick. Tablita tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O Toole ducks under a wild hook from Tablita.
Tablita thows a body shot but no joy.
Tablita is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tablita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tablita thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Toole misses with a body kick.
O Toole lands a head kick. Tablita smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Toole connects with a body shot that sends Tablita's belly button to the back.
Tablita misses with a wild combination.
Tablita looks to land a combination but O Toole avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Tablita.
Tablita is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tablita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tablita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
Tablita misses with the combination.
O Toole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Toole.
O Toole jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tablita misses with a looping left.
Tablita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tablita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Toole scores with a leg kick.
Tablita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Toole.
O Toole scores with a hook to the body. Tablita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Toole thows a body kick. Tablita tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by O Toole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Toole.
Tablita throws a series of punches but O Toole avoids them all with ease.
O Toole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Toole looks for the body kick but Tablita saw that one coming.
Tablita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
Tablita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Toole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tablita scrambles back to his feet.
Tablita misses with a double jab.
Tablita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Toole circles away quickly and effectively.
O Toole lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tablita takes a step back to recover.
O Toole misses with a head kick.
Tablita throws a hook but O Toole blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick.
O Toole scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tablita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Toole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tablita walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Toole.
O Toole lands with a nice body kick.
O Toole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tablita thows a body shot but no joy.
O Toole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Toole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Toole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tablita has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tablita misses with a lunging right hand

and O Toole decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tablita's guard.
Tablita keeping moving, preventing O Toole from controlling successfully.
O Toole is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tablita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy O Toole dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Toole lands a nice looking body kick.
Timmy O Toole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Toole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tablita uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Toole has time to react.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Toole.
Tablita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Toole moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Toole.
O Toole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tablita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick.
Tablita moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Toole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tablita.
O Toole throws a sloppy head kick and Tablita moves out of range easily.
O Toole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tablita lands with a straight right. O Toole didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tablita throws a right hand that O Toole ducks under and follows up with a left that O Toole also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick there by O Toole.
Gabriel Tablita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheers as O Toole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tablita doesn't seem phased though.
O Toole throws a leg kick which misses Tablita's front leg but catches the back leg as Tablita tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tablita misses with a hook.
O Toole misses the shot to the body.
Tablita checks a leg kick nicely.
Tablita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Toole defending well as Tablita loads up on a big left hand.
Tablita is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tablita wants to clinch up but O Toole keeps it at a distance.
Tablita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tablita misses with a hook.
Tablita takes a swing at O Toole's ribcage but misses.
Tablita tries to bum rush O Toole with a series of wild strikes but O Toole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tablita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Toole.
Tablita looks to land a left hand but O Toole moved out of range nicely.
Tablita will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick from O Toole.
O Toole ducks under a wild hook from Tablita.
Tablita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

O Toole shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Toole was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tablita bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

O Toole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tablita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tablita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Toole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tablita trying to control but O Toole is working from the bottom.

O Toole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

O Toole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tablita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Toole scores with a short punch from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tablita is pushing down on O Toole's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Toole is fighting to maintain full guard but Tablita has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tablita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Toole with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Toole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tablita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tablita's back!
O Toole struggling to land strikes to the head as Tablita covers up.
O Toole missing with strikes.
O Toole throwing sloppy strikes.

O Toole has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tablita has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

O Toole working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tablita has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from O Toole.
Tablita is taking damage to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
O Toole controlling well, preventing Tablita from escaping the position.
Tablita has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from O Toole.
Tablita covering up well under a series of strikes from O Toole.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Toole throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
O Toole throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy O Toole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tablita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Toole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tablita was well out of range. Poor timing from O Toole.
Good leg kick by O Toole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Toole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tablita moves away.
Tablita swings for the body but O Toole moves out of range.
A jab from Tablita misses.
O Toole shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tablita but Tablita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Toole checks a low kick from Tablita.
Tablita doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Toole throws a wild body kick that Tablita sees coming a mile off.
Tablita throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Toole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Toole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tablita misses with a head kick.
O Toole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Toole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tablita rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Toole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tablita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Toole.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Toole.
Tablita swings for the body but O Toole moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tablita pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Toole back to the cage. Tablita follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Timmy O Toole has been cut.
Tablita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
O Toole throws a push kick but Tablita slaps the foot to one side.
Tablita staying out of range there.
Tablita misses with a hook.
Tablita looks to throw the jab but O Toole is out of range.
Tablita misses with a wild body shot.
O Toole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tablita doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Toole.
O Toole tries a head kick but it misses.
Tablita misses with a wild body shot.
O Toole thumps Tablita with a low kick.
Tablita throws a nice looking combination but O Toole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tablita blocks a jab.
O Toole lands the left hand.
O Toole scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tablita with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tablita throws a big shot that misses.
O Toole lands a head kick. Tablita smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Toole lands with a cross.
O Toole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tablita doesn't seem bothered though.
O Toole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Toole pushes Tablita away with a front kick.
O Toole throws a push kick but Tablita slaps the foot to one side.
O Toole takes one to the chin there.
Tablita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tablita throws a low kick but O Toole avoids it.
Tablita throws a right hand that O Toole ducks under and follows up with a left that O Toole also avoids with ease.
O Toole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Toole slips a jab and a cross from Tablita.
O Toole lands the left hand.
O Toole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tablita.
O Toole scores with a kick to the body.
O Toole cracks the inside of Tablita's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tablita's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Toole under the eye.
Tablita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Toole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Toole lands with a good body shot.
Tablita takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Toole is looking to score with low kicks.
Tablita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Toole.
Tablita looks to land a left hand but O Toole moved out of range nicely.
Gabriel Tablita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tablita avoids a kick to the body.
O Toole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tablita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Toole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Toole.
Tablita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tablita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Toole.
O Toole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tablita will feel that in the morning.
O Toole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick from O Toole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Toole lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Toole.
Tablita swinging wildly here.
Tablita looks to land a left hand but O Toole moved out of range nicely.
O Toole throws out a powerful jab.
O Toole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tablita digs a good body shot into O Toole's ribs.
O Toole defending well as Tablita loads up on a big left hand.
Tablita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Toole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Tablita scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Toole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Toole looks for the body kick but Tablita saw that one coming.
O Toole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Toole throws a push kick but Tablita slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy O Toole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Toole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy O Toole!
During a confident post fight interview, Timmy O Toole thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.