PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T.G. Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). G. Tonying. Tonying comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Old ways - Chiddy bang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fowler
vs
Tonying

200 cm
28
260 lbs
15 - 14 - 1

196 cm
36
276 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Isaiah Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, T.G. Tonying!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Fowler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fowler throws a right and a left that Tonying avoids nicely.
Fowler swinging wildly here.
Fowler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fowler works over Tonying's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonying uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fowler.
Nice defenses there by Tonying.
Fowler throws a lazy uppercut
and Tonying counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fowler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonying sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tonying is looking to clinch but Fowler is avoiding it.
Tonying catches Fowler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fowler fails to land with a series of punches.
Fowler jabs Tonying right on the nose. Tonying blinks but takes it well.
Fowler dives in and grabs Tonying's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tonying pushes down on Fowler's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler scores with the left hand. Tonying knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Tonying.
Tonying moves forwards but Fowler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fowler throws a right hand that Tonying ducks under and follows up with a left that Tonying also avoids with ease.
Tonying with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying slips under a jab.
Fowler misses with an uppercut

and Tonying counters by moving into the clinch.
Fowler is looking for a takedown.
Fowler looking to throw knees to the head but Tonying is blocking nicely.
A short right from Fowler.
Fowler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tonying is keeping busy.
Fowler working hard to break the clinch.
Fowler has a couple of punches blocked by Tonying.
Nice elbow from Fowler.
Fowler pushes off an throws an elbow but Tonying leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fowler tries a knee to the head but Tonying blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fowler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fowler misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tonying to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonying keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fowler.
A swing and a miss from Fowler.
Fowler misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Fowler. Those never looked like landing.
Fowler fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Fowler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fowler tries to clinch but Tonying is having none of it.
Fowler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonying moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fowler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tonying checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fowler throws a low kick, looking for Tonying's leg but Tonying calmly moves out of range.
Fowler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tonying counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying throws a hook but Fowler avoids it easily.
Fowler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tonying eats them both and turns towards Fowler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fowler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fowler misses with a wild combination.
Tonying swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fowler.
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!
Tonying lands with a good body shot.
Tonying is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fowler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fowler is breathing heavily.
Fowler throws a head kick but Tonying moves out of range.
Fowler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonying lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Tonying gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fowler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying keeps control of Fowler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fowler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fowler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Tonying drops Fowler with a big knee straight up the middle! Fowler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Isaiah Fowler has been cut.
T.G. Tonying is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonying.
Tonying lands a nice looking body shot.
Tonying lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body kick there by Tonying.
Tonying lands with a good body shot.
Fowler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonying lands with a straight right. Fowler didn't see that one coming.

Tonying closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fowler as Tonying tries to tie him up.
Tonying struggles to land a body shot inside as Fowler controls his hands.
Tonying tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T.G. Tonying dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Fowler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tonying chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tonying connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fowler momentarily.
Fowler throws a lazy right hand but Tonying sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Isaiah Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fowler throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tonying to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonying, as that shot connected.

Fowler is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fowler connects with the punch.
Fowler throws out a loose jab but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonying avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fowler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tonying.
Tonying thuds a left hand into Fowler's body.
T.G. Tonying seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonying slips a jab from Fowler.
Fowler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tonying jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fowler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tonying avoids the body shot from Fowler.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fowler checks a leg kick.
Tonying thuds a left hand into Fowler's body.
Isaiah Fowler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Tonying.
Fowler misses with a right hand
and Tonying counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fowler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fowler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fowler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonying uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fowler.
Fowler throws a right hand that Tonying ducks under and follows up with a left that Tonying also avoids with ease.
Fowler misses with an uppercut
letting Tonying counter with a right hand.
Tonying doesn't manage to clinch there - Fowler circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler tries to clinch but Tonying moves out of range.
Tonying scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fowler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tonying connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fowler tries to clinch up.

Fowler gets tackled into the cage by Tonying. Tonying maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fowler misses with an elbow strike.

Fowler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fowler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonying punishes Fowler's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonying connects with a looping right hand.
Tonying avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fowler gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tonying fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fowler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tonying tests Fowler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, jab by Tonying - just one landing.
Fowler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonying.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Tonying.
Tonying lands a leg kick that knocks Fowler off balance momentarily.

Tonying closes the distance and clinches.
Tonying scores a nice knee to the body.
Tonying lands a good knee to the midsection. Fowler won't want to take too many of those.
T.G. Tonying seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fowler or not.
Tonying lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fowler backwards.
Tonying has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A knee to the head by Tonying.
Tonying lands a body shot.
Fowler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tonying with a knee to the head.
Tonying lands a body punch.
Tonying cracks Fowler with a nice body shot.
Tonying softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonying landing knees to the body.
Tonying digs a right hand underneath Fowler's ribcage. Fowler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tonying with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tonying lands a shoulder strike.
Tonying digs a right hand into Fowler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fowler's gas tank.
Tonying can't find room to land a body shot as Fowler controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonying using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tonying lands with a light punch inside.
Fowler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonying backwards.
Nice body punch from Tonying.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T.G. Tonying showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Fowler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab from Tonying.
Fowler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fowler throws a jab when Tonying was well out of range.
Tonying misses with a looping right.
Fowler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fowler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tonying is fending him off so far but Fowler persists. Nope, Tonying circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Fowler scores with a four punch combination!
Fowler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonying takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fowler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tonying counter with a right hand.
Fowler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tonying cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Tonying closes the distance and clinches.
Fowler digs a right hand underneath Tonying's ribcage. Tonying let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Tonying - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying can't find room to land a body shot as Fowler controls the action.
Tonying blocks an elbow strike.
Tonying connects with a knee to the head.
Tonying lands a nice knee to the body.
Tonying lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fowler backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tonying scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying lands a nice knee to the body.
Fowler prevents a body shot from Tonying.
Tonying lands a left hand.
Tonying looking to slow down the pace here.
Tonying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fowler or not.
Tonying tries to stall but Fowler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Fowler.
Tonying pushes Fowler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fowler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fowler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tonying dodges an elbow strike from Fowler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tonying.
Fowler swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fowler pushes Tonying back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fowler is trying to force a seperation but Tonying has the dominant position.
Fowler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tonying tries to land a knee to the head but Fowler blocks with his arms.
Tonying goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tonying.
Fowler throws a head punch that misses.
Fowler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tonyings head.
Tonying working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonying gets through Fowler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fowler misses with a body punch.
Fowler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fowler tries to break free but Tonying pushes him back against the cage.
Fowler is trying to break the clinch but Tonying has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tonying scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler goes for a takedown attempt but Tonying pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tonying fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tonying throws out a powerful jab.
Fowler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tonying makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tonying moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tonying scores with a shot to the body.
T.G. Tonying is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fowler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Tonying pushes Fowler up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fowler turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fowler manages to end up in side control.
Tonying sneaks back into half guard.
Fowler is stalling here. Tonying is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fowler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tonying has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler can't do much from the bottom here.
Fowler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tonying's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tonying stalling.

Fowler actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fowler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
T.G. Tonying comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tonying winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... T.G. Tonying!
T.G. Tonying really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hopkins Athletics logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.