PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Neskade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mishko Tolstiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neskade
vs
Tolstiy

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabio Neskade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mishko Tolstiy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolstiy shoots in but no luck this time.

Tolstiy darts in and clinches Neskade up against the cage.
Neskade wants to break free but Tolstiy has control.
Neskade has Tolstiy pressed against the cage, preventing Tolstiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tolstiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Neskade won't allow it.
Neskade stops a takedown attempt from Tolstiy.
Neskade keeps control of Tolstiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolstiy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neskade smiles and moves away.
Fabio Neskade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mishko Tolstiy.

Tolstiy clinches up against the cage.

Tolstiy manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neskade would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Tolstiy pushes Neskade off and gets back to his feet.

Tolstiy drives through and clinches with Neskade against the cage.
Neskade tries to pull guard but Tolstiy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tolstiy is trying to break the clinch but Neskade is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neskade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neskade is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tolstiy to keep the fight standing.
Tolstiy is trying to break the clinch but Neskade has him pressed against the cage.
Tolstiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Neskade won't allow it.

Tolstiy jumps guard and drags Neskade to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tolstiy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Neskade off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tolstiy has a takedown stuffed.
Tolstiy tries to clinch but Neskade moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy moves in looking to clinch but Neskade pushes him off.

Tolstiy gets a clinch.
Tolstiy is trying to break free.
Tolstiy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tolstiy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neskade's efforts to push away.
Neskade is looking to break free of the clinch but Tolstiy has double underhooks.
Neskade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neskade tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tolstiy smiles and moves away.
Mishko Tolstiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tolstiy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tolstiy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neskade but Neskade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neskade lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolstiy tries to clinch there but Neskade circles away.
Tolstiy tries to clinch but Neskade is having none of it.
Tolstiy with a poor takedown
and Neskade counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mishko Tolstiy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tolstiy moves to clinch but Neskade breaks away
and Neskade counters with a nice leg kick.
Neskade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neskade blocks a head kick by Tolstiy.
Neskade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neskade wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tolstiy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolstiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolstiy misses with a body punch
and Neskade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fabio Neskade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neskade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tolstiy.
Tolstiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neskade swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstiy tries to clinch but Neskade is having none of it.
Tolstiy tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Neskade. No joy for Tolstiy on that attempt.
Fabio Neskade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mishko Tolstiy.
Tolstiy is looking to clinch but Neskade is avoiding it.
Fabio Neskade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neskade throws a nice head kick!
Tolstiy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neskade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tolstiy tries for a takedown but Neskade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tolstiy is breathing heavily.
Tolstiy shoots in but Neskade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neskade throws a series of punches but Tolstiy avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neskade throws a head kick that misses.
Tolstiy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tolstiy tries to clinch up but Neskade circles away and keeps his distance.
Tolstiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolstiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Neskade circles away.

Tolstiy clinches up against the cage.
Tolstiy tries to break the clinch but Neskade is controlling the position.
Tolstiy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Neskade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neskade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neskade is trying to break the clinch but Tolstiy is controlling him.
Neskade can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tolstiy is trying to push Neskade away but Neskade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tolstiy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Tolstiy jumps into guard, dragging Neskade to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neskade tries to stand but Tolstiy is controlling from the bottom.
Tolstiy trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mishko Tolstiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Neskade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neskade misses with a two punch combination.
Tolstiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tolstiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neskade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tolstiy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tolstiy pushes Neskade up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tolstiy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neskade walks away with a smile on his face. Tolstiy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neskade throws a head kick that misses.

Tolstiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neskade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neskade jumps guard but Tolstiy stands there with Neskade around his waist. Neskade gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Neskade fails to pull guard.
Neskade tries to break free but Tolstiy pushes him back against the cage.
Fabio Neskade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neskade.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Neskade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolstiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neskade is trying to drag Tolstiy to the mat but Tolstiy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tolstiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neskade has Tolstiy pressed against the cage, preventing Tolstiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neskade is pressed up against the cage. Tolstiy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neskade down to the mat. Neskade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tolstiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolstiy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Neskade. No joy for Tolstiy on that attempt.
Neskade keeps the fight on the outside.
Tolstiy is looking to clinch but Neskade is avoiding it.
Tolstiy blocks a head kick by Neskade.
Neskade takes a swing at Tolstiy's ribcage but misses.
Tolstiy avoids the head kick by Neskade.
Tolstiy shoots in for a double leg but Neskade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neskade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neskade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Neskade throws a nice looking combination but Tolstiy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tolstiy throws a big shot that misses.
Mishko Tolstiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Neskade.
Tolstiy moves in looking to clinch but Neskade pushes him off.
Tolstiy is looking to clinch.
Mishko Tolstiy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neskade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tolstiy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mishko Tolstiy.
Well Tolstiy 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mishko Tolstiy!