PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Charles's choice of entrance music: Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Tony Twist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Twist
vs
Charles

179 cm
24
161 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
28
167 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Charles is predictable there
and Twist counters with a straight right hand.
Charles looks to land a combination but Twist avoids it well.

Twist gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Twist trying to control the position.
Charles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Twist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Twist wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles throws an elbow that misses. Twist uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Charles's guard. Nice move by Twist!
Charles controlling Twist's posture.
Twist works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist wants to control but Charles is keeping him busy.
Charles wants to get back to full guard.
Twist wants to pass the guard but Charles is defending well.
Twist works his foot free and advances to mount.
Twist wants to control the pace but Charles is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist fails to advance to Charles's back.
Charles is squirming around, avoiding Twist's attempts to control the action.
Twist tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Twist tries to control but Charles wriggling away.
Twist is trying to control here but Charles has managed to regain half guard.
Charles regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Twist.
Charles has control of Twist's left arm, preventing Twist from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Twist just wasn't active enough.
Twist wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a takedown attempt - Twist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice cross by Charles.
Charles lands a jab to the head.
Twist scores with a jab to the head.
Henry Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Twist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Twist slams his shin into Charles's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twist scores with a kick to the body.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Twist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Charles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Twist as he jumps to the side.
Twist throws the kick towards the body but Charles avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Twist. That's going to slow Charles down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charles, as that shot connected.
Twist throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Twist.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Twist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Twist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles drops his hands momentarily and Twist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Twist tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist scores with a hook.
Charles misses with a hook
and Twist counters with a solid body kick.
Twist jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charles swings widly with a right hand
and Twist counters with a series of strikes. Charles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Twist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Charles throws a combination. Twist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twist misses with a wild body shot.
Twist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twist misses with a kick to the body.
Charles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twist.
Charles moves out of range as Twist throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twist.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Twist slips the punch.
Twist leaves Charles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Twist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Charles swings widly with a right hand
and Twist counters with a head kick. That will keep Charles thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Twist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles scoring well with a low kick there.
Twist misses with a leg kick.
Charles misses with the combination.
Charles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids a kick to the body.
Charles blocks the body kick.
Charles takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Charles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Twist finds it's way round the side to connect with Charles's head.
Twist dodges the punch combination from Charles.

Charles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Charles content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Twist taking punishment in the form of punches.
Charles controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Twist keeps working.
Twist manages to work his way to half guard, despite Charles's best efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Charles is looking for a kimura here.
Twist tries to roll over but Charles keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Twist 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!

Twist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Twist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Twist needs to keep his hands up - Charles had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Twist does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Twist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Twist does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Twist.
Tony Twist is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Twist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Twist blocks a jab.
Twist looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Twist tries to clinch but Charles moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Twist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Twist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Charles has time to react.
Twist throws the kick towards the body but Charles avoids it.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Twist throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Twist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Twist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Charles is out of range.
Charles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Twist.
Charles checks a low kick from Twist.
Charles throws a hook to the side of Twist's head but Twist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Twist throws a leg kick which misses Charles's front leg but catches the back leg as Charles tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
Twist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henry Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Charles lands a nice hook to Twist's body. Twist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Twist is fending him off so far but Charles persists. Nope, Twist circles away and we're back to standing.
Tony Twist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles throws a right hand that Twist ducks under and follows up with a left that Twist also avoids with ease.
Twist scoring well with a low kick there.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist lands an overhand right.
Charles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Twist lands a jab.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Twist moves away from the strike by Charles.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but Twist ducks down to avoid it.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Twist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Charles.
Twist punishes Charles's body with a nice straight punch.
Charles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Twist. Twist obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist feints and then cracks Charles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charles down.
Twist thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Charles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Twist lands a nice looking body shot.
Twist throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twist staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Twist.
Twist lands a jab.
Charles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Twist.

Twist lands a big head kick that sends Charles tumbling to the mat! Twist takes a step backwards and waves Charles back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Charles is rocked!

It looks like Henry Charles has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twist scores with a kick to the body.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can Twist finish him?
Whack! Twist lands a heavy head kick that drops Charles. The ref tackles Twist to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Charles was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tony Twist!