PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karwowski comes into the arena with Metallica - Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Toney has chosen Wicked as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Toney enters the cage!

Karwowski
vs
Toney

188 cm
24
212 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
220 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

$300

Brute

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylwester Karwowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Toney!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karwowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toney throws out the jab.
Toney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Toney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karwowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toney to score with a decent uppercut.
Karwowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Karwowski. That's going to slow Toney down.
Karwowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karwowski tries to score with a low kick but Toney moves his leg out of the way.
Toney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karwowski throws a combination that misses
and Karwowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karwowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Toney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Karwowski looking to score a takedown here. Toney is defending well but Karwowski drives through and ends up in Toney's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Karwowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toney swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karwowski is one step ahead there.
Karwowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toney pulls Karwowski in to control the position.
Karwowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karwowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karwowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karwowski wants to pass the guard but Toney is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toney looking for a sweep. Not yet Toney, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karwowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karwowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Toney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karwowski distracts Toney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karwowski trying to control but Toney is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney keeping full guard, as Karwowski tries to pass.
Karwowski distracts Toney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karwowski trying to control but Toney is working from the bottom.
Karwowski looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski is working hard here to advance position.
Toney lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karwowski!
Karwowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karwowski regains half guard.
Toney content to control rather than advance.
Karwowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Toney.
Toney moves into full mount! Karwowski won't be happy about that!
Toney looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karwowski is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Toney drops a big elbow. That's hurt Karwowski! More shots from Toney and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toney!
A very excited looking James Toney made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.