PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toke comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecracker- Shocore. Evander Holyfield acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Toke
vs
Holyfield

183 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
217 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiki Toke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toke.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield misses with a hook

and Toke moves into the clinch.

Toke drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Toke is controlling Holyfield's posture.
Holyfield passes Toke's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Holyfield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Toke tries to get to full guard but Holyfield has control of the leg.
Toke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holyfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toke trying to control from the bottom.
Toke won't allow Holyfield to pass to mount.
Holyfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toke's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke is trying to maintain the position but Holyfield is very close to passing his half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Tiki Toke wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A jab from Holyfield finds it's way through Toke's defenses.
Holyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holyfield defends well and Toke ends up having to push Holyfield into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Toke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holyfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holyfield tries to throw a body punch but Toke avoids it by throwing Holyfield back against the cage.
Holyfield crunches a lovely knee into Toke's ribcage.
Toke is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Holyfield has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Toke is trying to keep an underhook but Holyfield manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Holyfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Holyfield is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toke is just riding it out for now. Holyfield eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield controlling the action here.
Holyfield prevents Toke from improving his position.
Toke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Holyfield prevents Toke from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holyfield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Holyfield seems to be working for a kimura but Toke defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield prevents Toke from improving his position.
Holyfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Toke is staying active underneath Holyfield, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holyfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holyfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holyfield lands a nice short elbow.

Holyfield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holyfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Toke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Holyfield seems to be working for a kimura but Toke defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toke is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toke is doing well to control the position and prevent Holyfield from advancing to side control.
Holyfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Toke wants to control but Holyfield is keeping busy.
Holyfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holyfield.
Holyfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toke's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toke trying to control here.
Holyfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toke tries to get to full guard but Holyfield has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evander Holyfield dominated that round.
That's time! Toke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Toke checks a low kick from Holyfield.
Holyfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toke throws out the jab.
Holyfield has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Toke is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Holyfield scores with a body shot.
Tiki Toke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holyfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Holyfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holyfield tries to clinch up.
Holyfield cracks Toke with a good jab.
Holyfield throws a body punch but Toke moves out of range.
Toke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holyfield.
Holyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toke moves away.
Toke fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield scores with a jab. Toke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Toke blocks a leg kick.
Holyfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toke's head.
Holyfield throws a solid leg kick but Toke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holyfield.
A good leg kick by Holyfield.
Holyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toke moves away.
Holyfield connects with a body shot that sends Toke's belly button to the back.
Holyfield thuds his right hand into Toke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Evander Holyfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Holyfield! Toke is out on his feet! Holyfield rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Toke is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Toke is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Holyfield!
A very excited looking Evander Holyfield 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.