PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Toller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Poirie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toller
vs
Poirie

188 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Toller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Poirie!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirie shoots and misses

and Toller counters by moving into the clinch.

Toller manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Poirie is in close to Toller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Poirie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Toller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poirie defends it easily.
Poirie stopping the sweep attempt from Toller.
Poirie trying to control the position from guard on top but Toller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toller wants to sweep here but Poirie controlling him for the moment.
Poirie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toller wants to hit a switch here but Poirie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Toller there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirie with a couple of short strikes.
Toller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poirie on the ground.
Poirie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Toller is trying to escape the mount.
Poirie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Poirie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poirie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Toller is looking to get to half guard.
Poirie landing strikes from the mount and Toller is in trouble!

Toller is rocked!
Poirie connects with a bit shot that sees Toller covering up! More strikes from Poirie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Poirie is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Poirie!
Diego Poirie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.