PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Beloff
vs
Toby

200 cm
26
290 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

198 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

On Tap (Laundry Available)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, VG Beloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Toby!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beloff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Toby has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beloff checks a low kick from Toby.
Toby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Toby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beloff lands with a hook. Toby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beloff moves in looking to clinch but Toby pushes him off.
Beloff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beloff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beloff is looking for a counter combo.
Toby throws out a powerful jab.
Beloff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toby.
Beloff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beloff with a body shot.
Toby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beloff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beloff just misses with a punch to the body.
Toby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Beloff's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beloff duly obliges.
Beloff looks to land a right hand but Toby moved out of range.
Beloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
VG Beloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toby throws the kick towards the body but Beloff avoids it.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Toby keeps it at a distance.

Beloff rushes Toby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beloff misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toby struggles to land a body shot inside as Beloff controls his hands.
Toby struggles to land a body shot inside as Beloff controls his hands.
Toby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby misses with an elbow strike.
Beloff lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Beloff on the inside.
Toby blocking some punches.
Beloff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toby lands a shot to the body.
Beloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Beloff.
Beloff blocks a body shot from Toby.
Beloff misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Nice elbow from Toby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Beloff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toby backwards.
Toby tries to work over Beloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beloff throws a punch but it's blocked by Toby.
Beloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beloff scores with a shot to the side of Toby's head.
Beloff stalls.
Toby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beloff is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Beloff misses with a body punch.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beloff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toby trying to land knees to the body.
Beloff misses with the head strike.
Beloff stalling in the clinch but Toby improves position.
Beloff has a couple of punches blocked by Toby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beloff misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beloff is leaning against Toby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Beloff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beloff throws a body punch but Toby moves out of range.
Toby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Beloff misses the target.
Toby looks to land a body kick but Beloff moved away.
Beloff misses with a few strikes there.
Toby looks for the body kick but Beloff saw that one coming.
Beloff throwing a counter right hand but Toby manages to avoid it.
Beloff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Toby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beloff feints a jab promting Toby to slip. Beloff then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Toby slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like James Toby has been cut.
Beloff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toby is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VG Beloff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Toby's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beloff tries to clinch but Toby is having none of it.
Toby replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Beloff blocks it well.
Toby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beloff.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toby, right into the meat.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Toby keeps it at a distance.
Beloff throws the left hand but Toby avoids the punch easily.
Beloff scores with a nice right hand.

Beloff moves into range and clinches up with Toby.
Beloff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toby lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beloff's brow.
Toby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Toby.
Beloff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beloff wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff managing to block the knees to the body from Toby.
Beloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toby misses with a punch to the body.
Toby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby misses with a punch to the body.
Toby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beloff avoids it.
Beloff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Beloff.
Toby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toby scores with a hook to the body.
Beloff takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like VG Beloff has been cut.
Beloff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toby can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Toby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beloff scores with a shot to the side of Toby's head.
Toby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Beloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beloff blocks an elbow strike from Toby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby is trying to drag Beloff to the mat but Beloff just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Toby misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toby lands a knee to the body.
Toby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Toby.
Toby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby lands a hook that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
Toby can't find room to land a body shot as Beloff controls the action.
A short right from Toby on the inside.
James Toby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
Good body shot from Toby.
Toby misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toby lands an uppercut.
Beloff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beloff taking a breather.
Beloff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toby lands an elbow inside.
Beloff takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Toby.

Beloff breaks the clinch.
Toby scores with a spinning back kick!
Toby throws the kick towards the body but Beloff avoids it.
Beloff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Toby throws a wild body kick that Beloff sees coming a mile off.
Toby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beloff's calf.
Toby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beloff takes a step back to recover.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toby lands a front kick.

Toby cracks Beloff with a big right hand and Beloff goes down!

Beloff is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toby gets to his feet and stands over Beloff, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Beloff felt that one! Toby unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Beloff from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toby!
James Toby gave a mention to On Tap (Laundry Available) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).