PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killer comes into the arena with Peste blaring out of the sound system. Toby has chosen Will Smith - The Fresh Prince as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Killer
vs
Toby

195 cm
31
251 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

198 cm
30
275 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Toby!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer lands a jab.
Toby fails with the takedown
and Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toby blocks a head kick by Killer.
Killer lands with an uppercut that bounces Toby off the cage and back into range.
Killer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Killer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Toby blocks with his arms.
Killer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Toby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Toby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Killer pushes Toby up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby prevents Killer from breaking the clinch.
Killer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.

Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toby under the eye.
Killer takes a swing at Toby's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Killer.
Killer looks to clinch
and Toby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Killer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Killer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toby circles away.
Toby works Killer's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer goes for a double leg but Toby avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Toby continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Killer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Killer misses with a double jab
letting Toby counter with a right hand.

Toby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eddie Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer closes the distance but Toby moves to the side
enabling Toby to counter with a crisp jab.
Toby misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Toby to counter with a crisp jab.
Toby slips a jab from Killer.

Killer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toby, pushing him back against the cage.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Killer misses with a knee strike.

Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toby misses the body punch
and Killer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killer dodges the punch combination from Toby.
Toby tries for a takedown but Killer circles away easily
and Killer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toby swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toby misses with a looping right.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Toby takes the fight into the clinch.
Toby throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.

Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Killer as he jumps to the side.
Killer wants to clinch up but Toby keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Toby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Killer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Killer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toby as he avoids it easily.
Toby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killer misses with a wild body shot.
Toby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Killer tries to clinch but Toby moves out of range.

Toby rushes Killer and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Toby fails to land.
Killer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Killer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James Toby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer wants to take the fight to the mat but Toby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Killer blocking some punches.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Killer pushes off an throws an elbow but Toby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killer.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Killer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toby pushes Killer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toby blocks the elbow strike.
Toby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toby misses with the head strike.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Killer.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Toby blocks with his arms.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toby lands with a light punch inside.
Killer tries a body shot but Toby blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.

Killer breaks from the clinch.
Toby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Toby gets caught napping as Killer dives in and scores a takedown. Toby manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toby thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Killer won't allow Toby to get back to his feet.
Killer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Toby wants to sweep here but Killer controlling him for the moment.
Toby wants to stand up but Killer is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toby keeping full guard, as Killer tries to pass.
Toby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Killer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Toby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Killer is pushing down on Toby's leg trying to pass to half guard. Toby is fighting to maintain full guard but Killer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Toby looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer blocks the strikes from Toby.
Killer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Killer trying to control the action but Toby is working from the bottom.
Killer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Toby flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Toby pushes Killer off looking to stand but Killer dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Toby drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Killer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Killer tries to throw a body punch but Toby avoids it by throwing Killer back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Killer blocking some punches.
Killer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Killer throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toby throws a right hand that Killer ducks under and follows up with a left that Killer also avoids with ease.
Killer is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Killer misses with a straight left.
Killer throws a sloppy head kick and Toby moves out of range easily.
Toby now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Toby!
Toby throws a right hand that misses
and Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
Toby shoots and misses
and Killer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Killer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Toby swings for the body but Killer moves out of range.
Toby doesn't manage to clinch there - Killer circles away.
Killer tries a head kick but it misses.
Killer slips a jab and a cross from Toby.
Killer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Killer throws a series of punches but Toby avoids them all with ease.
Toby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Killer throws a hook to the side of Toby's head but Toby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Killer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Killer has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toby throws a head punch that misses.
Toby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killer is trying to break the clinch but Toby is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Toby.
Killer misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Killer.
Killer scores with a shoulder strike.
Toby lands a right hand.
Killer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toby misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Toby does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Killer misses the target.
Toby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Killer.
James Toby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Killer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Killer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toby circles away quickly and effectively.
Toby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Killer avoids the body shot from Toby.
Toby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Killer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer cracks a nice hook into Toby's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Killer punishes Toby's body with a nice straight punch.
Toby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Killer on the side of the head.
Killer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killer with a nice cross.
Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Killer tries to clinch but Toby is having none of it.
Killer misses with a head kick.
Killer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer avoids the body shot from Toby.
Killer scores with a head kick.
Killer scores with a hook to the body. Toby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Killer rather than just go for the knockout.
Toby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killer.
Toby throws a nice looking combination but Killer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Killer wants to clinch up but Toby keeps it at a distance.
Toby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice takedown defense from Killer. No joy for Toby on that attempt.
Killer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toby's head.
Killer throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Toby.
Toby misses with a few strikes there.
James Toby seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Killer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Toby quickly recovers to half guard.
Toby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killer is nestled in close to Toby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Killer works his way into side control.
Toby tries to improve position but can't.
Killer wants to control but Toby is keeping him busy.
Killer is really struggling to control Toby but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Toby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Killer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Killer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Toby will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Killer.
I think Killer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!