PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delvin Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Toby's choice of entrance music: Will Smith - The Fresh Prince. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Shore
vs
Toby

193 cm
34
277 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

198 cm
31
275 lbs
13 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Delvin Shore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Toby!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shore throws a jab when Toby was well out of range.
Shore shoots in but Toby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toby unleashes a big counter combination but Shore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Toby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shore is looking to reverse the position.
Shore wants to control but Toby postures up.
Toby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shore is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shore is working hard here to advance position.

Toby stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Shore misses the target.
Shore shoots in but Toby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toby misses with a two punch combination.
We've been informed that Toby has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Toby clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Toby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delvin Shore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Toby.
Toby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Shore.
Shore takes a shot to the head.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shore wants to take the fight to the mat but Toby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toby.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Shore.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Shore.
Shore blocks an uppercut.
Shore has been working on his balance at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Toby.
Shore is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shore blocks an uppercut.
Toby working aggressively here.
Shore blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Shore.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Shore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shore.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toby.
Toby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Toby after a bit of a struggle.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Shore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toby misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toby misses with a punch on the inside.
Toby lands a left hand.
Shore goes for a takedown attempt but Toby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toby closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shore quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shore looking for submissions off his back.

Shore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toby pulls his head out easily.
Shore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Toby scores with a couple of nice shots.
Toby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toby tries to stand and escape but Shore is controlling the position.
Toby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Toby wants to stand up but Shore has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Shore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toby pulls his head out easily.
Shore is refusing to be controlled, as Toby sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shore actively working from the bottom here.
Toby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Shore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Shore looking for submissions off his back.
Shore wants to improve his position but Toby is controlling well.
Toby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shore has hold of Toby's hands but Toby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

It looks like Delvin Shore has been cut.
Toby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Toby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toby trying to control the action but Shore is working from the bottom.

Shore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Toby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delvin Shore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Toby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Toby darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Toby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Toby is trying to control the action in half guard but Shore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Shore looking for submissions off his back.
Toby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Toby stands up from half guard.

Toby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Toby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Toby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore moves into full guard.

Toby stands and steps away. Shore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shore misses with a takedown attempt - Toby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Toby is looking to clinch.

Toby closes the distance and clinches.
Shore is working for takedown but Toby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shore blocking some punches.
Shore wants to take the fight to the mat but Toby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delvin Shore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toby throws a head punch that misses.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Shore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby working aggressively here.
Shore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Toby after a bit of a struggle.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby gets underhooks to prevent Shore's takedown attempt.
Toby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toby stops a takedown attempt from Shore.
Toby working aggressively here.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Shore.
Shore can't get the takedown.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Shore.
Toby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shore wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shore.
Toby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Toby.
Toby working aggressively here.
Toby pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toby.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Toby fails to land.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Shore.
Toby lands with a light punch inside.
Toby working aggressively here.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shore blocks an uppercut.
Shore blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shore is trying to drag Toby to the mat but Toby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shore blocking some punches.
Shore blocking some punches.
Shore blocks an uppercut.
Shore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Toby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Toby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Shore.
Toby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shore blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Toby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Delvin Shore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Toby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Toby throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shore tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Toby is in Shore's guard.

Shore is looking for a triangle but Toby pushes his legs off easily.

Shore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Toby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Toby with a nice head shot there.

Shore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Toby passes into half guard.
Toby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shore is pressing down on Toby's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Toby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Toby stands up over Shore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Toby forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toby tries to pass to full mount but Shore defends it.
Toby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Toby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shore is looking to control Toby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shore avoid being mounted?
Toby takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Shore is rocked!
Shore wants to control but Toby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oh Shore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toby is nestled in close to Shore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Toby drops an elbow to the side of Shore's head.

Shore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toby lands a big elbow - Shore is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Toby!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toby!
James Toby is the new heavyweight champion!
As James Toby got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks Bobby B. And The SkrapBox '.