PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Knell (ranked 560 p4p, 931 weight class) and Chris Tosanesti (ranked 70 p4p, 111 weight class). Chris Tosanesti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Knell
vs
Tosanesti

195 cm
26
250
14 - 4 - 0

202 cm
24
266
11 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Death Knell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Tosanesti!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tosanesti misses with a right hand
and Knell counters with a nice body shot.
Knell walks into a straight right hand from Tosanesti.
Tosanesti misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Knell counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tosanesti! Knell lets Tosanesti back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Tosanesti is rocked!

It looks like Chris Tosanesti has been cut.
Tosanesti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knell rattles Tosanesti with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Tosanesti tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Knell dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Tosanesti stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Death Knell!
After winning the bout, Death Knell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Chris Tosanesti had this to say: 'No worries, guys. The Athletic Commission has just announced my opponent failed his pre-fight drug tests, so the result of this fight will be overturned and declared a No Contest. Big thanks to those of us who continue to fight clean!'.