PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmen Tolcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Johnson
vs
Tolcheck

192 cm
23
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Narcissus Unlimited

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balrog Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carmen Tolcheck!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tests Tolcheck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson sizes up Tolcheck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tolcheck staying out of range there.
Tolcheck fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson moves out of range as Tolcheck strikes.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tolcheck.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Tolcheck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Tolcheck walks into a left hand.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Tolcheck moved out of range.
Tolcheck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tolcheck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson swings for the body but Tolcheck moves out of range.
Tolcheck's corner calls for a 1-2. Tolcheck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Balrog Johnson has been cut.
Tolcheck throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson throws and low kick but Tolcheck moves out of range easily.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tolcheck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balrog Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tolcheck lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Tolcheck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Johnson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tolcheck misses the target.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tolcheck throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tolcheck.
Tolcheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolcheck.
Tolcheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolcheck ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Tolcheck swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Tolcheck throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Tolcheck.
Tolcheck tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Tolcheck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tests Tolcheck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tolcheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Tolcheck's shoulder, as Tolcheck tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tolcheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolcheck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tolcheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Tolcheck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tolcheck walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tolcheck throws out the jab.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Tolcheck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolcheck just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tolcheck.
Johnson swings for the body but Tolcheck moves out of range.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carmen Tolcheck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balrog Johnson'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.

Johnson cracks Tolcheck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tolcheck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Tolcheck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Tolcheck saw that one coming.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Tolcheck throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carmen Tolcheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tolcheck throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Tolcheck misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Tolcheck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carmen Tolcheck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Tolcheck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tolcheck throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Tolcheck is breathing heavily.
Tolcheck staying out of range there.
Johnson jabs at Tolcheck's body.
Johnson cracks Tolcheck with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tolcheck slips a straight right by Johnson.
Tolcheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Tolcheck misses.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Tolcheck's head back.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolcheck manages to avoid it.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tolcheck.
A short right from Johnson.
Tolcheck takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Tolcheck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tolchecks head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Tolcheck in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Carmen Tolcheck has been cut.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson gets through Tolcheck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tolcheck jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Tolcheck around his waist. Tolcheck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson prevents Tolcheck from breaking the clinch.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tolcheck backwards.
Tolcheck being controlled against the cage.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tolcheck backwards.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Tolcheck shrugs off.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Tolcheck's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balrog Johnson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolcheck throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson cracks Tolcheck with an open hand slap.
Tolcheck misses with the combination.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Tolcheck with an uppercut!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A cross from Tolcheck lands.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Tolcheck's head back.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tolcheck's head backwards.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolcheck.
A shot to de liver by Tolcheck. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Tolcheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tolcheck.

Johnson darts in and clinches Tolcheck up against the cage.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolcheck misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolcheck misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolcheck's defenses.
Balrog Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Tolcheck's ribcage. Tolcheck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tolcheck being controlled against the cage.
Tolcheck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand into Tolcheck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tolcheck's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson cracks Tolcheck with a nice body shot.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Tolcheck shrugs off.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tolcheck backwards.
Tolcheck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Tolcheck shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tolcheck lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tolcheck is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson gets through Tolcheck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Tolcheck fails to land.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Tolcheck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Tolcheck jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Tolcheck around his waist. Tolcheck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tolcheck swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is leaning against Tolcheck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balrog Johnson clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Tolcheck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tolcheck throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Tolcheck misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Tolcheck does no damage.
Johnson slips a straight right by Tolcheck.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolcheck. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson digs a good hook to Tolcheck's body.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.

Johnson has Tolcheck up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Tolcheck is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Johnson is leaning against Tolcheck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Tolcheck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tolchecks head.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Tolcheck in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Johnson.
Tolcheck throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Tolcheck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Tolcheck misses with a punch on the inside.
Tolcheck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Tolcheck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tolcheck throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs at Tolcheck's body.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Tolcheck seems unphased.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tolcheck off the cage and back into rage.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tolcheck throws out the jab.
Tolcheck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Tolcheck is out of range.
Tolcheck avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tolcheck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Tolcheck misses.
Tolcheck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Tolcheck counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balrog Johnson had his way with Carmen Tolcheck in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tolcheck's sensitive parts.
Tolcheck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Tolcheck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tolcheck there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for Johnson.
Tolcheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tolcheck looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands with a hook. Tolcheck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson swings for the body but Tolcheck moves out of range.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tolcheck is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tolcheck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Tolcheck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Johnson rushes Tolcheck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolcheck avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Tolcheck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tolcheck.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tolcheck being controlled against the cage.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tolcheck backwards.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Tolcheck misses with some punches.
Tolcheck misses with some punches.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Tolcheck's ribcage. Tolcheck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tolcheck avoids it.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tolcheck fails to land.
Tolcheck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Tolcheck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Tolcheck.
Johnson lunges at Tolcheck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tolcheck's hand.
Johnson scores with a jab. Tolcheck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tolcheck looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tolcheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolcheck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolcheck misses with a jab to the body
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson jabs at Tolcheck's body.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tolcheck can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolcheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Tolcheck avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Carmen Tolcheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tolcheck.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balrog Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Balrog Johnson!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Balrog Johnson!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Balrog Johnson!

Balrog Johnson wins by unanimous decision!