PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Tolborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolborg has chosen Because I Got High as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

James
vs
Tolborg

175 cm
28
218 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

185 cm
22
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calico James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Tolborg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James swings for the body but Tolborg moves out of range.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tolborg throws out the jab.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from James misses.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolborg.
James throws a right hand that Tolborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolborg also avoids with ease.
Tolborg looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Tolborg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
James misses with a body shot.
Tolborg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tolborg.
Tolborg misses with a body punch

and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tolborg tries to push off, looking to stand up, but James manages to move to mount!
James looking to control but Tolborg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tolborg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tolborg is trying to escape the mount.
James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James unloads with some shots from mount but Tolborg bucks and avoids them well.
James unloading with bombs!
Tolborg tries to buck James off but he can't manage it.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James tries to control but Tolborg wriggling away.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

James moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tolborg has worked his arm free - good work by Tolborg!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Calico James.
A telegraphed right hand from Tolborg misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tolborg at a distance.
Tolborg misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolborg thinking.
Tolborg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tolborg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolborg misses with a straight left.
Tolborg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolborg swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James moves away from the strike by Tolborg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Anders Tolborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tolborg.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Tolborg moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calico James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tolborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tolborg circles away.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Tolborg tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tolborg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tolborg throws out the jab.
Tolborg throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tolborg.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Tolborg sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calico James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolborg misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting James counter with a right hand.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolborg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tolborg scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tolborg connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tolborg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolborg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tolborg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Tolborg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tolborg misses with a straight right.
Tolborg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James's head backwards.
Tolborg looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Tolborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James slips a straight right by Tolborg.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
James blocks a jab.
Tolborg missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James slips a straight right by Tolborg.
James misses with a straight right.
Tolborg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg misses the shot to the body.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Tolborg scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for James.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Tolborg. Beautiful body shot.
James drops his hands momentarily and Tolborg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tolborg throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Tolborg.
Tolborg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tolborg misses the jab.
Tolborg connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolborg lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolborg. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Tolborg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tolborg looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Tolborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Tolborg. Beautiful body shot.
Tolborg throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
Tolborg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tolborg throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tolborg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tolborg throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Tolborg.
Tolborg throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Anders Tolborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tolborg misses with a body shot
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Tolborg cracks James with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg connects with a nice looking jab.
James dips to his left and cracks Tolborg with an uppercut!
James swings for the body but Tolborg moves out of range.
Tolborg digs a good hook to James's body.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolborg.
Anders Tolborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tolborg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James misses with a body shot
letting Tolborg counter with a right hand.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolborg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Tolborg misses with a looping left.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with a hook.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Tolborg as James shoots in.
Tolborg throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Tolborg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tolborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tolborg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tolborg throws out a powerful jab.
Tolborg digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
Tolborg connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolborg.
Tolborg throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolborg.
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Tolborg lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolborg cracks James with an open hand slap.
James misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Tolborg misses.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tolborg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolborg lands a lovely overhand right.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tolborg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tolborg was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tolborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James scores with a jab to the head.
James walks into a straight right hand from Tolborg.
Tolborg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolborg.
A swing and a miss from James.
Tolborg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Tolborg's shoulder, as Tolborg tries to avoid the shot.
Tolborg throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James moves out of range as Tolborg strikes.
Tolborg lands a jab to the head.
Tolborg throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tolborg throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Tolborg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Tolborg dodges the punch combination from James.
Tolborg lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolborg misses with a looping right.
James staying out of range there.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tolborg.
Nice cross by James.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Tolborg sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James missing with a left hand there. Tolborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Tolborg's shoulder, as Tolborg tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Tolborg misses.
Tolborg misses with a hook.
Tolborg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tolborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James slips under a jab.
Tolborg lands a glancing blow to the side of James's head.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolborg throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolborg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tolborg wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Tolborg. Beautiful body shot.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Tolborg coming out on top.
Tolborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg misses the shot to the body.
Tolborg scores with a nice right hand.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tolborg.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calico James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolborg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tolborg lands a slapping body shot.
James takes a swing at Tolborg's ribcage but misses.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James defending well as Tolborg loads up on a big left hand.
Tolborg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolborg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolborg lands with a good body shot.
Tolborg cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Tolborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tolborg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Tolborg!