PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Z's choice of entrance music: Haters. Andre Toulon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toulon
vs
Z

170 cm
25
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
211 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Toulon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Z!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Z. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Z.
Jay Z seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Z fails to land with a series of punches.
Z lunges at Toulon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toulon's hand.
Toulon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Z scores with a three punch combo!
Z slips a straight right by Toulon.
Z cracks a nice hook into Toulon's ribs.
Z cracks Toulon with a good jab.
Z misses with a series of wild punches.
Toulon missing with a left hand there. Z was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Z uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toulon.
Z digs a good hook to Toulon's body.
Toulon misses with a hook. Z ducked under it nicely.
Z misses the shot to the body.
Z loads up on a big right hand but Toulon slips the punch.
Toulon throws a hook but Z avoids it easily.
Z takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Jay Z has been cut.
Z connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toulon's hands.
Toulon slips a jab and a cross from Z.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon throws a hook but Z avoids it easily.
Z cracks Toulon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toulon slips under a jab.
Toulon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Z.
Z keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toulon.
A left lands for Z.
Z takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Z throws a big shot that misses.
Toulon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Z moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Z has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Z connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Z is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Z digs a good body shot into Toulon's ribs.
Toulon misses with a hook.
Toulon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toulon moves forwards but Z connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Z punishes Toulon's body with a nice straight punch.
Z swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Z uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toulon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon loads up on a big right hand but Z slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Z, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Z.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Z misses with a straight left.
Z ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toulon takes one to the side of the head.
Toulon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toulon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Z scores with a hook to the body. Toulon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Z throws a nice looking combination but Toulon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Z scores with a body shot.
Z swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toulon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Toulon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Z slips under a jab from Toulon.
Z lands a glancing blow to the side of Toulon's head.
A jab from Z finds it's way through Toulon's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon misses with a hook. Z ducked under it nicely.
Z throws a right and a left that both miss.
Z misses with an uppercut. Toulon saw that one coming.
Z scores with a jab to the body.
Z swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Z takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toulon moves out of range of the strikes.
Z looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Z throws a body punch but Toulon moves out of range.
Z throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Z misses with a hook.
Z works the jab nicely.
A jab from Toulon misses.
Toulon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Z lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Z.
Z takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Z misses with a few strikes there.
Z keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Z.
Toulon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Z's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Toulon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toulon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toulon looks to throw the jab but Z is out of range.
Toulon defending well as Z loads up on a big left hand.
Z connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toulon's hands.
Toulon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good standup being displayed there by Z as he connects with a hook.
Toulon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Z keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Z.
Toulon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Z is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toulon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Z avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toulon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Z connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Z avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Z throws a good cross that connects.
Z connects with a crisp jab.
Toulon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Z dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Z's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Donk. Z catches Toulon right on the button with a cross.
Z lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Z connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Toulon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Z uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toulon.
Z cracks a nice hook into Toulon's ribs.
Toulon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Toulon staying out of range there.
Jay Z is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Z lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toulon backs up against the cage.
Z lands a really nice looking cross but Toulon seems unphased.
Toulon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Z avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay Z seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toulon walks into a stiff left hand from Z.
Z tests Toulon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Z changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Z.
Z cracks Toulon with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toulon. Z does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toulon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Z was well out of range. Poor timing from Toulon.
Z clobbers Toulon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toulon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toulon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toulon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Z misses with a series of wild punches.
Z lands a nice hook to Toulon's body. Toulon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Z just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Z.
Toulon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Z.
Z lands a slapping body shot.
Z misses with a wild combination.
Z misses with a body shot
enabling Toulon to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Z.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Z misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toulon.
Toulon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Z throws a series of punches but Toulon avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Z slips a jab from Toulon.
Z scores with a jab. Toulon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Z misses with a double jab.
Z scores with a jab to the head.
Toulon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Z has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Z lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Toulon misses with a straight left.
Toulon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Z will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toulon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toulon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Z swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toulon.
A big right from Toulon misses.
Z works the jab nicely.
Z lands a nice shot to the body.
Z jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toulon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Z keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toulon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Z, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toulon throws a jab but it's blocked by Z.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Toulon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Z throws a nice looking combination but Toulon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Z looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Z throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Z catches Toulon right on the button with a cross.
Toulon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Z scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toulon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Z.
Z lands with a good body shot.
Z goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Toulon.
Z's corner calls for a 1-2. Z obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Z throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Toulon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Z throws a nice looking combination but Toulon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Z cracks Toulon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Z digs a good body shot into Toulon's ribs.
Z scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Z thows a body shot but no joy.
Z throws a hook but Toulon blocks it.
Z throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Toulon counter with a right hand.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Z dips to his left and cracks Toulon with an uppercut!
Z lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Z jabs at Toulon's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toulon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toulon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Z throws a right and a left that both miss.
Z lunges at Toulon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toulon's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toulon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Z darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Z scores with a one two! Toulon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Toulon is rocked!
Toulon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Z showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Z's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Toulon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Z keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toulon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Toulon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toulon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toulon seems to have got his legs back now.
Z throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Z lands a nice hook to Toulon's body. Toulon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Z swinging wildly here.
Z lands with a nice combination. Toulon backs away looking to recover.
Z swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Z.
Z takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toulon slips a jab and a cross from Z.
Z changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Z lands a lovely overhand right.
Z connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Toulon misses.
Z lands with an uppercut that bounces Toulon off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Z cracks Toulon with an open hand slap.
Z misses with a body shot.
Toulon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Z dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Z throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toulon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Z looks to throw the jab but Toulon is out of range.
Toulon takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Z finds it's way through Toulon's defenses.
Toulon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Z.
Toulon loads up on a big right hand but Z slips the punch.
Z lands a glancing blow to the side of Toulon's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Z. Toulon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toulon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Z rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toulon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Z digs a good hook to Toulon's body.
Z cracks Toulon with a good jab.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch but Z swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Z misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Z misses with a wild body shot.
Z tries to bum rush Toulon with a series of wild strikes but Toulon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Z throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Z lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Z throws a nice looking combination but Toulon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toulon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Z scores with a jab to the head.
Z displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toulon throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Z. Toulon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toulon swinging wildly here.
Z uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toulon.
Z scores with a jab to the head.
Toulon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toulon swings for the body but Z moves out of range.
Z cracks Toulon with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Z misses with a jab, cross combination.
Z wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Z scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from Toulon misses.
Z fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Z scores with a nice head shot.
Toulon slips under a jab.
Z scores with a decent looking hook.
Toulon misses with an uppercut. Z saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Z misses the target.
Z jabs Toulon right on the nose. Toulon blinks but takes it well.
Toulon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toulon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toulon ducks under a wild hook from Z.
Z slips a straight right by Toulon.
Toulon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Z stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Z lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Z both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Z.
Z lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Z.
Toulon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Z throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Z scores with a jab to the body.
Jay Z is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Z scores with a punch to the head.
Z lands with a nice combination. Toulon backs away looking to recover.
Z misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toulon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toulon seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Z shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Toulon is backing up but Z catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Toulon covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Z Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Z!