PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tolbowl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolbowl kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Do Da Stanky Leg. Khalifa has chosen Random Arab Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tolbowl
vs
Khalifa

175 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Tolbowl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tolbowl gets the takedown into side control.

Khalifa throws Tolbowl to one side and escapes!
Khalifa misses with a takedown attempt
and Khalifa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tolbowl misses with a body shot.
Khalifa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolbowl circles away quickly and effectively.
Tolbowl shoots for a takedown but Khalifa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tolbowl moves in looking to clinch but Khalifa pushes him off.
Tolbowl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khalifa.
Khalifa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tolbowl is looking to land body kicks.
Khalifa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khalifa is defended easily by Tolbowl.
Matt Tolbowl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khalifa.
Tolbowl tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khalifa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tolbowl somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Tolbowl as Khalifa shoots in.
Tolbowl swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tolbowl shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khalifa's guard.
Khalifa is looking to stand up but Tolbowl isn't so interested in that idea.
Tolbowl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalifa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khalifa wants to stand but Tolbowl is controlling the position.
Khalifa controls Tolbowl momentarily but Tolbowl frees himself.
Tolbowl throws an elbow that misses. Khalifa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tolbowl's guard. Nice move by Khalifa!
Khalifa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolbowl wants to sweep here but Khalifa controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolbowl keeping moving, preventing Khalifa from controlling successfully.
Tolbowl is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tolbowl has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolbowl landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolbowl throws some wild stikes that Khalifa manages to avoid easily.
Tolbowl is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Khalifa really wants to buck Tolbowl off and get back to his feet.
Khalifa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Khalifa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Khalifa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tolbowl tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Khalifa is in Tolbowl's guard.
Khalifa throws a big elbow that misses.
Tolbowl bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalifa's guard.
Tolbowl working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tolbowl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khalifa keeping moving, preventing Tolbowl from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tolbowl's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolbowl throwing strikes but missing.
Tolbowl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khalifa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tolbowl trying to control but Khalifa is working from the bottom.
Khalifa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tolbowl working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tolbowl throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalifa wants to stand and escape but Tolbowl is having none of it.
Tolbowl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tolbowl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tolbowl stops Khalifa from standing up.
Tolbowl trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalifa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolbowl landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolbowl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khalifa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khalifa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolbowl trying to control but Khalifa is working from the bottom.
Tolbowl postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifa wants to sweep here but Tolbowl controlling him for the moment.
Khalifa wants to stand and escape but Tolbowl is having none of it.
Tolbowl throwing strikes from guard but Khalifa blocks nicely.
Tolbowl postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khalifa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khalifa shoots in for a takedown but Tolbowl shows good takedown defense.
Khalifa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tolbowl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Tolbowl throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khalifa was covering up waiting for the punch and Tolbowl finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Khalifa wants to get back to his feet but Tolbowl is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tolbowl throws a strike but Khalifa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khalifa stopping the sweep attempt from Tolbowl.
Tolbowl lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Khalifa!
Tolbowl unloading with bombs!
Khalifa wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa tries to hold on but Tolbowl pushes him away.
Khalifa is working to get back to half guard.
Tolbowl pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolbowl lands a big elbow.
Tolbowl lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khalifa hang on?

Khalifa is rocked!
Tolbowl postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Khalifa bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tolbowl and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Tolbowl!
Matt Tolbowl decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.