PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quest kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gory Days. Johnny Quest has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Quest
vs
Toulon

188 cm
26
211 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
212 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Nemesis Cage Clothing
[MFC]Virtuouz Revolution Unlimited

Control Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Quest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Toulon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toulon tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quest.
Toulon lands a nice looking body shot.
Quest misses with a body punch
and Toulon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Quest. That snapped Toulon's head back.
Toulon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toulon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toulon staying out of range there.
Quest turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Toulon misses its intended target.
Toulon looks to land a right hand but Quest moved out of range.
Quest fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toulon.
Quest moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Toulon.
Quest lands a nice hook to Toulon's body. Toulon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toulon throws the left hand but Quest avoids the punch easily.
Johnny Quest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quest looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Quest wants to control from the top but Toulon keeps moving.
Toulon keeping full guard, as Quest tries to pass.

Quest drops back looking for a leg! Toulon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toulon manages to kick Quest off! Quest jumps back into Toulon's guard.
Toulon wants to get back to his feet but Quest is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quest trying to control the position from guard on top but Toulon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quest is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Toulon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Quest has gone for a leg lock! Toulon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Quest's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quest looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Toulon has picked Quest up and slammed him! Quest can't keep hold of the triangle and Toulon manages to pass to side control!
Quest wants to control but Toulon postures up.
Quest looks to move to half guard but instead Toulon has passed into mount! Damn!
Quest working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Quest wants to hold on but Toulon pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Toulon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Quest stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Toulon tries to clinch but Quest moves out of range.

Quest feints and as Toulon raises his hands in defense, Quest changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quest wants to control from the top but Toulon keeps moving.
Quest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quest trying to control but Toulon is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Quest just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Toulon looks to throw the jab but Quest is out of range.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Quest throws the left hand but Toulon avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quest closes the distance and clinches up with Toulon, looking for a takedown. Quest pushes Toulon against the cage but Toulon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quest swings for the body but Toulon moves out of range.
Nice shot by Quest.
Quest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toulon throws a jab but it's blocked by Quest.
Quest misses the jab.
Toulon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Toulon.
Quest scores with a body shot.
Quest shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toulon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quest moves away.
Quest takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheers as Quest lands an impressive looking overhand right. Toulon doesn't seem phased though.
Quest avoids the body shot from Toulon.
Quest is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Toulon misses.
Quest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toulon moves away.
Quest lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Toulon misses with a series of wild punches.
Quest looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quest lands a nice hook to Toulon's body. Toulon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quest slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toulon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon throws a hook but Quest blocks it.
Toulon wants to clinch.
Toulon tries to clinch but Quest moves out of range.
Toulon tries to clinch but Quest moves away
and Quest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quest misses with a double jab

and Toulon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toulon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toulon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quest goes for a takedown in the clinch but Toulon prevents it.
Toulon prevents the takedown attempt.
Toulon digs a right hand underneath Quest's ribcage. Quest let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toulon lands a body punch.
Toulon lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toulon digs a right hand into Quest's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quest's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toulon lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Toulon to work.
Toulon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quest's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Quest is rocked!
Toulon slows down the pace here.
Oh Quest is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quest seems to have got his legs back now.
Toulon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toulon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toulon lands with a left to the head.
Toulon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toulon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toulon effectively controlling the action here.
Quest is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Toulon continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toulon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quest tries to pull guard but Toulon holds him up against the cage and eventually Quest drops back down to his feet.
Toulon lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Toulon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Quest pushes him off.
Quest fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toulon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Toulon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quest counters with a straight right hand.
Quest lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quest swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toulon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quest misses with a body shot
and Toulon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toulon. Quest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quest fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Quest misses.

Quest shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Quest looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quest wants to control but Toulon is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quest tries to pass to full mount but Toulon defends it.
Quest is just content to waste time from the top position. Toulon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Quest trying to control the position from guard on top but Toulon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnny Quest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toulon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quest tries to free his leg and advance position but Toulon is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Toulon swinging wildly here.
Quest shoots in looking for a takedown. Toulon tries to sprawl out of it but Quest keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toulon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quest shoots in but Toulon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toulon throws a hook but Quest avoids it easily.
Quest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toulon tries to avoid it but Quest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toulon to the ground. Toulon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andre Toulon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quest throws the left hand but Toulon avoids the punch easily.

Toulon rushes Quest and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quest is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Toulon pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Quest wants the takedown. Toulon is fighting it off but Quest persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Toulon's guard against the cage.

Quest is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Toulon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Toulon has escaped and now he's on top!
Quest can't keep his opponent in guard - Toulon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Toulon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Toulon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Toulon!