PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Scrap. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Toney
vs
Head

187 cm
20
164 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney dodges the punch combination from Head.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toney blocks a head kick by Head.
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Head throws out the jab.
Toney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Head doesn't seem bothered though.
Head misses with a shot to the body
and Toney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney cracks Head with an open hand slap.

Head is rocked!
Head misses with a shot to the body

and Toney counters with a left hand that sends Head to the canvas!
Head is still in real trouble! Can Toney finish him?
Head looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toney is one step ahead there.
Head can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Toney controls the pace.
Head seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Toney decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Head misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Head looks to clinch
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Head misses with a looping right.
Head throws a hook but Toney avoids it easily.

Toney forces Head back against the cage and clinches.
Head tries for a takedown but Toney manages to get underhooks.
Head swings wildly with an uppercut but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.

Toney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney slips under a jab.
Head looks to land a right hand but Toney moved out of range.
Whack! Toney lands a heavy head kick that drops Head. The ref tackles Toney to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Head was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jeremey Toney!
Jeremey Toney retains his lightweight title!