PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mustasch - I hunt alone. Hickok has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. Bill Hickok acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tonal
vs
Hickok

188 cm
25
217 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hickok!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickok swings widly with a right hand
letting Tonal counter with a right hand.

It looks like Bill Hickok has been cut.
Tonal throws a lazy head kick
and Hickok counters with a nice uppercut.
Hickok misses with a body shot
and Tonal counters with a good low kick that Hickok was not able to check.
Hickok scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonal. That did some damage!
Tonal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonal misses with the body kick
and Hickok counters with an inside leg kick.
Hickok tests Tonal's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok throws a leg kick
and Tonal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hickok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tonal if he has to take too many more of those.
Tonal misses with a body shot
and Hickok counters with a stiff right hand.
Bill Hickok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickok is looking to land body kicks.
Tonal moves out of range as Hickok throws a body kick.
Hickok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hickok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tonal counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonal throws a low kick, looking for Hickok's leg but Hickok calmly moves out of range.
Hickok just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hickok throws a low kick, looking for Tonal's leg but Tonal calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Hickok misses
and Tonal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickok moves away.
Hickok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hickok scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok throws the left hand but Tonal avoids the punch easily.
Hickok wants to clinch.
Tonal scores with a spinning back kick!
Tonal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hickok as he jumps to the side.
Hickok misses with a kick to the body
and Tonal counters with a good low kick that Hickok was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickok is just out of range.
Hickok throws an off balance right hand
and Tonal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hickok thinking.
Tonal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hickok.
Tonal moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonal moves out of range of the body kick from Hickok.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickok lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hickok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Tonal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Hickok's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hickok.
Hickok throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tonal counters with a right hand to the body.
Hickok throws a low kick, looking for Tonal's leg but Tonal calmly moves out of range.
Tonal moves out of range of the leg kick from Hickok.
Hickok throws a leg kick but Tonal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hickok checks the leg kick.
Jeremy Tonal is winning the standup battle so far.
Hickok misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonal, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Hickok misses
and Tonal counters with a left to the body.
Tonal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hickok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hickok swings widly with a right hand
letting Tonal counter with a right hand.
Hickok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hickok has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hickok and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hickok moves out of range of the body kick from Tonal.
Hickok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hickok finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonal's head.
Hickok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bill Hickok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hickok misses with a hook
and Tonal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickok counters with a nice body kick.
Hickok scores with a decent looking hook.
Tonal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hickok connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tonal scrambles back to his feet.
Tonal connects with a looping right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hickok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonal moves out of range of the body kick from Hickok.
Tonal is looking to wear down Hickok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tonal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hickok.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hickok.
Hickok misses with the body kick

and Tonal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hickok is looking to control Tonal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hickok avoid being mounted?
Tonal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tonal with the ground and pound but Hickok uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tonal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hickok is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Tonal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Hickok's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Hickok.
Tonal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hickok is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hickok misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok is looking to slow Tonal down with leg kicks.
Tonal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok throws a nice head kick!
Tonal has a takedown stuffed.
Hickok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tonal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tonal misses with a leg kick
and Hickok counters with a left to the body.
Tonal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tonal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tonal avoids the body shot from Hickok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickok throws a lazy right hand but Tonal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonal throws a chopping leg kick but Hickok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hickok misses with a hook
and Tonal counters with a big head kick but Hickok shrugs it off.
Hickok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tonal counters with a good, hard body kick but Hickok shrugs it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Tonal blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Hickok.
Hickok closes the distance but Tonal moves to the side
and Tonal counters with a head kick. That will keep Hickok thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hickok wants to clinch.
Hickok swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal scores with a nice strike.
Hickok tries a low kick but Tonal avoids it.
Tonal misses with a body shot
and Hickok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tonal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hickok.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hickok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Hickok really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Hickok's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tonal tries to work over Hickok's front leg with a kick but Hickok checks it.
Tonal misses with a straight right.
Hickok lands with a hook. Tonal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tonal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tonal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hickok swivels and escapes.
Hickok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hickok misses with a leg kick
letting Tonal counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok misses with a low kick.
Tonal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hickok throws a body kick the misses
and Tonal counters with a leg kick.
Hickok connects with a single shot there.
Tonal cracks Hickok with an open hand slap.
Hickok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tonal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hickok misses with a shot to the body
and Tonal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hickok sprawls well. Hickok wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tonal gets slowly back to his feet.
Tonal with a nice cross.
Hickok lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Hickok is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Tonal
and Hickok makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Hickok lands.
Tonal shoots in looking for a takedown. Hickok tries to sprawl out of it but Tonal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hickok 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 Jeremy Tonal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hickok misses the body punch
and Tonal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hickok throws a looping overhand right but Tonal ducks down to avoid it.
Hickok misses with a jab to the body

and Tonal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tonal trying to control from half guard but Hickok is working away.
Tonal prevents Hickok from improving his position.
Hickok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tonal.
Hickok is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonal looks to land a strike but Hickok avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tonal looking to sit in guard and control but Hickok gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Tonal had his way with Bill Hickok in that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Hickok's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hickok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hickok tries to land a body kick
and Tonal counters with a nice body kick.
Hickok moves out of range of the leg kick from Tonal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Tonal slams his shin into Hickok's torso.
Hickok is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tonal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hickok counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hickok misses
and Tonal counters with a straight right hand.
Tonal thows a leg kick but Hickok checks it
and Hickok counters with a nice uppercut.
Hickok feints and then cracks Tonal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tonal down.
Tonal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hickok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok throws a lazy uppercut
and Tonal counters with a thumping low kick.
Tonal moves out of range of the body kick.
Tonal throws a one two combo.
Tonal misses with an uppercut
and Hickok counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hickok can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickok misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonal blocks a head kick by Hickok.
Hickok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hickok. Tonal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonal was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickok.
Bill Hickok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hickok moves in looking to clinch but Tonal pushes him off.
Hickok dips to his left and cracks Tonal with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hickok lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hickok.
Hickok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tonal throws a leg kick
and Hickok counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tonal thinking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hickok - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Hickok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tonal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Tonal!
Jeremy Tonal retains his light heavyweight title!