PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crawford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to you a jerk. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crawford
vs
Tosh

225 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Tosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tosh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Tosh.
Tosh misses with a head kick.
Crawford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tosh pinned against the cage. Tosh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tosh throws a series of punches but Crawford avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Tosh does no damage.
Crawford moves out of range of the leg kick from Tosh.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Tosh.

It looks like Robert Crawford has been cut.
Tosh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Crawford tries to keep at a distance but Tosh has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tosh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tosh lands a really nice looking cross but Crawford seems unphased.
Tosh misses with a head kick.

Crawford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crawford tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tosh's legs.
Crawford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tosh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
An elbow from Crawford crashes against the mat.
Tosh tries to buck Crawford off but Crawford is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford with the ground and pound but Tosh regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tosh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crawford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawford is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Tosh has one foot on Crawford's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tosh. Those never looked like landing.
Tosh throws a combination. Crawford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tosh looks gassed!
Tosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tosh throws a shot to the body.
Tosh misses with a wild combination.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tosh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tosh.
Crunch! Crawford slams his shin into Tosh's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Crawford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crawford wants to control but Tosh is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crawford is trying to control. Tosh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crawford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tosh is looking for a sweep. Crawford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Robert Crawford just wasn't active enough.
Tosh misses with a body shot.
Tosh throws a nice looking combination but Crawford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tosh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tosh wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Tosh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Crawford'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.

Crawford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tosh misses with a series of wild punches.
Crawford shoots in looking for a takedown. Tosh tries to sprawl out of it but Crawford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tosh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tosh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tosh scores with a body shot.
Tosh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Robert Crawford's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosh throws a head kick but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford dodges the punch combination from Tosh.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Tosh moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh lands a jab-cross combination.
Tosh feints a jab promting Crawford to slip. Tosh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crawford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tosh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tosh throws a right hand that Crawford ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawford also avoids with ease.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tosh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crawford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tosh misses with a few strikes there.
Crawford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawford dives in and grabs Tosh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tosh pushes down on Crawford's head and hops out.
Robert Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tosh tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tosh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawford rather than just go for the knockout.

Tosh moves into the clinch successfully.
Tosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tosh tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Tosh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Tosh tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tosh tries to circle away but Crawford has him pinned against the cage.
Crawford prevents Tosh from breaking the clinch.

Crawford manages to pull guard.
Crawford will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh wants to pass the guard but Crawford is keeping the position.
Crawford wants to sweep but no luck.

Crawford looking for subs off his back but Tosh has passed one foot through into half guard.
Crawford wants to sweep but Tosh has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crawford will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Tosh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Tosh circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford moves out of range as Tosh throws a body kick.

Tosh forces Crawford back against the cage and clinches.
Crawford prevents Tosh from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Tosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Crawford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Crawford dodges the punch combination from Tosh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crawford.
Tosh tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford tries to clinch but Tosh is having none of it.
Tosh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tosh lands a jab to Crawford's midsection.
Tosh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tosh lands the left hand.
Tosh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Tosh swinging wildly here.

Tosh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Tosh breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crawford.
Tosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniel Tosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosh lands with a nice combination. Crawford backs away looking to recover.

Robert Crawford's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tosh lands a two punch combo.
Tosh throws a right and a left that Crawford avoids nicely.

Tosh closes the distance and pushes Crawford back into the cage.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tosh's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford avoiding damage as Tosh throws knees to the body.
Crawford tries for a takedown but Tosh manages to get underhooks.

Tosh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tosh counters with a one-two to the body.
Crawford dives in and grabs Tosh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tosh pushes down on Crawford's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tosh throws a series of punches but Crawford moves out of range.
Tosh throws a nice looking combination but Crawford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh scores with a one two! Crawford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tosh lands a two punch combo.
Good exchange - Tosh coming out on top.
Tosh looks to land a body kick but Crawford moved away.
Tosh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crawford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tosh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tosh.
Tosh moves forwards but Crawford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crawford moves out of range as Tosh throws a body kick.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniel Tosh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tosh forces Crawford back against the cage and clinches.
Tosh is trying to break free.

Tosh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tosh swinging wildly here.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches up with Tosh, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes Tosh against the cage but Tosh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tosh throws a sloppy head kick

and Crawford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford wants to control from the top but Tosh keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Tosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tosh 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Tosh!