PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Toussaint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Greek
vs
Toussaint

177 cm
18
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Lucid Nutrition
Lucid Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francois Toussaint !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greek stuns Toussaint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toussaint fails to land the takedown.
Greek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Greek.
Greek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greek.
Toussaint is looking to land body kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Greek.
Greek lands a head shot.
Greek swinging wilding here.
A cross from Greek lands.
Greek scores with a hook.
Greek throws a good cross that connects.
Toussaint throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Horrible takedown by Toussaint or perhaps it was just good defense by Greek which made him look bad.
Greek is looking to slow Toussaint down with leg kicks.
Greek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Greek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toussaint shoots for a takedown but Greek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Toussaint .
Greek scores with a hook to the body. Toussaint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Greek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greek throws a sloppy head kick and Toussaint moves out of range easily.
Toussaint gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Toussaint dodges the punch combination from Greek.
Toussaint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greek cracks Toussaint with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Greek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greek throws a series of strikes that have Toussaint backpedaling.
Greek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toussaint is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Greek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toussaint is trying desperately to land a takedown but Greek is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Toussaint .
Toussaint looks gassed!
Greek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Toussaint misses
and Greek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Greek is working the combinations to good effect here.
Toussaint throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Greek.
Greek scores with the left hand. Toussaint knows he should have avoided that one.
Toussaint slips a jab and a cross from Greek.
Greek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Greek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Greek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toussaint backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek keeps the fight on the outside.
Greek cracks a nice hook into Toussaint 's ribs.
Greek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Greek lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Greek rushes Toussaint and presses him up against the cage.
Greek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Greek.
Toussaint is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Greek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Greek.
Nice body punch from Greek - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
Toussaint tries to pull guard but Greek won't allow it.
Toussaint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greek lands with a short shot to the head.

Greek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toussaint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toussaint slow jab from Greek misses its intended target.
Greek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Greek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Toussaint throws a head kick but Greek moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Greek scores with a three punch combo!

Greek clinches up with Toussaint and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greek.
Toussaint jumps guard but Greek stands there with Toussaint around his waist. Toussaint gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Greek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greek misses with a two punch combination.
Greek lands a jab-cross combination.
Greek throws a series of punches but Toussaint moves out of range.
Greek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Greek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toussaint with a poor takedown
and Greek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toussaint walks forward, straight into a front kick from Greek.
Greek throws a right and a left that Toussaint avoids nicely.

Greek drives through and clinches with Toussaint against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Greek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Greek.
Greek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Greek.
Greek keeps control of Toussaint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
Greek lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Greek as the two fighters clinch.
Toussaint throws an elbow that misses.
Greek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toussaint lands an elbow just above Greek 's eye.
Toussaint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Greek has him pressed against the cage.
Greek stalling in the clinch but Toussaint improves position.
Toussaint tries to land a knee to the head but Greek blocks with his arms.
Greek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toussaint managing to block the knees to the body from Greek.

Toussaint drags the fight down to the ground.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toussaint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toussaint thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Greek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Toussaint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Greek tries to avoid it but Toussaint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Greek to the ground. Greek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toussaint throws a sloppy head kick and Greek moves out of range easily.
Toussaint has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toussaint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toussaint backs up against the cage.
Greek throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Toussaint takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Toussaint takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Greek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toussaint 's sensitive parts.
Greek misses with the combination.
Toussaint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Greek does no damage.
Toussaint dodges the punch combination from Greek.
Greek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toussaint 's hands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Greek!
Toussaint shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toussaint is breathing heavily.
Toussaint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Greek.
Greek swinging wilding here.

Greek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Greek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Greek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toussaint can do to turn this around?
Greek slows down the pace here.
Toussaint leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Greek.
Greek is working Toussaint over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greek.
Stalling in the clinch from Greek.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greek.
Toussaint wants a takedown but no success here.
Greek gets underhooks to prevent Toussaint 's takedown attempt.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Toussaint .
Nice body punch from Greek - that landed with a thud.
Toussaint changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Greek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Greek throws a right hand that Toussaint ducks under and follows up with a left that Toussaint also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Greek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Toussaint throws a head kick that misses.
Greek blocks a head kick by Toussaint .
Toussaint tries for a takedown but Greek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Greek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Toussaint if he has to take too many more of those.
Toussaint ducks right into an uppercut from Greek.
Greek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toussaint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greek scores with a one two! Toussaint had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Greek throws a one two combo.
Greek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toussaint has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Greek.
Greek works over Toussaint 's head and body with a nice combination.
Greek lands with a shot to the body.
Toussaint is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greek.
Toussaint with a lazy takedown attempt
and Greek counters with a left and a right that stings Toussaint .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toussaint shoots in but no luck this time.
The Greek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toussaint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greek catches Toussaint with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Greek misses with a series of wild punches.
Greek tests Toussaint 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toussaint .
Toussaint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toussaint has a takedown stuffed.
Greek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint tries a head kick but it misses.
Greek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Greek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Greek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Greek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Toussaint sprawls well initially but Greek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Toussaint wants to get back to full guard.
Greek is controlling the pace.
Toussaint has a hand on Greek's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Greek takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Greek dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Toussaint is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greek.
Greek misses with a series of wild punches.
Toussaint tries for a takedown but Greek circles away easily
and Greek counters with a nice body kick.
The Greek is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Greek scores with a four punch combination!
Toussaint moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Greek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greek throws a series of punches but Toussaint avoids them all with ease.
Greek lands a two punch combo.
Toussaint throws a low kick but Greek avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toussaint fails with a takedown attempt.
Toussaint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Toussaint .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toussaint has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Toussaint shoots in for a double leg but Greek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toussaint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Toussaint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toussaint fails with the takedown.
Greek looks to land a combination. Toussaint sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toussaint fails to pull guard.
Toussaint is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Greek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Greek lands a body shot.
Toussaint wants a takedown but no success here.
Toussaint wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Greek stalling.
A right hand to the body from Greek.
Greek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toussaint is keeping busy.
Greek is pressed up against the cage. Toussaint has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Greek down to the mat. Greek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toussaint throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Greek's head.
A right-left combo lands from Greek.
Greek misses with a combination
and Toussaint counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greek.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greek.
Toussaint 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toussaint takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Greek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toussaint is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greek.
Toussaint shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greek but Greek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greek looks to throw the jab but Toussaint is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toussaint falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toussaint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Greek closes the distance and clinches.
Toussaint avoiding damage as Greek throws knees to the body.
Greek has a couple of punches blocked by Toussaint .
Greek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toussaint tries to score a body lock takedown but Greek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Greek stalling in the clinch but Toussaint improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Greek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toussaint jumps guard but Greek stands there with Toussaint around his waist. Toussaint gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toussaint has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Greek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Greek.
Greek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Greek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toussaint .
Toussaint tries a knee to the head but Greek blocks it.
Greek lands a body punch.
Greek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toussaint .
Greek is leaning against Toussaint and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toussaint goes for a takedown in the clinch but Greek prevents it.
Greek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Greek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Greek.
Nice body punch from Greek.
A right handed body shot lands from Greek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toussaint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Greek.
Toussaint looking to slow down the pace here.

Toussaint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toussaint tries to clinch but Greek moves out of range.
Greek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toussaint 's corner calls for a 1-2. Toussaint obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Toussaint fails with a takedown attempt.
Greek lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Toussaint .
Toussaint takes one to the chin there.
Greek throws a series of punches but Toussaint avoids them all with ease.
Greek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toussaint .
Francois Toussaint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toussaint shoots for a takedown but Greek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Greek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Greek!