PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Toskan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Toskan
vs
Stud

225 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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, Alan Toskan!
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, The Stud!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toskan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stud.
Stud tries to clinch up but Toskan circles away and keeps his distance.

Stud shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Toskan is trying to defend but Stud finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stud blocks the strikes from Toskan.
Stud drops an elbow to the side of Toskan's head.
Stud winds up and cracks Toskan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stud is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Toskan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stud working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stud can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toskan is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toskan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Stud is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Toskan is surviving well by controlling Stud's body position as best he can.
Stud should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Toskan is desperately trying to improve his position but Stud has a good base and remains in mount.
Stud avoids the attempt from Toskan to control.

Toskan bucks up and throws Stud to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Toskan misses with a kick to the body.

Stud dives in and scores a takedown into Toskan's guard.
Toskan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stud is looking to stand up but Toskan won't let him.
Toskan controlling Stud's posture.
Toskan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stud lands a couple of elbows.

Toskan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toskan is looking to stand up but Stud isn't so interested in that idea.
Toskan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stud works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Toskan is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stud lands strikes from half guard.
Toskan is looking to escape.
Stud lands strikes from half guard.
Toskan is looking to improve his position.
Toskan is breathing heavily.
Toskan trying to control here.
Stud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stud is trying to control the action in half guard but Toskan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stud frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stud dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stud lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stud working Toskan over with strikes here.
Toskan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stud wants to take a breather but Toskan is having none of it.
Toskan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toskan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stud stays in close to Toskan's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toskan can't keep his opponent in guard - Stud advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Toskan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Stud dominated that round.
That's time! Toskan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Toskan misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stud is defended easily by Toskan.
Toskan misses with a takedown attempt

and Stud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Toskan stalling.

Toskan pulls guard effortlessly.
Stud throws a big right hand that misses.
Stud wants to stand but Toskan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Toskan keeping moving, preventing Stud from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toskan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stud defends it easily.
The Stud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toskan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toskan keeping moving, preventing Stud from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Stud avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Toskan trying to keep a closed guard but Stud is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toskan keeping moving, preventing Stud from controlling successfully.
Toskan trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Stud was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stud slips a straight right by Toskan.
Nice takedown defense from Stud. No joy for Toskan on that attempt.
Toskan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Toskan wants it to stay on the feet.

Stud shoots in and bounces Toskan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Toskan keeping moving, preventing Stud from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toskan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stud wants to control from the top but Toskan keeps moving.
Toskan wants to stand up but Stud is controlling him.
Toskan keeping moving, preventing Stud from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Stud was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stud wants to clinch.
Stud tries to clinch but Toskan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stud.
Alan Toskan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Stud.
Stud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Toskan dives in and scores a takedown into Stud's guard.
Stud looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Toskan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Toskan instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Toskan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toskan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toskan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stud.
Toskan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Stud counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Toskan!
Stud controlling his opponent.
Stud landing strikes, looking to finish!
Toskan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Toskan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stud scoring with strikes but Toskan is staying in there.
Stud scoring with strikes but Toskan is staying in there.
Stud lands a big shot there that rocks Toskan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Toskan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toskan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Stud is landing with some decent strikes but Toskan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stud lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stud breaks from Toskan's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stud landing punches.
Stud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Toskan is desperately trying to improve his position but Stud has a good base and remains in mount.
Stud connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stud controlling the pace for now.
Stud avoids the attempt from Toskan to control.
Stud scoring with strikes but Toskan is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stud wants to control the pace but Toskan is squirming around nicely.
Stud looking to finish Toskan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Toskan!
Stud lands a big shot there that rocks Toskan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stud landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stud with the ground and pound from mount.
Stud landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stud wants to control the pace but Toskan is squirming around nicely.
Stud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toskan?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toskan is in a horrible position here. Stud smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stud landing strikes from the mount.
Stud lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Stud working for a guillotine from mount but Toskan is in no mood to give up.
The referee warns Toskan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stud cracks Toskan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stud is landing with some decent strikes but Toskan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stud tries to control but Toskan wriggling away.
Stud lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Stud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stud has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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