PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler's entrance music is Jess and the Ancient Ones - Sulfur Giants . A fine choice. Tosh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stepping Razor. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

The Impaler
vs
Tosh

178 cm
31
178 lbs
19 - 8 - 2

184 cm
32
198 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh throws a head kick that misses.
Tosh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Impaler thows a body shot but no joy.
Tosh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tosh 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 The Impaler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Impaler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tosh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tosh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Impaler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tosh wants to slow The Impaler down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Impaler was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosh.
The Impaler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tosh throws a hook to the side of The Impaler's head but The Impaler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tosh misses with a low kick.
The Impaler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tosh.
Peter Tosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Impaler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tosh tries to land a leg kick but The Impaler saw it coming and moves away.
Tosh is looking to land body kicks.
The Impaler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tosh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tosh. The Impaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Impaler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vlad The Impaler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Impaler motions for Tosh to come forward. The Impaler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Impaler.
Tosh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Impaler defends well and Tosh ends up having to push The Impaler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Impaler smiles and moves away.
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
The Impaler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tosh blocks a leg kick.
Tosh walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Impaler.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Impaler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tosh looks for the body kick but The Impaler saw that one coming.

Oooooh!!! The Impaler has knocked Tosh down with a huge combo! The Impaler steps away and waves a wobbly Tosh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Tosh is rocked!

It looks like Peter Tosh has been cut.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Impaler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tosh is still on wobbly legs! Can The Impaler finish him?
A slow jab from Tosh misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad The Impaler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Tosh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tosh tries for a takedown but The Impaler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tosh seems to have recovered his senses.
The Impaler avoids the body shot from Tosh.
Tosh throws a leg kick
and The Impaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Impaler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tosh looks to throw the jab but The Impaler is out of range.
The Impaler moves out of range of the leg kick from Tosh.
Tosh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Impaler misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tosh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Impaler scrambles back to his feet.
Tosh throws a leg kick which misses The Impaler's front leg but catches the back leg as The Impaler tries to avoid it.
The Impaler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Impaler throws an off balance right hand
and Tosh counters with a nice leg kick.
Vlad The Impaler is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from The Impaler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Impaler swings widly with a right hand
and Tosh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Impaler avoids the body shot from Tosh.
Tosh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting The Impaler here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tosh throws a leg kick but The Impaler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tosh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tosh throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling The Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Tosh misses.
Tosh misses with a hook
and The Impaler counters with a low kick, right behind Tosh 's knee.
Tosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tosh checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Impaler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Impaler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tosh misses with a wild body shot.
Tosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Impaler throws an overhand right that lands on Tosh's shoulder, as Tosh tries to avoid the shot.
Tosh thows a leg kick but The Impaler checks it
and The Impaler counters with a low kick, right behind Tosh 's knee.
The Impaler misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Tosh is predictable there
and The Impaler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Impaler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Impaler thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Vlad The Impaler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Tosh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tosh ducks under a wild hook from The Impaler.
The Impaler connects with the punch.
Tosh shoots in and drives through. The Impaler sprawls well.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Impaler but The Impaler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tosh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tosh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh scores with a spinning back kick!
The Impaler scores with a hook to the body. Tosh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tosh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tosh misses with a lunging right hand
and The Impaler counters with an outside leg kick.
The Impaler checks a low kick from Tosh.
Tosh misses with a kick to the body.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Impaler but The Impaler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peter Tosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tosh 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 The Impaler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Impaler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Impaler scoring well with a low kick there.
Tosh throws a head kick that misses.
Tosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Impaler throws out the jab.
Tosh tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Impaler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tosh somewhat.
A low kick from Tosh misses
and The Impaler counters with a low kick, right behind Tosh 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh thows a leg kick but The Impaler checks it
and The Impaler counters with a good, hard body kick but Tosh shrugs it off.
Tosh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tosh shoots in and drives through. The Impaler sprawls well.
Good leg kick by The Impaler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vlad The Impaler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Impaler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tosh.
The Impaler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tosh shoots in but no luck this time.
A low kick from Tosh misses
and The Impaler counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh throws a right hand that misses
and The Impaler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tosh's knee momentarily.
The Impaler moves out of range of the body kick from Tosh.
Tosh misses with a leg kick
and The Impaler counters with a right hand to the body.
Tosh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Impaler works Tosh's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad The Impaler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Impaler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad The Impaler!
Our winner, Vlad The Impaler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.