PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddison Tollett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Yue could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddison Tollett's chin.

Yue
vs
Tollett

150 cm
30
147 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

176 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fei Yue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddison Tollett!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yue throws a hook to the side of Tollett's head but Tollett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yue misses with the combination.
Yue tests Tollett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yue tries to clinch but Tollett moves away
and Tollett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yue misses with a double jab.
Yue throws a hook but Tollett avoids it easily.
Yue throws an off balance right hand
and Tollett counters with a nice leg kick.
Yue tries to bum rush Tollett with a series of wild strikes but Tollett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tollett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yue throws a series of punches but Tollett avoids them all with ease.
Tollett with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tollett.
Yue throws a combination that misses
and Tollett counters with a three punch combo that has Yue backing up. Yue nods at Tollett to acknowledge the strikes.
Yue doesn't manage to clinch there - Tollett circles away.
Yue throws a combination that misses
letting Tollett counter with a right hand.

Yue shoots in and bounces Tollett off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue stopping the sweep attempt from Tollett.
Tollett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tollett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yue is controlling him.
Yue wants to stand but Tollett is controlling his posture from full guard.

Yue gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tollett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tollett counters with a left to the body.
Tollett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yue misses with a left hand
and Tollett makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yue really felt that one!
Tollett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yue throws out the jab.
Yue throws a jab when Tollett was well out of range.
Tollett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Yue - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tollett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yue tries to bum rush Tollett with a series of wild strikes but Tollett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tollett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yue.
Tollett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue just misses with a punch to the body.
Tollett stuffs the takedown.

Yue closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tollett quickly recovers to half guard.
Yue throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tollett is trying to control but can't.
Tollett controlling the position for now.
Tollett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yue is working away from the top position though.
Tollett tries to kick Yue off but Yue keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tollett keeps working.

Yue is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tollett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yue.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tollett controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tollett gets back to full guard.
Tollett keeping moving, preventing Yue from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tollett controls Yue momentarily but Yue frees himself.
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!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tollett slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddison Tollett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tollett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yue throws a series of punches but Tollett avoids them all with ease.
Yue takes a swing at Tollett's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Yue. Those never looked like landing.
Yue misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tollett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tollett.
Tollett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yue manages to avoid it.
Yue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tollett.
Some wild striking there from Yue.
Yue thuds his right hand into Tollett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tollett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yue.
Yue throws a series of punches but Tollett avoids them all with ease.
Fei Yue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yue misses with a two punch combination.
Yue takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tollett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tollett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tollett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tollett. That's going to slow Yue down.
The crowd cheers as Tollett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yue doesn't seem phased though.
Tollett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eddison Tollett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yue gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tollett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yue throws a hook to the side of Tollett's head but Tollett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tollett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tollett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yue throws a right and a left that Tollett avoids nicely.
Tollett cracks a nice hook into Yue's ribs.
Tollett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tollett connects with a right hand. Yue shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tollett counters with a nice body shot.
Yue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tollett.
Yue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tollett moves away.
Yue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tollett cracks Yue with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tollett has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Yue to stand back up!

Yue is rocked!
A good leg kick by Tollett.
Oh Yue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tollett.
Yue seems to have got his legs back now.

Tollett lands a big right hand that sends Yue crashing to the mat! Tollett stays standing though and waves Yue back to his feet!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tollett! Yue is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddison Tollett!
A very excited looking Eddison Tollett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.