PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Backscratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asztalos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Asztalos
vs
Backscratcher

186 cm
28
190 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Backscratcher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backscratcher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands an overhand right.
Backscratcher's coach down at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Backscratcher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Backscratcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Backscratcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Asztalos circles away.
Asztalos doesn't manage to clinch there - Backscratcher circles away.
Asztalos throws a hook but Backscratcher avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asztalos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Backscratcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tibo Asztalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asztalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asztalos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Johny Fighting Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Asztalos connects with an inside leg kick.
Asztalos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Backscratcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Backscratcher ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backscratcher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Asztalos walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Backscratcher drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Asztalos swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Backscratcher's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tibo Asztalos!
Tibo Asztalos retains his middleweight title!
Tibo Asztalos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.