PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manne Tossen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaazi Qyzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tossen
vs
Qyzan

165 cm
26
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

160 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manne Tossen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yaazi Qyzan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qyzan throws a jab when Tossen was well out of range.
Tossen lands a body shot.
Qyzan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Qyzan misses with a lunging right hand
and Tossen counters with a left to the body.
Tossen misses the shot to the body.
Tossen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Qyzan forces Tossen back against the cage and clinches.
Tossen letting Qyzan take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tossen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tossen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Qyzan drives through and clinches with Tossen against the cage.

Qyzan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qyzan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tossen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tossen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qyzan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tossen.
Tossen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Qyzan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tossen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tossen misses with a body shot.
Tossen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Qyzan under the eye.
Tossen misses with a head kick.
Qyzan wants to counter with a clinch but Tossen pushes him away.
Tossen throws a front kick that sends Qyzan stumbling back into the cage.
Tossen is looking to wear down Qyzan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tossen swings for the body but Qyzan moves out of range.
Qyzan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tossen.
Tossen throws a lazy body kick
and Qyzan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tossen misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Tossen.
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!
Tossen swings for the body but Qyzan moves out of range.
Tossen takes a swing at Qyzan's ribcage but misses.
Qyzan loads up on a big right hand but Tossen slips the punch.
Qyzan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tossen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Qyzan's hands.
Tossen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Yaazi Qyzan has been cut.
Tossen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Qyzan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tossen misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tossen. Qyzan does a little dance to reset his feet.

Qyzan moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tossen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tossen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qyzan moves away.
Qyzan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tossen thuds a left hand into Qyzan's body.
Tossen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qyzan.
Tossen lands a nice shot that snaps Qyzan's head back.
Tossen lands with a kick to the temple. Qyzan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tossen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Qyzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tossen.
Qyzan throws a leg kick but Tossen moved away.
Manne Tossen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tossen swings widly with a right hand
and Qyzan counters with a stiff right hand.
Qyzan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tossen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Qyzan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tossen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tossen. Qyzan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qyzan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tossen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qyzan.
Tossen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tossen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qyzan.
Qyzan throws a head kick but Tossen moves out of range.
Tossen misses with a body punch
and Qyzan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Qyzan tries to work over Tossen's front leg with a kick but Tossen checks it.
Tossen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tossen swings for the body but Qyzan moves out of range.
Tossen sets himself, and Qyzan steps forward looking for the clinch! Tossen avoids it this time.
Qyzan wants to clinch up but Tossen keeps it at a distance.
Tossen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Qyzan takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manne Tossen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yaazi Qyzan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from Qyzan.
Qyzan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tossen is looking to slow Qyzan down with leg kicks.
Tossen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qyzan can do to turn this around?
Tossen throws a sloppy head kick
letting Qyzan counter with a right hand.
Tossen misses with a wild body shot.
Qyzan misses with an uppercut. Tossen saw that one coming.
Tossen scores with a jab to the body.
Manne Tossen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Qyzan. That snapped Tossen's head back.
Tossen stuns Qyzan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tossen throws a body shot but no joy.
Qyzan wants to counter the offense by Tossen and move into the clinch position.
Qyzan throws a lazy uppercut
and Tossen counters with a left to the body.
Qyzan misses with a hook. Tossen ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qyzan misses with an uppercut.
Qyzan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tossen lands a jab to the head.

Qyzan instigates a clinch.

Tossen breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tossen. Qyzan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qyzan slips under a jab from Tossen.
Qyzan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Qyzan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tossen lands a nice hook to Qyzan's body. Qyzan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tossen looks to score with a jab to the body but Qyzan is just out of range.
It seemed like Qyzan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tossen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qyzan swings widly with a right hand
and Tossen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Qyzan ducks under a wild hook from Tossen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qyzan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tossen.
Tossen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Qyzan finds it's target.
Qyzan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Qyzan scores with a jab. Tossen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tossen scores with a jab. Qyzan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tossen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tossen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tossen throws a head kick but Qyzan moves out of range.
Tossen lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tossen scores with a push kick.
Qyzan throws a push kick but Tossen slaps the foot to one side.
Tossen swings for the body but Qyzan moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Qyzan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Qyzan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tossen - the referee stops the clock and Qyzan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tossen. Qyzan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Qyzan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tossen.
Qyzan avoids the body shot from Tossen.
Qyzan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Qyzan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Qyzan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tossen.
Qyzan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tossen checks a low kick from Qyzan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tossen misses with a wild body shot.
Qyzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tossen.
Qyzan avoids the body shot from Tossen.
Tossen scores with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tossen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tossen throws a lazy body kick
and Qyzan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tossen misses with a head kick.
Qyzan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tossen.
Qyzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tossen.
Tossen catches Qyzan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Qyzan throws a lazy right hand but Tossen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Tossen.
Qyzan flicks out a counter leg kick but Tossen steps away.
Tossen swings away with a body shot that misses

and Qyzan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manne Tossen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yaazi Qyzan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tossen punishes Qyzan's body with a nice straight punch.
Tossen misses with a wild body shot.
Qyzan wants to counter the offense by Tossen and move into the clinch position.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tossen checks a leg kick.
Tossen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tossen works Qyzan's body with a nice hook.
Qyzan lunges at Tossen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tossen's hand.
Tossen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tossen lands the left hand.
Tossen misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tossen throws the kick towards the body but Qyzan avoids it.
Tossen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tossen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Qyzan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Qyzan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossen swings widly with a right hand

and Qyzan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tossen misses with the head strike.
Qyzan stalling against the cage.
Tossen misses with some punches.
Tossen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qyzan stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Qyzan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Qyzan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qyzan misses with a low kick.
Qyzan blocks the body kick.
Tossen throws a big shot that misses.
Tossen takes a swing at Qyzan's ribcage but misses.
Qyzan lands the left hand.
Qyzan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tossen ducks under a wild hook from Qyzan.
Qyzan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qyzan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tossen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qyzan moves away.
Qyzan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Qyzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tossen.
Qyzan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Qyzan misses
and Tossen counters with a thumping low kick.
Tossen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Qyzan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Tossen.
Tossen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Qyzan.
Tossen thuds his shin into the meat of Qyzan's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tossen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters circling a little - Tossen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Qyzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tossen.
Nice body punch from Tossen.
Tossen misses with a head kick.
Qyzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tossen.
As Tossen backs off Qyzan throws a huge counter combo but Tossen manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qyzan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Qyzan misses with a straight right.
Tossen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tossen misses with a straight right.
Qyzan wants to counter the offense by Tossen and move into the clinch position.
Yaazi Qyzan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qyzan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manne Tossen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tossen, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manne Tossen!