PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Tonon (ranked 1960 p4p, 224 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 2413 p4p, 259 weight class). Tonon comes to the cage accompanied by What About Now. Crespo has chosen Ghost ''Im A King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Silvio Crespo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tonon
vs
Crespo

174 cm
38
158 lbs
28 - 27 - 0

170 cm
36
155 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon tries to move into range but Crespo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crespo looks to land a combination but Tonon avoids it well.
Tonon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Crespo takes the fight into the clinch.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Crespo.

Tonon pulls guard effortlessly.
Crespo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tonon wants to sweep here but Crespo controlling him for the moment.

Crespo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crespo misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Crespo.
Crespo lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Crespo.
Crespo stuffs the takedown.

Crespo gets a double leg takedown into Tonon's guard.

Tonon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tonon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo with a knee to the head.
Crespo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
Tonon tries to pull guard but Crespo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crespo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Tonon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Tonon is blocking nicely.
Tonon tries to pull guard but Crespo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Crespo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Tonon wants a takedown.
Crespo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tonon takes an elbow to the temple.
Crespo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crespo gets through Tonon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
Crespo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crespo tries a body shot but Tonon blocks it.
Crespo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tonon tries to pull guard but Crespo won't allow it.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
Tonon blocks an uppercut.
Crespo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
Tonon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crespo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tonon is breathing heavily.
Tonon shoots in but Crespo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon shoots in for a double leg but Crespo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crespo scores with a nice head shot.
Crespo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crespo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crespo throws a front kick that sends Tonon stumbling back into the cage.

Tonon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crespo sprawls well initially but Tonon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crespo is pressing down on Tonon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tonon is looking to pass into half guard but Crespo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Crespo is in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Crespo gets to his feet. Tonon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Crespo rushes Tonon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonon jumps guard but Crespo stands there with Tonon around his waist. Tonon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
Crespo lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but Tonon blocks with his arms.

Tonon pulls guard effortlessly.

Crespo stands and steps away. Tonon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tonon shoots for a takedown but Crespo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Crespo drives through with a takedown into Tonon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Crespo stands up from Tonon's guard - Crespo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crespo cracks Tonon with a right hand to the side of the head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Crespo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Crespo decides to stand back up. Crespo steps back and let's Tonon get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tonon fails to land the takedown.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crespo sprawls well. Crespo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tonon gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Crespo. That snapped Tonon's head back.
Tonon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crespo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crespo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tonon, pushing him back against the cage.
Tonon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tonon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crespo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tonon fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
Silvio Crespo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crespo.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonon's defenses.

Tonon is rocked!
A short right from Crespo on the inside.
Oh Tonon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crespo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crespo pushes Tonon against the cage. Crespo is working some dirty boxing. Crespo pushes off with a quick right hook! Tonon goes down! Tonon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crespo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Crespo!
After the big win, Silvio Crespo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.