PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Man-Black Sabbath. Tosh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stepping Razor. Peter Tosh has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Stark
vs
Tosh

189 cm
30
181 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

184 cm
27
183 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark cracks Tosh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Anthony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosh moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Stark fails with the takedown.
Tosh throws a leg kick but Stark moved away.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosh is just out of range.
Tosh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Stark misses.
Stark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tosh counters with a low kick, right behind Stark 's knee.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tosh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tosh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stark.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tosh.

Tosh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stark's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tosh wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.

Tosh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tosh wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark is trying to control the position but Tosh postures up.
Tosh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tosh's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tosh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Tosh is retaining full guard.
Tosh pulls Stark in close to prevent any damage.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Tosh is retaining full guard.

Tosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stark defends well.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Tosh is retaining full guard.

Tosh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tosh tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tosh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stark defends it easily.

Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stark wants to control from the top but Tosh keeps moving.

Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Tosh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Tosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stark defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tosh's guard.

Stark wants to work for an arm triangle but Tosh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tosh tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
Stark tries to pass to full mount but Tosh defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark is taking a breather. Tosh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Tosh is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Tosh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Tosh moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Tosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Tosh misses with a looping right.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark lands a jab to Tosh's midsection.
Tosh throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Stark is looking to wear down Tosh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stark misses with a hook to the body

and Tosh counters with a shoot takedown. Stark fights it but they end up in guard.
Stark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tosh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tosh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peter Tosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tosh advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stark wants to sweep here but Tosh controlling him for the moment.
Tosh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Stark is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tosh is aware though and is defending well.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tosh.
Tosh slips nicely into half guard.
Stark slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tosh scoring with some ground and pound.
Stark trying to control the position.
Tosh won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Tosh passes Stark's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tosh wants to take a breather but Stark is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stark actively working from the bottom here.
Stark tries to roll over but Tosh keeps him under control.
Tosh lands strikes from half guard.

Stark looking for submissions off his back.
Tosh is trying to control. Stark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tosh trying to pass the guard but Stark defending well.

Tosh is trying to work for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Tosh prevents Stark from improving his position.
Tosh trying to control from half guard but Stark is working away.
Stark gets back to full guard.

Stark looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tosh passes into half guard.
Tosh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stark's head.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tosh working Stark over with strikes.

Tosh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stark defends it well.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stark is looking to control Tosh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stark avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stark's guard.
Stark is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Tosh.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Tosh ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Tosh. Beautiful body shot.
Tosh scores with a push kick.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosh manages to avoid it.
Tosh takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tosh avoids the body shot from Stark.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Tosh's shoulder, as Tosh tries to avoid the shot.
Tosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Tosh. No joy for Stark on that attempt.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tosh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stark is able to avoid easily.
Tosh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stark. That snapped Tosh's head back.
Stark moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.

Tosh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tosh showed some decent athleticism there.
Tosh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stark tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Peter Tosh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stark is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark is squirming around, avoiding Tosh's attempts to control the action.
Tosh works his way to his opponent's back.
Stark is in bad spot here.
Tosh controlling the position well here. Stark rolled but Tosh kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Tosh go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tosh has good solid back control here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stark tries to escape but Tosh has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tosh controls the position.
Anthony Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Tosh was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Tosh gets the takedown into side control.
Stark is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark can't do much from the bottom here.
Stark tries to bench press Tosh off him but Tosh keeps the position.
Stark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tosh trying to control the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stark keeps working.

Stark looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Tosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tosh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Tosh!
An intense looking Peter Tosh took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'First time judges saved you, this time it Is all miiiiiineeeeeeeeeeee! I'm THE UPSETTER!!!'.