The Island Season 1, 265 lbs, Round 5 PBP Commentary

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvan De Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edvan De Moraes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Toretto
vs
De Moraes

181 cm
27
275 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

198 cm
26
265 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Toretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edvan De Moraes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toretto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toretto throws a series of punches but De Moraes moves out of range.

Toretto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Moraes quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Toretto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De Moraes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toretto content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Moraes can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dwayne Toretto just wasn't active enough.
De Moraes avoids the body shot from Toretto.
Toretto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toretto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Moraes misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Toretto misses its intended target.
Toretto throws a jab but it's blocked by De Moraes.
De Moraes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toretto. That did some damage!
Toretto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Moraes.
De Moraes lands with a nice body kick.
Toretto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Moraes pinned against the cage. De Moraes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toretto misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Moraes fakes the leg kick and cracks Toretto in the body.
Toretto is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Moraes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toretto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Moraes throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Moraes cracks the inside of Toretto's front leg.
Toretto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Moraes.
De Moraes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Moraes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Moraes.
De Moraes thuds his shin into the meat of Toretto's side.
De Moraes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Moraes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Moraes pushes Toretto away with a front kick.
Toretto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

De Moraes lands a big head kick that sends Toretto tumbling to the mat! De Moraes takes a step backwards and waves Toretto back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Dwayne Toretto has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Moraes throws a sloppy head kick and Toretto moves out of range easily.
De Moraes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Moraes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Moraes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Moraes connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for De Moraes.
De Moraes throws a leg kick which misses Toretto's front leg but catches the back leg as Toretto tries to avoid it.
De Moraes feints and then cracks Toretto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toretto down.
De Moraes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Moraes tries a head kick but it misses.
De Moraes throws a head kick that misses.
De Moraes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toretto's sensitive parts.
Toretto goes for a double leg but De Moraes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Moraes continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Toretto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

De Moraes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Moraes.
De Moraes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Toretto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Moraes - the referee stops the clock and Toretto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Moraes. Toretto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Moraes connects with a leg kick. Toretto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toretto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toretto avoids the head kick by De Moraes.
Toretto misses with a series of wild punches.
Toretto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Moraes. De Moraes obviously looking to wear him down.
De Moraes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Moraes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toretto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Moraes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toretto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edvan De Moraes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Toretto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Toretto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Moraes throws a sloppy head kick and Toretto moves out of range easily.
De Moraes throws a head kick that half lands.
Toretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Moraes.
De Moraes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toretto.

A momentary lapse in concentration from De Moraes enables Toretto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Moraes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toretto stops De Moraes from standing up.
Toretto 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.
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!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Moraes is trying to hold Toretto in close to prevent damage but Toretto has managed to pass into half guard.
Toretto controlling the action here.
De Moraes wants to get back to full guard but Toretto has passed into side control.
De Moraes is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toretto slows the pace down.
Toretto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Moraes for as long as he can get away with.
Toretto working away.
De Moraes tries to bench press Toretto off him but Toretto keeps the position.
De Moraes is trying to escape the position but Toretto is controlling the position.
De Moraes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Moraes taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto taking a breather here.
Toretto scores with punches from side control.
The referee asks Toretto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Toretto prefers to stall for the moment though.
Toretto moves into full mount!
De Moraes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dwayne Toretto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toretto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Toretto landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Toretto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Moraes working to try and regain half guard.
Toretto lands a nice shot to the head.
De Moraes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Toretto lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Moraes is in a horrible position here. Toretto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Moraes tries to hold on but Toretto pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Toretto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Toretto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Toretto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Toretto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt De Moraes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
De Moraes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Toretto presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Toretto controlling from the full mount.
Toretto landing strikes from the mount.
Toretto controlling the position easily from mount.
Toretto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Toretto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dwayne Toretto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Moraes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Dwayne Toretto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Toretto looks to throw the jab but De Moraes is out of range.
De Moraes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Moraes throws a leg kick but Toretto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edvan De Moraes seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Moraes.
De Moraes stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Moraes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Moraes scores with a head kick. Toretto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

De Moraes lands a big head kick that sends Toretto tumbling to the mat! De Moraes takes a step backwards and waves Toretto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Moraes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toretto.
De Moraes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toretto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Moraes.
De Moraes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toretto.
De Moraes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edvan De Moraes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whack! De Moraes lands a heavy head kick that drops Toretto. The ref tackles De Moraes to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Toretto was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Edvan De Moraes!