PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 113 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 17 p4p, 111 weight class). Mama Tosen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edson Bidon Barbosa's chin.

Barbosa
vs
Tosen

178 cm
37
155
41 - 22 - 0

177 cm
34
150
16 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Tosen misses with a head kick.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tosen.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tosen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Tosen.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tosen on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Tosen moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Tosen's head but Tosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Tosen and Barbosa goes tumbling to the canvas! Tosen follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Barbosa is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tosen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barbosa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mama Tosen!
Mama Tosen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.