PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideyoshi Toyotomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranma Saotome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Toyotomi
vs
Saotome

225 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Osaka Niten Ichi - MMA Gear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ranma Saotome!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Saotome looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saotome misses with a two punch combination.
Saotome fails in his attempt to clinch.

Toyotomi clinches.
Saotome blocks the elbow strike.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.

Toyotomi tightens his grip and picks Saotome up, before dumping him to the ground. Saotome manages to land in guard.
Toyotomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Saotome controls Toyotomi momentarily but Toyotomi frees himself.
Toyotomi passes Saotome's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Toyotomi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Saotome kicks off Toyotomi and gets to his feet.
Toyotomi throws a nice looking combination but Saotome bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saotome instigates a clinch.
Saotome takes an elbow to the temple.
Toyotomi tries to land knees in the clinch but Saotome avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.
Saotome tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toyotomi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Toyotomi trying to land knees to the body.
Saotome blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toyotomi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saotome gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Saotome takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saotome avoiding damage as Toyotomi throws knees to the body.
Toyotomi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saotome is defending well for now.
Saotome can't break the clinch.

Saotome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Toyotomi closes the distance and clinches.
Toyotomi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saotome is defending well for now.
Saotome fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saotome is trying to break free.
Saotome wants to get back to striking at distance but Toyotomi won't allow it.
Toyotomi misses with an elbow over the top.
Saotome is trying to drag Toyotomi to the mat but Toyotomi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ranma Saotome.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toyotomi as Saotome tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saotome avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the head but Saotome blocks with his arms.
Saotome takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saotome avoids the elbow strike from Toyotomi, against the ropes.
Saotome is trying to force a seperation but Toyotomi has the dominant position.
Toyotomi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Toyotomi scores with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saotome's defenses.
Saotome is looking to control Toyotomi's arms but Toyotomi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saotome has his back to the ropes.
Saotome looks gassed!
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Saotome avoiding damage as Toyotomi throws knees to the body.
Saotome wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the head but Saotome blocks with his arms.
Toyotomi misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toyotomi throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toyotomi looking to throw knees to the head but Saotome is blocking nicely.
Saotome trying to control the position but instead, Toyotomi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saotome into the ropes.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the head but Saotome blocks with his arms.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Saotome blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toyotomi landing knees to the head.

Saotome gets control of Toyotomi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Saotome will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Toyotomi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Toyotomi is working Saotome over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saotome looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toyotomi is one step ahead there.
Toyotomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Saotome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saotome working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Toyotomi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Toyotomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toyotomi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saotome's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Toyotomi lands a high kick!
Saotome shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toyotomi defends it nicely.
Saotome wants to clinch

and Toyotomi counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideyoshi Toyotomi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saotome with a lazy takedown attempt

and Toyotomi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Toyotomi.
Toyotomi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saotome has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saotome managing to block the knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Saotome takes a knee to the side of the body.
Toyotomi pushes off an throws an elbow but Saotome leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saotome avoids it.
Saotome blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saotome dodges an elbow strike from Toyotomi.
Saotome lands a left hand.
Toyotomi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saotome is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi pushes off an throws an elbow but Saotome leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Saotome on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toyotomi looking to throw knees to the head but Saotome is blocking nicely.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saotome avoids it.
Toyotomi can't get the takedown.
Toyotomi tries a knee to the head but Saotome blocks it.
Saotome is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Toyotomi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saotome.
Saotome just leaning against Toyotomi, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saotome misses with a body punch.
Toyotomi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Saotome.
Toyotomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saotome pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toyotomi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Toyotomi closes the distance and clinches.
Toyotomi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toyotomi throws an elbow but misses.
Toyotomi trying to land knees to the body.
Toyotomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toyotomi tries for a takedown but Saotome manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideyoshi Toyotomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saotome.
Toyotomi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Saotome breaks the clinch.

Toyotomi rushes Saotome and presses him up against the ropes.

Saotome breaks the clinch.

Saotome gets a clinch.
Toyotomi avoiding damage as Saotome throws knees to the body.
Toyotomi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saotome is defending well for now.
Saotome is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Toyotomi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saotome's efforts to push away.
Toyotomi misses with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi blocks a body shot from Saotome.
Saotome is trying to stall.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside that Saotome shrugs off.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saotome avoids it.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body.
Toyotomi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saotome tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyotomi avoids the damage to the body.
Toyotomi is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Toyotomi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saotome blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toyotomi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saotome is defending well for now.
Saotome jumps guard but Toyotomi stands there with Saotome around his waist. Saotome gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Saotome is trying to break free.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saotome. Toyotomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Toyotomi as Saotome shoots in.

Toyotomi darts in and clinches Saotome up against the ropes.
Saotome avoids the elbow strike from Toyotomi, against the ropes.
Toyotomi blocks the elbow strike.
Toyotomi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toyotomi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toyotomi is trying to drag Saotome to the mat but Saotome just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Saotome tries to pull guard but Toyotomi won't allow it.
Toyotomi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toyotomi pushes off an throws an elbow but Saotome leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Saotome presses Toyotomi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saotome avoiding damage as Toyotomi throws knees to the body.
Toyotomi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saotome has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Saotome breaks from the clinch.
Saotome stuffs the takedown.
Toyotomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toyotomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saotome throws a sloppy head kick and Toyotomi moves out of range easily.
Saotome misses with a hook. Toyotomi ducked under it nicely.
Toyotomi looks for a takedown but Saotome sprawls well.
Saotome falls off balance throwing a combination

and Toyotomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toyotomi moves into full mount! Saotome won't be happy about that!
Saotome in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideyoshi Toyotomi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Toyotomi gets a clinch.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi lands an elbow just above Saotome 's eye.
Saotome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toyotomi has him pressed against the ropes.
Saotome has Toyotomi pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Toyotomi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Saotome in his tracks for a moment.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi has Saotome pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Saotome manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Toyotomi gets underhooks to prevent Saotome's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Saotome takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toyotomi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saotome avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Toyotomi with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow.
Toyotomi with a knee to the head.
Saotome wants to break free but Toyotomi has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toyotomi.
Saotome gets underhooks to prevent Toyotomi's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideyoshi Toyotomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotomi can't get the takedown.
Saotome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toyotomi has him pressed against the ropes.
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saotome is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toyotomi as Saotome tries to tie him up.
Toyotomi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saotome fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toyotomi lands a head kick. Saotome smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Toyotomi lands a two punch combo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Saotome.
Toyotomi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saotome's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi trying to hold on to Saotome's head to control him but Saotome postures up.
Toyotomi is trying to get back to full guard.
Toyotomi pushes Saotome off looking to stand but Saotome dives back in and keeps control.
Toyotomi is trying to maintain the position but Saotome is very close to passing his half guard.
Toyotomi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Toyotomi is looking for a sweep. Saotome is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saotome slows the pace down in half guard.
Toyotomi misses with some strikes from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Toyotomi gets a clinch.
Saotome prevents the takedown attempt.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside that Saotome shrugs off.
Saotome takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saotome blocks the elbow strike.
Toyotomi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toyotomi throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toyotomi obliges.
Saotome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toyotomi tries a knee to the head but Saotome blocks it.
Toyotomi has Saotome pressed against the ropes, preventing Saotome from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toyotomi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saotome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Saotome in his tracks for a moment.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saotome's defenses.
Ranma Saotome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi missing with knees to the body.
Saotome with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saotome avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Toyotomi wants a takedown.
Saotome is leaning against Toyotomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toyotomi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saotome blocks it with crossed arms.
Toyotomi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saotome taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Toyotomi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toyotomi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saotome gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Saotome blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saotome's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hideyoshi Toyotomi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toyotomi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideyoshi Toyotomi!