PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason McMelon (ranked 3641 p4p, 5520 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 443 p4p, 551 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tokoro's choice of entrance music: Blksmiith - Gore-Tex Covers my Soul. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hideo Tokoro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

McMelon
vs
Tokoro

186 cm
25
170
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
174
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason McMelon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMelon misses with a double jab
and Tokoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McMelon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokoro scores with a shot to the body.
McMelon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tokoro.
Tokoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokoro lands a nice looking body shot.
Tokoro misses with a wild body shot.
Tokoro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McMelon's hands.
McMelon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tokoro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McMelon is landing a low percentage of strikes.

McMelon takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMelon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokoro is leaning against McMelon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McMelon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokoro backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokoro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMelon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokoro backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokoro.
McMelon has a couple of punches blocked by Tokoro.
McMelon blocks an uppercut.
McMelon tries to stall but Tokoro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McMelon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokoro is keeping busy.
McMelon seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tokoro is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Tokoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokoro gets through McMelon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokoro blocks an uppercut.
McMelon is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Tokoro.
McMelon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMelon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tokoro's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMelon can't find room to land a body shot as Tokoro controls the action.
Tokoro wants to break free but McMelon has control.
McMelon connects with a knee to the head.
Tokoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMelon's elbow.
Tokoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
McMelon lands a knee to the body.
Tokoro gets through McMelon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokoro tries to break free but McMelon pushes him back against the cage.
Tokoro working aggressively here.
Tokoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokoro wants to get back to striking at distance but McMelon won't allow it.
Tokoro misses with a punch to the body.
Tokoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokoro is leaning against McMelon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McMelon landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokoro can't find room to land a body shot as McMelon controls the action.
Tokoro lands an uppercut.
Tokoro lands a right hand.
McMelon blocks an uppercut.
Tokoro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMelon taking a breather.
Tokoro lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McMelon working aggressively here.
Tokoro gets through McMelon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokoro blocking some punches.
McMelon struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokoro controls his hands.
Tokoro is working McMelon over against the cage.
Tokoro managing to block the knees to the body from McMelon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McMelon is struggling to control the position.
McMelon has Tokoro pressed against the cage, preventing Tokoro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McMelon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McMelons head.
McMelon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tokoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokoro lands a shoulder strike.

Tokoro manages to break the clinch.
Tokoro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McMelon throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Tokoro lands an impressive looking overhand right. McMelon doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hideo Tokoro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McMelon avoids the body shot from Tokoro.
Tokoro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMelon tries to counter with a takedown but Tokoro is quick to defend against it.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McMelon misses with a body shot.
Tokoro misses with a hook. McMelon ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McMelon. Tokoro shrugs it off though.
A jab from Tokoro misses.
Tokoro misses with a looping left.
McMelon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tokoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Tokoro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by McMelon.
McMelon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McMelon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tokoro's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMelon tries to clinch but Tokoro moves out of range.
McMelon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tokoro just misses with a punch to the body.
McMelon slips a straight right by Tokoro.
McMelon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McMelon moves away from the strike by Tokoro.
McMelon attempts a counter takedown but Tokoro avoids it well and moves away.
McMelon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tokoro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McMelon is looking to slow Tokoro down with leg kicks.
McMelon closes the distance but Tokoro moves to the side
and Tokoro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Tokoro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McMelon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McMelon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tokoro missing with a left hand there. McMelon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tokoro clobbers McMelon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro punishes McMelon's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMelon throws a half hearted mid kick.
McMelon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokoro.
McMelon tries to counter with a takedown but Tokoro is quick to defend against it.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMelon connects with a solid leg kick.
McMelon is looking to clinch.
McMelon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from McMelon misses.
McMelon misses with a hook. Tokoro ducked under it nicely.
Tokoro scores with the left hand. McMelon knows he should have avoided that one.
Tokoro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tokoro moves out of range of the body kick.
Tokoro throws a big shot that misses.
Tokoro misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from McMelon does no damage.
McMelon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McMelon falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tokoro counter with a right hand.
Tokoro misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - McMelon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McMelon moves out of range of the strikes.
McMelon tries to close the distance and clinch but Tokoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokoro throws a big shot that misses.
McMelon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tokoro misses with a straight left.
McMelon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by McMelon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McMelon is predictable there
and Tokoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Tokoro misses.
Tokoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tokoro misses with an uppercut. McMelon saw that one coming.
McMelon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokoro.
McMelon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tokoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMelon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokoro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

McMelon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokoro lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! McMelon goes down and covers up as Tokoro starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Tokoro!
After winning the bout, Hideo Tokoro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.