PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Tomate (ranked 967 p4p, 1373 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 130 p4p, 182 weight class). Tomate comes into the arena with “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six blaring out of the sound system. Roberto Karokaro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tiago Tomate's chin.

Tomate
vs
Karokaro

181 cm
26
170
7 - 5 - 0

173 cm
31
170
11 - 8 - 2

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomate lands a jab.
Karokaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Karokaro misses its intended target.
Tomate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomate feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karokaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomate doesn't seem bothered though.
Karokaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Tomate throws a shot from downtown. Karokaro moves away and avoids it.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that Tomate avoids nicely.
Karokaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomate is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomate.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiago Tomate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karokaro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karokaro scrambles back to his feet.
Karokaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomate.
Karokaro misses with a hook.
Karokaro throws a sloppy head kick and Tomate moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomate misses the target.
Karokaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomate's head backwards.
A slow jab from Tomate misses its intended target.
Tomate misses the jab.
Karokaro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tomate cracks Karokaro with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tomate, as that shot connected.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomate moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karokaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomate.
We've been told by Tomate's head coaches at RBB Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tomate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tomate tries to work over Karokaro's front leg with a kick but Karokaro checks it.
Karokaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomate.
Tomate throws a right hand that misses
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomate throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice leg kick from Tomate, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Karokaro misses.
A low kick from Tomate is predictable there
and Karokaro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tomate misses with a body kick.
Karokaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tomate misses with a hook.

Tomate takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomate misses with a body punch.
Tomate misses with a punch to the body.
Tomate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karokaro avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomate.
Tomate throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomate can't find room to land a body shot as Karokaro controls the action.
Tomate lands an elbow that stopped Karokaro in his tracks for a moment.

Karokaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomate throws a shot to the body.
Tomate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karokaro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tomate throws the left hand but Karokaro avoids the punch easily.
Karokaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Tomate's head.

Tomate is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Karokaro! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roberto Karokaro!