PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thai Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Tocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker comes to the ring accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Killing in The Name. Tocha has chosen That Golden Rule as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Striker
vs
Tocha

170 cm
24
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Tocha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tocha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Striker moves away.
Striker is looking to clinch but Tocha is avoiding it.
Striker fakes the leg kick and cracks Tocha in the body.
Striker throws a head kick but Tocha moves out of range.

Striker moves into the clinch successfully.
Tocha is looking to break free of the clinch but Striker has double underhooks.
Tocha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Striker smiles and moves away.
A head kick by Tocha misses
and Striker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tocha really felt that one!
Tocha looks to throw the jab but Striker is out of range.
Striker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tocha's calf.
Striker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tocha sprawls well. Tocha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Striker gets slowly back to his feet.

Striker forces Tocha back against the ropes and clinches.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Striker landing knees to the body.
Tocha looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Tocha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Striker is working Tocha over against the ropes.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Striker lands a knee to the head.
Tocha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striker obliges.
Tocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Striker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Striker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Striker misses with a knee strike.
Tocha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Striker smiles and moves away.
Thai Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Tocha.
Tocha throws a head kick that misses
and Striker counters with a nice body kick.
Tocha tries to score with a low kick but Striker moves his leg out of the way.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tocha wants to clinch

and Striker counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Striker scores with a knee to the head.
Striker trying to land knees to the body.
Tocha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Striker.
Striker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Striker has Tocha pressed against the ropes, preventing Tocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tocha is trying to force a seperation but Striker has the dominant position.
Striker has Tocha pressed against the ropes, preventing Tocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tocha is trying to break free.
Striker prevents Tocha from breaking the clinch.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tocha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Striker has Tocha pressed against the ropes, preventing Tocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Striker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tocha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tocha can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker landing knees to the body.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tocha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Striker breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Striker there.
Striker drops his hands momentarily and Tocha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Striker lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Striker.
Striker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tocha shoots in but no luck this time.
Striker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Striker is looking to clinch.

Striker moves into range and clinches up with Tocha.
Nice elbow from Striker.
Tocha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker with a knee to the head.
Tocha is trying to break the clinch but Striker has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tocha looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Tocha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tocha's efforts to push away.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tocha tries to break the clinch but Striker is controlling the position.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Tocha wants to break free but Striker has control.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Tocha is trying to break the clinch but Striker is controlling him.
Tocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tocha breaks from the clinch.
Tocha throws a shot from downtown. Striker moves away and avoids it.
Striker looks to land a body kick but Tocha moved away.
Tocha thows a leg kick but Striker checks it
and Striker counters with an outside leg kick.

Striker has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tocha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Striker lands a damaging elbow.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tocha is trying to break the clinch but Striker has him pressed against the ropes.

Striker breaks the clinch.
Tocha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tocha waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Striker.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Striker, as that shot connected.
Tocha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Striker lands with a nice body kick.
Striker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Striker throws a looping overhand right but Tocha ducks down to avoid it.
Tocha avoids the head kick by Striker.
Striker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Striker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Striker connects with a solid leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Striker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thai Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tocha throws a lazy head kick
and Striker counters with a good, hard body kick but Tocha shrugs it off.
Striker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Striker moves into range and clinches up with Tocha.
Striker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Striker lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Striker.
Tocha wants to break free but Striker has control.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Striker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tocha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Striker scores with a knee to the head.
Tocha tries to circle away but Striker has him pinned against the ropes.

Striker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Striker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tocha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Striker doesn't seem bothered though.
Striker lands a glancing blow to the side of Tocha's head.
Nice sprawl there from Striker as Tocha shoots in.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Striker feints and then cracks Tocha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tocha down.
Striker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tocha keeps the fight on the outside.
Tocha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Striker has Tocha up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tocha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Striker.
Striker lands a good knee to the midsection. Tocha won't want to take too many of those.

Striker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tocha misses the shot to the body.
Striker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tocha's sensitive parts.
Striker cracks the inside of Tocha's front leg.
Good exchange - Striker coming out on top.
Striker tries to clinch but Tocha is having none of it.
A slow jab from Tocha misses its intended target.
Tocha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a head kick.

Striker forces Tocha back against the ropes and clinches.
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tocha's face.
Tocha tries to break the clinch but Striker is controlling the position.
Tocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tocha is looking to break free of the clinch but Striker has double underhooks.
Striker scores with a knee to the head.
Tocha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tocha is trying to break the clinch but Striker is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Striker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tocha blocks it with crossed arms.
Tocha wants to break free but Striker has control.
Striker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Striker lands a knee to the head.
Tocha is looking to break free of the clinch but Striker has double underhooks.
Striker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Striker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Striker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tocha avoids it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tocha is looking to break free of the clinch but Striker has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Striker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Striker.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Striker trying to land knees to the body.
Tocha is trying to break free.
Tocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tocha's face.
A frustrated look appears on Tocha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Striker.
Tocha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Striker missing with knees to the body.
Tocha tries to circle away but Striker has him pinned against the ropes.
Striker prevents Tocha from breaking the clinch.

Tocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tocha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Striker can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tocha.
Striker tries to clinch but Tocha is having none of it.
Striker fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thai Striker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tocha throws a push kick but Striker slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Tocha.
Tocha throws a series of punches but Striker avoids them all with ease.
Striker fails with the takedown.
Striker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Striker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Striker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tocha blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tocha cracks Striker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Striker.
Striker tries to clinch but Tocha moves out of range.
Tocha cracks Striker with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Thai Striker has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tocha.
Tocha throws the left hand but Striker avoids the punch easily.
Tocha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Striker.
Tocha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Tocha.
Tocha fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Tocha misses.
Tocha throws a hook but Striker avoids it easily.
Tocha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Striker throws a sloppy body shot
and Tocha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tocha looks to land a combination but Striker avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Striker stuns Tocha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tocha defending well as Striker loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Striker.
Striker wants to clinch up but Tocha keeps it at a distance.
Striker connects with a body shot.
Striker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tocha keeps the fight on the outside.
Striker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Striker defending well as Tocha loads up on a big left hand.
Tocha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Striker manages to avoid it.
Striker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tocha.
Striker scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tocha swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Striker moves into range and clinches up with Tocha.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Striker scores with a knee to the head.
Tocha tries to pull guard but Striker won't allow it.
Tocha is trying to force a seperation but Striker has the dominant position.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tocha is trying to break the clinch but Striker has him pressed against the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striker. Tocha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tocha lands a head shot.
Tocha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tocha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Striker avoids the head kick by Tocha.
Tocha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Tocha.
Striker defending well as Tocha loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Striker.
Tocha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Striker counters with a good low kick that Tocha was not able to check.
A head kick from Striker lands but Tocha takes it in his stride.
Tocha throws a head kick that misses.

Striker has Tocha up against the ropes in a clinch.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Tocha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Striker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Striker has Tocha pressed against the ropes, preventing Tocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Striker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Striker tries to land knees in the clinch but Tocha avoids the damage to the body.
Tocha tries to pull guard but Striker holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tocha drops back down to his feet.
Striker misses with a knee to the head.
Tocha tries to circle away but Striker has him pinned against the ropes.
Tocha tries for a takedown but Striker manages to get underhooks.
Thai Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Tocha.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tocha wants to break free but Striker has control.
Striker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thai Striker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Striker lands an elbow inside that Tocha shrugs off.

Striker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Striker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tocha lands with a hook. Striker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tocha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tocha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striker circles away quickly and effectively.
Striker misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Striker.
Striker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tocha throws a lazy head kick
and Striker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tocha's knee momentarily.
Striker wants to clinch.
No joy there for Striker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Striker swats away the attempt to clinch by Tocha.
Striker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tocha.
Striker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tocha's sensitive parts.
Striker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tocha.
Nice cross by Tocha.
Tocha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Striker throws a combination that misses
and Tocha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tocha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Striker counters with a body kick that stops Tocha in his tracks momentarily.
Striker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tocha is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Striker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Striker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tocha has time to react.

Striker darts in and clinches Tocha up against the ropes.
Tocha wants to break the clinch but can't.

Striker breaks the clinch.
Striker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Striker scores with a nice body kick.
Striker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Striker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tocha circles away.
Tocha keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Tocha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Striker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Striker wants to clinch up but Tocha keeps it at a distance.

Striker moves into the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tocha is looking to break free of the clinch but Striker has double underhooks.

Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tocha throws a lazy head kick

and Striker counters by clinching up.
Striker lands an elbow inside that Tocha shrugs off.
Striker lands an elbow inside that Tocha shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Striker throws an elbow but misses.
Striker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tocha can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Striker.
Tocha tries to break the clinch but Striker is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Tocha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Striker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tocha is working for takedown but Striker is calmly controlling the position for now.

Striker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Striker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tocha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Striker wants to clinch.
Tocha thows a leg kick but Striker checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Striker is looking to clinch but Tocha is avoiding it.
Thai Striker is winning the standup battle so far.
Striker scores with a leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Striker misses.
Thai Striker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Striker tries to clinch but Tocha is having none of it.
Striker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tocha's head.
A swing and a miss from Tocha.
Tocha scores with a jab. Striker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tocha misses with a body punch
and Striker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paulo Tocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tocha throws out a loose jab but Striker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Striker is looking to clinch.
Striker is looking to clinch.
Striker wants to clinch.
Striker lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Striker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Striker 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Thai Striker!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Thai Striker!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Thai Striker!

Thai Striker wins by unanimous decision!