PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Tocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lite's entrance music is Lights out. A fine choice. Tocha has chosen That Golden Rule as his entrance music. Paulo Tocha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lite
vs
Tocha

170 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Tocha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lite lands with a nice body punch.

Tocha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tocha tries to control but Lite wriggling away.
Lite wants to hold on but Tocha pushes him away.
Tocha thowing shots but they're missing.
Tocha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lite looks a forlorn figure.

Tocha swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lite is now in Tocha's guard. A big mistake from Tocha there, giving up the dominant position!
Lite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Tocha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lite gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tocha working a defensive guard here.
Lite trying to control the position from guard on top but Tocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tocha will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lite won't allow Tocha to sweep him here.
Lite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tocha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lite tries to avoid it but Tocha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lite to the ground. Lite escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tocha keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Tocha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lite lands with a straight right. Tocha didn't see that one coming.
Tocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lite avoids the head kick by Tocha.
Lite throws a head kick but Tocha moves out of range.
Tocha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tocha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tocha fails to land the takedown.
Tocha looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Lite.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lite tries to clinch but Tocha moves out of range.
Lite walks into a stiff left hand from Tocha.
Lite tries to clinch there but Tocha circles away.
Lite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tocha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lite sprawls well. Lite wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tocha gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Lite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Tocha.
Tocha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tocha wants it to stay on the feet.
Lite misses with a few strikes there.
Tocha throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tocha misses with a takedown attempt
and Lite counters with a stiff right hand.
Lite lands with a right hand.
Tocha cracks Lite with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Lite forces Tocha back against the cage and clinches.
Lite can't break the clinch.
Lite stops a takedown attempt from Tocha.
A frustrated look appears on Lite's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lite is trying to break the clinch but Tocha is controlling him.
Lite goes for a takedown attempt but Tocha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tocha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Lite dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lite wants to clinch up but Tocha keeps it at a distance.
Tocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Tocha.
Lite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tocha moves away.
Lite takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tocha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lite counters with a straight right hand.
Lite lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tocha with a poor takedown

and Lite counters with a single leg into guard. Tocha didn't expect that.
Tocha is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lite with a nice head shot there.

Tocha looking for subs off his back but Lite has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lite looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tocha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lite with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lite working over Tocha with some ground and pound. Tocha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lite slips a nice elbow through Tocha's hands, connecting with Tocha's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lite trying to control from half guard but Tocha is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lite not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lite sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tocha defending well though.
Tocha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lite lands strikes from half guard.
Tocha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lite's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lite's back!
Lite breaks Tocha's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lite passes Tocha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lite thows a huge punch but Tocha dodges it nicely.
Lite is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tocha pushes Lite off looking to stand but Lite dives back in and keeps control.
Lite throwing shots but Tocha is blocking nicely.
Lite is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Tocha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lite pulls his head out easily.
Lite passes into side control, despite Tocha's attempt to control the position.
Lite lands a nice forearm strike.
Tocha looks to move to half guard but instead Lite has passed into mount! Damn!
Lite tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tocha is bucking up trying to escape but Lite cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tocha can't escape the position.
Lite won't let Tocha get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lite dominating with strikes here.
Lite landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tocha is looking to get to half guard.
Lite with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Lite dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lite moves out of range as Tocha strikes.
Mark Lite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tocha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lite clobbers Tocha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lite fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tocha on the side of the head.
Tocha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Lite misses.
Tocha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mark Lite is winning the standup battle so far.
Lite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tocha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lite misses with a combination
and Tocha counters with a stiff right hand.
Tocha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lite at a distance.
Lite throws a sloppy head kick and Tocha moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Lite.
Tocha looks to land a combination. Lite sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tocha has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lite to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tocha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lite was well out of range. Poor timing from Tocha.
Lite cracks Tocha with an open hand slap.
Tocha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lite sprawls well. Lite wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tocha gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Lite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Tocha.
Lite throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Lite drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lite trying to control but Tocha is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lite is in close to Tocha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lite throwing strikes from guard but Tocha blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tocha is on top in guard.
Mark Lite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tocha trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lite manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lite looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tocha tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Tocha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lite passes into half guard.
Paulo Tocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lite is trying to control. Tocha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lite in particular looking to stall.

Tocha looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lite passes into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Lite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lite 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Lite!