PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Totsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Yoshida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yoshida
vs
Totsky

177 cm
25
161 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

171 cm
21
161 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Totsky!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yoshida.
Totsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Totsky tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Totsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Totsky moves away.
Yoshida shoots in for a double leg but Totsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ken Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Totsky takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Totsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Totsky connects with a nice looking jab.
Totsky takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Totsky connects with a body shot.
Totsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Totsky misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Totsky misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Totsky moves out of range.
Totsky is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yoshida rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshida jabs at Totsky's body.
Totsky misses with a shot to the body

and Yoshida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Totsky seems keen to control Yoshida's posture.
Totsky is trying to control the position but Yoshida postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throwing strikes from guard but Totsky blocks nicely.
Totsky looking to control.
Totsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yoshida throwing strikes but missing.
Totsky is controlling Yoshida's posture.
Totsky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yoshida controls the pace.
Yoshida wants to control from the top but Totsky keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida passes Totsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Totsky trying to control from the bottom.
Yoshida prevents Totsky from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Totsky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yoshida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Totsky has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yoshida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yoshida is looking to work some ground and pound but Totsky has wrist control.
Totsky is trying to control the position but Yoshida postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leo Totsky.
Totsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoshida at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yoshida.
Totsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Totsky blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses the body punch
and Totsky counters with a three punch combo that has Yoshida backing up. Yoshida nods at Totsky to acknowledge the strikes.
Yoshida stuns Totsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Totsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Totsky swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Totsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Totsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Totsky looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida digs a good body shot into Totsky's ribs.
Yoshida swinging wildly here.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Yoshida scores with a four punch combination!
Totsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Totsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Totsky scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Totsky moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that Totsky sees coming a mile off.
Yoshida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Totsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Totsky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yoshida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Totsky.
Leo Totsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Totsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Totsky avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Totsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Totsky tries to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Totsky scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Totsky misses with a body shot.
Totsky scores with a shot to the body.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Totsky takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshida, as that shot connected.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Totsky.
Totsky scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Totsky misses the target.
Yoshida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Totsky circles away.
Totsky avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Totsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Totsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Totsky's legs.
Totsky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Totsky moves out of range.
No joy there for Yoshida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totsky throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Totsky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Totsky.
Totsky jabs Yoshida right on the nose. Yoshida blinks but takes it well.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Totsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Totsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yoshida misses with a body shot
and Totsky counters with a two punch combo.
Totsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Totsky avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Totsky throws a nice looking combination but Yoshida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Totsky moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Totsky.
Yoshida punishes Totsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Totsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Totsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Totsky throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Totsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Totsky misses with a body shot.
Totsky lands a body shot.
A head kick by Yoshida misses
and Totsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Yoshida does no damage.
Yoshida swings for the body but Totsky moves out of range.
Leo Totsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Yoshida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Totsky works the jab nicely.
Totsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Totsky gets caught flat footed, as Yoshida shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Totsky is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Totsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Totsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Totsky working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leo Totsky.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ken Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida lands with a good body shot.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Totsky avoids them all with ease.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Totsky.
Yoshida lands with a good body shot.
Totsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida walks into a jab.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totsky ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida shoots and misses
and Totsky counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Totsky with a series of wild strikes but Totsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Totsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Totsky to score with a decent uppercut.
Yoshida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Totsky takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Totsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
Yoshida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Totsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Totsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Totsky!