PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flash Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth has chosen Murmaider as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Toki Wartooth enters the ring!

Rage
vs
Wartooth

170 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flash Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toki Wartooth!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage moves out of range as Wartooth strikes.
Rage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wartooth lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Flash Rage has been cut.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Wartooth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wartooth motions for Rage to come forward. Wartooth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flash Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Wartooth pushes Rage off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wartooth throws a sloppy head kick and Rage moves out of range easily.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wartooth as he jumps to the side.
Wartooth tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rage fails with the takedown
and Wartooth counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flash Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wartooth fails to land with a series of punches.
Wartooth thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Wartooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rage misses with a jab to the body
and Wartooth counters with an outside leg kick.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wartooth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rage momentarily.
Wartooth throws a leg kick that misses.
Rage throws a sloppy head kick
and Wartooth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Wartooth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wartooth scores with a shot to the body.
Wartooth tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Wartooth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rage. Rage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wartooth scores with a punch to the head.
Rage misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Rage misses.
Wartooth lands a head shot.
Wartooth works over Rage's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wartooth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wartooth lands a body shot.
Rage is pressed up against the ropes. Wartooth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rage down to the mat. Rage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wartooth lands with a cross.
Wartooth cracks Rage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wartooth lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wartooth.
Wartooth thuds his right hand into Rage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rage avoids a kick to the body.
Rage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Wartooth counters with a stiff right hand.
Wartooth feints a jab promting Rage to slip. Wartooth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wartooth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rage fails with the takedown

and Wartooth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth digs a right hand underneath Rage's ribcage. Rage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wartooth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Wartooth.
Wartooth leaning against his opponent.

Wartooth has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rage is trying to keep an underhook but Wartooth manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Wartooth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wartooth is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rage looks a forlorn figure.
Wartooth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rage tries to hold on but Wartooth postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Wartooth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Wartooth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toki Wartooth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flash Rage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wartooth tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wartooth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wartooth tries to avoid it but Rage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wartooth to the ground. Wartooth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wartooth.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wartooth looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wartooth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rage's calf.
Toki Wartooth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wartooth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wartooth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flash Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wartooth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wartooth dips to his left and cracks Rage with an uppercut!
Wartooth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Wartooth misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wartooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wartooth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a series of punches but Wartooth moves out of range.
Rage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wartooth. Wartooth obviously looking to wear him down.
Wartooth tries to clinch up but Rage circles away and keeps his distance.
Wartooth scores with a hook.
Wartooth tries to clinch up.
Rage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flash Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wartooth throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Wartooth forces Rage back against the ropes and clinches.
Wartooth scores with a shot to the side of Rage's head.

Wartooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Wartooth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wartooth scores with a jab to the head.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wartooth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wartooth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rage has his takedown stuffed
and Wartooth counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth lands with a good body shot.
Wartooth wants to clinch up but Rage keeps it at a distance.
Wartooth lands with an overhand left.
Wartooth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wartooth scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Wartooth.
Nice shot lands for Wartooth.
Rage misses with a combination
and Wartooth counters with a nice leg kick.
Wartooth scores with a punch to the head.
Rage fails with the takedown
and Wartooth counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Wartooth finds it's target.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wartooth counters with a low kick, right behind Rage 's knee.
Wartooth throws a series of punches but Rage moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wartooth connects with a nice looking jab.

Flash Rage's cut is getting worse.
Rage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rage tries for a takedown but Wartooth circles away easily
letting Wartooth counter with a right hand.
Wartooth scores with a jab to the body.
Wartooth lands a nice shot to the body.
Wartooth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rage eats them both and turns towards Wartooth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wartooth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wartooth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wartooth misses with a double jab.
Wartooth jabs Rage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wartooth scores with a jab. Rage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wartooth scoring well with a low kick there.
Wartooth feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
Wartooth clobbers Rage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wartooth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rage scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Wartooth.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wartooth. That's going to slow Rage down.
Wartooth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wartooth lands with an uppercut that bounces Rage off the ropes and back into rage.
Wartooth lands a leg kick that knocks Rage off balance momentarily.
Rage throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wartooth tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wartooth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wartooth lands a leg kick that knocks Rage off balance momentarily.
Wartooth connects with a right hand. Rage shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wartooth throws a series of punches but Rage moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Wartooth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Wartooth counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toki Wartooth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flash Rage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wartooth slaps away a takedown attempt from Rage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wartooth looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Rage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wartooth swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Rage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wartooth!
Wartooth is squirming around, avoiding Rage's attempts to control the action.
Rage dominating with strikes here.
Rage wants to control the pace but Wartooth is squirming around nicely.
Wartooth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wartooth is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rage wants to control the pace but Wartooth is squirming around nicely.
Wartooth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rage controlling the position easily from mount.
Rage lands a big shot there that rocks Wartooth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Rage is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wartooth to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wartooth shrugs it off.
Rage wants to control the pace but Wartooth is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wartooth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rage prevents Wartooth from getting the reversal.
Rage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rage lands a big shot there that rocks Wartooth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth is trying to stand.
Rage working Wartooth over with strikes here.
Wartooth trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rage lands a heavy elbow.
Rage breaks from Wartooth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Flash Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toki Wartooth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wartooth is looking to escape.
Rage 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wartooth looks a forlorn figure.
Rage scoring with strikes but Wartooth is staying in there.
Rage landing punches.
Rage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wartooth is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wartooth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toki Wartooth!