PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashimoto Toyotasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malfacine's choice of entrance music: His Own Fight Video. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toyotasan
vs
Malfacine

167 cm
21
139 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
142 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Prestige Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hashimoto Toyotasan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Malfacine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malfacine wants to clinch.
Toyotasan misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Malfacine
and Toyotasan counters with a low kick, right behind Malfacine 's knee.
Malfacine shoots for a double leg takedown but Toyotasan sprawls well. He's pushed Malfacine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malfacine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toyotasan counters with a body kick that stops Malfacine in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyotasan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toyotasan avoids the head kick by Malfacine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotasan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashimoto Toyotasan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyotasan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malfacine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toyotasan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyotasan misses with the body kick
and Malfacine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malfacine jabs Toyotasan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malfacine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toyotasan.
Malfacine lands a jab to Toyotasan's midsection.

Toyotasan gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Malfacine has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Toyotasan regains guard immediately.
Malfacine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Malfacine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malfacine throwing strikes but missing.
Malfacine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Toyotasan keeping full guard, as Malfacine tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malfacine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toyotasan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toyotasan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malfacine on the ground.
Malfacine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malfacine stops Toyotasan from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malfacine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toyotasan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Malfacine throws a strike but Toyotasan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Malfacine looking for a sweep. Not yet Malfacine, not yet.

That's four 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.

Malfacine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Toyotasan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malfacine keeping moving, preventing Toyotasan from controlling successfully.
Toyotasan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Malfacine is looking for a triangle but Toyotasan pushes his legs off easily.

Malfacine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Malfacine has his foot on Toyotasan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toyotasan works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Malfacine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Malfacine misses with a wild body shot.
Toyotasan throws a leg kick
and Malfacine counters with a one-two to the body.
Toyotasan throws a hook to the side of Malfacine's head but Malfacine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malfacine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malfacine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toyotasan under the eye.
A low kick from Toyotasan is predictable there
and Malfacine counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Toyotasan is predictable there
and Malfacine counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toyotasan tries a head kick but it misses.
Toyotasan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Toyotasan has managed to clinch.
Malfacine misses with an elbow strike.
Toyotasan wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Malfacine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Malfacine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toyotasan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Malfacine tightens his grip and picks Toyotasan up, before dumping him to the ground. Toyotasan manages to land in guard.

Malfacine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toyotasan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Malfacine has managed to get both his arms back between Toyotasan's legs - danger averted.
Malfacine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malfacine looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine throwing strikes but missing.
Malfacine wants to control from the top but Toyotasan keeps moving.
Malfacine throwing strikes from guard but Toyotasan blocks nicely.
Toyotasan can't keep his opponent in guard - Malfacine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Malfacine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine wants to pass the guard but Toyotasan is defending well.
Malfacine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malfacine drops an elbow to the side of Toyotasan's head.
Toyotasan is in trouble now - Malfacine has advanced to mount!
Malfacine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Malfacine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toyotasan?
Toyotasan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Malfacine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Malfacine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Malfacine controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malfacine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malfacine with a couple of short strikes.
Malfacine breaks from Toyotasan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Malfacine there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bruno Malfacine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malfacine thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Malfacine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A looping hook to the body misses from Malfacine. Toyotasan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Toyotasan is predictable there
and Malfacine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malfacine fails with a takedown attempt.
Toyotasan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malfacine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Toyotasan misses
and Malfacine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotasan throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Malfacine counters with a takedown into side control.
Toyotasan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Malfacine.
Toyotasan defending against the ground and pound.
Malfacine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toyotasan keeps working.
Malfacine tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malfacine postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Malfacine has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Malfacine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Toyotasan is rocked!
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!
Toyotasan takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Malfacine's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Malfacine!
Bruno Malfacine is the new bantamweight champion!