PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone's entrance music is The Godfather Waltz. A fine choice. El Toro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bulls On Parade. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Corleone
vs
El Toro

185 cm
27
195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

174 cm
28
194 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ceaser El Toro!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone fails with the takedown

and El Toro moves into the clinch.
El Toro wants to break free but Corleone has control.
El Toro misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Toro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
El Toro misses with some punches.
El Toro struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone looking for a takedown.
El Toro misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from El Toro on the inside.
El Toro swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone.
El Toro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
El Toro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corleone or not.
El Toro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
El Toro scores with a shoulder strike.
Corleone tries to pull guard but El Toro holds him up against the cage and eventually Corleone drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Toro pressing his opponent against the cage.
El Toro is leaning against Corleone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corleone fails to pull guard.
El Toro lands a body punch.
El Toro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
El Toro scores with a shoulder strike.

El Toro manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Toro.
Corleone checks a low kick from El Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and El Toro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

El Toro darts in and clinches Corleone up against the cage.

Corleone manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from El Toro.
El Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from El Toro finds it's way through Corleone's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
Corleone with a poor takedown
and El Toro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corleone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sonny Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has El Toro pinned against the cage. El Toro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ceaser El Toro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro throws a predictable looking body shot

and Corleone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Corleone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

El Toro is working an open guard so Corleone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Corleone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
El Toro misses with a lunging right hand

and Corleone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Corleone.
Corleone trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Corleone stopping the sweep attempt from El Toro.
El Toro working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone won't allow El Toro to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Corleone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El Toro's head.
El Toro wants to stand and escape but Corleone is having none of it.
Corleone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of El Toro's head.
Corleone is working El Toro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Corleone stays in close to El Toro's body and controls the position.
El Toro is trying to hold Corleone in close to prevent damage but Corleone has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Corleone has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Corleone throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
El Toro wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Corleone.
Corleone looking to ground and pound but El Toro is blocking nicely.
El Toro regains half guard.
El Toro controlling the position well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone prevents El Toro from standing back up.
Corleone 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.
El Toro wants to get back to full guard.
Corleone thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing El Toro to regain full guard.
Corleone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corleone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
El Toro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corleone.
El Toro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corleone's guard.
Corleone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst El Toro is controlling him.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Corleone dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Corleone thows a leg kick but El Toro checks it
and El Toro counters with a leg kick.
No luck for Corleone with that takedown attempt.

El Toro takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

El Toro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corleone misses with a takedown
and El Toro counters with a low kick, right behind Corleone 's knee.
Corleone looks to clinch
letting El Toro counter with a right hand.

That's two 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.
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there

and Corleone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Corleone.
Corleone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El Toro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sonny Corleone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
El Toro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
El Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El Toro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Corleone wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Toro works his way into side control.
Corleone is looking to reverse the position.

El Toro decides to stand back up. El Toro steps back and let's Corleone get back to his feet.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Toro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Ceaser El Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Corleone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Toro takes a swing at Corleone's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ceaser El Toro.
I think El Toro 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceaser El Toro!