PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolstoy comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tolstoy
vs
Barreto

200 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

221 cm
21
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Tolstoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barreto!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolstoy shoots in and drives through. Barreto sprawls well.
Tolstoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barreto pinned against the cage. Barreto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andre Tolstoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooh a lovely combination from Barreto sends Tolstoy down but not out. Barreto dives into side control looking to finish.

Tolstoy is rocked!

It looks like Andre Tolstoy has been cut.

Barreto stands up.
Oh Tolstoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barreto tries a head kick but it misses.
Tolstoy looks for a takedown but Barreto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Tolstoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barreto throws a sloppy head kick and Tolstoy moves out of range easily.
Tolstoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barreto's waist but Barreto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tolstoy off to one side.
Barreto throws a head kick that misses.
Tolstoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barreto swivels and escapes.

Barreto moves into the clinch.
Barreto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barreto misses with a knee strike.
Barreto tries to land a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks with his arms.
Barreto misses with a knee to the head.
Tolstoy seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barreto looking to throw knees to the head but Tolstoy is blocking nicely.
Tolstoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barreto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barreto misses with a knee strike.
Tolstoy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barreto prevents it.
Barreto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tolstoy is breathing heavily.
Tolstoy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barreto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barreto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tolstoy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barreto parries the strikes from Tolstoy easily there. Tolstoy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barreto to escape.
Barreto pushes Tolstoy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tolstoy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tolstoy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barreto is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tolstoy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tolstoy working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barreto throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Tolstoy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barreto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tolstoy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barreto taking punishment in the form of punches.
Barreto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Barreto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tolstoy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tolstoy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tolstoy has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Barreto explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Tolstoy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tolstoy showed some decent athleticism there.
Barreto tries to kick Tolstoy off but Tolstoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tolstoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tolstoy prevents Barreto from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolstoy trying to pass the guard but Barreto defending well.
Tolstoy 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.
Barreto trying to control from the bottom.
Tolstoy wants to take a breather but Barreto is having none of it.
Barreto wants to control but Tolstoy is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tolstoy working Barreto over with strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tolstoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Barreto is just out of range.

Tolstoy scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreto is desperately trying to improve his position but Tolstoy has a good base and remains in mount.
Tolstoy punching from mount but Barreto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Barreto is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barreto is trying desperately to improve position.
Tolstoy won't let Barreto get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tolstoy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barreto working to try and regain half guard.
Tolstoy lands with some strikes.
Barreto wants to hold on but Tolstoy pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barreto really wants to buck Tolstoy off and get back to his feet.
Barreto is desperately trying to improve his position but Tolstoy has a good base and remains in mount.
Tolstoy looking to ground and pound but Barreto is blocking nicely.
Barreto is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andre Tolstoy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Tolstoy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tolstoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barreto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barreto tries to bum rush Tolstoy with a series of wild strikes but Tolstoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tolstoy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barreto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tolstoy working the ground and pound from side control.
Barreto tries to buck Tolstoy off but Tolstoy is having none of it.
Barreto dodges the ground and pound from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barreto is avoiding damage well.
Tolstoy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tolstoy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tolstoy scoring with punches and elbows.
Barreto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tolstoy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tolstoy working over Barreto with some ground and pound. Barreto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tolstoy is looking to take a break and control but Barreto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barreto is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tolstoy.
Barreto is trying to stand.
Andre Tolstoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolstoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Barreto clinches with his opponent.
Barreto scores with a knee to the head.
Tolstoy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barreto with a knee to the head.
Barreto scores a nice knee to the body.
Barreto landing knees to the head.
Tolstoy looking for a takedown.
Barreto missing with knees to the body.

Tolstoy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barreto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barreto is trying to stand back up but Tolstoy is controlling him
Barreto has hold of Tolstoy's hands but Tolstoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tolstoy working over Barreto with some ground and pound. Barreto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tolstoy wants to pass to mount but Barreto is defending the position.

Barreto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreto drops Tolstoy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Barreto follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Barreto!