PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mantis Toboggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Souza
vs
Toboggan

177 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mantis Toboggan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toboggan lands a jab to Souza's midsection.
Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toboggan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toboggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Toboggan counters with a body kick that stops Souza in his tracks momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Toboggan which made him look bad.
Souza looks to throw the jab but Toboggan is out of range.
Toboggan scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toboggan cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toboggan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toboggan.
A shot to the liver by Toboggan. Beautiful body shot.
Toboggan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Toboggan cracks Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toboggan cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Toboggan sizes up Souza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Toboggan throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan scores with a three punch combo!
Toboggan with a jab.
Toboggan connects with a nice looking jab.
Toboggan keeps Souza at a distance using the push kick.
Toboggan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toboggan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toboggan moves away from the strike by Souza.
Toboggan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toboggan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Toboggan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toboggan jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Toboggan jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Toboggan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Toboggan lands with a right hand.
Toboggan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toboggan scores with a shot to the body.
Toboggan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toboggan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Souza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Toboggan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Toboggan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toboggan.
Donk. Toboggan catches Souza right on the button with a cross.
Toboggan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toboggan scores with a body shot.
Toboggan fakes the leg kick and cracks Souza in the body.
Mantis Toboggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toboggan lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toboggan tests Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toboggan lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Toboggan throws a series of strikes that have Souza backpedaling.
Souza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toboggan counters with a nice uppercut.
Toboggan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toboggan manages to avoid it.
Toboggan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toboggan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Toboggan jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toboggan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Toboggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab from Toboggan.
Toboggan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toboggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toboggan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toboggan counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza walks into a jab.
Toboggan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toboggan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toboggan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toboggan with a hook.
Toboggan lands a slapping body shot.
Souza is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Toboggan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Toboggan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Souza on the side of the head.
Toboggan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.

It looks like Filipe Souza has been cut.

Toboggan closes the distance and clinches.
Toboggan digs a right hand into Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Souza's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Toboggan.
Toboggan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toboggan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toboggan scores with a hook to the body.
Toboggan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toboggan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toboggan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toboggan lands an uppercut.
Toboggan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Toboggan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan pushes Souza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toboggan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toboggan lands with a left to the head.
Toboggan pushes Souza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toboggan lands an uppercut.
Toboggan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toboggan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toboggan.
Toboggan gets through Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Toboggan jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.

Toboggan lands a big head kick that sends Souza tumbling to the mat! Toboggan takes a step backwards and waves Souza back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Souza is rocked!
Souza backs away from a small jab...but Toboggan lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Souza crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Toboggan with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mantis Toboggan!