PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashimoto Toyotasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewandowski has chosen The Clash - The Guns Of Brixton as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toyotasan
vs
Lewandowski

167 cm
23
139 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
140 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hashimoto Toyotasan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Lewandowski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski misses with a hook to the body
and Toyotasan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lewandowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewandowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toyotasan's waist but Toyotasan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lewandowski off to one side.
Toyotasan connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toyotasan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toyotasan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toyotasan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lewandowski looks to land a left hand but Toyotasan moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Toyotasan.
Toyotasan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lewandowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toyotasan thuds his shin into the meat of Lewandowski's side.
Toyotasan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lewandowski will feel that in the morning.
Lewandowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toyotasan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lewandowski's head.
Lewandowski misses with a right hand
and Toyotasan counters with an outside leg kick.
Toyotasan throws a right hand that Lewandowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewandowski also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Marcin Lewandowski has been cut.
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!
Lewandowski looks for a takedown but Toyotasan sprawls well.
Toyotasan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Lewandowski misses.
Toyotasan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Toyotasan. Lewandowski shrugs it off though.
No joy there for Lewandowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewandowski looks gassed!
Toyotasan is looking to slow Lewandowski down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan throws a series of punches but Lewandowski avoids them all with ease.
Toyotasan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toyotasan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewandowski.
Toyotasan pushes Lewandowski away with a front kick.

Toyotasan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toyotasan lands with a right to the head.
Toyotasan slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toyotasan.
Toyotasan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Toyotasan to work.
Toyotasan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toyotasan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewandowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Toyotasan.
Toyotasan scores a nice knee to the body.
Toyotasan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewandowski blocks it with crossed arms.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan prevents the takedown attempt.
Hashimoto Toyotasan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Lewandowski.
Toyotasan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Toyotasan.
Toyotasan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toyotasan stalling against the cage.
Lewandowski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lewandowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Toyotasan prevents it.
Lewandowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toyotasan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan working aggressively here.
Toyotasan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toyotasan tries to land a knee to the head but Lewandowski blocks with his arms.
Lewandowski blocking some punches.
Lewandowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toyotasan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Toyotasan trying to land knees to the body.
Toyotasan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewandowski managing to block the knees to the body from Toyotasan.
Toyotasan is pressed up against the cage. Lewandowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toyotasan down to the mat. Toyotasan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lewandowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toyotasan but Toyotasan pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski jabs Toyotasan right on the nose. Toyotasan blinks but takes it well.
Lewandowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Toyotasan connects with an inside leg kick.
Toyotasan misses with a few strikes there.
Lewandowski lands the left hand.
Toyotasan lands a head kick!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan feints and then cracks Lewandowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewandowski down.
Lewandowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toyotasan lands a high kick!
Lewandowski misses with a takedown attempt - Toyotasan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toyotasan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Toyotasan.
An inside leg kick lands from Toyotasan.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski swings widly with a right hand
and Toyotasan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lewandowski really felt that one!
Lewandowski misses with a right hand
and Toyotasan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lewandowski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lewandowski throws a lazy uppercut
letting Toyotasan counter with a right hand.
Lewandowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toyotasan is looking to slow Lewandowski down with leg kicks.
Toyotasan moves in looking to clinch but Lewandowski pushes him off.
Lewandowski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Toyotasan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lewandowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewandowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toyotasan swivels and escapes.
Lewandowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toyotasan but Toyotasan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hashimoto Toyotasan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Lewandowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lewandowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toyotasan.
Toyotasan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewandowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Toyotasan.
Toyotasan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lewandowski counters with a left and a right that stings Toyotasan.
Toyotasan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewandowski.
Toyotasan connects with a leg kick. Lewandowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lewandowski is breathing heavily.
Toyotasan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lewandowski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toyotasan.
Lewandowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toyotasan pinned against the cage. Toyotasan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hashimoto Toyotasan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Lewandowski.
Lewandowski misses with a series of wild punches.

Toyotasan drives through and clinches with Lewandowski against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Toyotasan.
Toyotasan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toyotasan lands a nice uppercut.
Lewandowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Toyotasan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Toyotasan.
Toyotasan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Toyotasan.
Toyotasan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewandowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toyotasan lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toyotasan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewandowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Toyotasan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toyotasan.
Toyotasan thumps Lewandowski with a low kick.
A head kick from Toyotasan lands but Lewandowski takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Toyotasan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toyotasan lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toyotasan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toyotasan lands a nice looking body kick.
Lewandowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Toyotasan has managed to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot in the inside from Toyotasan.
The referee calls for Toyotasan to work.
Toyotasan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewandowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Toyotasan fails to land.
Toyotasan landing knees to the head.
Toyotasan misses with a knee to the head.
Toyotasan pushes Lewandowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toyotasan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toyotasan stalling.
Lewandowski can't get the takedown.
Toyotasan lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewandowski backwards.
Toyotasan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toyotasan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toyotasan pushes Lewandowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toyotasan landing knees to the head.

Lewandowski is rocked!
Toyotasan pushes Lewandowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lewandowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Toyotasan finish him?
Toyotasan lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewandowski backwards.

Toyotasan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toyotasan feints and then cracks Lewandowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewandowski down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Toyotasan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lewandowski. Lewandowski tries to recover but Toyotasan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lewandowski lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hashimoto Toyotasan!