PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyson Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe comes to the ring accompanied by Ready, Able. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Calzaghe
vs
El Toro

200 cm
28
199 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
32
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Good kicks
Solid chin

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calzaghe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El Toro.
Calzaghe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from El Toro.
Calzaghe just misses with a punch to the body.
Calzaghe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

El Toro has Calzaghe up against the ropes in a clinch.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Toro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tyson Calzaghe has been cut.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
Calzaghe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro landing knees to the head.
El Toro keeps control of Calzaghe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzaghe avoids it.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calzaghe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
A short right from Calzaghe on the inside.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calzaghe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzaghe avoids it.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
El Toro pushes off an throws an elbow but Calzaghe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands with a right to the head.
El Toro scores with a knee to the head.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzaghe blocks it with crossed arms.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Calzaghe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
Calzaghe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Calzaghe is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Calzaghe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
El Toro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Calzaghe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Calzaghe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calzaghe darts in and clinches El Toro up against the ropes.
El Toro has Calzaghe pressed against the ropes, preventing Calzaghe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
El Toro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzaghe blocks it with crossed arms.
Calzaghe is looking to break free of the clinch but El Toro has double underhooks.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Calzaghe's efforts to push away.
El Toro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Calzaghe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
El Toro lands a knee to the head.
El Toro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio El Toro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Calzaghe's cut.
That's time! Calzaghe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Calzaghe misses with a wild combination.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calzaghe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calzaghe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calzaghe throws a right and a left that El Toro avoids nicely.
El Toro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Calzaghe counters with a left and a right that stings El Toro.
Jab from Calzaghe.
El Toro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calzaghe's calf.
El Toro throws a solid leg kick but Calzaghe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El Toro.
Calzaghe blocks a low kick nicely.
El Toro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calzaghe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro throws a lazy right hand but Calzaghe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Toro tries to land a leg kick but Calzaghe saw it coming and moves away.
El Toro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Calzaghe duly obliges.
Calzaghe stuns El Toro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Calzaghe moves in looking to clinch but El Toro pushes him off.
Calzaghe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calzaghe doesn't manage to clinch there - El Toro circles away.
El Toro is looking to chop away at Calzaghe's legs.
Calzaghe cracks El Toro with an open hand slap.
Calzaghe lands a nice shot that snaps El Toro's head back.
Calzaghe misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Calzaghe misses.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
El Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Toro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calzaghe.
Tyson Calzaghe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calzaghe. That did some damage!
Calzaghe slips a jab and a cross from El Toro.
El Toro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro tries to clinch up but Calzaghe circles away and keeps his distance.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Toro.
Calzaghe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Toro missing with a left hand there. Calzaghe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calzaghe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calzaghe moves out of range of the body kick.
Calzaghe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces El Toro back to the ropes. Calzaghe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Calzaghe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
El Toro misses with a body kick.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Calzaghe just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson Calzaghe is winning the standup battle so far.
El Toro is looking to clinch but Calzaghe is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzaghe blocks it with crossed arms.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calzaghe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
Calzaghe is trying to maintain a safe position but El Toro gets an underhook and turns Calzaghe into the ropes.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Calzaghe on the inside.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calzaghe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzaghe is defending well for now.

Calzaghe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Toro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
El Toro dips to his left and cracks Calzaghe with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro wants to clinch up but Calzaghe keeps it at a distance.
El Toro cracks the inside of Calzaghe's front leg.
El Toro throws the kick towards the body but Calzaghe avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Calzaghe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Calzaghe's cut.
That's time! 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.

El Toro misses with a low kick as Calzaghe jumps back.
Calzaghe with a jab.
Calzaghe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Calzaghe stalks El Toro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into El Toro's face. El Toro staggers backwards, shaken.
Calzaghe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Toro.
El Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Calzaghe is just out of range.
That kick from El Toro tenderised Calzaghe's leg. Calzaghe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Calzaghe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Calzaghe.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Toro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
El Toro throws a wild body kick that Calzaghe sees coming a mile off.

El Toro has Calzaghe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Calzaghe is looking to break free of the clinch but El Toro has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro landing knees to the body.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Calzaghe blocks it.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Calzaghe blocks it.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calzaghe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.

Calzaghe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calzaghe scores with a nice strike.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe checks a low kick from El Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe jabs El Toro right on the nose. El Toro blinks but takes it well.
El Toro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calzaghe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! El Toro scrambles back to his feet.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Calzaghe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro throws a series of punches but Calzaghe avoids them all with ease.
Calzaghe is looking to clinch but El Toro is avoiding it.
Calzaghe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calzaghe digs a good body shot into El Toro's ribs.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calzaghe checks a leg kick.
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there
and Calzaghe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Toro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Calzaghe counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Calzaghe circles away.
El Toro is looking to slow Calzaghe down with leg kicks.
El Toro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
El Toro ducks under a wild hook from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
El Toro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Calzaghe misses.
Calzaghe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Toro.
Calzaghe keeps the fight on the outside.
El Toro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Calzaghe on the side of the head.
El Toro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
El Toro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro throws a chopping leg kick but Calzaghe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
El Toro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calzaghe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with El Toro, pushing him back against the ropes.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calzaghe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses.

Calzaghe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Calzaghe pushes him off.

Calzaghe darts in and clinches El Toro up against the ropes.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Calzaghe working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Calzaghe breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe tries to clinch up but El Toro circles away and keeps his distance.
Calzaghe throws a lazy right hand but El Toro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calzaghe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Calzaghe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calzaghe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Calzaghe!