PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Tocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jun Fan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Tocha
vs
Jun Fan

220 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Tocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Jun Fan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tocha misses with a head kick.
Fan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tocha tries to clinch up.
Fan lands a slapping body shot.
Tocha throws a wild body kick that Fan sees coming a mile off.
Tocha checks a leg kick nicely.
Tocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Fan scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Paulo Tocha has been cut.
Fan cracks Tocha with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tocha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Fan darts in and clinches Tocha up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fan letting Tocha take a breather here.
Tocha is trying to maintain a safe position but Fan gets an underhook and turns Tocha into the cage.
Fan is working for takedown but Tocha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tocha is trying to maintain a safe position but Fan gets an underhook and turns Tocha into the cage.
Fan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fan blocks a body shot from Tocha.
Fan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fan tries to break free but Tocha pushes him back against the cage.
Tocha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fan blocks it with crossed arms.
Tocha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tocha leaning against his opponent.
Fan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fan is trying to break the clinch but Tocha is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Tocha.
Tocha landing knees to the body.
Tocha is trying to stall.
Fan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tocha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tocha misses with a body punch.
Tocha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fan is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Tocha.
Fan looks gassed!
Tocha struggles to land a body shot inside as Fan controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tocha tries to land knees in the clinch but Fan avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tocha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fan avoids it.
Tocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fan is defending well for now.
Tocha is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tocha for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Tocha.
Tocha throws a sloppy head kick and Fan moves out of range easily.
Tocha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tocha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fan lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Tocha misses.
Tocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Tocha scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Lee Jun Fan has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tocha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Tocha dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tocha is just out of range.
Tocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tocha wants to clinch up but Fan keeps it at a distance.
Fan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tocha.
Tocha tries to clinch up
and Fan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tocha blocks a jab.
Tocha wants to clinch up but Fan keeps it at a distance.
Tocha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tocha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Tocha does no damage.
Paulo Tocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tocha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tocha closes the distance but Fan moves to the side
and Fan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tocha throws a body kick that misses.
Fan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tocha misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tocha tries to clinch
and Fan counters with a left and a right that stings Tocha.
Fan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fan misses with a wild combination.
Tocha tries to clinch up
enabling Fan to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulo Tocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Fan blocks the leg kick.
Tocha throws a push kick but Fan slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tocha misses with a looping right.
Tocha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tocha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tocha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fan to score with a decent uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fan avoids it.
Fan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tocha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Fan finds it's way through Tocha's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tocha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fan is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tocha. That's going to slow Fan down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tocha tries to clinch up.
Tocha is looking to clinch but Fan is avoiding it.

Tocha gets tackled into the cage by Fan. Fan maintains the clinch.
Tocha is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tocha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tocha missing with knees to the body.
Tocha stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Tocha dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tocha throws a right hand that Fan ducks under and follows up with a left that Fan also avoids with ease.

Tocha has closed the distance and engaged Fan in a clinch.
Tocha is struggling to control the position.
Tocha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fan avoiding damage as Tocha throws knees to the body.
Fan blocks a body shot from Tocha.
Tocha stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Tocha.
Tocha tries to land a front kick but Fan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Tocha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fan thows a body shot but no joy.
Tocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tocha looks to land a body kick but Fan moved away.
Tocha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Tocha misses.
Tocha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tocha.
Tocha checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tocha darts in trying to clinch
and Fan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tocha tries to move into range but Fan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Paulo Tocha's cut is getting worse.
Tocha throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fan avoids a kick to the body.
Tocha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tocha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tocha wants to clinch up but Fan keeps it at a distance.
Tocha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tocha tries to clinch
and Fan counters with a nice uppercut.
Tocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Fan avoids a kick to the body.
Fan throws a wild body kick that Tocha sees coming a mile off.
Fan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tocha looks to land a combination but Fan avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tocha.
Lee Jun Fan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo Tocha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tocha misses with a low kick.

Tocha moves into the clinch successfully.
Fan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tocha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fan up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tocha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fan being controlled against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Tocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tocha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Tocha!