PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideo Tokoro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tokoro
vs
Ward

170 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hideo Tokoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Ward!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokoro tries for a takedown but Ward sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tokoro shoots for a double leg takedown but Ward sprawls well. He's pushed Tokoro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tokoro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ward as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideo Tokoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokoro.
Tokoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokoro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tokoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ward.

Ward moves into the clinch.
Ward just leaning against Tokoro, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Ward.
Tokoro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ward walks away with a smile on his face. Tokoro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Ward thows a body shot but no joy.
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw.

Tokoro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward seems keen to control Tokoro's posture.
Tokoro wants to pass the guard but Ward is keeping the position.
Ward controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Ward was stalling too much, according to the referee.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tokoro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ward gets through Tokoro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ward lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tokoro jumps guard but Ward stands there with Tokoro around his waist. Tokoro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tokoro fails to pull guard.
Tokoro tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Ward lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
Tokoro is breathing heavily.
Ward lands with a left to the head.
Ward dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ward lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Ward.
Ward lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ward lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ward stalls.
Ward lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ward holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ward lands a shoulder strike.
Tokoro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ward smiles and moves away.

Ward forces Tokoro back against the cage and clinches.
Tokoro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ward smiles and moves away.
Tokoro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ward with a hook.

Ward clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is leaning against Tokoro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ward lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ward lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Ward.
Ward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward pushes Tokoro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ward lands a nice shot to the body.
Ward works on Tokoro's body with a couple of short punches.
Ward lands an uppercut.

Tokoro is rocked!
Ward lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Tokoro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ward lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ward lands a left hand.
Ward pushes Tokoro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ward.
Ward lands a body shot.
Ward lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ward lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ward lands a body punch.
Tokoro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ward scores with a hook to the body.
Ward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ward lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tokoro backwards.
Ward lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands an uppercut.
Ward creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tokoro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tokoro drops to his knees and Ward pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Ward!