PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacal Votan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Tooreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tooreal's choice of entrance music: Untouchable by Tupac Shakur. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Votan
vs
Tooreal

201 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
271 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pacal Votan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Tooreal!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Votan fails to land the takedown.
Tooreal lands a right hook to the body.
Votan misses with the combination.
Votan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tooreal keeps the fight on the outside.
Votan shoots in and drives through. Tooreal sprawls well.
Votan misses with a takedown attempt - Tooreal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pacal Votan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooreal cracks a nice hook into Votan's ribs.
Votan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooreal scoring well with a low kick there.
Votan misses with a hook to the body
letting Tooreal counter with a right hand.
Votan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Votan with a poor takedown
and Tooreal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Votan ducks right into an uppercut from Tooreal.
Votan tries to clinch but Tooreal moves out of range.
Tooreal lands with a nice body punch.
Votan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tooreal tries to clinch but Votan is having none of it.
Votan misses with a takedown
and Tooreal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Votan thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooreal throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tooreal.
Votan fails with the takedown
enabling Tooreal to counter with a crisp jab.
Votan fails with the takedown

and Tooreal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Votan is breathing heavily.Tooreal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Votan is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Votan is trying to control the position but Tooreal postures up.
Tooreal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Votan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tooreal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tooreal preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Votan looking to control.
Tooreal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Votan is proving hard to escape from.
Tooreal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Votan is keeping the position for now.

Votan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Tooreal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tooreal scores with a takedown into Votan's guard.
Tooreal won't allow Votan to get back to his feet.
Tooreal wants to stand and escape but instead Votan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tooreal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Votan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tooreal is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Votan trying to control but Tooreal is working from the bottom.
Tooreal wants to stand and escape but Votan is having none of it.
Tooreal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Votan misses with a takedown attempt
and Tooreal counters with an inside leg kick.
Pacal Votan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Votan with a poor takedown

and Tooreal counters with a shoot takedown. Votan fights it but they end up in guard.

Votan working for a triangle but Tooreal defends it easily.
Tooreal sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Votan is looking for a triangle but Tooreal pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tooreal stands up and waves to Votan to follow him.
Votan shoots and misses
and Tooreal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pacal Votan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Votan misses the body punch
and Tooreal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Votan misses with a takedown
and Tooreal counters with a nice body shot.

Tooreal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Votan's guard.

Votan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tooreal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tooreal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Votan is looking for a triangle but Tooreal pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Tooreal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Votan takes one on the button.
Votan misses with a takedown
and Tooreal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tooreal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pacal Votan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tooreal slips a jab and a cross from Votan.
Votan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Votan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooreal tests Votan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tooreal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Votan at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Votan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tooreal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Votan!
Tooreal moves to take his opponent's back.
Votan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Votan just trying to survive but Tooreal is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Votan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooreal is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Votan manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Votan has a closed guard, preventing Tooreal from standing up.

Tooreal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tooreal prevents Votan from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooreal won't allow Votan to sweep him here.
Tooreal wants to stand but Votan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pacal Votan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tooreal trying to control the position from guard on top but Votan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Votan is trying to keep Tooreal in close.
Votan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Votan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Tooreal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Tooreal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tooreal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Tooreal!