PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro's entrance music is World's End Rhapsody. A fine choice. Wolf has chosen Shawnee Sioux War Dance as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Tokoro
vs
Wolf

171 cm
27
143 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

168 cm
29
148 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 2 - 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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Red Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tokoro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tokoro looking to pass the guard.
Wolf trying to keep a closed guard but Tokoro is proving a slippery customer.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Tokoro tries to pass.
Tokoro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tokoro wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hideo Tokoro.
Wolf lands with a nice combination. Tokoro backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro closes the distance and clinches up with Wolf, looking for a takedown. Tokoro pushes Wolf against the cage but Wolf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tokoro has his takedown stuffed
and Wolf counters with a body kick.
Wolf fails to land with a series of punches.
Tokoro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideo Tokoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tokoro.
Tokoro shoots in looking for a takedown. Wolf tries to sprawl out of it but Tokoro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wolf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokoro ducks right into an uppercut from Wolf.
Tokoro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro shoots for a double leg takedown but Wolf sprawls well. He's pushed Tokoro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wolf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wolf wants it to stay on the feet.
Wolf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolf lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Hideo Tokoro has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokoro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tokoro fails with a takedown attempt.
Tokoro is breathing heavily.
Wolf fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolf cracks Tokoro with a good jab.
Wolf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wolf cracks Tokoro with a right hand to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tokoro.
Wolf digs a good body shot into Tokoro's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Tokoro is rocked!

Wolf lands a left and a right that send Tokoro crashing to the mat, dazed. Wolf thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Tokoro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokoro misses with a takedown attempt
and Wolf counters with a huge right that knocks Tokoro out cold! Wolf is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Red Wolf!
Red Wolf opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.