PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Kawakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veron Totto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Totto has chosen Rob Zombie - Feel So Numb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kawakada
vs
Totto

192 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
28
209 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuo Kawakada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Veron Totto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawakada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Totto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawakada.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kawakada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Totto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Totto misses with a looping right.

Totto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawakada, pushing him back against the cage.

Kawakada has Totto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kawakada pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Totto tumbling to the mat - Kawakada dives into Totto's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Totto has Kawakada pulled in close to control his posture.
Kawakada is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kawakada throwing strikes but missing.

Totto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Totto keeping moving, preventing Kawakada from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Totto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Totto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kawakada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Totto is keeping the position for now.
Totto throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Totto looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kawakada is defending well. Totto quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kawakada has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Totto celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Veron Totto!
Veron Totto very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.