PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Toe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toe comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes the Boom!. Rastaphan Dominatrix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toe
vs
Dominatrix

195 cm
28
221 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

The Dark Side

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shelby Toe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toe thows a body shot but no joy.
Dominatrix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dominatrix lands with an uppercut that bounces Toe off the cage and back into range.

Dominatrix drives through with a takedown into Toe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominatrix trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Toe manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Toe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Toe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominatrix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Toe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Dominatrix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Toe defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dominatrix looking for a guillotine here but Toe defends easily.

Dominatrix is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toe defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Toe trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominatrix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dominatrix's head.
Toe postures up.

Dominatrix is looking for a triangle but Toe pushes his legs off easily.
Dominatrix trying to control the position.

Toe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Toe wants to control from the top but Dominatrix keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toe with a nice head shot there.
Toe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dominatrix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominatrix wants to control the position but Toe says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dominatrix is refusing to be controlled, as Toe sits in half guard.
Toe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dominatrix is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Toe is thwarting Dominatrix's attempts to control the position.
Toe is looking to take a break and control but Dominatrix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dominatrix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toe is working away from the top position though.

We're going to have a standup here because Shelby Toe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Toe swings for the body but Dominatrix moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dominatrix shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
My spies in ELITE GYM 48CAP inform me that Dominatrix has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dominatrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toe's head.
Toe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dominatrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toe defending well though.
Toe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dominatrix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Toe is trying to maintain the position but Dominatrix is very close to passing his half guard.
Dominatrix working the head and body with strikes.
Toe trying to hold on to Dominatrix's head to control him but Dominatrix postures up.
Toe is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Dominatrix is trying to work for a kimura but Toe is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dominatrix in particular looking to stall.
Toe wants to control but Dominatrix is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dominatrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toe defending well though.
Dominatrix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Toe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toe trying to control from the bottom.
Dominatrix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toe keeps working.
Toe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rastaphan Dominatrix dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Toe goes for a double leg but Dominatrix avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dominatrix continues to drive forward.
Dominatrix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dominatrix lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominatrix prevents a body shot from Toe.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dominatrix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominatrix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toe's elbow.
Toe slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Dominatrix.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Dominatrix.
Toe prevents a body shot from Dominatrix.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dominatrix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toe trying to control the position but instead, Dominatrix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toe into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix presses Toe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dominatrix to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelby Toe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominatrix scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominatrix stalling against the cage.
Dominatrix gets through Toe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dominatrix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Toe.
Dominatrix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toe backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Dominatrix.
Dominatrix lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dominatrix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominatrix lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Toe is rocked!
Dominatrix gets through Toe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Toe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominatrix throws a big uppercut that drops Toe! More strikes from Dominatrix and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Toe lies dazed against the cage as Dominatrix celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.