PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Brahe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Toro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brahe
vs
Toro

202 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tycho Brahe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Toro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brahe rushes Toro and presses him up against the cage.

Brahe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Tycho Brahe has been cut.
Brahe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toro staying out of range there.
Toro darts in trying to clinch
and Brahe counters with a body kick.
Brahe tries to land a leg kick but Toro saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Toro.
Toro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brahe dips to his left and cracks Toro with an uppercut!

Brahe moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Brahe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Brahe.
Brahe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toro or not.
Toro looks winded!

Brahe breaks from the clinch.
Brahe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brahe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toro's sensitive parts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brahe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brahe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toro.
Brahe lands with a nice body kick.

Brahe moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Brahe.
Brahe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brahe lands a nice shot to the body.
Brahe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Brahe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brahe.
Brahe lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brahe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toro backwards.
A body shot lands from Brahe.
Brahe pushes Toro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brahe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brahe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toro backwards.
Brahe lands a shot to the body.
Brahe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brahe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toros head.
Brahe is working Toro over against the cage.
Brahe cracks Toro with a nice body shot.
Brahe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brahe is working Toro over against the cage.

Brahe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brahe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brahe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toro gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brahe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toro dodges the punch combination from Brahe.
Brahe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brahe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toro's calf.
Brahe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toro's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brahe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Brahe! Toro is out on his feet! Brahe rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Toro is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Toro is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tycho Brahe!