PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scrappy Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsubishi Toshiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsubishi Toshiba struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mitsubishi Toshiba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scrappy Dew's chin.

Dew
vs
Toshiba

174 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scrappy Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsubishi Toshiba!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toshiba as he jumps to the side.
Toshiba misses with a few strikes there.
Dew tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toshiba swivels and escapes.
Dew tries to clinch but Toshiba moves out of range.
Toshiba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dew at a distance.
Toshiba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dew shoots for a double leg takedown but Toshiba sprawls well. He's pushed Dew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toshiba lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scrappy Dew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toshiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Dew.

Dew rushes Toshiba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dew misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toshiba walks into a jab.
Toshiba misses with a few strikes there.
Toshiba keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toshiba is fending him off so far but Dew persists. Nope, Toshiba circles away and we're back to standing.
Dew moves out of range as Toshiba strikes.
Toshiba misses with a double jab.
Dew slips a jab and a cross from Toshiba.
Toshiba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dew manages to avoid it.
Dew fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice shot lands for Dew.
Dew is looking to clinch but Toshiba is avoiding it.
Toshiba loads up on a big right hand but Dew slips the punch.
Dew has a takedown stuffed.
Dew's corner calls for a 1-2. Dew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Toshiba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toshiba looks winded!
Toshiba just misses with a punch to the body.
Dew is looking to counter punch.
Toshiba leaves Dew with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dew tries to clinch but Toshiba moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toshiba but Toshiba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A countering left hand to the body from Toshiba misses.

Dew scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dew is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Toshiba defends it well.
Dew throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Dew is trying for a kimura here. Toshiba looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dew wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scrappy Dew!