PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Toro
vs
bad

190 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ivan bad!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - bad circles away.
bad swats away the attempt to clinch by Toro.
bad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mr Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toro throws a head kick but bad moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Toro as bad shoots in.

Toro scores with a takedown into bad's guard.
Toro postures up and lands a big shot to bad's brow.
Toro preventing the sweep.
Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but bad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bad wants to get back to his feet but Toro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
bad wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
bad working a defensive guard here.
Toro prevents bad from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Toro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but bad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
bad is trying to keep Toro in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bad wants to stand but Toro is controlling the position.
Toro stays in close to bad's body and controls the position.
Toro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Toro wants to control from the top but bad keeps moving.
Toro controlling from the top position.
Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bad is keeping the position for now.
bad is trying to control the position but Toro postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has bad pinned against the cage. bad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toro throws out a leg kick but bad moves out of range and Toro only half commits.
bad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
bad looks for a takedown but Toro sprawls well.
bad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toro circles away quickly and effectively.
bad wants to clinch up but Toro keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Toro misses with a takedown attempt

and bad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

bad has picked Toro up - he's going for a ride! bad dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toro is staying active underneath bad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Toro tries to kick bad off but bad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
bad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toro keeps working.
bad looks gassed!
Toro regains full guard. Nicely done.

bad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Toro, up you get!
Toro lands a jab to bad's midsection.
bad with a lazy takedown attempt

and Toro counters with a nice double leg into side control. bad won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on bad's face as Toro controls the position.

Toro decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Toro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from bad. No joy for Toro on that attempt.
No luck for Toro with that takedown attempt.
Toro shoots in for a double leg but bad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bad fails with a takedown attempt.
Toro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

bad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro blocking the ground and pound attempt from bad.
Toro is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from bad.
Toro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
bad frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
bad lands a nice shot to the head.
bad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toro?
A nice elbow there by bad.
bad tries to control but Toro wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro tries to lock up and control but bad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
bad prevents Toro from getting the reversal.
Toro is squirming around, avoiding bad's attempts to control the action.
Toro can't escape the position.
bad working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro is squirming around, avoiding bad's attempts to control the action.
Toro wants to control but bad is having none of it.
bad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Toro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
bad lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
bad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toro is looking to escape.
bad landing strikes from the mount.
bad tries to control but Toro wriggling away.

Despite being in the dominant position, ivan bad just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bad shoots in but Toro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - bad circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

bad clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ivan bad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

bad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Toro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Toro pulls him back up using the underhooks.

bad 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.
Toro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
bad doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Toro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toro stalling in the clinch but bad improves position.
Toro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
bad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
bad is trying to break the clinch but Toro has him pressed against the cage.
Toro wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro is trying to drag bad to the mat but bad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

bad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with bad but bad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bad stuffs the takedown attempt from Toro. Toro gets slowly back to his feet.
bad shoots in but no luck this time.
Toro closes this distance looking for a takedown but bad circles away.
Toro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and bad counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bad working the head with strikes.

bad decides to stand back up.

bad moves into the clinch.
Toro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
bad lands a damaging elbow.
bad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Toro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toro managing to block the knees to the body from bad.

bad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toro wants to stand up but bad is controlling him.
bad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toro is working an open guard so bad takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bad.
bad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Toro counters with a takedown into side control.
bad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Toro decides to stand back up. Toro steps back and let's bad get back to his feet.
Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
bad circles away from the clinch attempt

and bad moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro blocks an elbow strike from bad.
Toro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bad smiles and moves away.
Toro tries to clinch up
and bad counters with an outside leg kick.
Toro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bad is fending him off so far but Toro persists. Nope, bad circles away and we're back to standing.

bad forces Toro back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

bad decides to pull guard.
bad wants to stand but Toro is controlling the position.
Toro won't allow bad to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
ivan bad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think bad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ivan bad!