PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin comes into the arena with Mortal Kombat theme blaring out of the sound system. Del Toro has chosen Bliss as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Matoshin
vs
Del Toro

180 cm
33
158 lbs
29 - 14 - 0

176 cm
31
152 lbs
26 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pearson Specter Litt

Spartan Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Del Toro!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Matoshin misses its intended target.
Del Toro lands a slapping body shot.
Del Toro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matoshin.
Matoshin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Del Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Matoshin lands a leg kick that knocks Del Toro off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Del Toro.
Del Toro misses with a body kick.
Matoshin darts in trying to clinch
and Del Toro counters with a one-two to the body.
Del Toro looks to land a right hand but Matoshin moved out of range.
Del Toro misses with a right hand
and Matoshin counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Toro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Del Toro.
Del Toro's corner calls for a 1-2. Del Toro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matoshin cracks Del Toro with an open hand slap.
Del Toro lands a right hook to the body.
Del Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matoshin.
Crunch! Matoshin slams his shin into Del Toro's torso.
Del Toro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Del Toro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matoshin.
Del Toro looks for a takedown but Matoshin sprawls well.
Ernesto Del Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matoshin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Del Toro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Del Toro misses with a hook
and Del Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Del Toro.
Matoshin slips a jab from Del Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a low kick but Del Toro moves out of range easily.
Matoshin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matoshin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Granite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Matoshin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Del Toro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matoshin.
Matoshin throws a leg kick
and Del Toro counters with a body kick.
Matoshin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Del Toro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matoshin can pounce on him.
Matoshin is looking to chop away at Del Toro's legs.
Del Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matoshin throws a low kick but Del Toro moves out of range easily.
Del Toro moves out of range as Matoshin strikes.
Nice body kick from Del Toro.
Matoshin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Toro shoots in but no luck this time.
Del Toro thumps Matoshin with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Matoshin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Del Toro.
Matoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Toro.
Del Toro scores with a kick to the body.
Matoshin misses with a straight left.
Del Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matoshin.
Del Toro jabs Matoshin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Matoshin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Del Toro doesn't seem phased though.
Matoshin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Del Toro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Del Toro moves away from the strike by Matoshin.
Matoshin moves in looking to clinch but Del Toro pushes him off.
Del Toro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matoshin scores with a jab. Del Toro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matoshin moves forwards but Del Toro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toshi Matoshin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Toro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Del Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matoshin. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin moves away from the strike by Del Toro.
Del Toro throws a poor cross that misses
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Matoshin motions for Del Toro to come forward. Matoshin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Toro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Del Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matoshin lands a jab.
Matoshin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matoshin throws a low kick, looking for Del Toro's leg but Del Toro calmly moves out of range.
Matoshin connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ernesto Del Toro has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Toro connects with a solid leg kick.
Del Toro slips a jab from Matoshin.
Del Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Del Toro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernesto Del Toro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Del Toro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Del Toro misses its intended target.
Matoshin is looking to counter punch.
Matoshin misses with a leg kick.
Del Toro lands a jab to the nose.
Matoshin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Del Toro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matoshin is out of range and Del Toro settles back down.
Matoshin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Del Toro thows a body kick. Matoshin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matoshin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matoshin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Del Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Del Toro connects with a nice looking jab.
Del Toro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matoshin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Del Toro scrambles back to his feet.
Matoshin looks to land a left hand but Del Toro moved out of range nicely.
Matoshin blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Toro misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Del Toro throws the kick towards the body but Matoshin avoids it.
Del Toro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a leg kick which misses Del Toro's front leg but catches the back leg as Del Toro tries to avoid it.
Del Toro connects with an inside leg kick.
Matoshin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matoshin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Toro.
Del Toro misses with a body kick.
Matoshin throws an off balance right hand
and Del Toro counters with an inside leg kick.
Del Toro wants to slow Matoshin down by chopping away at his legs.
Del Toro thumps Matoshin with a low kick.
Matoshin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Del Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Del Toro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matoshin misses with a body shot.
Matoshin throws a jab when Del Toro was well out of range.
Del Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Matoshin misses
letting Del Toro counter with a right hand.
Del Toro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Del Toro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Toro moves away.
Del Toro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matoshin's hands.
Del Toro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matoshin will feel that in the morning.
Matoshin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Del Toro is out of range and Matoshin settles back down.
Matoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Del Toro misses the target.
Del Toro throws a body kick that misses.
Matoshin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matoshin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Del Toro.
Del Toro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matoshin manages to avoid it.
Matoshin delivers a nice body kick.
Del Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Del Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matoshin. That did some damage!
Matoshin moves out of range as Del Toro strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matoshin misses with a double jab
and Del Toro counters with a head kick. That will keep Matoshin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ernesto Del Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matoshin.
Matoshin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matoshin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Del Toro.
Matoshin throws out a loose jab but Del Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Toro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Del Toro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Del Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Toro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Del Toro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matoshin to the mat! Matoshin manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin controls Del Toro momentarily but Del Toro frees himself.
Matoshin wants to stand and escape but Del Toro is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin trying to control the position.
Del Toro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Matoshin wants to stand and escape but Del Toro is having none of it.
Del Toro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Del Toro trying to control but Matoshin is working from the bottom.
Matoshin wants to stand but Del Toro is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Del Toro throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Del Toro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Del Toro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Del Toro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matoshin takes a step back to recover.
Matoshin staying out of range there.
Del Toro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Del Toro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Del Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Del Toro blocks a jab.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Del Toro.
Del Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Del Toro.
Matoshin throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin takes one on the button.
Del Toro lands a nice looking body shot.
Del Toro looks to throw the jab but Matoshin is out of range.
Del Toro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matoshin doesn't seem bothered though.
Matoshin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Del Toro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matoshin tries to clinch there but Del Toro circles away.
Del Toro feints the counter takedown.
Del Toro tests Matoshin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Del Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Matoshin is just out of range.
Del Toro misses with an uppercut.
Matoshin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matoshin blocks a low kick nicely.
Matoshin lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Del Toro misses.
Matoshin takes a swing at Del Toro's ribcage but misses.
Del Toro connects with a leg kick. Matoshin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Del Toro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matoshin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab from Del Toro does it's job there.
A good leg kick by Matoshin.
Toshi Matoshin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matoshin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Del Toro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Del Toro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Del Toro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Matoshin lands.
Matoshin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Del Toro. That one must have hurt.
Del Toro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Toro checks a leg kick nicely.

Matoshin forces Del Toro back against the cage and clinches.
Matoshin lands an uppercut.
Del Toro misses with the head strike.
Matoshin misses with the head strike.

Matoshin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Matoshin wants to free his trapped foot but Del Toro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matoshin is trying to control. Del Toro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Del Toro is looking for a sweep. Matoshin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matoshin trying to control from Del Toro's half guard. Del Toro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Matoshin looking to improve position, pressing down on Del Toro's thigh with his hand. Del Toro seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Matoshin paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Matoshin's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Del Toro picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ernesto Del Toro!
During a confident post fight interview, Ernesto Del Toro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.