PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dufva
vs
El Toro

189 cm
37
177 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

178 cm
34
196 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but El Toro is just out of range.
Dufva misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Dufva.
El Toro misses with a few strikes there.
El Toro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dufva misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by El Toro.

Dufva feints and as El Toro raises his hands in defense, Dufva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

El Toro pushes Dufva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dufva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses
and El Toro counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro ducks under a wild hook from Dufva.

El Toro clinches with his opponent.

El Toro breaks from the clinch.
El Toro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dufva can pounce on him.
Dufva throws a leg kick that is checked
and El Toro counters with a straight right hand.

Dufva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into El Toro's guard.

El Toro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dufva postures up in El Toro's guard and throws a big left but El Toro blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva throwing strikes but missing.
Dufva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El Toro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

El Toro is looking for a triangle but Dufva pushes his legs off easily.
Dufva is in close to El Toro's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dufva got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Toro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dufva has managed to get both his arms back between El Toro's legs - danger averted.
Dufva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

El Toro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dufva defends it easily.
Dufva scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva won't allow El Toro to sweep him here.
Dufva cracks El Toro with a solid left hand.
Dufva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of El Toro's head.

El Toro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dufva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
El Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva connects with a couple of short punches.
Dufva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dufva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dufva wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
Dufva won't allow El Toro to sweep him here.

El Toro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dufva defends well.
Dufva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dufva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dufva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dufva postures up and lands a big shot to El Toro's brow.
El Toro wants to control but Dufva passes easily into half guard.
Dufva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for El Toro!
Dufva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
El Toro wants to hold on but Dufva pushes him away.
Dufva raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
El Toro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

El Toro is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Dufva scoring with strikes but El Toro is staying in there.
El Toro is still in real trouble! Can Dufva finish him?
Dufva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Toro takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dufva's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Dufva!
A very excited looking Sven Dufva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.