PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Del Toro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bliss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Del Toro
vs
Brown

176 cm
35
145 lbs
42 - 16 - 2

180 cm
32
165 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 42 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Del Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Del Toro misses with a head kick.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Del Toro pinned against the cage. Del Toro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Del Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown throws a head kick but Del Toro moves out of range.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Del Toro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Del Toro misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Brown staying out of range there.
Del Toro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Del Toro throws a leg kick

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Del Toro won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown trying to control the action but Del Toro is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Del Toro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Del Toro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown trying to control the position but Del Toro is working away.

Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Del Toro defends.
Del Toro tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brown presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Del Toro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Del Toro is trying to escape the mount.
Del Toro regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Del Toro is working away.
Brown thows a huge punch but Del Toro dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Toro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Del Toro looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Del Toro gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Del Toro controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Toro.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Del Toro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.

Del Toro breaks from the clinch.
Del Toro swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Del Toro throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Del Toro avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown thuds a left hand into Del Toro's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Del Toro forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Del Toro gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Brown tries a body shot but Del Toro blocks it.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Del Toro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Del Toro looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Del Toro saw it coming and moves away.
Ernesto Del Toro is winning the standup battle so far.
Del Toro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Del Toro sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Del Toro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Del Toro throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Del Toro to counter with a crisp jab.
Ernesto Del Toro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Brown.
Del Toro lands with an overhand left.
Del Toro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Del Toro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Del Toro misses.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Del Toro rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Del Toro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Del Toro scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Del Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Toro tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Toro looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Del Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Toro staying out of range there.
Del Toro blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Del Toro's front leg but catches the back leg as Del Toro tries to avoid it.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Del Toro on the side of the head.
Del Toro looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Del Toro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Del Toro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Del Toro throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Toro backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Del Toro throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Del Toro avoids the body shot from Brown.
Del Toro loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Del Toro backpedaling.
Del Toro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Del Toro cracks Brown with a good jab.
Del Toro throws an off balance right hand

and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Del Toro didn't expect that.

Del Toro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Toro looking for a sweep. Not yet Del Toro, not yet.
Del Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro wants to sweep but no luck.
Del Toro trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brown looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Toro.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Toro counters with a body kick that stops Brown in his tracks momentarily.
Brown throws a one two combo.

It looks like Ernesto Del Toro has been cut.
Del Toro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Brown rushes Del Toro and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Del Toro breaks the clinch.
Del Toro connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Brown 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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Del Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Toro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Del Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Del Toro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Del Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Del Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by Del Toro.
Del Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Toro throws out the jab.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Toro throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Toro.
Del Toro cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Del Toro tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Toro. That did some damage!
Del Toro scores with a nice strike.
Del Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
An inside leg kick lands from Del Toro.
Del Toro slips a jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Del Toro counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown defending well as Del Toro loads up on a big left hand.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Del Toro throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown tries to counter by closing the distance.
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!
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Toro.
Del Toro misses the jab.
Ernesto Del Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Toro.
Del Toro digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Del Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Del Toro on that attempt.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Del Toro.
Del Toro avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Del Toro but Del Toro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Toro.
Del Toro lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Del Toro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown avoids the body shot from Del Toro.
Del Toro throws a body kick that misses.
Del Toro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Del Toro misses with a low kick.
Del Toro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Del Toro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
A jab from Del Toro misses.
Brown wants to counter the offense by Del Toro and move into the clinch position.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Toro.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Toro.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Del Toro defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Toro takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.

Brown darts in and clinches Del Toro up against the cage.
Brown tries a body shot but Del Toro blocks it.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Del Toro stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Del Toro's elbow.

Del Toro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Toro avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniel Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Del Toro is looking to clinch.

Brown rushes Del Toro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Del Toro working aggressively here.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Del Toro controls his hands.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Del Toro pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ernesto Del Toro.
I think Brown 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Brown!
A very excited looking Daniel Brown 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.