PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Toro comes to the cage accompanied by Bliss. Teitsi has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Ernesto Del Toro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Del Toro
vs
Teitsi

176 cm
35
145 lbs
40 - 15 - 2

161 cm
35
140 lbs
20 - 20 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro takes a swing at Teitsi's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Del Toro coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Del Toro.
Del Toro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Teitsi walks into a jab.
Teitsi goes for a double leg but Del Toro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Del Toro continues to drive forward.
Teitsi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teitsi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Del Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Del Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teitsi.
Ernesto Del Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Toro cracks a nice hook into Teitsi's ribs.
Del Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Del Toro both land. Nice combination.
Del Toro connects with a looping right hand.
Teitsi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Toro.
Nice body punch from Del Toro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teitsi at a distance.
Del Toro scores with a body shot.
Teitsi looks winded!
Del Toro lands a front kick.
Teitsi misses with a shot to the body
and Del Toro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teitsi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Del Toro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Del Toro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Del Toro lands with a straight right. Teitsi didn't see that one coming.
Del Toro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Del Toro looking to score a takedown here. Teitsi is defending well but Del Toro drives through and ends up in Teitsi's guard.
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 working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Del Toro connects with a couple of short punches.
Del Toro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Del Toro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Del Toro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Teitsi is staying active underneath Del Toro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Del Toro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Teitsi defending well though.
Del Toro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Teitsi regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Toro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Del Toro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teitsi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Teitsi keeping moving, preventing Del Toro from controlling successfully.
Del Toro throwing strikes from guard but Teitsi blocks nicely.
Del Toro landing some decent shots from guard.
Del Toro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Teitsi looking to control.
Del Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Teitsi is keeping the position for now.
Del Toro throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Del Toro postures up and lands a big shot to Teitsi's brow.
Del Toro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Del Toro forces his way into half guard.
Teitsi is not content to let Del Toro control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Toro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Del Toro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teitsi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Del Toro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Del Toro there.
Teitsi has his hands clasped together around Del Toro's back. He's all about the action.
Teitsi has hold of Del Toro's hands but Del Toro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Del Toro is trying to work for a kimura but Teitsi is defending well.
Teitsi is not content to let Del Toro control the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Teitsi taking some punishment here, with Del Toro in his half guard.
Teitsi wants to control but Del Toro is keeping busy.
Del Toro tries to pass to full mount but Teitsi defends it.
Teitsi has hold of Del Toro's hands but Del Toro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Del Toro lands strikes from half guard.
Del Toro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Del Toro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi wants to control but Del Toro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Del Toro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Del Toro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Teitsi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Del Toro 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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teitsi keeps working.
Nice strikes from Del Toro there.

Del Toro is looking for a kimura here.
Del Toro not doing much here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Del Toro lands a nice short elbow.
Del Toro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Teitsi's head.
Del Toro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Del Toro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Del Toro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro working the head and body with strikes.
Del Toro controlling the action here.
Teitsi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Del Toro trying to control the action but Teitsi is working from the bottom.
Del Toro controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Toro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Del Toro.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Del Toro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Del Toro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 10:8
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 10:8
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 10:8

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Del Toro!
Ernesto Del Toro looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'you want me to beat the crap out of you?'.