PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otavio Madruga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toole Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Ring of fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toole Jr
vs
Madruga

187 cm
29
174 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ottis Toole Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otavio Madruga!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madruga blocks a jab.
Toole Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Madruga is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Toole Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madruga misses with a wild body shot.
Otavio Madruga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madruga throws a poor cross that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Toole Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Madruga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Toole Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madruga misses with a hook
and Toole Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toole Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madruga.
Toole Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madruga slips under a jab from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole Jr throws a lazy right hand but Madruga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Madruga misses
enabling Toole Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Madruga throws a lazy uppercut
and Toole Jr counters with a left to the body.
Madruga jabs at Toole Jr's body.
Madruga lands a jab.
A shot to the body from Toole Jr misses
and Madruga counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madruga.
Toole Jr moves out of range as Madruga strikes.
Toole Jr is looking to counter punch.
Toole Jr throws a jab when Madruga was well out of range.
Madruga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr looks to land a right hand but Madruga moved out of range.
Madruga throws a leg kick which misses Toole Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Toole Jr tries to avoid it.
Madruga lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madruga connects with a crisp jab.
Toole Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Madruga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toole Jr.
Toole Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madruga.
Toole Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Toole Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Madruga looks to score with a jab to the body but Toole Jr is just out of range.
Toole Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Toole Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Toole Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madruga looks to land a left hand but Toole Jr moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Toole Jr.
Madruga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Madruga as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Madruga.

Toole Jr is rocked!
Madruga throws a body punch but Toole Jr moves out of range.
Toole Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Toole Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madruga is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toole Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Toole Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madruga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toole Jr scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Toole Jr misses its intended target.
Toole Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Toole Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Madruga counters with a right hand to the body.
Madruga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madruga.
Madruga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Toole Jr lands with an overhand left.
Toole Jr throws a body punch but Madruga moves out of range.
Madruga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Madruga throws a shot from downtown. Toole Jr moves away and avoids it.
Madruga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toole Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Madruga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toole Jr checks it well.
Toole Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Madruga tried to score with a low kick but Toole Jr checks it.
Madruga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Madruga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Madruga throws a lazy uppercut
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otavio Madruga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Toole Jr throws a lazy right hand but Madruga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madruga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Madruga has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Toole Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Madruga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Toole Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toole Jr lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Toole Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madruga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toole Jr's calf.
Madruga throws a jab when Toole Jr was well out of range.
Madruga misses with a hook. Toole Jr ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Madruga misses with an uppercut. Toole Jr saw that one coming.
Madruga throws a head kick but Toole Jr moves out of range.
Toole Jr catches Madruga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madruga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toole Jr throws a shot to the body.
Madruga misses with a straight right.
Toole Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Madruga throws a jab but it's blocked by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madruga.
Madruga drops his hands momentarily and Toole Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Madruga to score with a decent uppercut.
Madruga misses with a hook
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toole Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Toole Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Toole Jr misses with a left hand

and Madruga counters with a right hand that sends Toole Jr tumbling to the canvas! Can Madruga finish him? He dives into Toole Jr's guard looking to do just that!
Madruga is looking to pass into half guard but Toole Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Toole Jr is in guard.

Madruga tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Toole Jr stands up from Madruga's guard - Toole Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Madruga ducks under a wild hook from Toole Jr.
Madruga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Madruga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madruga slips a jab and a cross from Toole Jr.
Madruga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toole Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Madruga throws an off balance right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madruga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madruga misses with a body punch
and Madruga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madruga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toole Jr slips a straight right by Madruga.
Toole Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madruga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Madruga looks to move away, Toole Jr throws a big counter combo but Madruga just gets out of the way.
Toole Jr slips under a jab.
Toole Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr blocks a head kick by Madruga.
Toole Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toole Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toole Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madruga manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toole Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Madruga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madruga throws a lazy uppercut
and Toole Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toole Jr misses with a looping left.
Madruga slips a straight right by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madruga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ottis Toole Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Madruga throws a lazy right hand but Toole Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madruga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madruga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toole Jr's hands.
Toole Jr misses with a right hand
and Madruga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Madruga.
Madruga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Madruga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madruga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madruga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Madruga.
Madruga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toole Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toole Jr moves away from the strike by Madruga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madruga loads up on a big right hand but Toole Jr slips the punch.
Toole Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Madruga throws a leg kick
and Toole Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Toole Jr misses its intended target.
Toole Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Madruga slips under a jab.
Madruga throws out a counter right but Toole Jr avoids it with no problem.
Madruga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madruga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madruga defending well as Toole Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Toole Jr looks to land a right hand but Madruga moved out of range.
Madruga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toole Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toole Jr throws a shot from downtown. Madruga moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Madruga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr misses with a right hand
and Madruga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Madruga misses with a body shot.
Otavio Madruga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madruga misses the body punch
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madruga misses with a body shot
and Toole Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madruga slips a jab from Toole Jr.
Madruga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Toole Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madruga throws a right hand that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Madruga. That snapped Toole Jr's head back.
Madruga misses with a right hand
enabling Toole Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Madruga drops Toole Jr with a straight right hand, right on the button! Madruga follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otavio Madruga!
Our winner, Otavio Madruga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.