PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 1919 p4p, 239 weight class) and Nick Sins (ranked 20486 p4p, 719 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

El Toro
vs
Sins

178 cm
44
196 lbs
27 - 22 - 1

186 cm
26
201 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sins rushes El Toro and presses him up against the ropes.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro takes a shot to the head.
Sins lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Sins.

It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
I was talking to El Toro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sins tries to land knees in the clinch but El Toro avoids the damage to the body.
Sins blocking some punches.
El Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sins.
El Toro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
El Toro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Sins lands an elbow inside.
El Toro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
El Toro misses with an elbow strike.
Sins pushes off an throws an elbow but El Toro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right from Sins.
Sins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sins lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Sins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El Toro avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins lands a nice uppercut.
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sins lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Sins dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
Sins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sins is trying to stall.
A short right from Sins.
El Toro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
El Toro throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Sins.
Sins tries to clinch but El Toro moves out of range.
Sins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sins lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro lands a really nice looking cross but Sins seems unphased.
El Toro misses with a lunging right hand
and Sins counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

El Toro tries to keep at a distance but Sins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sins lands an elbow inside.

El Toro is rocked!
El Toro lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Nick Sins has been cut.
A body shot lands from Sins.
El Toro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Toro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sins looking to stall.
El Toro lands with a right to the head.
Sins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Toro up against the ropes.
Sins blocks the elbow strike.

El Toro manages to break the clinch.
Sins misses with a body kick.

Sins drives through and clinches with El Toro against the ropes.
El Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sins is leaning against El Toro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Toro misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by El Toro as Sins tries to tie him up.
Sins trying to control the position but instead, El Toro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sins into the ropes.
Sins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sins blocks an elbow strike from El Toro.
Sins misses with some punches.
Sins throws a head punch that misses.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro misses with an elbow strike.
El Toro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sins blocks an elbow strike from El Toro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sins dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
Sins blocks an elbow strike from El Toro.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.

Julio El Toro's cut is getting worse.
Sins is trying to maintain a safe position but El Toro gets an underhook and turns Sins into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins blocks an elbow strike.
El Toro misses with the head strike.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from El Toro.
Sins wants to stall.
El Toro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sins keeps control of El Toro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
El Toro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sins trying to control the position but instead, El Toro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sins into the ropes.
El Toro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sins.
Sins has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
El Toro misses with some punches.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sins misses with some punches.

El Toro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sins defending well as El Toro loads up on a big left hand.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Sins circles away.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro swats away the attempt to clinch by Sins.
Sins moves forwards but El Toro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
El Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Sins has closed the distance and engaged El Toro in a clinch.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.

Sins manages to break the clinch.
El Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of El Toro's head.

Julio El Toro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
El Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sins.
Sins tries to close the distance and clinch but El Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sins slips a jab from El Toro.
Sins scores with a punch to the head.
Sins tries to close the distance and clinch but El Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

El Toro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro avoids a wild elbow strike from Sins.
Sins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sins tries to work over El Toro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sins tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
Sins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Sins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sins blocks the elbow strike.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
Sins working aggressively here.
Julio El Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Jeez, Julio El Toro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sins looking to slow down the pace here.
Sins swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Toro misses with an elbow strike.

El Toro breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sins.

Sins moves into the clinch.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by El Toro as Sins tries to tie him up.
El Toro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
A short left from El Toro.
El Toro lands an uppercut.
Sins misses with some punches.
Sins scores with a shoulder strike.
Nick Sins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's eight 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!
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sins scores with a nice short uppercut.
El Toro lands with a light punch inside.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sins blocks an elbow strike from El Toro.
Sins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sins lands an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julio El Toro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Sins!
A relieved looking Nick Sins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.