PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galtero El Toro (ranked 3787 p4p, 320 weight class) and Mr Sandman (ranked 2253 p4p, 203 weight class). Sandman has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Mr Sandman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

El Toro
vs
Sandman

188 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

El Toro looking to score a takedown here. Sandman is defending well but El Toro drives through and ends up in Sandman's guard.
El Toro throws a big elbow that misses.
El Toro trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as El Toro controls the pace.
El Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandman is retaining full guard.
Sandman is trying to keep El Toro in close.
Sandman looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandman, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro is working Sandman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
El Toro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Sandman looking for a guillotine here but El Toro defends easily.
El Toro cracks Sandman with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Sandman is keeping the position.
Our spies down at at Cobra Kai Dojo inform us that Sandman has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
El Toro throws a big right hand that misses.
El Toro trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
El Toro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
El Toro is in close to Sandman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
El Toro trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sandman being controlled here, momentarily.
El Toro pushes down on Sandman's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
El Toro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandman defending well though.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Sandman is defending well.
El Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Toro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sandman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from El Toro.
Sandman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El Toro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
El Toro stands and throws Sandman's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is not content to let El Toro control the position.
El Toro throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sandman works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
El Toro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El Toro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sandman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
El Toro looks to land a strike but Sandman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
El Toro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sandman working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
El Toro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

El Toro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sandman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, El Toro has managed to get both his arms back between Sandman's legs - danger averted.
El Toro looking to sit in guard and control but Sandman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

El Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El Toro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sandman won't allow El Toro to sweep him here.
Sandman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
El Toro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
El Toro wants to control the position but Sandman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
El Toro trying to control from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sandman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El Toro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
El Toro trying to control here.
El Toro gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as El Toro holds on and takes a little breather.
El Toro trying to control the position.
El Toro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
El Toro wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sandman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's six 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.
El Toro pulls Sandman in close to prevent any damage.
Sandman wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.

Sandman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sandman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
El Toro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sandman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
Sandman throws a counter combo.
Sandman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Toro at a distance.
El Toro swings widly with a right hand
and Sandman counters with a stiff right hand.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Sandman checks it.

El Toro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sandman quickly recovers to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro trying to control from half guard but Sandman is working away.

Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Toro pulls his head out easily.

Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Toro pulls his head out easily.
Sandman trying to control but El Toro postures up.
El Toro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
El Toro prevents Sandman from improving his position.

That's eight 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.
El Toro trying to pass the guard but Sandman defending well.
El Toro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
El Toro sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Toro pulls his head out easily.
El Toro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
El Toro trying to mount his opponent but Sandman defends it.
El Toro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mr Sandman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
El Toro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Toro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sandman is looking to escape.
El Toro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sandman?
El Toro lands a heavy elbow.
El Toro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Toro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galtero El Toro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

El Toro has his takedown stuffed
and Sandman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

El Toro gets a takedown into half guard.
El Toro lands strikes from half guard.
El Toro throws a strike but Sandman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sandman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El Toro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandman can do to turn this around?
El Toro throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
El Toro throws a big elbow that misses.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sandman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El Toro stands up over Sandman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
El Toro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
El Toro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
El Toro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sandman is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sandman wants to control but El Toro postures up.
El Toro wants to take a breather but Sandman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for El Toro.
El Toro preventing the sweep.
El Toro trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
El Toro with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Toro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as El Toro controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a big right hand that misses.
El Toro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
El Toro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sandman is trying to keep El Toro in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sandman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Toro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sandman drops his hands momentarily and El Toro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - El Toro coming out on top.
Sandman swings widly with a right hand

and El Toro counters with a takedown into side control.
El Toro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sandman is not content to let El Toro control the position.
El Toro scores with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro trying to control the position but Sandman is working away.
Sandman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but El Toro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandman keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Sandman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
El Toro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandman keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Sandman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandman tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on El Toro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sandman is trying to improve his position.
El Toro cracks Sandman with a big elbow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
El Toro lands a decent elbow from side control.
El Toro cracks Sandman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sandman wants to control but El Toro postures up.
El Toro is staying tight to Sandman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
El Toro landing a few strikes.
El Toro looks up at the clock and then as Sandman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, El Toro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
El Toro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
El Toro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
El Toro is looking to take a break and control but Sandman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sandman is trying to escape the position but El Toro is controlling the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sandman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sandman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but El Toro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
El Toro trying to control the position but Sandman is working away.
Sandman sneaks back into half guard.
Galtero El Toro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
El Toro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
El Toro is trying to control the action in half guard but Sandman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sandman striking from the bottom.
Sandman is trying to maintain the position but El Toro is very close to passing his half guard.
Sandman has hold of El Toro's hands but El Toro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. El Toro connects with a nice short shot to Sandman's temple.
El Toro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
El Toro is nestled in close to Sandman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
El Toro is stalling here. Sandman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! El Toro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sandman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
El Toro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sandman's best efforts.
El Toro trying to hold on to Sandman's head to control him but Sandman postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandman lands a nice short elbow.
El Toro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for El Toro.
Sandman stopping the sweep attempt from El Toro.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Toro is pulling down on Sandman's head. It's preventing any offense from Sandman, at least for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Galtero El Toro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well El 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Galtero El Toro!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Galtero El Toro!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Galtero El Toro!

Galtero El Toro wins by unanimous decision!