PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Toone (ranked 5423 p4p, 420 weight class) and Leati Fatu (ranked 23952 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Toone
vs
Fatu

200 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Toone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leati Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fatu back to the cage. Toone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Toone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Toone looking to sit in guard and control but Fatu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Toone has momentary wrist control but Fatu slips an elbow through the middle.
Fatu pushes down on Toone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fatu wants to control but Toone is keeping him busy.
Fatu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fatu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Toone taking some punishment here, with Fatu in his half guard.
Toone is trying to maintain the position but Fatu is very close to passing his half guard.
Fatu wants to control but Toone is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toone defending well though.
Fatu is nestled in close to Toone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

It looks like Tim Toone has been cut.
Toone tries to roll over but Fatu keeps him under control.
Toone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fatu.
Toone is trying to get back to full guard.
Fatu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Toone wants to improve his position but Fatu is controlling well.
Fatu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Toone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fatu.
Fatu passes to full mount!
Fatu raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Toone goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Fatu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leati Fatu!