PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fiaschi (ranked 3768 p4p, 389 weight class) and Yokuni Togashi (ranked 4855 p4p, 476 weight class). Fiaschi's entrance music is ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man. A fine choice. Togashi has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fiaschi
vs
Togashi

187 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fiaschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yokuni Togashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fiaschi closes the distance and clinches.
Fiaschi throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Fiaschi.
A head punch on the inside from Fiaschi fails to land.
Fiaschi misses with some punches.
Togashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Fiaschi.
Fiaschi has Togashi pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Togashi.
Togashi pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiaschi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fiaschi misses with the head strike.

Togashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiaschi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Togashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fiaschi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Togashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fiaschi lands a lovely overhand right.
Fiaschi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fiaschi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Fiaschi moves into the clinch.
Fiaschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Togashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Fiaschi on the inside.
Fiaschi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Togashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Togashi tries to break the clinch but Fiaschi is controlling the position.
Fiaschi throws a punch but it's blocked by Togashi.
Togashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Togashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Fiaschi misses.
Fiaschi checks a leg kick.
Togashi punishes Fiaschi's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Togashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fiaschi.
Jab from Fiaschi.
Good shot there by Fiaschi.
Togashi connects with a body shot that sends Fiaschi's belly button to the back.
Togashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fiaschi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Togashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Togashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fiaschi tries to close the distance and clinch but Togashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Togashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Togashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiaschi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi tries to clinch up.
Fiaschi moves out of range of the leg kick from Togashi.
Togashi ducks right into an uppercut from Fiaschi.
Togashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fiaschi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fiaschi tries to clinch there but Togashi circles away.

Fiaschi closes the distance and pushes Togashi back into the cage.
Fiaschi throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Fiaschi as the two fighters clinch.
Togashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fiaschi misses with some punches.
Fiaschi has Togashi pressed against the cage, preventing Togashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Togashi.
Fiaschi lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Togashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fiaschi connects with a jab.

Fiaschi gets a clinch.
Fiaschi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Togashi is trying to push Fiaschi away but Fiaschi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fiaschi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Togashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fiaschi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Togashi.
Fiaschi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Togashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Togashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Fiaschi - that landed with a thud.
Fiaschi can't find room to land a body shot as Togashi controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Fiaschi dominated that round.
That's time! Fiaschi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fiaschi moves into the clinch.
Fiaschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Togashi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fiaschi.
Fiaschi lands with a right to the head.

Togashi breaks from the clinch.
Fiaschi misses with a hook
letting Togashi counter with a right hand.
Togashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fiaschi.
Togashi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fiaschi with a body shot.
Togashi avoids the body shot from Fiaschi.
Fiaschi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Togashi. Togashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Togashi drops Fiaschi with a big left hand! Fiaschi is injured, injured bad! Togashi jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yokuni Togashi!
Yokuni Togashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.