PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Najib Razak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth comes to the cage accompanied by Murmaider. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wartooth
vs
Razak

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toki Wartooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Najib Razak!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wartooth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wartooth moves in looking to clinch but Razak pushes him off.
No joy there for Wartooth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Razak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wartooth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Razak dodges the punch combination from Wartooth.
Wartooth throws a series of punches but Razak moves out of range.
Razak should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Razak misses with an uppercut. Wartooth saw that one coming.
Wartooth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wartooth throws a low kick, looking for Razak's leg but Razak calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wartooth throws a right and a left that Razak avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Razak.
Some wild striking there from Wartooth.
Wartooth throws a right hand that Razak ducks under and follows up with a left that Razak also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razak tries a head kick but it misses.
Wartooth drops Razak with a left right combo! Wartooth follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Najib Razak has been cut.

Wartooth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wartooth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Wartooth is trying to get an arm triangle but Razak is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razak struggling a bit here.
Wartooth moves into full mount!

Wartooth looking to secure an arm triangle but Razak defends it well.
Wartooth with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Razak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wartooth tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wartooth jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Razak is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Razak and Wartooth has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wartooth is breathing heavily.
Razak wants to get back to his feet but Wartooth drags him back down.
Wartooth tries to stand but Razak is controlling his head.

Wartooth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wartooth is looking to take a break and control but Razak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Razak is trying to improve his position.

Wartooth tries for a kimura but Razak is defending well.
Wartooth in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wartooth tries to move to mount but Razak blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toki Wartooth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Najib Razak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wartooth swinging wilding here.
Wartooth throws a head kick but Razak moves out of range.
Wartooth throws a series of punches but Razak avoids them all with ease.
Wartooth throws a combination. Razak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wartooth lands a left and a right that sends Razak crashing to the canvas! Wartooth dives into mount looking to finish!
Razak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wartooth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wartooth works his way to his opponent's back.

Wartooth is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Razak taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Wartooth.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toki Wartooth!