PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kin Toyuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freude schöner Götter Funken kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Peter Martin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Toyuba
vs
Martin

185 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kin Toyuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin wants to clinch.

Toyuba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Toyuba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toyuba controlling from the full mount.
Toyuba working the ground and pound effectively.
Toyuba looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toyuba lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Peter Martin has been cut.
Toyuba tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
Toyuba is really struggling to control Martin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Toyuba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Toyuba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That has opened up Peter Martin's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to get to half guard.
Martin looks gassed!
Toyuba with a couple of short strikes.
Martin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Toyuba wants to control the pace but Martin is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Martin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Toyuba.
Toyuba with good strikes from the mount here!

Toyuba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martin can't escape the position.
Toyuba landing shots from mount.
Toyuba landing punches.
Toyuba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

The cut above Peter Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Toyuba is going olschool here, as he tries to force Martin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Martin shrugs it off.
Toyuba tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
Martin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Toyuba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martin looks a forlorn figure.
Toyuba looking to finish Martin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martin!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toyuba wants to control but Martin has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Martin pushes Toyuba off but Toyuba dives into side control.
Toyuba wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Martin tries to buck Toyuba off but Toyuba is having none of it.
The referee asks Toyuba politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Toyuba prefers to stall for the moment though.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Toyuba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martin, who protects the arm well.

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.
Martin looks to move to half guard but instead Toyuba has passed into mount! Damn!
Martin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Toyuba lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Toyuba controlling the pace for now.
Toyuba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martin is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Toyuba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kin Toyuba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Martin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Toyuba counters with a head kick. That will keep Martin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Peter Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin closes the distance but Toyuba moves to the side
and Toyuba counters with a head kick. That will keep Martin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Martin tries to keep at a distance but Toyuba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toyuba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Peter Martin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Toyuba tightens his grip and picks Martin up, before dumping him to the ground. Martin manages to land in guard.
Toyuba stands and throws Martin's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Toyuba stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Toyuba.
Toyuba wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin manages to get back to half guard.
Martin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Toyuba trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toyuba is one step ahead there.
Martin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toyuba manages to get himself to full guard.
Toyuba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyuba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Martin is looking to get to half guard.
Martin is in a horrible position here. Toyuba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martin is trying desperately to improve position.
Toyuba working Martin over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyuba punishing his opponent with strikes.
Toyuba lands a big elbow.
Martin is looking to get to half guard.

Toyuba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Martin is trying to stand up.
Toyuba looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
Toyuba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kin Toyuba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Martin is working to get back to half guard.
Toyuba controlling his opponent.
Martin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Toyuba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toyuba controlling the position easily from mount.
Toyuba trying to control but Martin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kin Toyuba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Martin's cut.
That's time! Toyuba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Toyuba clinches up against the cage.
Toyuba stalling against the cage.
Toyuba has Martin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Toyuba pulls his leg out and moves away.

Toyuba closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toyuba gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Toyuba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martin uses from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin looking to sit in guard and control but Toyuba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toyuba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyuba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martin's head.

Toyuba gets to his feet. Martin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Toyuba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martin is looking to control Toyuba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Martin is not content to let Toyuba control the position.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Martin gets full guard.
Toyuba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toyuba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toyuba trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Toyuba stops Martin from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toyuba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toyuba needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.

Martin gets the takedown into side control.
Toyuba manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Toyuba wants to stand up but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Peter Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Toyuba jumps into side control!
Martin tries to bench press Toyuba off him but Toyuba keeps the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toyuba avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Toyuba counters with a straight right hand.
Kin Toyuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Martin.
Toyuba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Toyuba bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Martin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Toyuba has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to improve his position.
Toyuba trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
Toyuba controlling the position.
Kin Toyuba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin is trying to improve his position.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Toyuba is dominant here and he's now got Martin's back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kin Toyuba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toyuba 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kin Toyuba!