PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser El Toro Jr (ranked 210 p4p, 778 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 31 p4p, 110 weight class). Papadopoulos has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

El Toro Jr
vs
Papadopoulos

174 cm
34
171
21 - 8 - 0

187 cm
38
183
32 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Carnage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ceaser El Toro Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent El Toro Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
El Toro Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Papadopoulos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and El Toro Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. El Toro Jr shakes it off.
Papadopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but it's checked well by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr misses with a hook
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Papadopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro Jr.
A nice side step and Papadopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
El Toro Jr throws a lazy right hand but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Toro Jr misses with a body shot.
A big left from El Toro Jr misses.
El Toro Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
El Toro Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
El Toro Jr punishes Papadopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Toro Jr defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
El Toro Jr moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
A clash of legs there as El Toro Jr blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
El Toro Jr tries to land a leg kick but Papadopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
Papadopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
El Toro Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
El Toro Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Papadopoulos misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick which misses Papadopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Papadopoulos tries to avoid it.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but El Toro Jr moved out of range nicely.
El Toro Jr slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papadopoulos's sensitive parts.
Papadopoulos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice cross by Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. El Toro Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Toro Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
El Toro Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

El Toro Jr gets a clinch.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
El Toro Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papadopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Toro Jr lands a left hand.
El Toro Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papadopoulos's defenses.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from El Toro Jr.
A short right from El Toro Jr on the inside.
El Toro Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos blocks the elbow strike.
Papadopoulos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Papadopoulos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Toro Jr up against the cage.
El Toro Jr misses with the head strike.
El Toro Jr prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.

Papadopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Toro Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos throws out a counter right but El Toro Jr avoids it with no problem.
Papadopoulos lands an overhand right.
El Toro Jr tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
El Toro Jr is looking to wear down Papadopoulos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Toro Jr!
El Toro Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Papadopoulos seems unphased.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papadopoulos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr misses with a right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but El Toro Jr moves out of range.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but El Toro Jr is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but El Toro Jr moves out of range.
El Toro Jr is looking to score with low kicks.

Papadopoulos gets tackled into the cage by El Toro Jr. El Toro Jr maintains the clinch.
Papadopoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
Papadopoulos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Papadopoulos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Papadopoulos receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nice body punch from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Toro Jr tries to work over Papadopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos looking to slow down the pace here.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from El Toro Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceaser El Toro Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
El Toro Jr swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.
El Toro Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at El Toro Jr's legs.
El Toro Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ceaser El Toro Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
El Toro Jr catches Papadopoulos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
El Toro Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
El Toro Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
El Toro Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Toro Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
El Toro Jr misses with a wild body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
El Toro Jr throws a low kick, looking for Papadopoulos's leg but Papadopoulos calmly moves out of range.
El Toro Jr dips to his left and cracks Papadopoulos with an uppercut!

El Toro Jr drives through and clinches with Papadopoulos against the cage.
El Toro Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
El Toro Jr gets through Papadopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Papadopoulos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
El Toro Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Toro Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Toro Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Papadopoulos or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
A short body shot lands from El Toro Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadopoulos can do to turn this around?
El Toro Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Toro Jr presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
El Toro Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
A shot in the inside from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
El Toro Jr cracks Papadopoulos with a nice body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
El Toro Jr tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ceaser El Toro Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
El Toro Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
El Toro Jr lands an elbow just above Papadopoulos 's eye.
El Toro Jr tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
El Toro Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Toro Jr lands with a left to the head.
El Toro Jr lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr lands with a right to the head.
El Toro Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Toro Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but El Toro Jr is keeping busy.
El Toro Jr misses with an elbow strike.
El Toro Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Toro Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceaser El Toro Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
El Toro Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Toro Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick from El Toro Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Papadopoulos defending well as El Toro Jr loads up on a big left hand.
El Toro Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
El Toro Jr tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at El Toro Jr's ribcage but misses.
El Toro Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papadopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro Jr is looking to clinch but Papadopoulos is avoiding it.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but El Toro Jr moves out of range easily.
El Toro Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papadopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Toro Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papadopoulos's sensitive parts.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws out a leg kick but El Toro Jr moves out of range and Papadopoulos only half commits.
El Toro Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El Toro Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos moved away.
Papadopoulos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
El Toro Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos misses with a leg kick
and El Toro Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Toro Jr checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Toro Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papadopoulos jabs at El Toro Jr's body.
El Toro Jr missing with a left hand there. Papadopoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papadopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Toro Jr can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Toro Jr. That's going to slow Papadopoulos down.
Papadopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
El Toro Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract El Toro Jr.
Nice cross by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Toro Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Papadopoulos counters with a low kick, right behind El Toro Jr 's knee.
El Toro Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
El Toro Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
El Toro Jr misses with a low kick.
El Toro Jr backing away here, and Papadopoulos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
El Toro Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos checks a low kick from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos wants to slow El Toro Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos staying out of range there.
Papadopoulos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick as El Toro Jr jumps back.
El Toro Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papadopoulos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr throws a solid leg kick but Papadopoulos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papadopoulos throws out the jab.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.

El Toro Jr rushes Papadopoulos and presses him up against the cage.
El Toro Jr blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro Jr controls his hands.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro Jr controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr lands with a light punch inside.
El Toro Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Toro Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, El Toro Jr throws an elbow but misses.
El Toro Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
El Toro Jr working aggressively here.
El Toro Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Toro Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Avraam Papadopoulos's cut even more.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from El Toro Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
El Toro Jr lands a body punch.
El Toro Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr lands a damaging elbow.
El Toro Jr lands with a left to the head.
Papadopoulos trying to stall but El Toro Jr improves his position.
El Toro Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
El Toro Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceaser El Toro Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

El Toro Jr scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
El Toro Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
El Toro Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Papadopoulos circles away.
Papadopoulos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
El Toro Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos thumps El Toro Jr with a low kick.
El Toro Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro Jr defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos scores with a decent looking hook.
El Toro Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papadopoulos in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Papadopoulos checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for El Toro Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.

El Toro Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from El Toro Jr on the inside.
El Toro Jr misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos tries to break the clinch but El Toro Jr is controlling the position.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
El Toro Jr presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Papadopoulos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
El Toro Jr lands a body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a body punch.

El Toro Jr decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

El Toro Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Papadopoulos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Papadopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

El Toro Jr is looking for a triangle but Papadopoulos pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
El Toro Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.

El Toro Jr looking for a guillotine here but Papadopoulos defends easily.

Papadopoulos got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Toro Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Papadopoulos has managed to get both his arms back between El Toro Jr's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

El Toro Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Papadopoulos trying to stand up but can't free himself from El Toro Jr's guard.
El Toro Jr keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
El Toro Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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 Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Papadopoulos defends well.
Papadopoulos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

El Toro Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Toro Jr has his hands on Papadopoulos's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Toro Jr keeping full guard, as Papadopoulos tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceaser El Toro Jr had his way with Avraam Papadopoulos in that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Papadopoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches El Toro Jr on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos throws out a loose jab but El Toro Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from El Toro Jr is predictable there
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

El Toro Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is looking to control El Toro Jr's arms but El Toro Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Papadopoulos has his back to the cage.
Papadopoulos blocks an elbow strike from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
Papadopoulos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but El Toro Jr blocks it.
El Toro Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
El Toro Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
El Toro Jr blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
A body shot lands from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papadopoulos's defenses.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro Jr's elbow.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ceaser El Toro Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Toro Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but El Toro Jr avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
El Toro Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro Jr blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
El Toro Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Papadopoulos stalling.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but El Toro Jr blocks it.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Toro Jr backwards.
El Toro Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papadopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Papadopoulos slows down the pace here.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos is stalling here.
A short left from Papadopoulos.
A head punch on the inside from El Toro Jr fails to land.
El Toro Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr tries to throw a body punch but Papadopoulos avoids it by throwing El Toro Jr back against the cage.
Papadopoulos avoiding damage.
Papadopoulos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ceaser El Toro Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well El Toro Jr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceaser El Toro Jr!
Ceaser El Toro Jr retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ceaser El Toro Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Avraam Papadopoulos was interviewed post fight and said 'It's time to leave my gloves in the cage, thanks for the support on my journey, it was all a dream when i started'.