PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Paul (ranked 4419 p4p, 4807 weight class) and To Toro (ranked 524 p4p, 548 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paul
vs
Toro

186 cm
19
209
1 - 0 - 1

206 cm
18
206
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Logan Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, To Toro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul swinging wildly here.
Paul scores with a three punch combo!
Toro shoots for a takedown but Paul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paul looks to land a combination but Toro avoids it well.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toro wants to counter with a clinch but Paul pushes him away.
Toro fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paul misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Paul coming out on top.
Paul takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toro.
Logan Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of To Toro.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Nice defenses there by Toro.
Toro throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.

Toro has Paul up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paul tries to score a body lock takedown but Toro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Toro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toro looks to land a right hand but Paul moved out of range.
Paul looks to land a combination but Toro avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toro dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Toro is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Paul throws a nice looking combination but Toro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Paul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul throws a right and a left that Toro avoids nicely.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul tries to bum rush Toro with a series of wild strikes but Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul misses with a double jab
and Toro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toro is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Paul throws a hook to the side of Toro's head but Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paul displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toro.
Toro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toro.
Toro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Toro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toro shoots and misses
and Paul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Paul.
Toro tries to counter with a clinch but Paul shakes him off and moves away.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Paul swinging wildly here.
Toro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Toro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paul sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toro somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Logan Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Paul circles away.
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paul circles away.
Toro thuds a left hand into Paul's body.
Paul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toro.
Toro unleashes a big counter combination but Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Paul throws a nice looking combination but Toro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toro lands with a nice combination. Paul backs away looking to recover.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toro slips under a jab from Paul.
Paul throws a series of punches but Toro avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Paul dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Paul misses with a wild combination.
Toro tries to counter with a clinch but Paul shakes him off and moves away.
Paul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toro can do to turn this around?
Toro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toro slips a jab and a cross from Paul.
Paul cracks Toro with an open hand slap.
Toro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Logan Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul tries to bum rush Toro with a series of wild strikes but Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul leaves Toro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Toro coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul with a hook.
Paul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toro fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Logan Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of To Toro.
Toro closes the distance and clinches up with Paul, looking for a takedown. Toro pushes Paul against the ropes but Paul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toro throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.
Paul throws a series of punches but Toro avoids them all with ease.
Paul misses with the combination.
Paul scores with a sloppy right hand. Toro should have avoided that one.
Toro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul throws a series of punches but Toro moves out of range.
Paul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paul throws a series of punches but Toro moves out of range.
Toro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Logan Paul is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Toro throws a counter combo.
Toro darts in looking for a takedown but Paul gets double underhooks and turns Toro into the ropes.
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paul went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Paul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paul has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Toro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paul counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Toro misses.
Toro slips a jab and a cross from Paul.
Toro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paul's waist but Paul gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toro off to one side.
Toro is breathing heavily.
Paul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toro unleashes a big counter combination but Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the ropes.
Paul wants a takedown.
Paul is pressed up against the ropes. Toro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paul down to the mat. Paul avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Toro dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Toro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Paul moves into the clinch.

Paul manages to break the clinch.
Toro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Paul misses with a hook. Toro ducked under it nicely.
Toro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paul throws a series of punches but Toro moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Toro.
Paul shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Toro eats them both and turns towards Paul to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Paul keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toro is defended easily by Paul.
Paul misses with the combination.
Toro dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Toro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paul is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toro wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Paul dominated that second round.
That's time! Paul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Toro is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Toro wants to clinch.
Toro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Paul is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Toro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul 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.
Toro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toro circles away quickly and effectively.
Paul throws a series of punches but Toro moves out of range.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Paul does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toro clinches up with Paul and pushes him back against the ropes.
Paul gets underhooks to prevent Toro's takedown attempt.
Toro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paul up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Toro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Toro.
Paul throws a right hand that Toro ducks under and follows up with a left that Toro also avoids with ease.
Paul looks to land a combination but Toro avoids it well.
Paul pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toro back to the ropes. Paul follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Toro darts in looking for a takedown but Paul gets double underhooks and turns Toro into the ropes.
Paul is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Toro.
Toro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paul is fending him off so far but Toro persists. Nope, Paul circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of To Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro thows a body kick. Paul tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paul misses with the combination.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul sets himself, and Toro steps forward looking for the clinch! Paul avoids it this time.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Toro takes one to the chin there.
Toro throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Toro. Those never looked like landing.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Toro.
Nice takedown defense from Paul. No joy for Toro on that attempt.
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Paul. No joy for Toro on that attempt.
Paul swinging wildly here.
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toro.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Toro.
Toro is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Toro avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Paul finds it's way through Toro's defenses.
Paul tries to bum rush Toro with a series of wild strikes but Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Toro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paul loads up on a big right hand but Toro slips the punch.
Toro dives in for a single leg takedown but Paul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul fails to land with a series of punches.
Toro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
To Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toro feints and then cracks Paul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paul down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Paul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paul, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Paul!