PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Tokoro (ranked 2109 p4p, 2444 weight class) and Grant Daws (ranked 232 p4p, 269 weight class). Tokoro comes to the ring accompanied by Blksmiith - Gore-Tex Covers my Soul. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tokoro
vs
Daws

176 cm
21
174
6 - 5 - 0

177 cm
23
169
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

30th Century Beer Store

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideo Tokoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daws takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daws works Tokoro's body with a nice hook.
Daws connects with a single shot there.
Daws digs a good body shot into Tokoro's ribs.

Tokoro has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tokoro.
Daws misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Tokoro.
Tokoro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Daws is looking to control Tokoro's arms but Tokoro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daws has his back to the ropes.
Tokoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Tokoro.
Daws is looking to control Tokoro's arms but Tokoro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daws has his back to the ropes.
Daws wants to stall.
Tokoro tries to throw a body punch but Daws avoids it by throwing Tokoro back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daws can't find room to land a body shot as Tokoro controls the action.
Daws is trying to stall.
Daws is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokoro is keeping busy.
Daws is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Tokoro tries to throw a body punch but Daws avoids it by throwing Tokoro back against the ropes.
Daws doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Tokoro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daws .
Tokoro scores with a shot to the side of Daws 's head.
Tokoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Daws uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokoro digs a right hand underneath Daws 's ribcage. Daws let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tokoro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daws backwards.
Daws taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tokoro misses with some punches.
Tokoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Daws controls his hands.
Tokoro misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokoro.
Daws prevents a body shot from Tokoro.
Tokoro working aggressively here.
Tokoro lands a body punch.
Tokoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokoro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws tries to work over Tokoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokoro pushes Daws back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tokoro.
Tokoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Tokoro.
Tokoro has a couple of punches blocked by Daws .
Tokoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tokoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Daws controls his hands.
A short right from Tokoro.
Daws goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokoro scores with a hook to the body.
Tokoro lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro lands a shot to the body.
Tokoro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daws backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Daws is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokoro is keeping busy.
Tokoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daws slows down the pace here.
Tokoro tries to throw a body punch but Daws avoids it by throwing Tokoro back against the ropes.
Tokoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokoro.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daws has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tokoro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Daws can turn it around.
Daws blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hideo Tokoro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daws on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tokoro scores with a body shot.

Tokoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Daws misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daws 's elbow.
Tokoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tokoro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tokoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daws s head.
Tokoro misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daws .
Daws tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokoro's elbow.
Tokoro tries a body shot but Daws blocks it.
Tokoro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokoro lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daws .
Tokoro working aggressively here.
Daws wants to stall.
Tokoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokoro working aggressively here.
Tokoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daws can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Daws - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tokoro gets through Daws 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daws lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tokoro or not.
Tokoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro tries to work over Daws 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Tokoro on the inside.
Tokoro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daws blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hideo Tokoro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tokoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daws looking to stall.
Daws struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokoro controls his hands.
Daws tries a body shot but Tokoro blocks it.
Daws goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daws tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokoro misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Tokoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daws - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tokoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Daws backwards.
Tokoro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daws .
Tokoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokoro working aggressively here.
Tokoro blocks an uppercut.
Tokoro pushes Daws back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daws trying to control the position but instead, Tokoro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daws into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Daws uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daws blocks a body shot from Tokoro.
Daws misses with some punches.
Daws misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daws prevents a body shot from Tokoro.
Daws blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokoro misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hideo Tokoro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tokoro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Daws is rocked!
A big left from Daws misses.
Tokoro is looking to counter punch.
Daws is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokoro finish him?
Tokoro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daws 's hands.
Hideo Tokoro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daws takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daws seems to have recovered his senses.
Tokoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daws doesn't seem bothered though.
Daws slips a jab and a cross from Tokoro.
Tokoro throws a body punch but Daws moves out of range.

Tokoro forces Daws back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokoro tries a body shot but Daws blocks it.
A hook to the body from Tokoro.
Daws trying to control the position but instead, Tokoro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daws into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro cracks Daws with a nice body shot.
Tokoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daws blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tokoro.
Daws 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tokoro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokoro.
Tokoro misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tokoro.
Tokoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokoro pushes Daws back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tokoro fails to land.
Tokoro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Tokoro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tokoro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tokoro working aggressively here.
Tokoro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tokoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daws s head.
Daws blocks a body shot from Tokoro.
Tokoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Tokoro pushes Daws back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daws .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tokoro.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tokoro blocks a body shot from Daws .
Daws tries to throw a body punch but Tokoro avoids it by throwing Daws back against the ropes.
Daws 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daws tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daws lands a body shot.
Daws taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Tokoro as the two fighters clinch.
Daws takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Tokoro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daws .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws misses with a punch on the inside.
Daws misses with a body punch.
Tokoro has a couple of punches blocked by Daws .
Tokoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daws looking to slow down the pace here.
Tokoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Tokoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daws tries to throw a body punch but Tokoro avoids it by throwing Daws back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Tokoro as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grant Daws has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hideo Tokoro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tokoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Daws backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Tokoro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tokoro 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideo Tokoro!
Hideo Tokoro made sure to mention his sponsor, 30th Century Beer Store in his post fight interview.