PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tos Tino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tormento has chosen "Cianuro" (Tormento ft Esa) as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tino
vs
Tormento

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

ENDLESS 152
ENDLESS 152

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tos Tino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tormento clinches with his opponent.
Tormento lands a nice knee to the body.
Tormento is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tormento working Tino over with knees to the body.
Tormento is struggling to control the position.
Tormento connects with a knee to the head.
Tormento lands an elbow inside that Tino shrugs off.

It looks like Tos Tino has been cut.
Tino is trying to break the clinch but Tormento is controlling him.
Tino takes a knee right on the jaw!

Tormento ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tormento no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tino wants to stand but Tormento has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tormento is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tormento is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tormento crunches a lovely knee into Tino's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tormento.
Tormento slows down the pace here.
Tormento landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tormento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tormento stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tormento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tino takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Tormento.
Tormento unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tormento tries for a takedown but Tino manages to get underhooks.
Tormento lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Tormento on the inside.
Tormento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tormento slowing the pace effectively.
Tormento lands a nice elbow.

Tormento ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tormento no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tino postures up.

Tormento is looking for a triangle but Tino pushes his legs off easily.
Tormento looks gassed!
Tormento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tino trying to control but Tormento is working from the bottom.
Tormento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tormento keeping moving, preventing Tino from controlling successfully.

Tormento working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tormento controls Tino momentarily but Tino frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Tino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tino swats away the attempt to clinch by Tormento.

Tormento fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tino sprawls well initially but Tormento persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tormento tries to pass to full mount but Tino defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tino trying to hold on to Tormento's head to control him but Tormento postures up.
Tormento content to control rather than advance.
Tino wants to improve his position but Tormento is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimiliano Tormento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tos Tino's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tormento instigates a clinch.
Tino wants to break free but Tormento has control.
Tormento working Tino over with knees to the body.
Tormento with a knee to the head.
Tormento lands a nice knee to the body.
Tormento using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tormento lands a knee to the head.
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tino's face.

Tino is rocked!
Tormento lands a knee to the head.
Oh Tino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tino being controlled against the cage.
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tino's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tormento landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tino seems to have got his legs back now.
Tormento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Tormento - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tormento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tormento.
A knee to the head by Tormento.
Tormento lands a good knee to the midsection. Tino won't want to take too many of those.

Tormento drags the fight down to the ground.
Tino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tormento looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tino is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tino advances to half guard.
Tormento is trying to maintain the position but Tino is very close to passing his half guard.
Tino is keen to just control but Tormento is a slippery customer.
Tormento is concentrating on defense, preventing Tino from advancing position.
Tormento is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tormento trying to hold on to Tino's head to control him but Tino postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tino wants to control but Tormento is keeping him busy.
Tormento wants to control but Tino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tormento is controlling Tino's trapped leg to prevent Tino from advancing to side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Tino misses.
Tormento staying out of range there.

Tormento shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tormento controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tino tries to hold on but Tormento postures up.
Tormento wants to take his opponent's back but Tino doesn't allow it.
Tino reaches up to try and control the position but Tormento seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Tino rolls and tries to escape and now Tormento has his back!
Tino staying busy and making it hard for Tormento to control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Tormento has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimiliano Tormento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tos Tino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tino with a jab.
Tormento slips under a jab from Tino.

Tino tries to keep at a distance but Tormento has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tino has had enough of the clinch but Tormento keeps him there for the moment.
Massimiliano Tormento seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tormento unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Tormento jumps guard.
Tormento trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tormento manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tino manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tino is working an open guard so Tormento takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tormento bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tormento throwing strikes but Tino manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tino prevents Tormento from escaping the position.
Tormento gets back to half guard.
Tormento tries to get to full guard but Tino has control of the leg.
Tino is thwarting Tormento's attempts to control the position.
Tormento is trying to stand up here but Tino is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento is looking to control Tino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tormento avoid being mounted?
Tormento is holding on to half guard well.
Tormento is trying to stand.
Tormento is trying to get back to full guard.
Tino trying to control from half guard but Tormento is working away.
Massimiliano Tormento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tino misses with an uppercut.

Tormento drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tormento has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormento content to stall in guard here.
Tormento wants to control from the top but Tino keeps moving.
Tino is trying to keep Tormento in close.

Tino scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Tormento darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Tormento seems to be working for a kimura but Tino defends the submission attempt.
Tos Tino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento wants to take a breather but Tino is having none of it.
Tino missing with punches from the bottom.
Tino trying to control from the bottom.
Tormento is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Tino looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Massimiliano Tormento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tormento winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimiliano Tormento!