PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartez Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pitbull
vs
Tokugawa

202 cm
24
230 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartez Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aku Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa dodges the punch combination from Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitbull paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pitbull drops Tokugawa with a beautiful combination! Tokugawa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pitbull is looking for the KO!

It looks like Aku Tokugawa has been cut.
Aku Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Pitbull circles away.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitbull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitbull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitbull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitbull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Pitbull.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitbull paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pitbull drops Tokugawa with a beautiful combination! Tokugawa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pitbull is looking for the KO!

Tokugawa is rocked!
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa slips a jab and a cross from Pitbull.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitbull paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pitbull sends Tokugawa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pitbull is motioning to the referee to let Tokugawa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tokugawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitbull finish him?
Pitbull drops Tokugawa with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pitbull follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartez Pitbull!