PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aze Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Toro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hate me or Get DIE tryn' - 50cent. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Le
vs
Toro

188 cm
33
160 lbs
21 - 3 - 1

190 cm
28
164 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aze Toro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Toro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toro lands the left hand.
Toro lands a body shot.
Le connects with a body shot that sends Toro's belly button to the back.
Le on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Le chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toro misses with an uppercut
and Le counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Le avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toro lunges at Le with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toro connects with a nice looking jab.
Toro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Le.
Toro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toro blocks a jab.
Le scores with a punch to the head.
Le moves away from the strike by Toro.
Toro misses with a looping left.
Le moves away from the strike by Toro.
Toro misses with a combination
and Le counters with a right hand to the body.
Toro clobbers Le with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a body shot.
Aze Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le connects with an inside leg kick.
Toro throws a jab but it's blocked by Le.
Le slips a straight right by Toro.
Le throws a right and a left that Toro avoids nicely.
A jab from Toro does it's job there.
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 scores with a jab to the body.
Le uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toro.
Le thuds his shin into the meat of Toro's side.
Toro lands a two punch combo.
Toro misses with a right hand
and Le counters with a leg kick.
Le takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toro swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Le to counter with a crisp jab.
Toro misses with a left hand
and Le counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toro misses with the combination.
Le slips a jab from Toro.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Toro.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toro takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Toro with a hook.
Toro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le.
Le on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toro throws out a loose jab but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro misses with a two punch combination.
Toro takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Toro lands a nice shot that snaps Le's head back.
Good shot there by Le.
Toro missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toro throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Toro avoids the body shot from Le.
Toro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le slips under a jab from Toro.
Toro throws a poor cross that misses
and Le counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Toro throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aze Toro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Toro defending well as Le loads up on a big left hand.
Toro looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Aze Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le tries to move into range but Toro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Toro misses its intended target.
Toro throws an off balance right hand
and Le counters with an outside leg kick.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toro manages to avoid it.
Toro throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
Le thumps Toro with a low kick.
Toro throws a lazy uppercut
and Le counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toro thinking.
Le is looking to wear down Toro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for Le.
Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toro walks into a left hand.
Le lunges at Toro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toro's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le.
Toro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Le moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Toro misses.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toro.
Toro tests Le's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le moves out of range of the strikes.
Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Le as he connects with a hook.
Toro cracks Le with a good jab.
Le walks into a stiff left hand from Toro.
Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le punishes Toro's body with a nice straight punch.
Le slips a jab from Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a hook but Toro blocks it.
Toro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le circles away quickly and effectively.
Toro missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Toro.
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le looks to land a right hand but Toro moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Toro.
A jab from Toro finds it's way through Le's defenses.
Toro loads up on a big right hand but Le slips the punch.
Le thuds his shin into the meat of Toro's side.
Toro misses with a lunging right hand
and Le counters with an outside leg kick.
Toro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Le doesn't seem bothered though.
Toro scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Le.
Toro lands with a nice body punch.
Le slips a straight right by Toro.
Toro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toro throws a hook but Le blocks it.
Toro misses with a right hand
and Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toro checks a leg kick.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le misses with a straight right.
Toro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Toro.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Toro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Toro is just out of range.
Toro blocks a low kick nicely.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le scores with a punch to the head.
Toro looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Toro throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le throws the left hand but Toro avoids the punch easily.
Toro looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Le will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Toro throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toro.
Toro cracks Le with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le digs a good body shot into Toro's ribs.
Toro misses with the combination.
Le throws a hook but Toro blocks it.
Toro blocks a jab.
Le lands a slapping body shot.
Toro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toro.
Le staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Toro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toro. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Le, right into the meat.
Toro throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toro throws out the jab.
Toro thuds his right hand into Le's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Le swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le thumps Toro with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Toro blocks the leg kick.
Le blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro jabs Le right on the nose. Le blinks but takes it well.
Toro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le looks to land a body kick but Toro moved away.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le loads up on a big right hand but Toro slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toro tests Le's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le throws a leg kick but Toro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Toro misses with a left hand
and Le makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toro.
Toro cracks Le with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Le.
A slow jab from Toro misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Le. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Le.
Le walks into a jab.
Toro misses with a right hand
and Le counters with a left to the body.
Toro works over Le's head and body with a nice combination.
Le slips under a jab from Toro.
Toro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Le has time to react.
A punch combination from Toro misses.
Toro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le.
Toro connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toro.
Toro throws a lazy uppercut
and Le makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Toro really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toro missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toro.
Jab from Toro.
Toro misses with a hook
and Le counters with an inside leg kick.
Le paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Toro swings widly with a right hand
and Le counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le scores with a jab to the body.
Toro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toro backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Le.
I think Le has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Victor Le!
After winning the bout, Victor Le thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.