PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Toranaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Toranaga
vs
McQueen

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshi Toranaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve McQueen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen avoids the body shot from Toranaga.

Toranaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McQueen sprawls well initially but Toranaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McQueen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
McQueen tries to kick Toranaga off but Toranaga keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McQueen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McQueen is refusing to be controlled, as Toranaga sits in half guard.
Toranaga controlling the action here.

Toranaga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. McQueen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

McQueen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Toranaga off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Toranaga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McQueen to score with a decent uppercut.
McQueen looks to land a right hand but Toranaga moved out of range.
Toranaga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McQueen swivels and escapes.
McQueen tries to bum rush Toranaga with a series of wild strikes but Toranaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toranaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but McQueen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toranaga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for McQueen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toranaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toranaga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McQueen but McQueen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toranaga is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from McQueen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toranaga walks into a left hand.
McQueen thuds his right hand into Toranaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
McQueen throws a jab when Toranaga was well out of range.
McQueen throws a nice looking combination but Toranaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McQueen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toranaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McQueen.
McQueen stalks Toranaga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toranaga's face. Toranaga staggers backwards, shaken.

Toranaga is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from McQueen knocks Toranaga out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve McQueen!