PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chozen Toguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Toguchi
vs
Steve

180 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chozen Toguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Steve!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Toguchi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steve napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Steve taking punishment in the form of punches.
Toguchi working away.
Steve is looking for a sweep.
Toguchi controlling from side mount.
Check out the look on Toguchi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Toguchi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steve can do anything to dispel that myth.
Toguchi lands a nice forearm strike.
Steve is trying to get back to half guard.
Steve is trying to control Toguchi's posture but Toguchi avoids it.
Toguchi scoring with punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toguchi is working Steve over with some ground and pound from side control.
Toguchi just content to control the position.
Toguchi working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Toguchi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toguchi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Steve!
Toguchi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steve's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toguchi controlling his opponent.
Toguchi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Steve looks a forlorn figure.
Steve takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Toguchi's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chozen Toguchi!