PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Mariani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turan Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trem Bala. Turan Tokoro struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mariani
vs
Tokoro

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrico Mariani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turan Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokoro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mariani.
Tokoro is looking to clinch but Mariani is avoiding it.
Mariani stuffs the takedown.
Tokoro throws a nice looking combination but Mariani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tokoro keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokoro tries to clinch

and Mariani counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mariani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokoro is defending well for now.
Mariani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mariani trying to land knees to the body.
Mariani tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokoro avoids the damage to the body.
Tokoro is trying to stall.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariani pushes off an throws an elbow but Tokoro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tokoro avoiding damage as Mariani throws knees to the body.
Tokoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Mariani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mariani is pushing Tokoro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Tokoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokoro shoots in for a double leg but Mariani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tokoro throws a leg kick
and Mariani counters with a thumping low kick.
Tokoro throws a predictable looking body shot

and Mariani holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tokoro tries to land a knee to the head but Mariani blocks with his arms.
Tokoro is trying to break the clinch but Mariani is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Tokoro tries a body shot but Mariani blocks it.
Mariani lands a nice elbow.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mariani.
Mariani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mariani lands an elbow just above Tokoro 's eye.
Mariani managing to block the knees to the body from Tokoro.
Tokoro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mariani blocks it with crossed arms.
Mariani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tokoro.
Enrico Mariani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turan Tokoro.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mariani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mariani lands a nice elbow.
Mariani missing with knees to the body.
Tokoro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mariani tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokoro avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Tokoro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mariani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mariani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tokoro tries to break free but Mariani pushes him back against the cage.
Tokoro trying to control the position but instead, Mariani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tokoro into the cage.
Mariani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mariani leaning against his opponent.
Tokoro tries to stall but Mariani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tokoro dodges an elbow strike from Mariani.
Mariani controlling the action here for a moment.
Mariani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mariani stalling in the clinch.
Tokoro has Mariani pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mariani manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mariani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tokoro tries to pull guard but Mariani won't allow it.
Mariani lands a damaging elbow.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Mariani has Tokoro pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mariani for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Enrico Mariani.
Tokoro wants to clinch

and Mariani holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokoro wants to break free but Mariani has control.
Tokoro is working for takedown but Mariani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tokoro managing to block the knees to the body from Mariani.
Nice elbow from Mariani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrico Mariani dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mariani tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Mariani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mariani missing with knees to the body.
Mariani is struggling to control the position.
Mariani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tokoro's defenses.
Tokoro avoiding damage as Mariani throws knees to the body.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
Tokoro can't get the takedown.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tokoro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mariani pushes off an throws an elbow but Tokoro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Tokoro blocks the elbow strike.
Mariani misses with an elbow strike.
Mariani throws an elbow that misses.
Mariani keeps control of Tokoro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariani slowing the pace effectively.
Tokoro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mariani lands a damaging elbow.
Tokoro misses with the head strike.
Mariani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mariani throws an elbow but it misses.
Mariani pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokoro tries to break free but Mariani pushes him back against the cage.
Mariani landing knees to the body.
Tokoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokoro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mariani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tokoro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mariani avoiding damage as Tokoro throws knees to the body.
Mariani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mariani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mariani blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokoro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mariani lands a damaging elbow.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tokoro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mariani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mariani has Tokoro pushed against the cage.
Tokoro stalling in the clinch but Mariani improves position.
Mariani is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Mariani.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mariani trying to land knees to the body.
Mariani taking a breather.
Tokoro blocks the elbow strike.
Tokoro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mariani has him pressed against the cage.
Tokoro is trying to drag Mariani to the mat but Mariani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Enrico Mariani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turan Tokoro.
Tokoro is breathing heavily.
Mariani lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro avoiding damage as Mariani throws knees to the body.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Tokoro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mariani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mariani working Tokoro over with knees to the body.
Tokoro managing to block the knees to the body from Mariani.
Mariani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tokoro's defenses.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Mariani.
Tokoro is working for takedown but Mariani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tokoro tries to pull guard but Mariani holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokoro drops back down to his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokoro.
Mariani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokoro.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Mariani lands an elbow just above Tokoro 's eye.
Tokoro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tokoro avoids a wild elbow strike from Mariani.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Mariani taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tokoro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mariani trying to land knees to the body.
Tokoro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tokoro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mariani throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Mariani - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mariani seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Tokoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mariani lands an elbow just above Tokoro 's eye.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mariani.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokoro.
Tokoro letting Mariani take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrico Mariani dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tokoro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mariani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokoro.
Mariani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tokoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mariani is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariani lands a nice elbow.
Tokoro blocks the elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Tokoro.
Mariani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tokoro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mariani backwards.

It looks like Enrico Mariani has been cut.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tokoro's defenses.
Mariani taking a breather.
Mariani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mariani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tokoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mariani looking to slow down the pace here.
Tokoro is looking to control Mariani's arms but Mariani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tokoro has his back to the cage.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tokoro tries to break the clinch but Mariani is controlling the position.
Mariani pushes off an throws an elbow but Tokoro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tokoro trying to control the position but instead, Mariani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tokoro into the cage.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mariani throws an elbow but misses.
Tokoro fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mariani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mariani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tokoro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mariani walks away with a smile on his face. Tokoro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mariani doesn't manage to clinch there - Tokoro circles away.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Mariani.

Mariani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tokoro, pushing him back against the cage.
Tokoro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mariani gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Enrico Mariani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turan Tokoro.
Tokoro is looking to control Mariani's arms but Mariani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tokoro has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariani lands an elbow just above Tokoro 's eye.
Mariani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tokoro's defenses.
Mariani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
Mariani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tokoro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tokoro misses with a body punch.
Mariani missing with knees to the body.
Mariani stalling in the clinch.
Mariani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokoro is defending well for now.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Tokoro looking to stall.
Mariani tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokoro avoids the damage to the body.
Tokoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tokoro managing to block the knees to the body from Mariani.
Mariani throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Mariani will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tokoro up against the cage.
Tokoro has had enough of the clinch but Mariani keeps him there for the moment.
Tokoro looking for a takedown.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mariani blocks a body shot from Tokoro.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enrico Mariani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mariani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Enrico Mariani!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Enrico Mariani!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Enrico Mariani!

Enrico Mariani wins by unanimous decision!