PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hoo Dung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro has chosen battle cry as his entrance music. The key to victory for Hoo Dung has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dung
vs
Tokoro

178 cm
20
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Fast

Mustang Fight Food

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoo Dung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokoro shoots in but Dung avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Dung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tokoro, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dung can't break the clinch.
Dung wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokoro won't allow it.
Dung wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokoro won't allow it.
Dung can't break the clinch.

Tokoro tightens his grip and picks Dung up, before dumping him to the ground. Dung manages to land in guard.
Tokoro won't allow Dung to get back to his feet.
Dung wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tokoro manages to pass to side control.
Tokoro is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tokoro is looking for a kimura here.
Tokoro looks gassed!
Tokoro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dung defending well though.
Tokoro wants to get back to his feet.
Tokoro thows a huge punch but Dung dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dung is looking to clinch but Tokoro is avoiding it.
Dung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dung is looking to clinch but Tokoro is avoiding it.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Dung.
Dung darts in trying to clinch

and Tokoro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dung landing knees to the head.
Dung lands with a left to the head.
Dung wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokoro won't allow it.
Tokoro is trying to break free.

Dung manages to break the clinch.
Tokoro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dung wants to clinch
and Tokoro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Dung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dung has closed the distance and engaged Tokoro in a clinch.
Dung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dung tries to break the clinch but Tokoro is controlling the position.
Dung lands a nice knee to the body.

Dung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tokoro counters with a straight right hand.
Dung throws a head kick that half lands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dung tries to clinch

and Tokoro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dung won't be happy with that.
Dung is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Tokoro has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Tokoro decides to stand back up. Tokoro steps back and let's Dung get back to his feet.
Dung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tokoro circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tokoro counters with a shoot takedown. Dung fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokoro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tokoro passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro advances to full mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tokoro with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Hoo Dung has been cut.

Dung defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tokoro.
Tokoro landing strikes from the mount.

Tokoro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dung can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tokoro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dung because Tokoro loaded up on that one.

Tokoro goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dung is on top in guard.
Tokoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tokoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tokoro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro is looking to stand up but Dung isn't so interested in that idea.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tokoro holds on and takes a little breather.
Tokoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokoro, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dung is looking to stand up but Tokoro won't let him.

Tokoro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dung preventing the sweep.
Tokoro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Tokoro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Tokoro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Tokoro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dung passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroyuki Tokoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoo Dung's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dung darts in trying to clinch

and Tokoro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tokoro.
Tokoro passes into half guard.
Tokoro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dung defending well though.
Dung is trying to stand up here but Tokoro is controlling him well.

Tokoro stands up and beckons Dung to join him on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dung wants to clinch up but Tokoro keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dung.
Dung is looking to clinch but Tokoro is avoiding it.
Tokoro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dung as he jumps to the side.
Hoo Dung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dung is looking to clinch.
Tokoro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dung tries to clinch but Tokoro is having none of it.
Tokoro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dung pinned against the cage. Dung gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoo Dung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroyuki Tokoro.

That's two 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.
Dung tries to clinch but Tokoro is having none of it.
Tokoro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dung circles away.
Tokoro shoots in but Dung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tokoro throws a right and a left that Dung avoids nicely.
Dung tries to clinch there but Tokoro circles away.
Dung wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dung is looking to clinch.
Dung is looking to clinch but Tokoro is avoiding it.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Dung.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Dung.

Tokoro rushes Dung and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

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.

Dung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Dung lands but Tokoro takes it in his stride.
Dung wants to clinch

and Tokoro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dung!
Tokoro has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dung's face.
Tokoro lands a nice shot to the head.

Hoo Dung's cut is getting worse.

Tokoro stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tokoro lands with a nice combination. Dung backs away looking to recover.

Hoo Dung's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tokoro slow jab from Dung misses its intended target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dung clinches but Tokoro breaks the clinch

and Tokoro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hiroyuki Tokoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dung is looking to stand up but Tokoro isn't so interested in that idea.

Tokoro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dung looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dung looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dung!
Dung tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Dung decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tokoro to his feet.
Dung tries to clinch

and Tokoro moves into the clinch.
Dung tries to land a knee to the head but Tokoro blocks with his arms.
Tokoro tries to pull guard but Dung holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tokoro drops back down to his feet.
Dung wants to break free but Tokoro has control.
Dung tries to stall but Tokoro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tokoro fails to pull guard.

Tokoro breaks from the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dung tries to clinch but Tokoro moves out of range.
Dung moves in looking to clinch but Tokoro pushes him off.
Tokoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dung tries to clinch

and Tokoro moves into the clinch.
Well,Dung is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Tokoro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Dung gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dung has had enough of the clinch but Tokoro keeps him there for the moment.
Dung has had enough of the clinch but Tokoro keeps him there for the moment.

Dung manages to break the clinch.
Tokoro shoots in for a takedown but Dung shows good takedown defense.
Hoo Dung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dung lands with a slapping head kick.
Tokoro throws a right hand that Dung ducks under and follows up with a left that Dung also avoids with ease.
Hiroyuki Tokoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dung. No joy for Tokoro on that attempt.
Dung keeps the fight on the outside.
Dung clinches but Tokoro breaks the clinch

and Tokoro counters with a single leg into guard. Dung didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dung wants to get back to his feet but Tokoro passes into half guard.
Tokoro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tokoro is trying to control the action in half guard but Dung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dung is trying to stand.

Tokoro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoo Dung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dung wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Tokoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tokoro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hiroyuki Tokoro!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hiroyuki Tokoro!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Hiroyuki Tokoro!

Hiroyuki Tokoro wins by unanimous decision!