PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Phema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phema
vs
Bato

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Phema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Totoy Bato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phema takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bato with a jab.
Bato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bato darts in and clinches Phema up against the cage.
Phema wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bato presses Phema against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bato is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phema backwards.
Bato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bato cracks Phema with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Phema's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bato.
Bato leaning against his opponent.
Phema is trying to break the clinch but Bato is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Phema's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phema is breathing heavily.
Bato lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bato.
Bato is working Phema over against the cage.
Bato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bato lands with a right to the head.
Bato lands a body punch.
Bato lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bato.
Bato lands a hook that snaps the head of Phema backwards.
Bato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bato leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bato.
Bato lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Bato to work.
Nice body punch from Bato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bato cracks Phema with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bato lands a body shot.
Bato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Bato as the two fighters clinch.
Bato cracks Phema with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bato digs a right hand underneath Phema's ribcage. Phema let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bato is working Phema over against the cage.
Good body shot from Bato.
Good body shot from Bato.
Bato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phema backwards.
Bato lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bato lands a body shot.
Bato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bato lands a nice shot to the body.
Bato lands a hook that snaps the head of Phema backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bato.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bato.
Bato presses Phema against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Bato.
Bato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bato is leaning against Phema and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bato lands a shot to the body.
Bato gets through Phema's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bato lands an uppercut.
Bato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phema or not.
A body shot lands from Bato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bato pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bato scores with a hook to the body.
Bato lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bato digs a right hand into Phema's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phema's gas tank.
Bato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bato lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bato digs a right hand underneath Phema's ribcage. Phema let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bato avoiding damage.
Bato is working Phema over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Totoy Bato dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Bato. That snapped Phema's head back.

Bato drops Phema with a beautiful combination! Phema stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bato is looking for the KO!

Phema is rocked!
Phema looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bato lands a right hand from hell, dropping Phema. Bato pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Totoy Bato!