PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Tozi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Grasshopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tozi
vs
Grasshopper

180 cm
22
224 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar Tozi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Grasshopper!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasshopper tries to clinch but Tozi moves out of range.
Grasshopper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tozi.
Tozi thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Tozi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tozi.
Cesar Tozi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grasshopper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tozi looks to land a right hand but Grasshopper moved out of range.
Grasshopper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tozi.
Tozi misses with a hook.
Tozi looks to throw the jab but Grasshopper is out of range.

Grasshopper moves into the clinch successfully.
Tozi throws a head punch that misses.

Tozi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tozi motions for Grasshopper to come forward. Tozi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tozi swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Grasshopper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tozi as Grasshopper tries to tie him up.
Tozi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Tozi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tozi misses the jab.
Grasshopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tozi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tozi misses with a straight right.
Tozi keeps the fight on the outside.
Grasshopper is looking to clinch but Tozi is avoiding it.

Grasshopper has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasshopper missing with knees to the body.
Tozi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grasshopper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tozi.
Tozi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tozi wants a takedown.
Tozi trying to stall but Grasshopper improves his position.
Grasshopper tries to land knees in the clinch but Tozi avoids the damage to the body.
Grasshopper with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cesar Tozi has been cut.
Tozi struggles to land a body shot inside as Grasshopper controls his hands.
Tozi misses with a hook to the ribs.

Tozi decides to pull guard.
Grasshopper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grasshopper throwing strikes but missing.
Tozi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grasshopper regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grasshopper striking from the bottom.
Tozi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grasshopper wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper trying to control but Tozi postures up.
Grasshopper might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tozi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Tozi seems to be looking for submissions.
Tozi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grasshopper defending well though.
Tozi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Tozi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Grasshopper tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tozi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cesar Tozi!