PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Toons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zidane Sephiroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toons's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Release The Pain by Hatesphere. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Toons
vs
Sephiroth

189 cm
23
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
179 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Toons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zidane Sephiroth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sephiroth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sephiroth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Toons as he checks the leg kick.
Sephiroth tries to clinch but Toons moves away
and Toons counters with a nice leg kick.
Sephiroth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Toons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sephiroth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toons checks a leg kick.
Sephiroth throws a head kick that Toons semi-blocks.
Toons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Toons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toons throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sephiroth counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth misses with a wild body shot.
Toons tries a head kick but it misses.
Sephiroth lands a head shot.
Toons misses with a leg kick
and Sephiroth counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Toons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toons. Sephiroth does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sephiroth moves into range and clinches up with Toons.
Toons is trying to push Sephiroth away but Sephiroth has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Toons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sephiroth clinches.
Toons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Toons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toons.
Jab by Sephiroth.
Toons moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sephiroths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Toons swats away the attempt to clinch by Sephiroth.
Toons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sephiroth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toons motions for Sephiroth to come forward. Toons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toons swings for the body but Sephiroth moves out of range.
Sephiroth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sephiroth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sephiroth's corner calls for a 1-2. Sephiroth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Toons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toons keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toons lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toons slips a straight right by Sephiroth.
Toons is looking to wear down Sephiroth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Toons connects with an inside leg kick.
Sephiroth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sephiroth wants to clinch but Toons slips to the side
and Toons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sephiroth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sephiroth blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Toons cracks a nice hook into Sephiroth's ribs.
Toons swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sephiroth counters with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sephiroth, as that shot connected.
Sephiroth throws a head kick that half lands.
Zidane Sephiroth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toons scores with a leg kick.
Sephiroth checks a leg kick nicely.
Toons gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sephiroth counters with a one-two to the body.
Toons throws a leg kick
and Sephiroth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toons tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth tries to clinch but Toons moves out of range.
Sephiroth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Toons
and Sephiroth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toons tries to land a body kick
and Sephiroth counters with a nice uppercut.
Sephiroth moves out of range as Toons throws a body kick.
Tommy Toons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sephiroth misses the shot to the body.
Toons tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sephiroth is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toons throws a head kick but Sephiroth moves out of range.
Sephiroth is looking to clinch.
Sephiroth moves in looking to clinch but Toons pushes him off.
Toons throws a leg kick
and Sephiroth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Toons misses with a low kick.
Toons throws a front kick aimed at Sephiroth's knee but Sephiroth avoids it well.
Sephiroth lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toons throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sephiroth throws a leg kick
and Toons counters with a nice body kick.
Sephiroth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toons.
Toons misses with a kick to the body.
Toons stuns Sephiroth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sephiroth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toons lands a head shot.
Sephiroth throws a right hand that Toons ducks under and follows up with a left that Toons also avoids with ease.
Toons looks to score with a jab to the body but Sephiroth is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toons scores with a push kick.
Sephiroth is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sephiroth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toons.
Toons misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Toons dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Toons motions for Sephiroth to come forward. Toons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sephiroth tries to clinch there but Toons circles away.
Toons looks to land a body kick but Sephiroth moved away.
Sephiroth avoids the head kick by Toons.
Sephiroth is looking to clinch.
Sephiroth throws a head kick that misses.
Sephiroth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toons jabs Sephiroth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toons throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth misses with an uppercut
and Toons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Toons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sephiroth. That did some damage!
Sephiroth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sephiroth blocks the body kick.

Toons tries to keep at a distance but Sephiroth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sephiroth wants to break free but Toons has control.

Toons manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Sephiroth. That snapped Toons's head back.
Toons throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Sephiroth to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toons cracks the inside of Sephiroth's front leg.
Sephiroth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toons throws a leg kick that misses.
Toons misses with a body shot
and Sephiroth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toons is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zidane Sephiroth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sephiroth dodges the punch combination from Toons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toons lands a leg kick that knocks Sephiroth off balance momentarily.
Sephiroth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sephiroth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sephiroth.
Toons misses with an uppercut. Sephiroth saw that one coming.
Toons throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sephiroth counters with a three punch combo that has Toons backing up. Toons nods at Sephiroth to acknowledge the strikes.
Toons thows a body shot but no joy.
Tommy Toons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toons misses with a straight left.
Toons throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toons darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sephiroth tries to clinch up but Toons circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toons scores with a hook.
Sephiroth moves out of range of the strikes.

Sephiroth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sephiroth struggles to land a body shot inside as Toons controls his hands.
Sephiroth misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sephiroth fails to land.
Toons struggles to land a body shot inside as Sephiroth controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sephiroth working aggressively here.
Sephiroth prevents Toons from breaking the clinch.
Toons has Sephiroth pressed against the ropes, preventing Sephiroth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Toons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Toons!