PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crissay Tosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tosen
vs
Gracie

201 cm
19
275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crissay Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dragon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tosen throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tosen throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Tosen misses.
Tosen throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tosen's waist but Tosen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tosen - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tosen. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gracie looks gassed!
Tosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Tosen misses with a low kick.
Crissay Tosen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Tosen is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen misses with a low kick.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Tosen tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tosen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tosen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tosen wants it to stay on the feet.
Crissay Tosen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Gracie.
Tosen looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Tosen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tosen tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Tosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

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.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Tosen misses with a leg kick.
Tosen is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Tosen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosen throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crissay Tosen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie slips under a jab.

Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tosen, who protects the arm well.
Gracie controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Tosen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Tosen is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Tosen is defending well.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Tosen is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie swings around for an armbar but Tosen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.

Gracie has his foot on Tosen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tosen works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tosen is aware though and is defending well.
Tosen is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.

Gracie looking for subs off his back but Tosen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tosen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Tosen is controlling well.

Gracie kicks off Tosen and gets to his feet.
A good leg kick by Tosen.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Tosen! Gracie is out on his feet! Tosen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gracie is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gracie is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crissay Tosen!
Our winner, Crissay Tosen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.