PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mantis Toboggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toboggan has chosen Reaching Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grande
vs
Toboggan

193 cm
26
204 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
198 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mantis Toboggan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toboggan takes a swing at Grande's ribcage but misses.

Grande closes the distance and clinches.
Grande lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mantis Toboggan has been cut.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toboggans head.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toboggan digs a right hand underneath Grande's ribcage. Grande let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toboggan working hard to break the clinch.
Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grande lands a hook that snaps the head of Toboggan backwards.
Toboggan is looking to break free of the clinch but Grande has double underhooks.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toboggan tries to break the clinch but Grande is controlling the position.

Grande manages to break the clinch.
Toboggan misses with a right hand
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Toboggan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grande moves in looking to clinch but Toboggan pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Toboggan circles away.
No joy there for Toboggan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toboggan throws a combination that misses
and Grande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Toboggan is rocked!

Grande closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toboggan avoids a wild elbow strike from Grande.
Grande lands a shot to the body.

Grande's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grande closes the distance but Toboggan moves to the side
and Toboggan counters with an outside leg kick.
Toboggan lands a jab to the nose.

Grande closes the distance and clinches.

Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toboggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grande or not.

Toboggan manages to break the clinch.
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toboggan.
Toboggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Toboggan misses with a kick to the body
and Grande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toboggan throws a lazy uppercut
and Grande counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Toboggan tries to keep at a distance but Grande has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toboggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grande tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Toboggan.
Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toboggan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Toboggan breaks from the clinch.
Toboggan misses with a hook

and Grande moves into the clinch.
Toboggan wants to get back to striking at distance but Grande won't allow it.
Grande is trying to maintain a safe position but Toboggan gets an underhook and turns Grande into the cage.
Toboggan blocks an elbow strike from Grande.
Grande pressing his opponent against the cage.
Toboggan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.

Toboggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grande takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grande tries to clinch but Toboggan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan throws a wild body kick that Grande sees coming a mile off.
Toboggan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grande tries to clinch up but Toboggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Grande takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Toboggan lands with a kick to the temple. Grande shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toboggan throws a nice looking combination but Grande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Grande has closed the distance and engaged Toboggan in a clinch.
Grande tries a knee to the head but Toboggan blocks it.
Toboggan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grande looking to throw knees to the head but Toboggan is blocking nicely.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Toboggan controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Grande manages to break the clinch.

Grande closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Grande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mantis Toboggan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Toboggan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grande's head.
Toboggan with a nice cross.
Toboggan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toboggan avoids the body shot from Grande.
Toboggan cracks Grande with a right hand to the side of the head.
Toboggan throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Grande moves into the clinch.
Grande lands an elbow inside.
Grande lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toboggan backwards.
Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Toboggan breaks the clinch.
Toboggan swinging wildly here.
Mantis Toboggan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Grande closes the distance and pushes Toboggan back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Grande.

Toboggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grande is looking to clinch but Toboggan is avoiding it.
A big left from Toboggan misses.
Toboggan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Grande counters by moving into the clinch.
Come on Grande - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Toboggan blocks an elbow strike.
Grande displaying some good clinch control by pressing Toboggan up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grande.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan blocking some punches.
Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande misses with some punches.
Taco Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toboggan as Grande tries to tie him up.
Toboggan working hard to break the clinch.
Grande tries to land a knee to the head but Toboggan blocks with his arms.

Toboggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grande takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toboggan takes a swing at Grande's ribcage but misses.
Toboggan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grande tries to clinch
and Toboggan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toboggan moves away.
Toboggan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grande.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan swings away with a body shot that misses

and Grande counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toboggan is looking to break free of the clinch but Grande has double underhooks.

Toboggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toboggan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toboggan throws a combination that misses
and Toboggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grande avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grande is looking to clinch but Toboggan is avoiding it.

Grande has Toboggan up against the cage in a clinch.
Toboggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Grande controls his hands.
Grande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toboggan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grande lands an elbow just above Toboggan 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Grande.
Toboggan is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
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!
Grande has Toboggan pressed against the cage. He pushes Toboggan back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Grande throws a beautiful elbow that sends Toboggan crashing to the floor! Grande piles on the pressure with more strikes! Toboggan is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taco Grande!
Taco Grande very nearly forgot to thank Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.