PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chozen Toguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Well Clayinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayinton has chosen "Austrian Death Machine- Get To The Choppa" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Toguchi
vs
Clayinton

177 cm
24
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chozen Toguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Well Clayinton!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayinton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toguchi.
Toguchi sets himself, and Clayinton steps forward looking for the clinch! Toguchi avoids it this time.
Clayinton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toguchi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Clayinton.
A jab from Toguchi misses.
Clayinton tries to counter by closing the distance.

Clayinton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Toguchi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Toguchi stands and throws Clayinton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Toguchi tries to move to mount but Clayinton blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toguchi taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toguchi trying to control the action but Clayinton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toguchi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clayinton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Toguchi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clayinton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clayinton tries to roll over but Toguchi keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Toguchi is keen to just control but Clayinton is a slippery customer.
Clayinton tries to roll over but Toguchi keeps him under control.

Toguchi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Toguchi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Toguchi punching from mount but Clayinton doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toguchi raining down shots from the mount!
Toguchi tries to control but Clayinton wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toguchi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Toguchi wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Toguchi looking to control but Clayinton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toguchi wants to take his opponent's back but Clayinton doesn't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toguchi controlling from mount.
Toguchi tries to control but Clayinton wriggling away.
Clayinton is working to get back to half guard.
Clayinton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Toguchi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clayinton reaches up to try and control the position but Toguchi seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Clayinton rolls and tries to escape and now Toguchi has his back!
Toguchi controlling well, preventing Clayinton from escaping the position.

Toguchi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Clayinton is defending well though. Toguchi let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chozen Toguchi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clayinton shoots for a double leg takedown but Toguchi sprawls well. He's pushed Clayinton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toguchi leaves Clayinton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Toguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Toguchi misses with a straight right.
Chozen Toguchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Toguchi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clayinton's half guard.
Clayinton trying to hold on to Toguchi's head to control him but Toguchi postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toguchi controlling the action here.
Toguchi wants to free his trapped foot but Clayinton is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toguchi content to control rather than advance.

Toguchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Clayinton sees it coming and defends easily.
Toguchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Clayinton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clayinton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toguchi.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Toguchi throwing shots but Clayinton is blocking nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Toguchi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clayinton is staying active underneath Toguchi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clayinton keeping control of the position.

Toguchi is working for a kimura but Clayinton is defending it quite comfortably.
Clayinton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toguchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayinton keeping control of the position.
Toguchi wants to free his trapped foot but Clayinton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Toguchi is keen to just control but Clayinton is a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Toguchi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clayinton keeping moving, preventing Toguchi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toguchi looking to pass the guard.
Toguchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clayinton pulls Toguchi in close to prevent any damage.
Clayinton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Toguchi has gone for a leg lock! Clayinton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Toguchi's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chozen Toguchi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Clayinton slips a straight right by Toguchi.

Toguchi clinches up against the cage.
Clayinton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clayinton goes for a takedown attempt but Toguchi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Toguchi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clayinton's half guard.
Clayinton is refusing to be controlled, as Toguchi sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toguchi tries to pass to full mount but Clayinton defends it.
Clayinton controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toguchi is nestled in close to Clayinton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Toguchi trying to control the action but Clayinton is working from the bottom.

Toguchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clayinton is just riding it out for now. Toguchi eventually gives up the hold.
Toguchi is looking to take a break and control but Clayinton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.

Toguchi gets caught flat footed, as Clayinton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Toguchi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clayinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Toguchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toguchi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clayinton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clayinton wants to control from the top but Toguchi keeps moving.
Toguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clayinton can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toguchi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clayinton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Toguchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toguchi is looking to stand up but Clayinton isn't so interested in that idea.

Clayinton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Toguchi dives on top into guard.

Toguchi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Toguchi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Toguchi looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Toguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Clayinton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Toguchi postures up in Clayinton's guard and throws a big left but Clayinton blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clayinton lands a nice shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Well Clayinton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clayinton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chozen Toguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toguchi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Chozen Toguchi!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Chozen Toguchi!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Chozen Toguchi!

Chozen Toguchi wins by unanimous decision!