PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caio Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akimbo Toyoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the cage accompanied by Blink 182 - Dammit. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Almeida
vs
Toyoto

182 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Nutrition 101

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Almeida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akimbo Toyoto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyoto swinging wilding here.
Akimbo Toyoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyoto throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Toyoto throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.

Almeida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toyoto to the mat! Toyoto manages to get full guard.
Almeida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Toyoto wants to get back to his feet but Almeida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Toyoto has his feet on Almeida's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Toyoto misses with the combination.
Toyoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toyoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toyoto throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss

and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown. Toyoto fights it but they end up in guard.
Almeida throws a big right hand that misses.

Almeida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Toyoto, up you get!
Toyoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toyoto misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a low kick, right behind Toyoto 's knee.
Toyoto looks gassed!
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toyoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Almeida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Toyoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toyoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Almeida lands a nice elbow.

Almeida wants the takedown. Toyoto is fighting it off but Almeida persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Toyoto's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toyoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida stands up over Toyoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to work some ground and pound but Toyoto has wrist control.

Almeida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Almeida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Almeida postures up in Toyoto's guard and throws a big left but Toyoto blocks it.
Toyoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toyoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Almeida controls the pace.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Toyoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida tries to stand but Toyoto is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Almeida gets to his feet - Toyoto follows without any prompting.
Toyoto misses with a two punch combination.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Almeida counters with a single leg into guard. Toyoto didn't expect that.
Almeida trying to control but Toyoto is working from the bottom.
Almeida works over Toyoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but Toyoto is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almeida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Almeida scoring with some ground and pound.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Toyoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Toyoto misses with a double jab.
Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toyoto's knee momentarily.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Toyoto misses with a double jab.
Almeida fails to land the takedown.
Toyoto misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Toyoto lands a jab to Almeida's midsection.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a low kick, right behind Toyoto 's knee.
No joy there for Toyoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toyoto scores with a one two! Almeida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Toyoto misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toyoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caio Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toyoto throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
Toyoto throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toyoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Almeida has closed the distance and engaged Toyoto in a clinch.
Toyoto wants to break free but Almeida has control.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toyoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toyoto dodges an elbow strike from Almeida.
Almeida wants a takedown.

Toyoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toyoto throws a combination. Almeida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Almeida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toyoto lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toyoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toyoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss

and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Toyoto is staying active underneath Almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida throwing shots but Toyoto is blocking nicely.
Almeida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Almeida stalling away here and it's allowed Toyoto to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Almeida thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throwing strikes from guard but Toyoto blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Toyoto holds on and takes a little breather.
Almeida scoring with punches to the head and body.
Almeida throws a strike but Toyoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Almeida is looking to stand up but Toyoto isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Almeida isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Toyoto stacks Almeida on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Toyoto!

Toyoto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Toyoto tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a big head kick but Toyoto shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Almeida counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Caio Almeida will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Toyoto misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Toyoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almeida.

It looks like Caio Almeida has been cut.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss

and Almeida moves into the clinch.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toyoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Almeida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toyoto's defenses.
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida keeps control of Toyoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almeida trying to land knees to the body.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks with his arms.
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toyoto's face.

Toyoto breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Almeida tries to clinch but Toyoto moves out of range.
Toyoto throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Almeida wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Almeida has closed the distance and engaged Toyoto in a clinch.
Almeida crunches a lovely knee into Toyoto's ribcage.
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Toyoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Almeida counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almeida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toyoto keeps control of Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeps control of Toyoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toyoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks it.
Almeida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toyoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toyoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toyoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Almeida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toyoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Toyoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
Toyoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toyoto as he jumps to the side.
Toyoto misses with a few strikes there.
Toyoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Toyoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almeida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toyoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toyoto.
Almeida prevents Toyoto from breaking the clinch.
Toyoto blocks an elbow strike from Almeida.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toyoto has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.

Toyoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toyoto misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toyoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almeida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almeida throws a head kick that Toyoto semi-blocks.
Toyoto scores with a one two! Almeida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

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.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida tries to move into range but Toyoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toyoto misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Toyoto does no damage.

Almeida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Toyoto sprawls well initially but Almeida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Almeida misses with a head shot. Toyoto uses the momentum to regain guard.
Almeida is looking to work some ground and pound but Toyoto has wrist control.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Toyoto is retaining full guard.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Almeida clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Almeida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Toyoto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Toyoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toyoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toyoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almeida.
Almeida tries to clinch up but Toyoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Toyoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toyoto wants to break free but Almeida has control.
Almeida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Almeida connects with a knee to the head.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Almeida tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyoto avoids the damage to the body.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toyoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toyoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks it.

Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Toyoto.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Almeida counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Toyoto's guard now.
Almeida trying to control but Toyoto is working from the bottom.
Almeida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Caio Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toyoto regains half guard, as Almeida was trying to land strikes.
Nice strikes from Almeida there.
Toyoto wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida with the ground and pound but Toyoto uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Almeida drops back, looking for a kneebar! Toyoto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Toyoto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Toyoto!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toyoto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Toyoto misses with a series of wild punches.

Almeida moves into the clinch.
Almeida tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyoto avoids the damage to the body.
Toyoto tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida misses with a knee strike.
Almeida keeps control of Toyoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Toyoto is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toyoto is trying to break the clinch but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toyoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Almeida has double underhooks.
Toyoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida throws an elbow but it misses.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.

Toyoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Almeida counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Toyoto!
Almeida punching from mount but Toyoto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Almeida cracks Toyoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Almeida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toyoto is looking to escape.
The referee warns Toyoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Almeida had his way with Akimbo Toyoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Almeida's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Toyoto.
Toyoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Toyoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toyoto misses with the combination.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Almeida.
Almeida tries to clinch up but Toyoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
Almeida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toyoto tries to avoid it but Almeida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toyoto to the ground. Toyoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toyoto.

Almeida instigates a clinch.
Almeida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toyoto's face.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throws an elbow that misses.
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toyoto misses with a double jab.
Toyoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almeida.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida prevents Toyoto from breaking the clinch.
Toyoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida missing with knees to the body.
Almeida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toyoto.
Toyoto tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toyoto.
Toyoto can't break the clinch.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks with his arms.

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.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toyoto tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks with his arms.
Toyoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Toyoto has him pressed against the cage.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Toyoto is blocking nicely.
Toyoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Toyoto is trying to break free.

Almeida manages to break the clinch.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoto throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Almeida wants to clinch up but Toyoto keeps it at a distance.
Almeida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toyoto's calf.

Almeida rushes Toyoto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Almeida throws an elbow but misses.

Toyoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toyoto misses with the combination.
Toyoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Akimbo Toyoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toyoto throws a combination that misses

and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almeida.

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.
Almeida lands an elbow inside.
Almeida lands a nice knee to the body.
Almeida tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyoto avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Toyoto tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida keeps control of Toyoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toyoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toyoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Caio Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toyoto has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.
Akimbo Toyoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toyoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toyoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toyoto throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almeida, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Caio Almeida!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Caio Almeida!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Caio Almeida!

Caio Almeida wins by unanimous decision!
Caio Almeida is the new light heavyweight champion!