PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sato Toguchi (ranked 4333 p4p, 4338 weight class) and Monroe Beardsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Beardsley

190 cm
24
193
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
194
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sato Toguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monroe Beardsley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beardsley clinches up with Toguchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Beardsley fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Beardsley pulls guard.

Beardsley manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Beardsley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Toguchi to keep the fight standing.
Toguchi goes for a takedown attempt but Beardsley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beardsley.
Sato Toguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monroe Beardsley.
Nice sprawl there from Toguchi as Beardsley shoots in.

Toguchi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beardsley quickly recovers to half guard.
Beardsley tries to roll over but Toguchi keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toguchi passes to side control.
Toguchi advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toguchi is landing with some decent strikes but Beardsley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Toguchi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Toguchi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Toguchi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Beardsley tries to improve his position but instead Toguchi has taken his back!
Toguchi keeps control of the position easily here as Beardsley tries to buck him off.
Toguchi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Toguchi scores with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toguchi biding his time, controlling Beardsley.

Beardsley is trying to control his opponent's hands. Eventually Toguchi gets his hands free and sinks in a rear naked choke. For a while it looks like Beardsley is going to survive but after struggling valiantly, he eventually has to tap out! Toguchi is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sato Toguchi!