PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Tokoro (ranked 1682 p4p, 2674 weight class) and Reece Robertson (ranked 232 p4p, 318 weight class). Tokoro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blksmiith - Gore-Tex Covers my Soul. Reece Robertson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tokoro
vs
Robertson

176 cm
21
174
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
180
6 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

30th Century Beer Store

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideo Tokoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokoro throws a right hand that Robertson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robertson also avoids with ease.
Robertson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Tokoro avoids nicely.
Tokoro lands a nice looking body shot.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tokoro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Robertson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokoro scores with a punch to the head.
Robertson scores with a punch to the head.
Robertson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robertson throws a nice looking combination but Tokoro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robertson misses with a low kick.

Tokoro moves into the clinch.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the head but Tokoro blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Robertson misses with the head strike.
Tokoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
Tokoro scores with a hook to the body.
Robertson misses with a punch to the body.
Tokoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tokoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Tokoro lands with a light punch inside.
Robertson misses with a body punch.
Tokoro avoids a wild elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokoro is defending well for now.
Tokoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokoro misses with a punch to the body.
Tokoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Tokoro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tokoro lands with a right to the head.

Robertson breaks from the clinch.
Robertson throws a combination that misses
and Tokoro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Tokoro moved away.
Tokoro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tokoro.
Robertson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robertson throws a leg kick
and Tokoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robertson looks winded!
Tokoro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Robertson is rocked!
Robertson throws a looping overhand right but Tokoro ducks down to avoid it.
Tokoro throws a big counter combination but Robertson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tokoro tries to move into range but Robertson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Tokoro.
Robertson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokoro finish him?
Tokoro cracks Robertson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Robertson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tokoro pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Robertson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Tokoro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hideo Tokoro made sure he mentioned 30th Century Beer Store, along with how happy he was to win his fight.