PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Telamonian (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.

Del Toro
vs
Telamonian

178 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

UCF Clothing

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 New York, Pablo Del Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Telamonian!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Del Toro misses with a takedown attempt - Telamonian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Del Toro fails to land the takedown.

Telamonian drives through and clinches with Del Toro against the ropes.
Del Toro blocks an elbow strike from Telamonian.
A nice right hand lands inside from Telamonian.

Telamonian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Toro has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Del Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Telamonian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Del Toro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Telamonian stays in close to Del Toro's body and controls the position.
Del Toro has a closed guard, preventing Telamonian from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro working a defensive guard here.
Telamonian wants to stand and escape but instead Del Toro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Telamonian keeping moving, preventing Del Toro from controlling successfully.
Telamonian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Telamonian keeping moving, preventing Del Toro from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Telamonian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Del Toro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Telamonian misses with a takedown attempt

and Del Toro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Del Toro.
Del Toro looking to stall.
Del Toro wants a takedown but no success here.
Del Toro has Telamonian pressed against the ropes, preventing Telamonian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Telamonian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Telamonian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Del Toro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Del Toro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Telamonian walks away with a smile on his face. Del Toro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Del Toro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Del Toro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Telamonian is looking for a triangle here but Del Toro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telamonian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Telamonian looks gassed!
Telamonian struggling a bit here.
Telamonian manages to work his way to half guard, despite Del Toro's best efforts.
Del Toro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Telamonian is defending against the submission attempts here by Del Toro.
Del Toro wants to take a breather but Telamonian is having none of it.

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.
Del Toro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Del Toro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Del Toro working over Telamonian with some ground and pound. Telamonian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Telamonian is trying to maintain the position but Del Toro is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Del Toro seems content to control.
Del Toro uses his free foot to push down on Telamonian's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Telamonian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Del Toro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Del Toro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Del Toro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Telamonian tries to hold on but Del Toro pushes him away.
Telamonian is trying to escape the mount.
Del Toro avoids the attempt from Telamonian to control.
Telamonian is breathing heavily.
Del Toro punishing his opponent with strikes.

Del Toro working for a submission but Telamonian is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telamonian is trying to reverse the position but instead Del Toro has taken his back - oops!
Del Toro scores with punches to the body.
Telamonian covers up after that shot from Del Toro.
Telamonian is really stuck here.
Del Toro is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Del Toro gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Del Toro gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Del Toro apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Del Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Telamonian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Del Toro's half guard.
Del Toro is staying active underneath Telamonian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Telamonian is sitting in close to Del Toro's body. Del Toro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Telamonian is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Telamonian is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Del Toro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pablo Del Toro!