PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benicio Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wade
vs
Toro

193 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
242 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benicio Toro!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toro throws a hook but Wade blocks it.
Wade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Wade. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Wade.
Toro tries to clinch up.
Toro misses with a body shot
and Wade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toro doesn't seem bothered though.
Toro looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade scores with a nice strike.
Wade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toro. Toro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Benicio Toro has been cut.

Wade rushes Toro and presses him up against the cage.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wade.
Toro is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Wade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Toro fails to land.
Wade lands a hook that snaps the head of Toro backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Toro is rocked!
Wade gets through Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toro is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?
Wade keeps control of Toro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toro is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Toro lands a body punch.
Toro seems to have recovered his senses.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Toro fails to land.
Wade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toro or not.
Wade lands a body shot.
Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toros head.
Toro blocks an uppercut.
Wade is working Toro over against the cage.
Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
A right hook to the body lands for Toro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toro.
Toro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Toro is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toro can't break the clinch.
Toro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.
Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Toro.
Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Toro.
Wade lands a shot to the body.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Toro.
Wade lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toro.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Toro controls the action.
Wade prevents Toro from breaking the clinch.
Wade presses Toro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toro backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocking some punches.
Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade has Toro pressed against the cage, preventing Toro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Toro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toro misses with some punches.
Toro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade cracks Toro with a nice body shot.
Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toro takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Toro fails to land.
Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toro tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Toro lands with a right to the head.
Toro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade keeps control of Toro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade cracks Toro with a nice body shot.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Toro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wade.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Toro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wade.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Wade.
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wade lands with a light punch inside.
Toro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade has Toro pressed against the cage, preventing Toro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade lands a nice shot to the body.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade keeps control of Toro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benicio Toro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wade lands the left hand.
Wade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Toro misses with an uppercut.

Wade has Toro up against the cage in a clinch.

Wade drops Toro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Toro is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wade has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toro's efforts to push away.
Wade has Toro pressed against the cage, preventing Toro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toro backwards.
Toro is trying to maintain a safe position but Wade gets an underhook and turns Toro into the cage.
Toro tries to break the clinch but Wade is controlling the position.
Toro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toro is trying to break free.
Toro is trying to break free.
Toro is breathing heavily.
Toro gets through Wade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toro's efforts to push away.
Toro digs a right hand underneath Wade's ribcage. Wade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toro blocks a body shot from Wade.
Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Toro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.
Wade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toro is trying to break the clinch but Wade is controlling him.
Toro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wade keeps control of Toro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Toro controls his hands.
Toro lands with a left to the head.
Toro wants to break free but Wade has control.
A short right from Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro tries to circle away but Wade has him pinned against the cage.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toro working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toro.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Toro.
Wade looking to slow down the pace here.
Wade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toro backwards.
Toro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Wade digs a right hand into Toro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toro's gas tank.
Toro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wade prevents Toro from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wade digs a right hand into Toro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toro's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toro.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Wade lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Wade.
Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toro throws a head punch that misses.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toro can't break the clinch.
Toro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Karim Wade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toro blocking some punches.
Toro lands a right hand.
Wade misses with some punches.
Toro working hard to break the clinch.
Toro blocks a body shot from Wade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Toro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toro tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Toro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toro.
Toro lands a left hand.
Toro is trying to break the clinch but Wade is controlling him.
Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
Toro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.

Toro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Toro misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Toro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Toro tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.
Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.

Toro closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benicio Toro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benicio Toro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Toro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wade to score with a decent uppercut.
Wade connects with a crisp jab.
Toro throws a lazy right hand but Wade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benicio Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Toro.
Toro just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toro wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Toro misses the target.
Toro tries to clinch up.
Toro walks into a left hand.
Toro tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.
Toro throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
Wade scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Wade finds it's target.

Toro gets a clinch.
Toro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
Wade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wade blocking some punches.
Toro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wade lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toro.
A left hand lands to the body for Wade.
Toro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wade lands an uppercut.
Wade lands a body punch.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Wade misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade stalling in the clinch but Toro improves position.
Toro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Toro working hard to break the clinch.
Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade taking a breather.
Wade prevents Toro from breaking the clinch.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Wade lands a left hand.
Wade looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wade.
Wade has Toro pressed against the cage, preventing Toro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toro is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Toro.
Toro has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
Toro blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Toro.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Toro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Toro fails to land.
Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Wade pushes Toro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toro tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade lands with a right to the head.
Toro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toro is trying to break the clinch but Wade is controlling him.
Toro is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Wade pushes Toro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toro's elbow.
Toro scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Wade.
Toro is trying to stall.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toro working hard to break the clinch.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wade 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Wade!