PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akito Toyotoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Whittaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toyotoku
vs
Whittaker

175 cm
27
177 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

177 cm
25
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akito Toyotoku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyotoku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toyotoku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whittaker's sensitive parts.
Whittaker shoots in for a takedown but Toyotoku shows good takedown defense.
Toyotoku feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Toyotoku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toyotoku connects with an inside leg kick.
Whittaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyotoku moves away.
Whittaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toyotoku.
Toyotoku blocks a jab.
Whittaker throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Toyotoku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker shoots in for a double leg but Toyotoku sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Toyotoku lands a front kick.
Whittaker throws a leg kick but Toyotoku checks it.
Toyotoku thumps Whittaker with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotoku keeps Whittaker at a distance using the push kick.
Toyotoku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toyotoku.
Toyotoku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Whittaker.
Toyotoku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whittaker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toyotoku.
Whittaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Toyotoku definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Toyotoku feints and then cracks Whittaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whittaker down.
Whittaker moves out of range as Toyotoku strikes.
Whittaker flicks out a counter leg kick but Toyotoku steps away.
Whittaker tries a low kick but Toyotoku avoids it.
As Whittaker backs away, Toyotoku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku blocks a low kick nicely.
Toyotoku lands a leg kick that knocks Whittaker off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toyotoku slips a jab from Whittaker.
Toyotoku pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whittaker is out of range and Toyotoku settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Whittaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toyotoku lands with a good body shot.
Toyotoku scores with a hook to the body. Whittaker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whittaker throws a leg kick but Toyotoku sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toyotoku, right into the meat.
Whittaker with a poor takedown
and Toyotoku counters with a right hand to the body.
Akito Toyotoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Whittaker.
Whittaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toyotoku.
Whittaker misses with a low kick.
Akito Toyotoku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whittaker swings widly with a right hand
and Toyotoku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whittaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whittaker tries to bum rush Toyotoku with a series of wild strikes but Toyotoku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toyotoku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toyotoku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whittaker throws a solid leg kick but Toyotoku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a low kick as Toyotoku jumps back.
Toyotoku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toyotoku looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Whittaker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whittaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toyotoku. That's going to slow Whittaker down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toyotoku.
Whittaker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toyotoku as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku scores with a nice body kick.
Whittaker checks a leg kick.
Whittaker jabs Toyotoku right on the nose. Toyotoku blinks but takes it well.
Whittaker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toyotoku as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toyotoku throws a leg kick but Whittaker checks it.
Toyotoku has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toyotoku there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whittaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whittaker misses the jab.
Whittaker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toyotoku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akito Toyotoku dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Toyotoku connects with an inside leg kick.
Toyotoku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whittaker can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Whittaker.
Toyotoku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Whittaker throws a low kick, looking for Toyotoku's leg but Toyotoku calmly moves out of range.
Toyotoku ducks under a wild hook from Whittaker.
Toyotoku pushes Whittaker away with a front kick.
Whittaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toyotoku.
Whittaker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Toyotoku lands a leg kick that knocks Whittaker off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyotoku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whittaker misses with a jab to the body
and Toyotoku counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Toyotoku tenderised Whittaker's leg. Whittaker is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Whittaker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whittaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toyotoku half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whittaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toyotoku.
Toyotoku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whittaker's sensitive parts.
Toyotoku scores with a leg kick.
Whittaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toyotoku. Toyotoku obviously looking to wear him down.
Whittaker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Toyotoku misses with a low kick.
Whittaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toyotoku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toyotoku tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku scores with a nice body kick.
Toyotoku blocks a leg kick.
Toyotoku is looking for a counter combo.
Whittaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toyotoku can pounce on him.
A low kick from Whittaker misses
and Toyotoku counters with a leg kick.
Toyotoku throws a chopping leg kick but Whittaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whittaker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Toyotoku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toyotoku scores with a head kick. Whittaker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Whittaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Whittaker throws a leg kick
and Toyotoku counters with a nice leg kick.
Whittaker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toyotoku.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whittaker. That's going to slow Toyotoku down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whittaker. Toyotoku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toyotoku throws a big counter combination but Whittaker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Toyotoku checks a low kick from Whittaker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whittaker! But no joy.
Toyotoku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Toyotoku.
Toyotoku feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Toyotoku throws a body punch but Whittaker moves out of range.
Whittaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whittaker misses with a body punch
and Toyotoku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whittaker's knee momentarily.
Whittaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whittaker is breathing heavily.
Whittaker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toyotoku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toyotoku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toyotoku checks the leg kick.
Whittaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku scoring well with a low kick there.
Whittaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akito Toyotoku is winning the standup battle so far.
Toyotoku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whittaker momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toyotoku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Whittaker misses
and Toyotoku counters with a good low kick that Whittaker was not able to check.
Whittaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toyotoku.
Whittaker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toyotoku counters with an outside leg kick.
Whittaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toyotoku.
Whittaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toyotoku lands a leg kick that knocks Whittaker off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akito Toyotoku dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Whittaker throws a hook but Toyotoku avoids it easily.
Toyotoku is looking to slow Whittaker down with leg kicks.
Whittaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toyotoku scores with a head kick. Whittaker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Toyotoku scoring well with a low kick there.
Whittaker looks to throw the jab but Toyotoku is out of range.
Toyotoku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whittaker if he has to take too many more of those.
Whittaker looks for a takedown but Toyotoku sprawls well.
Whittaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Toyotoku.
Toyotoku feints and then cracks Whittaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whittaker down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whittaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Toyotoku lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Dick Whittaker has been cut.
Whittaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toyotoku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Toyotoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whittaker.
Toyotoku slaps away a takedown attempt from Whittaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Akito Toyotoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Whittaker.
Whittaker misses the jab.
Whittaker tries a low kick but Toyotoku avoids it.
As Whittaker backs away, Toyotoku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whittaker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Toyotoku is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Whittaker.
A telegraphed right hand from Whittaker misses the target.
Whittaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toyotoku. Toyotoku obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toyotoku.
That kick from Toyotoku tenderised Whittaker's leg. Whittaker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toyotoku scores with a nice body kick.
Whittaker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whittaker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toyotoku lands with a good body shot.
Toyotoku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toyotoku throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toyotoku connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Toyotoku is looking to slow Whittaker down with leg kicks.
Toyotoku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toyotoku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whittaker's calf.
Toyotoku is looking to slow Whittaker down with leg kicks.
That kick from Toyotoku tenderised Whittaker's leg. Whittaker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Toyotoku.
Toyotoku is looking to wear down Whittaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whittaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toyotoku counters with an outside leg kick.
Toyotoku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toyotoku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whittaker's sensitive parts.
Whittaker throws a body punch but Toyotoku moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toyotoku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toyotoku checks a leg kick.
Toyotoku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Toyotoku lands a big head kick that sends Whittaker tumbling to the mat! Toyotoku takes a step backwards and waves Whittaker back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Whittaker is rocked!
Toyotoku throws a monster overhand right that drops Whittaker! Toyotoku follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akito Toyotoku!
Akito Toyotoku is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Akito Toyotoku thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.