PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galtero El Toro (ranked 646 p4p, 89 weight class) and Harvey Smithson (ranked 1196 p4p, 153 weight class). Harvey Smithson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

El Toro
vs
Smithson

188 cm
21
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

220 cm
28
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Big Tree's Vintage Wear ($10 shirts $15 shorts)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harvey Smithson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Smithson.
Smithson throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro throws a lazy right hand but Smithson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smithson just misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro feinted with a counter takedown.
El Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smithson.
Smithson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
El Toro takes one to the chin there.

El Toro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smithson's guard.
Smithson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smithson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with El Toro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smithson has control of El Toro's left arm, preventing El Toro from doing any damage.
El Toro with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Toro trying to control but Smithson is working from the bottom.
El Toro stands and throws Smithson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithson is looking for a sweep.
Smithson manages to work his way to half guard, despite El Toro's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro is trying to control. Smithson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
El Toro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
El Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Toro tries to pass to full mount but Smithson defends it.
Smithson wants to get back to full guard.
El Toro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El Toro is trying to control the action in half guard but Smithson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smithson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smithson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but El Toro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smithson wants to improve his position but El Toro is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smithson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smithson is staying active underneath El Toro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smithson is controlling El Toro's trapped leg to prevent El Toro from advancing to side control.
Smithson is trying to stand back up but El Toro is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
El Toro working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Toro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El Toro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
El Toro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smithson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smithson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Smithson keeps moving.
Smithson trying to keep a closed guard but El Toro is proving a slippery customer.
El Toro won't allow Smithson to sweep him here.
Smithson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in El Toro's guard.

Smithson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

El Toro is looking for a triangle but Smithson pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithson trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smithson is one step ahead there.
El Toro seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
El Toro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smithson wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
El Toro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smithson is one step ahead there.
Smithson wanted to stand there but El Toro had control of the position.
Smithson wants to pass the guard but El Toro is keeping the position.

El Toro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smithson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smithson wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

El Toro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smithson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smithson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smithson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
El Toro working a defensive guard here.
El Toro wants to sweep here but Smithson controlling him for the moment.
El Toro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

El Toro has his foot on Smithson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smithson works his way back into a safe position though.
El Toro is trying to control the position but Smithson postures up.
Smithson sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Galtero El Toro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

El Toro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smithson as he jumps to the side.
El Toro slips under a jab.
Smithson scores with a nice right hand.
Smithson staying out of range there.
Smithson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick by Smithson misses

and El Toro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smithson's guard.
El Toro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smithson looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Toro is one step ahead there.
Galtero El Toro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smithson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smithson wants to sweep but no luck.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Smithson keeps moving.
El Toro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro landing some decent shots from guard.
El Toro passes Smithson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
El Toro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smithson defending well though.
El Toro slips a nice elbow through Smithson's hands, connecting with Smithson's forehead.
Smithson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
El Toro working the head and body with strikes.

El Toro is working for a submission of some sort.
El Toro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smithson can do to turn this around?
Smithson has hold of El Toro's hands but El Toro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
El Toro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
El Toro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smithson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
El Toro postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithson pulls El Toro in to control the position.
El Toro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smithson keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
El Toro connects with a couple of short punches.
El Toro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithson is keeping the position for now.
Smithson trying to control the position.
El Toro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
El Toro preventing the sweep.
El Toro scoring with some ground and pound.
Smithson looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Toro is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro trying to control but Smithson is working from the bottom.
El Toro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smithson looking for a sweep. Not yet Smithson, not yet.
El Toro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
El Toro cracks Smithson with a solid left hand.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Smithson keeps moving.
El Toro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
El Toro throws a big elbow that misses.
Smithson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El Toro won't allow Smithson to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

El Toro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and El Toro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
El Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Smithson is retaining full guard.
El Toro throws a big elbow that misses.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithson is keeping the position for now.
Smithson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in El Toro's guard.

Smithson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
El Toro keeping moving, preventing Smithson from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smithson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
El Toro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galtero El Toro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

El Toro misses with a low kick.
Smithson throws a series of punches but El Toro avoids them all with ease.
Smithson throws a right hand that misses

and El Toro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smithson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Smithson wants to control but El Toro is keeping busy.
Smithson gets full guard.
El Toro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Toro preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Toro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Toro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El Toro postures up and lands a big shot to Smithson's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro trying to control but Smithson is working from the bottom.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
Smithson is trying to keep El Toro in close.
El Toro trying to control but Smithson is working from the bottom.
El Toro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
El Toro working some strikes from top position.
El Toro is looking to work some ground and pound but Smithson has wrist control.
El Toro landing some decent shots from guard.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smithson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. El Toro manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithson trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.

Smithson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because El Toro has locked up a guillotine! El Toro's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Smithson is holding on here and El Toro must be using up a lot of energy. Smithson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! El Toro gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Galtero El Toro!
Galtero El Toro is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Galtero El Toro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.