EFL -- PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Coature (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coature's entrance music is 8th and Blues. A fine choice. Martin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Freude schöner Götter Funken. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coature
vs
Martin

186 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Coature!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coature defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.

Martin rushes Coature and presses him up against the cage.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Martin pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coature working some strikes from top position.
Coature tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Coature chips away with some ground and pound.

Coature avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coature is working Martin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Coature wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Martin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Coature is defending well. Martin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Coature has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Martin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Martin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Goro
vs
Price

200 cm
28
275 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

195 cm
26
260 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Price!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Price defends it nicely.
Goro dodges the punch combination from Price.
Price connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goro momentarily.

It looks like Yumi Goro has been cut.
Trevor Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goro misses with a wild body shot.
Price shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Trevor Price has been cut.
Price misses with a few strikes there.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Goro.
Price misses with a hook.
Goro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goro tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goro throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
A combination from Price does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goro shoots for a double leg takedown but Price sprawls well. He's pushed Goro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yumi Goro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Goro with that takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Price coming out on top.
Goro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price looks to land a left hand but Goro moved out of range nicely.
Goro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goro throws a leg kick but Price moved away.
Price dips to his left and cracks Goro with an uppercut!
Trevor Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Price lands.
Goro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Price defends it nicely.
Goro is breathing heavily.
Goro ducks into an uppercut from Price and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Price!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adon Amousou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Betty. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Amousou
vs
Hart

195 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
260 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

PRIME DESIGNS

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adon Amousou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Hart!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amousou counters with a nice body kick.
Hart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amousou counters with a good, hard body kick but Hart shrugs it off.
Amousou throws a head kick that misses.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amousou manages to avoid it.
Amousou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart throws a head kick that misses
and Amousou counters with a head kick.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart avoids the head kick by Amousou.
Michael Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Amousou.
Amousou avoids a kick to the body.
Hart takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Michael Hart has been cut.
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a right hand
and Amousou counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amousou.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amousou.
Adon Amousou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amousou tries a head kick but it misses.
Amousou throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Amousou.
Amousou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Amousou lands a big head kick that sends Hart tumbling to the mat! Amousou takes a step backwards and waves Hart back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A slapping leg kick lands for Amousou.
A head kick misses from Amousou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amousou throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Hart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hart gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Amousou counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amousou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amousou scoring well with a low kick there.
Amousou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amousou pushes Hart away with a front kick.
Hart throws a body punch but Amousou moves out of range.
Amousou doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Amousou lands a head kick. Hart smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amousou.

Hart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hart in side control, throwing shots but Amousou defends.
Amousou is trying to improve his position.
Amousou gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Amousou works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart trying to control but Amousou is working from the bottom.

Amousou is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hart defends well.

Amousou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hart is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amousou trying to control the position.
Amousou keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.

Hart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Hart drops back, looking for a kneebar! Amousou looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Amousou looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Amousou!
Hart is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adon Amousou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Hart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A kick lands to the mid section there for Amousou.
A low kick from Hart misses
and Amousou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amousou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart lands a jab to the head.
Amousou misses with a head kick.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amousou.
Amousou scores with a head kick.
Hart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amousou counters with an outside leg kick.
Amousou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Amousou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Amousou.
Adon Amousou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Amousou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amousou rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart digs a good hook to Amousou's body.
Amousou tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amousou. That's going to slow Hart down.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Amousou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart blocks a head kick by Amousou.
Adon Amousou is winning the standup battle so far.
Amousou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hart throws a lazy body kick
and Amousou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amousou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart thows a body shot but no joy.
Amousou looks to land a body kick but Hart moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amousou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Amousou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart moves out of range as Amousou throws a body kick.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amousou.
Amousou throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A left lands for Amousou.
Amousou misses with a head kick.
Amousou connects with an inside leg kick.
Amousou scores with a head kick.

Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amousou regains half guard.
Hart passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hart trying to control but Amousou is having none of it.
Hart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Amousou regains half guard.
Amousou wants to control but Hart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amousou is looking for a sweep. Hart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amousou is trying to get back to full guard.
Hart wants to pass to mount but Amousou is defending the position.
Hart moves into full mount! Amousou won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart lands a heavy elbow.
Hart wants to control the pace but Amousou is squirming around nicely.
Amousou wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amousou is looking to escape.
Amousou wants to control but Hart is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adon Amousou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Hart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hart takes a swing at Amousou's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amousou.
Amousou tries a low kick but Hart avoids it.
A slow jab from Hart misses its intended target.
Hart throws a body kick that misses.
Hart looks to land a body kick but Amousou moved away.
Hart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Amousou moves out of range as Hart throws a body kick.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hart dives in and scores a takedown into Amousou's guard.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Amousou's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amousou lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hart!
Amousou looking to control but Hart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Amousou is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Amousou extends the arm and Hart is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adon Amousou!
An out of breath Adon Amousou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.