Destiny 14: Pae vs. Grzywa PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Jabber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jabber
vs
Sila

178 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afa Sila!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sila closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sila lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sila trying to control but Jabber is working from the bottom.

Sila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sila is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Sila postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jabber is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sila, into his guard.
Jabber trying to control but Sila is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sila is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jabber rolls with it to try and escape but Sila cranks on the arm and Jabber is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Afa Sila!
After winning the bout, Afa Sila thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cold Wind Blow - Eminem. Chuck Lee had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Nakara

185 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Dragon

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakara throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Lee looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Nakara closes the distance and clinches.
Nakara scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Chuck Lee has been cut.
Nakara lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nakara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakara lands a nice elbow.
Come on Nakara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nakara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Nakara to work.
Nakara lands with a left to the head.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nakara stalling against the cage.
Nakara lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Nakara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nakara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nakara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara lands a big knee to the head and Lee goes down! Nakara pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tebato Nakara!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Neri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyrie Lirving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyrie Lirving told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Neri
vs
Lirving

190 cm
20
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
267 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murilo Neri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyrie Lirving!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lirving misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Neri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lirving quickly recovers to half guard.
Lirving trying to control here.
Lirving is looking to improve his position.

Lirving is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Neri pulls his head out easily.
Lirving misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lirving is trying to stand back up but Neri is controlling him
Neri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lirving should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lirving blocking the ground and pound attempt from Neri.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lirving has eaten all the pies!
Lirving is concentrating on defense, preventing Neri from advancing position.
Neri 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.
Lirving trying to hold on to Neri's head to control him but Neri postures up.
Lirving missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lirving moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lirving wants to sweep but no luck.
Neri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lirving had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neri defends it easily.

Lirving looking for a guillotine here but Neri defends easily.
Neri is looking to advance position but Lirving has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Neri really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lirving looking to secure an arm triangle but Neri defends it well.
Neri is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lirving controlling the position easily from mount.
Neri is trying to reverse the position but instead Lirving has taken his back - oops!
Lirving lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Neri.
Lirving misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neri staying busy and making it hard for Lirving to control.
Neri looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lirving has the hooks in. Neri is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Neri turns into Lirving and is now in his guard.
Neri trying to control the position from guard on top but Lirving is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lirving holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Lirving has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyrie Lirving was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Neri misses with an uppercut
and Lirving counters with a series of strikes. Neri will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neri misses with a low kick as Lirving jumps back.
Neri avoids the head kick by Lirving.
Neri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lirving checks it well.
Lirving shoots in but Neri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neri throws a low kick but Lirving avoids it.
Neri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lirving throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neri's waist but Neri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lirving off to one side.
Murilo Neri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie Lirving.
Lirving shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neri as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lirving. Neri does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lirving sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neri somewhat.
Lirving looks for a takedown but Neri sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyrie Lirving dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The crowd cheers as Lirving lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neri doesn't seem phased though.

Lirving gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lirving lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neri.
Neri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kyrie Lirving has been cut.

Lirving has hold of one of Neri's legs. Neri is fighting the takedown attempt but Lirving gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Neri looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lirving wants to control from the top but Neri keeps moving.
Lirving controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyrie Lirving was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Lirving bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Neri is trying to control Lirving's posture but Lirving avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Lirving seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lirving working away.
Neri is looking for a sweep.
Lirving remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Neri takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neri tries to bench press Lirving off him but Lirving keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Lirving.
Lirving controls the position.
Lirving misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Neri keeping his opponent close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Lirving tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirving controlling the position from side mount.
Lirving tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lirving landing strikes.
Neri is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lirving connects with a decent elbow.

Lirving wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Neri, who protects the arm well.
Neri tries to bench press Lirving off him but Lirving keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neri gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Neri looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lirving is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Lirving is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lirving moves into full mount! Neri won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyrie Lirving showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyrie Lirving's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lirving fails with a takedown attempt.
Neri keeps the fight on the outside.
Neri doesn't manage to clinch there - Lirving circles away.
Lirving closes this distance looking for a takedown but Neri circles away.
Neri tries to close the distance and clinch but Lirving swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lirving shoots in but no luck this time.
Murilo Neri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie Lirving.
Nice shot lands for Neri.
Neri looks to land a left hand but Lirving moved out of range nicely.
Lirving displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neri throws out the jab.
Lirving shoots in for a double leg but Neri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lirving misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neri misses with a low kick as Lirving jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Neri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lirving is trying to pull guard but Neri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lirving takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lirving takes an elbow to the temple.
Neri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Kyrie Lirving's cut even more.
Neri lands a knee to the head.
Neri lands an elbow that stopped Lirving in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Kyrie Lirving's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Neri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neri pushes off an throws an elbow but Lirving leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Neri manages to break the clinch.
Murilo Neri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lirving manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neri scores with a hook.

Kyrie Lirving's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Neri throws a leg kick but Lirving sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Neri. No joy for Lirving on that attempt.

Neri scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lirving's head.
Lirving is trying to get back to full guard.
Lirving trying to control but Neri postures up.

Neri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lirving sees it coming and defends easily.
Neri thows a huge punch but Lirving dodges it nicely.
Neri trying to control the action but Lirving is working from the bottom.
Lirving works his way to full guard. Good work.
Neri won't allow Lirving to sweep him here.

Lirving escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirving keeping moving, preventing Neri from controlling successfully.

Neri has gone for a leg lock! Lirving slips out almost immediately though and dives into Neri's guard.
Lirving is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murilo Neri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lirving trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neri wants to control but Lirving passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neri is in trouble now - Lirving has advanced to mount!
Neri is squirming around, avoiding Lirving's attempts to control the action.
Neri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lirving pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lirving trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lirving fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lirving putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kyrie Lirving is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neri is in a horrible position here. Lirving smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Murilo Neri.
I think Lirving has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyrie Lirving!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Plugboer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Please (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Plugboer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Plugboer
vs
Please

173 cm
26
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ron Plugboer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Please!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Plugboer.
Plugboer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Please's sensitive parts.
Plugboer digs a good body shot into Please's ribs.

Please fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plugboer, pushing him back against the cage.

Plugboer breaks the clinch.
Plugboer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Please back to the cage. Plugboer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donk. Plugboer catches Please right on the button with a cross.
Plugboer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Please dodges the punch combination from Plugboer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Please takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Plugboer blocks the body kick.
Plugboer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Please back to the cage. Plugboer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Plugboer circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Please to the canvas! Please doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Plugboer keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Plugboer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Okimitsu Fujii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marinho fRodO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujii comes to the cage accompanied by Diabolic - Frontlines. Okimitsu Fujii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marinho fRodO's chin.

Fujii
vs
fRodO

160 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okimitsu Fujii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marinho fRodO!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fRodO wants to slow Fujii down by chopping away at his legs.
fRodO misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
fRodO misses with some punches.
fRodO misses with some punches.
fRodO takes an elbow to the temple.
fRodO swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through fRodO's defenses.

It looks like Marinho fRodO has been cut.

Fujii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
fRodO fails in his attempt to clinch.
fRodO thows a leg kick but Fujii checks it
and as fRodO loses concentration momentarily, Fujii counters with a picture perfect head kick! fRodO goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Okimitsu Fujii!
Our winner, Okimitsu Fujii, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yonder Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alonso
vs
Sithole

185 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonder Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sithole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sithole pushes Alonso up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alonso fails to land.
Sithole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sithole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alonso backwards.
Sithole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alonso throws a punch but it's blocked by Sithole.
Sithole scores with a shot to the side of Alonso's head.
Sithole lands with a light punch inside.
Sithole scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Sithole manages to break the clinch.
Alonso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alonso darts in trying to clinch
and Sithole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alonso's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sithole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alonso doesn't seem bothered though.
Sithole cracks the inside of Alonso's front leg.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Sithole cracks Alonso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sithole.
Alonso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Alonso is rocked!

It looks like Yonder Alonso has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sithole Throws a clean left jab. Sithole Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Alonso's chin! Alonso crumbles to the ground and Sithole follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Sithole!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Moses Sithole!
During a confident post fight interview, Moses Sithole thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rene Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JunJun Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Toni
vs
Jones

178 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 Tokyo, Rene Toni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Toni looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones 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 Toni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Toni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Toni misses.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toni, pushing him back against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Toni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toni looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Toni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toni fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rene Toni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toni.
No joy there for Toni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toni doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Toni scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toni misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Toni 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Toni defends it well.
Jones is nestled in close to Toni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is taking a breather. Toni says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Toni is trying to escape back to his feet but Jones uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Toni's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Toni is trying to buck Jones off.
Toni struggling a bit here.
Toni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Toni parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Toni to escape.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones tries to move to mount but Toni blocks the move with his legs.

Jones stands up.
Toni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Toni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Rene Toni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Toni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JunJun Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Toni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.

Jones feints and as Toni raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Toni is retaining full guard.
Jones postures up.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Toni trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Toni is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Toni to stand up.
Toni tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
JunJun Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Toni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toni misses with the combination.
Toni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toni takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Toni is predictable there
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.
Toni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Toni tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Toni's guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Toni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones with the ground and pound but Toni regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Toni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling away here and it's allowed Toni to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Toni keeps moving.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Toni has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Toni wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Toni is keeping him busy.
Jones winds up and cracks Toni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Toni wants to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Toni defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toni is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toni avoid being mounted?
JunJun Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JunJun Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jones works Toni's body with a nice hook.
Toni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toni somewhat.
Toni throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones looking to score a takedown here. Toni is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Toni's guard.
Jones controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Toni's guard.
Toni has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Toni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Jones stands up and beckons Toni to join him on the feet.
Jones cracks the inside of Toni's front leg.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toni circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rene Toni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toni avoids the head kick by Jones.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Toni tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toni misses with a punch to the body.
Toni is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Toni regains guard immediately.
Toni tries to strike from the bottom.
Toni wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones trying to control but Toni is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Toni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones pulls Toni in to control the position.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Toni is aware though and is defending well.
Jones is controlling Toni's posture.
Jones is trying to control the position but Toni postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeping full guard, as Toni tries to pass.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

And that's the end of the fight!
JunJun Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JunJun Jones!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coronel Avas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Avas
vs
Tennant

180 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coronel Avas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant throws a series of punches but Avas moves out of range.
Tennant misses with a double jab.
Tennant misses with a two punch combination.
David Tennant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avas needs to keep his hands up - Tennant had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Coronel Avas has been cut.
Tennant tries to bum rush Avas with a series of wild strikes but Avas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tennant works over Avas's head and body with a nice combination.

Tennant drops his shoulder and cracks Avas with a huge uppercut! Avas goes down! Can Tennant finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tennant is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Avas trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. David Tennant hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tennant throws a series of punches but Avas moves out of range.
Tennant cracks Avas's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Avas slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Tennant can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tennant!

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pop
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70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalei Malu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalei Malu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dagger
vs
Malu

180 cm
26
159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

225 cm
21
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Dagger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalei Malu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Dagger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dagger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dagger working away.
Malu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ground and pound from Dagger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dagger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Malu to see if he's OK.
Dagger is looking to take a break and control but Malu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dagger tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Malu will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dagger tries to advance to mount but can't.

Dagger is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Malu is trying to escape and Dagger transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Malu is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dagger! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Dagger!
Danny Dagger retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Danny Dagger 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.

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brunon Grzywa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pae
vs
Grzywa

185 cm
19
191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
196 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Pae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brunon Grzywa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Pae slams his shin into Grzywa's torso.

Grzywa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pae using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Pae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pae gets a clinch.

Pae breaks the clinch.
Pae stuffs the takedown attempt from Grzywa. Grzywa gets slowly back to his feet.
Pae fails to land with a series of punches.
Grzywa misses with a takedown attempt - Pae sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grzywa avoids a punch combination nicely.

Pae has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pae breaks the clinch.

Pae has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pae gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grzywa.
Joe Pae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brunon Grzywa.

Pae breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grzywa.
Grzywa fails with a takedown attempt.
Pae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grzywa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Pae clinches.
Pae lands an elbow inside.

Pae breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grzywa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pae throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grzywa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grzywa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pae but Pae pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pae rushes Grzywa and presses him up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Pae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Pae.
Grzywa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pae closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Grzywa is rocked!
Grzywa misses with a takedown attempt - Pae sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grzywa is still on wobbly legs! Can Pae finish him?

Grzywa tries to keep at a distance but Pae has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pae gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pae unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Pae breaks the clinch.

Pae moves into the clinch successfully.
Grzywa seems to have recovered his senses.

Pae breaks the clinch.
Pae tries a head kick but it misses.
Grzywa shoots in looking for a takedown but Pae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grzywa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pae throws a sloppy head kick and Grzywa moves out of range easily.

Pae closes the distance and pushes Grzywa back into the cage.
Grzywa is working for takedown but Pae is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pae manages to break the clinch.
Grzywa shoots in for a double leg but Pae sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grzywa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pae was well out of range. Poor timing from Grzywa.

Pae forces Grzywa back against the cage and clinches.
Grzywa is looking for a takedown.
Pae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grzywa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pae is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Grzywa.

Pae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pae stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pae wants it to stay on the feet.
Pae is looking to slow Grzywa down with leg kicks.

Pae clinches with his opponent.
Pae working Grzywa over with knees to the body.

Pae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Pae lands but Grzywa takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Pae closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grzywa blocks an elbow strike from Pae.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzywa avoids a wild elbow strike from Pae.
Grzywa tries to break free but Pae pushes him back against the cage.
Pae is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Pae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grzywa.
Pae lands a brutal head kick. Grzywa looks out on his feet and Pae throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Joe Pae!
Joe Pae retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Joe Pae, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

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