DFC 08: Command and Conquer PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gives All (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Donovan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Donovan
vs
All

188 cm
24
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gives All!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan clobbers All with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Gives All has been cut.

Donovan forces All back against the ropes and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite All's efforts to push away.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. All lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on All's face as he tries to break the clinch.
All looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on All's face as he tries to break the clinch.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into All's ribcage.
All looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to All's face.

All is rocked!
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
All is still on wobbly legs! Can Donovan finish him?
Donovan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Donovan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
All seems to have recovered his senses.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has All in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
All letting Donovan take a breather here.
Donovan lands an elbow that stopped All in his tracks for a moment.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through All's defenses.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. All lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
All takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Donovan is looking to control All's arms but All gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donovan has his back to the ropes.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan is trying to stall.
All takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
All takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
All has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
Donovan lands a nice elbow.
All wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
All takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that All shrugs off.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into All's ribcage.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to All's face.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
All is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan trying to stall but All improves his position.
All avoids the elbow strike from Donovan, against the ropes.
All wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
All tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
All takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through All's defenses.
All wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
All takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
All takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
All tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
All tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the ropes.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
Donovan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into All's ribcage.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
Donovan is trying to maintain a safe position but All gets an underhook and turns Donovan into the ropes.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
All wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donovan is trying to maintain a safe position but All gets an underhook and turns Donovan into the ropes.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. All won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A frustrated look appears on All's face as he tries to break the clinch.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
All takes a knee to the side of the body.
All takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
All working hard to break the clinch.
All takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan stalling in the clinch but All improves position.
All wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into All's ribcage.
All is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
All takes an elbow to the temple.
All takes a knee right on the jaw!
All has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to All's face.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
All tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
All is trying to break free.
Donovan stalling in the clinch but All improves position.
Maybe Donovan would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
All has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Donovan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gives All's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Donovan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donovan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on All if he has to take too many more of those.

Donovan drives through and clinches with All against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
All tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the ropes.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
All takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan working All over with knees to the body.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
All tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to All's face.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
All is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. All lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
All is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan stalling in the clinch but All improves position.
All wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan is looking to control All's arms but All gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donovan has his back to the ropes.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into All's ribcage.
All tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the ropes.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
All is trying to break free.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan trying to control the position but instead, All has worked for underhooks and has pushed Donovan into the ropes.
All tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the ropes.
Donovan looking to slow down the pace here.
Donovan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
All working hard to break the clinch.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
All tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the ropes.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
All is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan prevents All from breaking the clinch.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Donovan just leaning against All, taking a breather.
All tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the ropes.
Donovan has All pressed against the ropes, preventing All from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that All shrugs off.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan misses with a knee strike.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
Donovan avoiding damage.
All is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to All's face.
All wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donovan controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan prevents All from breaking the clinch.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
All managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
A frustrated look appears on All's face as he tries to break the clinch.
All can't break the clinch.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
All is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite All's efforts to push away.
Donovan stalling.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
All tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to All's face.
Donovan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
All is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Donovan working All over with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
All looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
All tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the ropes.
All is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Donovan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gives All's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Donovan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. All doesn't seem bothered though.
Donovan stuffs the takedown.
Donovan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by All.
All takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donovan.

Donovan has managed to clinch.
Donovan is looking to control All's arms but All gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donovan has his back to the ropes.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite All's efforts to push away.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that All shrugs off.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has All in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
All takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. All lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
All is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan lands an elbow just above All 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donovan lands an elbow that stopped All in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
All tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
All tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
All takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. All won't want to take too many of those.
All working hard to break the clinch.
All is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
All tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that All shrugs off.
Donovan working All over with knees to the body.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
All has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
All takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
All has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite All's efforts to push away.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
All is trying to break free.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
All takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan trying to stall but All improves his position.
All wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
All tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan trying to control the position but instead, All has worked for underhooks and has pushed Donovan into the ropes.
All wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through All's defenses.
Pete Donovan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donovan has All pressed against the ropes, preventing All from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into All's ribcage.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that All can do to turn this around?
All wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
All tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the ropes.
Donovan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donovan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but All is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
All takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan trying to stall but All improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
All can't break the clinch.
All takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan working All over with knees to the body.
Donovan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Donovan prevents All from breaking the clinch.
All is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
Donovan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
All takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite All's efforts to push away.
Donovan is trying to maintain a safe position but All gets an underhook and turns Donovan into the ropes.
All wants to break free but Donovan has control.
All is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
All working hard to break the clinch.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan looking to slow down the pace here.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
All wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through All's defenses.
Donovan stalling in the clinch but All improves position.
A frustrated look appears on All's face as he tries to break the clinch.
All has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
All has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
All wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
Donovan tries to stall but All uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
All takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Donovan.
All can't break the clinch.
All is trying to break free.
All is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the ropes.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Donovan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donovan lands a nice elbow.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has All in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gives All has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
All wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donovan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Donovan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ardona
vs
Rogan

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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, Mirko Ardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Ardona.
Rogan throws a right and a left that Ardona avoids nicely.
Rogan throws a nice looking combination but Ardona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ardona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rogan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ardona circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Rogan does no damage.
Ardona throws a series of punches but Rogan avoids them all with ease.

Ardona feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rogan sprawling to the canvas! Rogan rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ardona finish him?!

It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogan.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ardona counters with a huge left! Rogan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ardona isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rogan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ardona!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Ardona!

C
A

C
B

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 Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostaja has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Nogueira
vs
Kostaja

191 cm
25
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huima Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nogueira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kostaja manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kostaja looks gassed!
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Kostaja is retaining full guard.
Nogueira trying to control but Kostaja is working from the bottom.
Nogueira forces his way into half guard.
Nogueira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kostaja does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Kostaja defends it.

Nogueira in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kostaja tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nogueira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Nogueira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jones
vs
Thomas

188 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

173 cm
23
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thomas.

Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thomas!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Thomas wants to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Jones has control of Thomas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thomas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones controlling from mount.

Jones working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Thomas looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jones! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jon Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cowboys From Hell. Anajo has chosen Ghostbusters as his entrance music. Ketsuno Anajo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Delphine
vs
Anajo

225 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Anajo misses.
Anajo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anajo throws a series of punches but Delphine moves out of range.
Delphine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anajo's waist but Anajo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delphine off to one side.
Delphine dodges the punch combination from Anajo.
Delphine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anajo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Delphine is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anajo misses with a body shot.
Anajo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Delphine moves in looking to clinch but Anajo pushes him off.
Anajo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Delphine blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Anajo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anajo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Delphine is trying to defend but Anajo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anajo tries to stand and escape but Delphine is controlling the position.

Anajo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Delphine to stand up.
Delphine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Anajo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Delphine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anajo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anajo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Anajo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Delphine regains guard immediately.
Delphine has a closed guard, preventing Anajo from standing up.
Delphine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anajo controlling from the top position.
Anajo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anajo tries to stand but Delphine is controlling from the bottom.
Delphine is breathing heavily.
Delphine wants to sweep but no luck.

Delphine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anajo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Delphine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Delphine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anajo defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Anajo wants to control from the top but Delphine keeps moving.
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.
Anajo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Anajo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Delphine shoots and misses
and Anajo counters with a leg kick.
Anajo throws a right hand that Delphine ducks under and follows up with a left that Delphine also avoids with ease.

Delphine tries to keep at a distance but Anajo has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anajo closes the distance and pushes Delphine back into the ropes.
Delphine is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Anajo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anajo.
Anajo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anajo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Delphine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Anajo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Anajo has closed the distance and engaged Delphine in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anajo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delphine backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Anajo has picked Delphine up - he's going for a ride! Anajo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Anajo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delphine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anajo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Anajo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Delphine to stand up.
Anajo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anajo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Delphine's calf.
Delphine doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Anajo counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Anajo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Anajo wants to control from the top but Delphine keeps moving.
Anajo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Delphine's guard.
Anajo is looking to work some ground and pound but Delphine has wrist control.
Anajo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delphine is keeping the position for now.
Anajo trying to control but Delphine is working from the bottom.

Delphine is looking for a triangle but Anajo pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Delphine is looking for a triangle but Anajo pushes his legs off easily.
Anajo wants to stand but Delphine is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anajo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anajo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anajo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Delphine's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Anajo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Anajo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anajo trying to control from half guard but Delphine is working away.
It looks like Anajo is going to stand back up.
Delphine tries to roll over but Anajo keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ketsuno Anajo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Delphine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Delphine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Anajo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anajo lands a hook that snaps the head of Delphine backwards.

Anajo breaks the clinch.

Anajo drives through and clinches with Delphine against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anajo taking a breather.
Delphine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anajo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Anajo fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anajo.
Anajo misses with a punch on the inside.
Anajo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anajo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anajo is struggling to control the position.
Anajo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anajo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anajo stalls.
Delphine trying to control the position but instead, Anajo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delphine into the ropes.
Delphine jumps guard but Anajo stands there with Delphine around his waist. Delphine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anajo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anajo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anajo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Delphine is defending well for now.
Anajo wants a takedown but no success here.
Anajo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delphine backwards.
A short right from Anajo on the inside.
Anajo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anajo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Anajo.
Anajo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delphine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anajo just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Danny Delphine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Delphine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Anajo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ketsuno Anajo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anajo thows a body kick. Delphine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anajo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Delphine misses
and Anajo counters with a series of strikes. Delphine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Delphine tries to clinch but Anajo moves away
and Anajo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anajo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delphine slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ketsuno Anajo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anajo 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ketsuno Anajo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

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

Molina
vs
Seagul

172 cm
22
163 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Seagul!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagul slips a straight right by Molina.
Seagul throws a chopping leg kick but Molina manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Molina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagul moves away.
Molina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seagul was well out of range. Poor timing from Molina.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Molina checks a leg kick.
Molina lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Molina lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Seagul is rocked!
Seagul throws a leg kick but Molina moved away.
Seagul is still on wobbly legs! Can Molina finish him?
Seagul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seagul seems to have recovered his senses.
Molina lands a nice hook to Seagul's body. Seagul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Molina lands with a right and another and another! Seagul is in big trouble! Molina lands again and this time it's lights out for Seagul! A quality knockout there for Molina.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Drew Molina!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between poopy butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Otep - Blood Pigs. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

butt
vs
Matsumoto

225 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, poopy butt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matsumoto gets a clinch.
butt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Matsumoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matsumoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from butt.

Matsumoto has hold of one of butt's legs. butt is fighting the takedown attempt but Matsumoto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Matsumoto trying to control but butt is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Matsumoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

butt has his feet on Matsumoto's thighs here. He's pushed Matsumoto off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Matsumoto screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). poopy butt!
poopy butt retains his featherweight title!