PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boy
vs
Thompson

170 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Boy shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boy looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astro Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
A jab from Boy does it's job there.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boy as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Boy as Thompson shoots in.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy lands a with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Boy or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Boy had a free shot at his head there.
Boy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Boy as Thompson shoots in.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Boy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boy swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson lands with a nice combination. Boy backs away looking to recover.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Boy throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boy wants to clinch.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boy misses with a looping left.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boy stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Boy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boy counters with a series of strikes. Thompson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Boy on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boy as he jumps to the side.
Boy lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boy is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Astro Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boy counters with a two punch combo.
Boy dips to his left and cracks Thompson with an uppercut!
Thompson swinging wilding here.
Boy tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astro Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boy counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Boy fails to land the takedown.
Boy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Boy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Boy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Boy shows good takedown defense.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Nice shot lands for Boy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Boy or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Boy, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Boy against the cage but Boy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boy shoots for a takedown but Thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thompson.
Thompson tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boy misses the jab.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Boy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Boy looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
Astro Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.
A jab lands there for Boy.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boy throws out a powerful jab.
Boy shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Boy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Boy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson wants a takedown.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Boy won't allow it.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to drag Boy to the mat but Boy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boy can't break the clinch.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson lands with a nice combination. Boy backs away looking to recover.
Boy throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Astro Boy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson'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!

Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Astro Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astro Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Boy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Boy shoots in.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Boy lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Boy thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Boy shoots in.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Boy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Boy finds it's target.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Thompson tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boy fails to land the takedown.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boy scores with a jab. Thompson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson works over Boy's head and body with a nice combination.
Boy throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Boy shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boy defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boy off to one side.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Astro Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Boy moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
Hunter Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boy can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boy 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 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astro Boy!