PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kickass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kolme erimakua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kickass
vs
erimakua

180 cm
21
171 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

173 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Kickass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kolme erimakua!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by erimakua!
Kickass looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

erimakua has taken the fight to the clinch.
erimakua pushes off an throws an elbow but Kickass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kickass tries to score a body lock takedown but erimakua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kickass tries to pull guard but erimakua holds him up against the cage and eventually Kickass drops back down to his feet.

erimakua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
erimakua shoots for a double leg takedown but Kickass sprawls well. He's pushed erimakua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
erimakua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
kolme erimakua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
erimakua lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - erimakua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
erimakua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for erimakua.
erimakua scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
erimakua lands a head kick!
erimakua scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

erimakua clinches up with Kickass and pushes him back against the cage.

erimakua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

erimakua moves into range and clinches up with Kickass.
erimakua has had enough of the clinch but Kickass keeps him there for the moment.
erimakua wants to break free but Kickass has control.
Kickass tries to score a body lock takedown but erimakua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Kickass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
erimakua tries to break the clinch but Kickass is controlling the position.
erimakua is trying to break the clinch but Kickass has him pressed against the cage.
erimakua effectively controlling the action here.
erimakua wants to break the clinch but can't.
erimakua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kickass has him pressed against the cage.
erimakua is trying to break the clinch but Kickass has him pressed against the cage.
erimakua tries for a takedown. No joy.

erimakua breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
erimakua misses with a head kick.
erimakua keeps Kickass at a distance using the push kick.
erimakua lands a nice looking body kick.
erimakua lands with a right hand.
Kickass walks forward, straight into a front kick from erimakua.
erimakua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kickass swivels and escapes.
erimakua jabs Kickass right on the nose. Kickass blinks but takes it well.
erimakua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for erimakua.
erimakua connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Kickass as erimakua shoots in.

Kickass looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickass showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Kickass stands up from erimakua's guard - Kickass perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kickass keeps the fight on the outside.
erimakua lands a front kick.
erimakua scores with a spinning back kick!
Kickass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by erimakua or perhaps it was just good defense by Kickass which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kickass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but erimakua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
erimakua has his takedown stuffed

and Kickass counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
erimakua is trying to stand back up but Kickass is controlling him
Kickass takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
erimakua is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
erimakua is holding on to half guard well.
Kickass is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kolme erimakua dominated that round.
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.

Kickass stuffs the takedown.
erimakua throws a leg kick which misses Kickass's front leg but catches the back leg as Kickass tries to avoid it.
erimakua throws a nice head kick!
Kickass tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and erimakua counters with a nice uppercut.
erimakua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kickass's waist but Kickass gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing erimakua off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
erimakua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kickass shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
erimakua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kickass takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
erimakua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
erimakua feints and then cracks Kickass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kickass down.
Kickass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from erimakua. That one must have hurt.
erimakua swats away the attempt to clinch by Kickass.
erimakua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kickass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
erimakua misses with a takedown

and Kickass counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Joe Kickass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kolme erimakua.
erimakua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
erimakua is looking to stand up but Kickass isn't so interested in that idea.
erimakua is trying to control the position but Kickass postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
erimakua wants to stand but Kickass is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kickass seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kickass prevents erimakua from getting back to his feet.
erimakua controls Kickass momentarily but Kickass frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
erimakua lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by erimakua.
erimakua wants to clinch but Kickass slips to the side

and Kickass counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
erimakua moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
erimakua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kickass postures up.
Kickass is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
erimakua keeping moving, preventing Kickass from controlling successfully.
erimakua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kickass wants to control from the top but erimakua keeps moving.
erimakua wants to stand up but Kickass is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from erimakua both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Kickass dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kickass tries for a takedown but erimakua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
erimakua looks to land a combination but Kickass avoids it well.
erimakua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kickass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
erimakua keeps Kickass at a distance using the push kick.
erimakua scores with a three punch combo!
erimakua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kickass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before erimakua can pounce on him.
erimakua throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
erimakua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
erimakua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
erimakua scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kickass gets a clinch.
Kickass'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.

erimakua manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by erimakua - just one landing.
Jab by erimakua.
Kickass wants to clinch up but erimakua keeps it at a distance.
erimakua connects with a solid leg kick.
erimakua lands with a nice combination. Kickass backs away looking to recover.
Kickass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe Kickass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kickass avoids a punch combination nicely.
erimakua lands with a kick to the temple. Kickass shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

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.
erimakua stuffs the takedown attempt from Kickass. Kickass gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Kickass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
erimakua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kickass swivels and escapes.
erimakua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kickass misses with a wild body shot.
Kickass closes the distance and clinches up with erimakua, looking for a takedown. Kickass pushes erimakua against the cage but erimakua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
erimakua lands with a nice combination. Kickass backs away looking to recover.
Kickass takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kickass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by erimakua. erimakua obviously looking to wear him down.
kolme erimakua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
erimakua tries a head kick but it misses.
erimakua lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kickass drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kickass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
erimakua wants to control but Kickass passes easily into half guard.
Kickass prevents erimakua from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kickass passes to full mount!
Kickass with the ground and pound from mount.
Kickass lands a big elbow.
Kickass looking to control but erimakua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kickass won't let erimakua get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Kickass stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Kickass scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
erimakua tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kickass decides to stand back up. Kickass steps back and let's erimakua get back to his feet.
erimakua moves out of range of the body kick.
erimakua moves in looking to clinch but Kickass pushes him off.
erimakua throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Kickass drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Kickass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kickass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Kickass!