PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ahi Esta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Gloves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Esta
vs
Gloves

175 cm
18
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahi Esta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Gloves!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gloves throws a right hand that Esta ducks under and follows up with a left that Esta also avoids with ease.
Esta lands with a slapping head kick.
Gloves tries to bum rush Esta with a series of wild strikes but Esta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esta fails with a takedown attempt.
Esta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gloves is fending him off so far but Esta persists. Nope, Gloves circles away and we're back to standing.
Gloves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gloves throws a left that rocks Esta and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gloves dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Esta regain composure!

It looks like Ahi Esta has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esta is looking to regain half guard here but Gloves keeps moving and retains side control.

Gloves stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gloves lands a body shot.
Esta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahi Esta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gloves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esta, as that shot connected.
Esta tries for a takedown but Gloves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Esta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esta is breathing heavily.
Gloves drops Esta with a nice combination! Gloves dives into Esta's guard, looking to finish!

Esta is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Esta is working an open guard so Gloves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gloves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gloves lands a big shot that drops Esta! Can he finish him?
Oh Esta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ahi Esta's cut is getting worse.
Gloves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gloves gets to his feet. Esta looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Esta seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esta.
Esta slips a jab and a cross from Gloves.
Mister Gloves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gloves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gloves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esta on the side of the head.
Gloves misses with a double jab.
Gloves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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.
Gloves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gloves closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Ahi Esta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gloves throws a series of punches but Esta avoids them all with ease.
Gloves throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gloves tries to bum rush Esta with a series of wild strikes but Esta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esta shoots for a double leg takedown but Gloves sprawls well. He's pushed Esta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Gloves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahi Esta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Esta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gloves was covering up waiting for the punch and Esta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gloves is looking to stand up but Esta isn't so interested in that idea.
Esta wants to control from the top but Gloves keeps moving.
Esta thows a big elbow that misses.
Gloves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Esta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Esta trying to control the position from guard on top but Gloves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Esta tries to free his leg and advance position but Gloves is retaining full guard.
Esta is looking to work some ground and pound but Gloves has wrist control.
Esta 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gloves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gloves misses with a two punch combination.
Gloves stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gloves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esta circles away quickly and effectively.
Gloves misses with a double jab.
Gloves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gloves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Esta misses with a takedown attempt - Gloves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gloves's corner calls for a 1-2. Gloves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves throws a right hand that Esta ducks under and follows up with a left that Esta also avoids with ease.

Esta shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gloves manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gloves keeping full guard, as Esta tries to pass.
Esta throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esta is looking to work some ground and pound but Gloves has wrist control.
Esta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gloves is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Esta content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gloves seems keen to control Esta's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahi Esta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ahi Esta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Esta shoots in but Gloves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gloves fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Esta.
Gloves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esta circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Gloves misses.
Gloves throws a series of punches but Esta moves out of range.
Gloves throws a one two combo.
Gloves lands with a big right hook that stumbles Esta - he's out on his feet here! Gloves follows up with another monster hook that separates Esta from consciousness! Esta falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Gloves stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mister Gloves!