PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igot Jits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: love hurts. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jits
vs
Cro Cop

195 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igot Jits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cro Cop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jits swivels and escapes.
Jits shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cro Cop pinned against the cage. Cro Cop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jits shoots in for a double leg but Cro Cop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jits fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igot Jits. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jits looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cro Cop tries to roll over but Jits keeps him under control.
Well, if Jits 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.
Cro Cop has a hand on Jits's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jits takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cro Cop is looking to get to half guard.
Cro Cop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jits in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jits controlling his opponent.
Cro Cop is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jits lands a big shot there that rocks Cro Cop but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jits tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cro Cop is working to get back to half guard.
Jits content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cro Cop is trying desperately to improve position.
Jits controlling the pace for now.
Cro Cop can't escape the position.

That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jits sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cro Cop is trying to escape the mount.
Jits scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cro Cop?
Jits takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cro Cop is in a horrible position here. Jits smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jits prevents Cro Cop from getting the reversal.
Jits putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cro Cop sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jits is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cro Cop gets back to full guard.
Cro Cop being controlled here, momentarily.
Cro Cop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jits with a nice head shot there.
Jits controlling from the top position.
Jits stopping the sweep attempt from Cro Cop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jits trying to control but Cro Cop is working from the bottom.
Cro Cop wants to sweep but no luck.
Jits is working Cro Cop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Cro Cop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jits doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jits manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jits won't allow Cro Cop to sweep him here.
Jits controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jits passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cro Cop trying to remain calm as Jits controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igot Jits dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jits shoots in and bounces Cro Cop off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Jits thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cro Cop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jits stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cro Cop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jits trying to control the position from guard on top but Cro Cop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jits not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jits won't allow Cro Cop to sweep him here.
Jits 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cro Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jits shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cro Cop's guard.
Jits thows a big elbow that misses.
Jits throwing strikes but missing.
Cro Cop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jits lands a couple of elbows.
Jits works over Cro Cop with some ground and pound from guard.
Jits controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jits with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jits trying to control the position from guard on top but Cro Cop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jits sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cro Cop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop trying to mount his opponent but Jits defends it.
Jits wants to get back to full guard.
Cro Cop is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

Cro Cop is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jits is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jits has escaped and now he's on top!
Jits lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Cro Cop has his foot on Jits's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jits works his way back into a safe position though.
Jits scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jits stands up over Cro Cop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jits slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cro Cop can't keep his opponent in guard - Jits advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jits winds up and cracks Cro Cop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jits content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cro Cop is looking to improve his position.
Jits looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cro Cop gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Igot Jits overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jits is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jits has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jits wants to pass the guard but Cro Cop is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igot Jits dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jits darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jits content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cro Cop gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Igot Jits just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cro Cop wants to clinch.
Cro Cop throws a head kick but Jits moves out of range.
Cro Cop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jits throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cro Cop's waist but Cro Cop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jits off to one side.
Cro Cop stuffs the takedown attempt from Jits. Jits gets slowly back to his feet.

Jits fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cro Cop sprawls well initially but Jits persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cro Cop is staying active underneath Jits, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Jits seems content to control.
Jits not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cro Cop gets back to full guard.
Cro Cop wants to sweep here but Jits controlling him for the moment.
Mirko Cro Cop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igot Jits is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jits is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jits landing with the ground and pound.
Jits stopping the sweep attempt from Cro Cop.
Jits controlling from the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jits shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cro Cop as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igot Jits. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cro Cop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jits misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cro Cop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cro Cop.
Mirko Cro Cop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jits sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Jits is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cro Cop's half guard.

Cro Cop actively working from the bottom here.
Cro Cop is trying to get back to full guard.
Jits with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jits sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cro Cop tries to get to full guard but Jits has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igot Jits showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jits, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igot Jits!