PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Destroyer Of Worlds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and war machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Worlds kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All That Remains: This Calling. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Of Worlds
vs
machine

175 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Destroyer Of Worlds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, war machine!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
machine misses with a wild combination.
machine throws a half hearted mid kick.
machine misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from machine misses.
Of Worlds blocks a low kick nicely.
machine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Of Worlds.
An inside leg kick from machine misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Of Worlds decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
machine tries to kick Of Worlds off but Of Worlds keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Of Worlds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Of Worlds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

machine manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Of Worlds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
machine is pushing Of Worlds's head away, looking to escape. Of Worlds manages to hold on to the position though.
Of Worlds lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
machine dodges the ground and pound from Of Worlds.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Worlds prevents machine from escaping the position.
Of Worlds lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Of Worlds cracks machine with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Of Worlds is putting a hurting on machine here, landing some big shots from side control.
machine wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
machine looks gassed!
Of Worlds connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused machine some visible discomfort.
machine is pushing Of Worlds's head away, looking to escape. Of Worlds manages to hold on to the position though.
machine is working to avoid the ground and pound but Of Worlds connects with a decent elbow.
machine takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Of Worlds cracks machine with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Of Worlds working the head with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Of Worlds lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear machine down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
machine manages to work his way to half guard, despite Of Worlds's best efforts.
Of Worlds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Of Worlds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Of Worlds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Of Worlds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Of Worlds working machine over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds working the head and body with strikes.
Of Worlds drops an elbow to the side of machine's head.
Of Worlds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Of Worlds wants to pass to mount but machine is defending the position.
machine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
machine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Of Worlds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
machine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Of Worlds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Of Worlds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Of Worlds lands a nice short elbow.
Of Worlds working the head and body with strikes.
Of Worlds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Of Worlds is looking to advance position but machine won't allow it.
Of Worlds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Of Worlds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Of Worlds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. machine defending well though.
Of Worlds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Of Worlds working over machine with some ground and pound. machine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Of Worlds winds up and cracks machine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Of Worlds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Of Worlds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
machine is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Of Worlds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Worlds lands strikes from half guard.
Of Worlds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Of Worlds lands a nice short elbow.
Of Worlds seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Of Worlds working the head and body with strikes.
machine is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Of Worlds lands a nice short elbow.
machine should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
machine pushes Of Worlds off looking to stand but Of Worlds dives back in and keeps control.
Of Worlds working machine over with strikes.
Of Worlds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
machine is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Destroyer Of Worlds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Worlds.
Destroyer Of Worlds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
machine scores with a kick to the body.
Of Worlds moves out of range of the body kick from machine.
A slow jab from machine misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
machine misses with a double jab.
machine slaps away a takedown attempt from Of Worlds, before circling back to the center of the mat.
machine is breathing heavily.
machine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of Worlds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Of Worlds throws a big right hand that misses.
Of Worlds is working machine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Of Worlds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Worlds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
machine wants to stand and escape but Of Worlds is having none of it.
Of Worlds is in close to machine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Of Worlds looking to pass the guard.
Of Worlds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Of Worlds passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Of Worlds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Of Worlds slips a nice elbow through machine's hands, connecting with machine's forehead.
Of Worlds tries to pass the half guard into mount. machine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Of Worlds connects with a nice short shot to machine's temple.
Of Worlds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Of Worlds thows a huge punch but machine dodges it nicely.
Of Worlds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
machine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Destroyer Of Worlds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Of Worlds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Of Worlds lands with a punch from half guard.
Of Worlds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. machine defending well though.
Of Worlds stops machine from getting back to his feet.
Of Worlds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Of Worlds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
machine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Of Worlds drops an elbow to the side of machine's head.
Of Worlds lands with a punch from half guard.
machine is trying to stand back up but Of Worlds is controlling him
Of Worlds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
machine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Of Worlds scores with a couple of nice shots.
machine taking some punishment here, with Of Worlds in his half guard.
machine is trying to stand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Of Worlds tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but machine swivels and escapes.
machine misses with a body kick.

That's four 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.
Of Worlds shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts machine as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destroyer Of Worlds. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Of Worlds closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. machine did well to prevent Of Worlds getting side control.
machine is looking to escape.
machine taking some punishment here, with Of Worlds in his half guard.
Of Worlds slips a nice elbow through machine's hands, connecting with machine's forehead.
machine pushes Of Worlds off looking to stand but Of Worlds dives back in and keeps control.
Of Worlds passes to side control.
Of Worlds working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Destroyer Of Worlds dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Of Worlds is trying hard to land a takedown here. machine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
machine misses with a wild combination.
machine is looking to land body kicks.
machine fails to land the takedown.
Of Worlds tries for a takedown but machine circles away easily

and machine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
machine wants to stand but Of Worlds has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Of Worlds controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Worlds's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Of Worlds on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of Worlds tries to get out of the position.
Of Worlds wants to stand up but machine is controlling him.
Of Worlds looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
machine wants to stand but Of Worlds has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Of Worlds bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in machine's guard.
Of Worlds postures up and lands a big shot to machine's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Of Worlds is working machine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Of Worlds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Of Worlds throwing strikes but missing.
Of Worlds scoring with some ground and pound.
machine has momentary wrist control but Of Worlds slips an elbow through the middle.
machine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Of Worlds lands a couple of elbows.
Of Worlds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of machine's head.
machine wants to stand and escape but Of Worlds is having none of it.
Of Worlds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Of Worlds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of machine's head.
Of Worlds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that machine can do to turn this around?
Of Worlds won't allow machine to get back to his feet.
Of Worlds is working machine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Of Worlds has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds stands up over machine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Of Worlds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
machine wants to stand and escape but Of Worlds is having none of it.
Of Worlds is pushing down on machine's leg trying to pass to half guard. machine is fighting to maintain full guard but Of Worlds has managed to sneak the leg through.
Of Worlds is nestled in close to machine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
machine has hold of Of Worlds's hands but Of Worlds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Of Worlds working the head and body with strikes.
machine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Of Worlds landing with the ground and pound.
machine wants to stand but Of Worlds is controlling the position.
Of Worlds is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Of Worlds thows a big elbow that misses.
Of Worlds lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
machine thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Of Worlds won't allow machine to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Of Worlds.
Of Worlds landing strikes.
Of Worlds cracks machine with a big right hand but machine just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
machine managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Of Worlds.

machine sneaks out the side door and pushes Of Worlds away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
war machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
machine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
war machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Of Worlds is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in machine's half guard.
Destroyer Of Worlds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Worlds lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Destroyer Of Worlds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Of Worlds, 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 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destroyer Of Worlds!