PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Segata Sanshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanshiro comes to the cage accompanied by Sega Satan!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sanshiro
vs
Allen

175 cm
19
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

164 cm
19
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Segata Sanshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Allen!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with a low kick as Sanshiro jumps back.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Sanshiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Sanshiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sanshiro. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
Sanshiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Sanshiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanshiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanshiro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanshiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Sanshiro misses with a wild body shot.
Sanshiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanshiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanshiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanshiro gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Allen is looking to advance position but Sanshiro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Allen wants to hold on but Sanshiro pushes him away.
Allen is looking to improve his position but Sanshiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanshiro tries to control but Allen wriggling away.
Allen wants to hold on but Sanshiro pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen can't escape the position.
Allen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanshiro content just to control the position here.

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.
Allen is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanshiro has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanshiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanshiro's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Segata Sanshiro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanshiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Allen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Sanshiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanshiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanshiro throws a leg kick
and Sanshiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Sanshiro misses.
Sanshiro checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanshiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanshiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Segata Sanshiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Allen shoots in and bounces Sanshiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanshiro keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen won't allow Sanshiro to sweep him here.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanshiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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.
Allen pushing down on Sanshiro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanshiro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Allen seems to be working for a kimura but Sanshiro defends the submission attempt.
Allen is thwarting Sanshiro's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Allen trying to control but Sanshiro is having none of it.

Allen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sanshiro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sanshiro and Allen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sanshiro manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanshiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Allen trying to control from Sanshiro's half guard. Sanshiro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Sanshiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Allen trying to control the position.
Sanshiro stays in close to Allen's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Allen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Segata Sanshiro will probably get the nod.
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!

Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanshiro throws a head kick that misses.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanshiro sprawls well. Sanshiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen avoids the body shot from Sanshiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanshiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Sanshiro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allen's knee momentarily.
Sanshiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanshiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanshiro lands with a nice body punch.
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanshiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanshiro misses with a head kick.
Sanshiro misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allen takes one to the chin there.
Sanshiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
A leg kick checked by Allen.
Sanshiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanshiro scores with a head kick.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanshiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
Allen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanshiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Allen's head.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanshiro counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
Benny Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanshiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Segata Sanshiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen with a poor takedown
and Sanshiro counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanshiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanshiro connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanshiro. That's going to slow Allen down.
Benny Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanshiro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Allen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Sanshiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanshiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanshiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanshiro pushes Allen away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Segata Sanshiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanshiro, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Segata Sanshiro!