PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Sully has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Astro Boy's chin.

Boy
vs
Sully

170 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

172 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Sully!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sully feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sully trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Sully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boy is keeping the position for now.

Sully drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boy!
Boy landing strikes.
Boy 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.
Boy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boy is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Sully's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sully is looking to reverse the position.

Boy stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Sully gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boy prevents Sully from getting back to his feet.
Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Sully wants to get back to his feet but Boy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sully working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sully throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
Sully misses with an uppercut.
Boy shoots in for a double leg but Sully sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left lands for Sully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sully lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Sully closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boy to the mat! Boy manages to get full guard.
Sully trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Sully is looking to advance position but Boy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sully is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boy lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy landing strikes from the mount.
Boy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boy landing punches.
Sully manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sully has hold of Boy's hands but Boy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sully is looking to improve his position.
Boy slips a nice elbow through Sully's hands, connecting with Sully's forehead.
Ground and pound from Boy.
Boy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sully is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sully pushes Boy off looking to stand but Boy dives back in and keeps control.
Boy working over Sully with some ground and pound. Sully looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Sully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Boy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boy lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boy won't allow Sully to get back to his feet.
Sully wants to sweep here but Boy controlling him for the moment.
Boy won't allow Sully to get back to his feet.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sully is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sully really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sully counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sully.

Sully breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Sully will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sully was covering up waiting for the punch and Boy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sully working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sully can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boy postures up in Sully's guard and throws a big left but Sully blocks it.
Sully not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sully wants to stand and escape but Boy is having none of it.
Boy wants to control from the top but Sully keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy is in close to Sully's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Boy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sully to the mat! Sully manages to get full guard.
Boy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sully's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully controls Boy momentarily but Boy frees himself.
Sully looking for a sweep. Not yet Sully, not yet.
Sully is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Sully has his feet on Boy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Boy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sully can't do much from the bottom here.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but Sully is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boy working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy working away.
Boy landing strikes.
Boy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sully some visible discomfort.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sully tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.

Boy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sully is trying to maintain the position but Boy is very close to passing his half guard.
Boy working Sully over with strikes.
Sully is looking for a sweep. Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boy lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boy lands with a punch from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy leaves Sully with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Boy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boy controlling the action here.
Boy drops an elbow to the side of Sully's head.
Astro Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sully is trying to stand back up but Boy is controlling him
Sully has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boy is working away from the top position though.
Sully is looking for a sweep. Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sully with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Boy connects with a nice short shot to Sully's temple.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sully throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sully fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boy avoids it really well and circles away.

Boy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boy with shots to the head and body - Sully looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sully can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sully hang on?
Boy landing strikes from the mount.
Sully tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sully tries to lock up and control but Boy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sully is trying to stand.
Boy looking to finish Sully with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sully!
Boy unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Astro Boy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but Boy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Boy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Boy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sully is looking for a sweep.
Sully is trying to buck Boy off.
Sully takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sully is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boy is working Sully over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Boy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boy cracks Sully with an elbow. That is naaassty.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sully bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Sully sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice defenses there by Boy.

Boy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully wants to get back to his feet.
Boy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Boy there.
Boy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sully trying to control from the bottom.
Boy slips a nice elbow through Sully's hands, connecting with Sully's forehead.
Boy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Boy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Boy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boy cracks Sully with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boy dominating with strikes here.
Sully is desperately trying to improve his position but Boy has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sully hang on?
Boy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sully?
BOOM! Boy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Boy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Boy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sully hang on?
Boy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boy with a couple of short strikes.
Sully tries to reverse the position but Boy maintains control.
Sully squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sully working to try and regain half guard.
Boy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sully's face.
Boy scoring with strikes but Sully is staying in there.
Boy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Sully tries to reverse the position but Boy maintains control.
Boy lands a nice shot to the head.
Sully is trying to stand up.
Boy breaks from Sully's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sully really wants to buck Boy off and get back to his feet.
Boy is landing with some decent strikes but Sully is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sully taking shots to the head.
Sully is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Boy working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four 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.
Boy won't let Sully get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Boy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boy with a couple of short strikes.
Sully tries to lock up and control but Boy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sully is looking to improve his position but Boy isn't that keen on the idea.
Sully wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sully is looking to get to half guard.
Sully's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Boy connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Astro Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boy 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astro Boy!