PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonjiro Fuuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mack
vs
Fuuma

200 cm
26
284 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

200 cm
26
273 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonjiro Fuuma!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuuma tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.

Fuuma instigates a clinch.
Fuuma lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Big Mack has been cut.

Fuuma breaks the clinch.

Fuuma forces Mack back against the cage and clinches.

Fuuma breaks from the clinch.
Fuuma tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack tries to land a front kick but Fuuma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuuma swivels and escapes.
Big Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuuma checks it well.
Fuuma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fuuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Mack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fuuma.
Fuuma throws a right hand that Mack ducks under and follows up with a left that Mack also avoids with ease.
Mack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuuma swivels and escapes.
Fuuma tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.

Fuuma gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fuuma cracks Mack with a nice body shot.
Mack is breathing heavily.

Fuuma breaks from the clinch.

Fuuma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mack fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Fuuma scores with a nice short uppercut.

Fuuma breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mack.
Fuuma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Fuuma clinches with his opponent.
Fuuma stalls.
Mack can't get the takedown.
Fuuma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mack.
Fuuma stops a takedown attempt from Mack.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fuuma blocks a head kick by Mack.
Fuuma wants to clinch up but Mack keeps it at a distance.

Fuuma pushes Mack up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fuuma.

Fuuma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fuuma drops Mack with a nice combination! Fuuma dives into Mack's guard, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fuuma controls the pace.
Fuuma wants to stand but Mack is controlling his posture from full guard.

Mack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fuuma thows a big elbow that misses.
Fuuma tries to stand but Mack is controlling from the bottom.
Fuuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuuma misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
Mack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuuma swivels and escapes.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuuma wants to clinch.

Fuuma darts in and clinches Mack up against the cage.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuuma tries to clinch up.
Mack keeps the fight on the outside.

Mack tries to keep at a distance but Fuuma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mack tries to pull guard but Fuuma won't allow it.
Mack fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mack bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fuuma wants to get back to his feet but Mack drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fuuma sneaks out the side door and pushes Mack away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Fuuma moves into the clinch.

Fuuma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuuma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Fuuma moves into range and clinches up with Mack.

Fuuma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.

Fuuma forces Mack back against the cage and clinches.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Fuuma as Mack shoots in.
Fuuma tries to clinch there but Mack circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonjiro Fuuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Mack's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fuuma drives through and clinches with Mack against the cage.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mack shoots for a takedown but Fuuma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mack circles away from the clinch attempt.

Fuuma moves into the clinch.
Mack changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fuuma fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Fuuma clinches up against the cage.

Fuuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fuuma clinches up against the cage.

Mack manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Mack is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fuuma trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Fuuma with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuma postures up in Mack's guard and throws a big left but Mack blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuuma wants to stand but Mack is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mack trying to keep a closed guard but Fuuma is proving a slippery customer.
Fuuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fuuma manages to get himself to full guard.
Mack passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fuuma is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mack is controlling him well.
Fuuma is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fuuma tries to roll over but Mack keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to free his trapped foot but Fuuma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fuuma regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mack.
Fuuma wants to stand and escape but Mack is having none of it.
Mack throwing strikes but missing.
Mack is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuuma has wrist control.
Mack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mack stops Fuuma from standing up.
Mack looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws and elbow that misses. Fuuma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mack's guard. Nice move by Fuuma!
Mack keeping moving, preventing Fuuma from controlling successfully.
Mack trying to keep a closed guard but Fuuma is proving a slippery customer.

Mack looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fuuma passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fuuma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mack 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Fuuma drives through and clinches with Mack against the cage.
Mack is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuuma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fuuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Mack fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fuuma manages to break the clinch.
Mack shoots for a takedown but Fuuma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fuuma tries to clinch up.
Fuuma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuuma fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fuuma moves into the clinch.
Mack fails to pull guard.
Fuuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Fuuma breaks from the clinch.
Fuuma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonjiro Fuuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Mack's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fuuma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Fuuma moves out of range easily.
Fuuma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fuuma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fuuma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mack fails to pull guard.

Fuuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuuma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mack. Mack obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mack, right into the meat.

Fuuma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mack, pushing him back against the cage.
Fuuma lands an elbow that stopped Mack in his tracks for a moment.
Mack tries to pull guard but Fuuma won't allow it.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack throws a front kick that sends Fuuma stumbling back into the cage.
Fuuma fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mack shoots in and bounces Fuuma off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
Fuuma looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fuuma wriggles free and stands up.
Mack throws a head kick but Fuuma moves out of range.
Mack throws a head kick that Fuuma semi-blocks.
Yonjiro Fuuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mack blocks a head kick by Fuuma.
Mack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Mack throws a lazy head kick
and Fuuma counters with a thumping low kick.
Fuuma thuds his shin into the meat of Mack's side.
Fuuma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuuma lands a jab to the nose.

Fuuma clinches.
Big Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fuuma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuuma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mack swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Fuuma clinches with his opponent.

Fuuma breaks from the clinch.
Mack with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fuuma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fuuma manages to break the clinch.
Mack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuuma wants to clinch up but Mack keeps it at a distance.
Fuuma wants to clinch.

Fuuma closes the distance and clinches.

Fuuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fuuma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack misses with a takedown attempt - Fuuma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuuma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fuuma tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.

Fuuma clinches with his opponent.
Fuuma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mack tries to pull guard but Fuuma holds him up against the cage and eventually Mack drops back down to his feet.

Fuuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack cracks the inside of Fuuma's front leg.
Fuuma avoids the head kick by Mack.

Fuuma moves into the clinch.
Fuuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuuma lands an elbow just above Mack 's eye.
Mack tries to pull guard but Fuuma won't allow it.
Fuuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Fuuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mack closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mack lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fuuma is looking for a triangle but Mack pushes his legs off easily.
Fuuma wants to sweep but no luck.
Mack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuuma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mack trying to control but Fuuma is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuuma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yonjiro Fuuma.
I've got Fuuma winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonjiro Fuuma!