PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Janari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Vanilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janari comes to the ring accompanied by Airbourne - Let's Ride. Pena Vanilla looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Janari
vs
Vanilla

201 cm
26
280 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

203 cm
22
240 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendo Janari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pena Vanilla!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janari.
Janari tries to clinch up.
Vanilla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Hendo Janari has been cut.
Janari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vanilla's waist but Vanilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Janari off to one side.

Janari cracks Vanilla with a big right hand and Vanilla goes down!

It looks like Pena Vanilla has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vanilla is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Janari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanilla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Janari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanilla.
Janari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanilla.
Vanilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vanilla throws a sloppy head kick and Janari moves out of range easily.
Janari missing with a left hand there. Vanilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Janari throws a jab when Vanilla was well out of range.
Vanilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Janari.
Janari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janari cracks Vanilla with a good jab.
A slow jab from Janari misses its intended target.
Janari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janari tries to clinch but Vanilla moves out of range.
Janari fails with an attempt to clinch.

Janari drops Vanilla with a left and a right! Oh, Vanilla is hurt - Janari dives into side control looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanilla avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Janari.
Janari prevents Vanilla from escaping the position.
Vanilla can't do much from the bottom here.
Janari tries to score with some ground and pound. Vanilla controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla parries the strikes from Janari easily there. Janari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vanilla to escape.
Vanilla struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The strikes coming from Janari are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Janari tries to score with some ground and pound. Vanilla controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Janari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That has opened up Pena Vanilla's cut even more.
Vanilla slips a jab and a cross from Janari.
Hendo Janari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanilla dodges the punch combination from Janari.
Janari misses with a wild combination.
Janari is breathing heavily.
Janari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janari throws a hook to the side of Vanilla's head but Vanilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanilla tries to bum rush Janari with a series of wild strikes but Janari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janari misses with a combination
and Vanilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Janari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janari misses with a body shot

and Vanilla counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Janari down! Vanilla is looking to finish but Janari is intelligently defending himself.
Vanilla wants to get up but he can't break Janari's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Janari on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Janari tries to get out of the position.
Vanilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Janari is keeping the position for now.
Vanilla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Janari trying to keep a closed guard but Vanilla is proving a slippery customer.
Janari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hendo Janari dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Janari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Janari tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanilla misses with a two punch combination.
Janari throws a combination that misses
and Vanilla counters with a straight right hand.

Janari rushes Vanilla and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Janari has Vanilla pressed against the ropes, preventing Vanilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Janari manages to break the clinch.
Janari's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Janari duly obliges.
Janari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanilla.
Janari looks for a takedown but Vanilla sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Vanilla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Janari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Janari tests Vanilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The cut above Pena Vanilla's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jab by Vanilla.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janari swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vanilla wants to clinch up but Janari keeps it at a distance.

Vanilla clinches.
Janari stalling in the clinch but Vanilla improves position.
Janari pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Vanilla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Janari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janari loads up on a big right hand but Vanilla slips the punch.
Janari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanilla throws a head kick that misses.
Vanilla cracks a nice hook into Janari's ribs.
Janari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vanilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vanilla slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vanilla connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vanilla.
Vanilla digs a good hook to Janari's body.
Janari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Janari drops his hands momentarily and Vanilla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Vanilla rushes Janari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Janari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vanilla avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but Janari is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vanilla prevents Janari from breaking the clinch.
Vanilla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Janari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Janari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vanilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vanilla digs a good body shot into Janari's ribs.

A jab-cross combination lands for Vanilla and sends Janari crashing to the mat! Vanilla follows him down to the mat - Janari regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Janari is rocked!
Vanilla is trying to control. Janari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vanilla wants to stand up but Janari has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Janari is looking for a sweep. Vanilla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Vanilla gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Vanilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janari tries to clinch up.
Vanilla slips a jab from Janari.
Janari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanilla counters with a right hand to the body.
Vanilla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vanilla. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Janari tests Vanilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Janari misses with a combination
and Vanilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janari keeps the fight on the outside.
Janari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Janari wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Vanilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab, jab by Vanilla - just one landing.
Janari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vanilla counters with a left and a right that stings Janari.
Janari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Vanilla counter with a right hand.
Pena Vanilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Janari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanilla.
Vanilla misses with a kick to the body.
Janari misses with a combination
and Vanilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Janari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vanilla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanilla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Janari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vanilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanilla scores with a jab to the body.
Vanilla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vanilla scores with a nice strike.
Janari throws a combination that misses

and Vanilla holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Janari prevents Vanilla from breaking the clinch.
Vanilla can't break the clinch.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but Janari has him pressed against the ropes.
Janari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vanilla wants to stall.

Janari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Janari misses.
Vanilla moves out of range as Janari strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vanilla misses.
Janari fails to land the takedown.
Janari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanilla counters with a one-two to the body.
Janari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vanilla swinging wildly here.

Janari closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanilla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Janari.
Janari has Vanilla pressed against the ropes, preventing Vanilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Janari breaks from the clinch.
Janari misses with a combination
and Vanilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vanilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendo Janari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanilla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vanilla scores with a punch to the head.
Janari tries to clinch
and Vanilla counters with a one-two to the body.
Janari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vanilla is looking to clinch.
Vanilla looks to land a combination but Janari avoids it well.
Janari misses with a combination
and Vanilla counters with a left to the body.
Vanilla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Janari circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janari throws a jab when Vanilla was well out of range.
Janari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vanilla counters with a two punch combo.
Vanilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janari wants to clinch.
Janari loads up on a big right hand but Vanilla slips the punch.
Janari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vanilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Janari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vanilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vanilla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Janari clinches but Vanilla breaks the clinch
and Vanilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Vanilla really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vanilla connects with a looping right hand.
Vanilla lands a slapping body shot.
Vanilla lands with an uppercut that bounces Janari off the ropes and back into rage.
Janari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vanilla counters with a left and a right that stings Janari.
Janari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vanilla misses with the combination.
Janari slips under a jab.
Janari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Janari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanilla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Janari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Janari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Vanilla.
Janari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanilla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janari tries to clinch up but Vanilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Janari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vanilla counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanilla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vanilla thuds his right hand into Janari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Janari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hendo Janari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanilla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Janari on the side of the head.
Janari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vanilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janari tries for a takedown but Vanilla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vanilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vanilla.
Janari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Janari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vanilla misses with a double jab.
Janari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Janari throws a hook but Vanilla avoids it easily.

Janari gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Janari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vanilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vanilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Vanilla does no damage.
A big left from Janari misses.
Janari misses with a double jab
and Vanilla counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla misses with the combination.
Janari tries to clinch up
and Janari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Janari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janari loads up on a big right hand but Vanilla slips the punch.
Vanilla tries to land a front kick but Janari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vanilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vanilla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Janari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vanilla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Janari trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janari throwing strikes but missing.
Janari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Janari looking to sit in guard and control but Vanilla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Pena Vanilla will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Janari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Janari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Vanilla to counter with a crisp jab.
Janari throws a looping overhand right but Vanilla ducks down to avoid it.
Janari circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Janari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanilla scores with a body shot.
Janari misses with a straight left.
Janari looks to throw the jab but Vanilla is out of range.
Vanilla scores with a jab to the jaw.
Janari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vanilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Janari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Janari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Janari seems to have got his legs back now.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vanilla lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vanilla misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Janari.
Vanilla is looking to clinch but Janari is avoiding it.
Janari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danga de danga de dang - Vanilla scores with a four punch combination!
Janari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Janari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Janari closes the distance and clinches.
Janari has Vanilla pressed against the ropes, preventing Vanilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Janari has Vanilla pressed against the ropes, preventing Vanilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Janari breaks from the clinch.
Vanilla tries to clinch there but Janari circles away.
Janari throws a shot from downtown. Vanilla moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Vanilla. No joy for Janari on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla misses with a low kick as Janari jumps back.
Vanilla throws a sloppy head kick and Janari moves out of range easily.
Janari works Vanilla's body with a nice hook.
Vanilla slips a jab from Janari.
Vanilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Janari.
A punch combination from Vanilla misses.
Hendo Janari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Janari takes one to the side of the head.
Janari tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanilla throws a series of punches but Janari avoids them all with ease.
Janari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vanilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Janari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well,Janari is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Vanilla digs a good hook to Janari's body.
Janari throws a shot from downtown. Vanilla moves away and avoids it.
Janari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanilla throws a shot from downtown. Janari moves away and avoids it.
Janari misses with a double jab

and Vanilla counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Janari taking a breather.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but Janari is controlling him.

Janari breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Vanilla.
Janari misses with a head kick.
Vanilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vanilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vanilla tries to avoid it but Janari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vanilla to the ground. Vanilla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendo Janari. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Janari throws a hook to the side of Vanilla's head but Vanilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Janari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanilla looks to land a combination but Janari avoids it well.
Janari misses with a double jab
and Vanilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanilla lands a jab-cross combination.
Janari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Janari is looking to clinch but Vanilla is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janari misses with a straight left.
Janari throws a looping overhand right but Vanilla ducks down to avoid it.
Janari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vanilla counters with a three punch combo that has Janari backing up. Janari nods at Vanilla to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pena Vanilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vanilla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!

Pena Vanilla wins by unanimous decision!
Pena Vanilla is the new heavyweight champion!