PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Tacious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and agapito stonesteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). stonesteel has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tacious
vs
stonesteel

188 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Narcarma

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Austin Tacious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, agapito stonesteel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacious is looking to clinch.
stonesteel looks gassed!
Tacious bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps stonesteel's head backwards.

It looks like agapito stonesteel has been cut.
Tacious cracks stonesteel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
stonesteel keeps the fight on the outside.
Tacious tries for a takedown but stonesteel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
stonesteel slips a jab and a cross from Tacious.
Tacious dives in and grabs stonesteel's left leg, looking for a takedown. stonesteel pushes down on Tacious's head and hops out.
Tacious wants to clinch.
Tacious fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Tacious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
stonesteel dodges the punch combination from Tacious.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacious wants to clinch.
Tacious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tacious looks for a takedown but stonesteel sprawls well.
Tacious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tacious closes this distance looking for a takedown but stonesteel circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tacious misses with a wild combination.
stonesteel dodges the punch combination from Tacious.
Tacious wants to clinch.
Tacious shoots for a takedown but stonesteel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

stonesteel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tacious sprawls well initially but stonesteel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
stonesteel scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacious has hold of stonesteel's hands but stonesteel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
stonesteel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tacious wants to control but stonesteel is having none of it.
stonesteel landing shots from mount.

stonesteel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tacious is bucking up trying to escape but stonesteel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
stonesteel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stonesteel tries to control but Tacious wriggling away.
stonesteel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
stonesteel looking to ground and pound but Tacious is blocking nicely.
Tacious is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
stonesteel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tacious looks a forlorn figure.
stonesteel prevents Tacious from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacious is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Tacious dominated that round.
The cut man is working on agapito stonesteel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

stonesteel instigates a clinch.
Tacious tries to break free but stonesteel pushes him back against the cage.
stonesteel tries to pull guard but Tacious won't allow it.

Tacious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tacious tries to clinch up

and stonesteel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by stonesteel.
Tacious avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
stonesteel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tacious is proving hard to escape from.
stonesteel preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

stonesteel stands up and waves to Tacious to follow him.
Tacious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tacious gets a takedown into half guard.
stonesteel tries to get to full guard but Tacious has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

stonesteel kicks off Tacious and gets to his feet.

Tacious gets caught flat footed, as stonesteel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tacious keeping full guard, as stonesteel tries to pass.

Tacious is working an open guard so stonesteel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

stonesteel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tacious throws a nice looking combination but stonesteel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
stonesteel doesn't manage to clinch there - Tacious circles away.
Austin Tacious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tacious is looking to clinch but stonesteel is avoiding it.

stonesteel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
stonesteel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tacious defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

stonesteel is looking for a kimura but Tacious is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for stonesteel to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tacious is looking for a sweep. stonesteel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

stonesteel decides to return to a standing position.
stonesteel misses with a takedown
and Tacious counters with a left and a right that stings stonesteel.
stonesteel doesn't manage to clinch there - Tacious circles away.
stonesteel shoots in for a takedown but Tacious shows good takedown defense.
Austin Tacious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of agapito stonesteel.
Tacious moves in looking to clinch but stonesteel pushes him off.
Tacious fails to land the takedown.
Tacious throws a low kick but stonesteel avoids it.

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.

stonesteel darts in and clinches Tacious up against the cage.
stonesteel is trying to force a seperation but Tacious has the dominant position.
Tacious tries to break the clinch but stonesteel is controlling the position.
stonesteel can't break the clinch.
stonesteel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

stonesteel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tacious lands with a nice combination. stonesteel backs away looking to recover.
stonesteel is looking to clinch.

stonesteel clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacious keeps the fight in the clinch, despite stonesteel's efforts to push away.

stonesteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tacious throws a hook but stonesteel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

agapito stonesteel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on agapito stonesteel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

stonesteel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tacious working to try and regain half guard.
stonesteel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tacious wants to try and get back to his feet.
stonesteel throws a sloppy strike and Tacious uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Tacious has ended up in stonesteel's guard.
Tacious wants to get up but he can't break stonesteel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tacious won't allow stonesteel to get back to his feet.
Tacious throws and elbow that misses. stonesteel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tacious's guard. Nice move by stonesteel!
stonesteel is in close to Tacious's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stonesteel with a flurry of punches that miss.
stonesteel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tacious's guard.
stonesteel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

stonesteel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tacious looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tacious looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tacious!
Tacious avoids the strikes from the bottom by stonesteel.
stonesteel can't do much from the bottom here.
stonesteel tries to improve position but can't.
stonesteel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tacious asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two 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.

stonesteel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
stonesteel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tacious wants to clinch but stonesteel slips to the side

and stonesteel counters by moving into the clinch.
stonesteel fails to pull guard.
Tacious tries to score a body lock takedown but stonesteel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Tacious.
stonesteel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
stonesteel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tacious gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
stonesteel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
stonesteel misses with a knee strike.
Tacious fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stonesteel tries to clinch but Tacious moves out of range.
stonesteel avoids the head kick by Tacious.
Tacious throws a combination but it was largely blocked by stonesteel.
Tacious lands a straight punch to the body, keeping stonesteel at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - stonesteel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tacious throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and stonesteel counters with a shoot takedown. Tacious fights it but they end up in guard.
stonesteel preventing the sweep.
stonesteel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
stonesteel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tacious swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

stonesteel gets to his feet - Tacious follows without any prompting.

Tacious rushes stonesteel and presses him up against the cage.
Tacious scores with a shoulder strike.
Tacious drops down looking for an ankle pick but stonesteel pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Tacious. That's going to take a lot out of him.

stonesteel clinches.

stonesteel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tacious throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Tacious pushes stonesteel up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
agapito stonesteel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think stonesteel 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... agapito stonesteel!