PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chan
vs
Kuma

178 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rila Kuma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuma lands a lovely overhand right.

Kuma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kuma with the ground and pound but Chan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Kuma from controlling successfully.
Kuma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kuma postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kuma, into his guard.
Kuma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuma blocks the strikes from Chan.
Kuma throwing shots but Chan is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma moves nicely into side control.

Kuma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chan is not content to let Kuma control the position.
Kuma tries to move to mount but Chan blocks the move with his legs.
Chan is looking for a sweep.
Kuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chan keeps working.
Kuma throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Kuma is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kuma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chan, who protects the arm well.
Kuma working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chan tries to improve position but can't.
Kuma is trying to ground and pound but Chan uses the momentary lack of control by Kuma to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kuma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kuma.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan is pulling down on Kuma's head to control his posture.
Kuma postures up in Chan's guard and throws a big left but Chan blocks it.
Chan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuma is one step ahead there.
Chan trying to control the position.
Chan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four 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.

Kuma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chan fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
Kuma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chan is fending him off so far but Kuma persists. Nope, Chan circles away and we're back to standing.
Chan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.
Kuma shoots and misses

and Chan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuma on the ground.
Kuma holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Chan is stalling here. Kuma is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kuma has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rila Kuma 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.

A jab lands there for Kuma.

Kuma drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kuma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chan controlling the position.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan is pulling down on Kuma's head to control his posture.
Kuma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuma works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Jackie Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Kuma.
Kuma throws a combination that misses

and Chan counters with a single leg into guard. Kuma didn't expect that.
Kuma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chan!
Kuma punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to escape the mount.
Chan tries to hold on but Kuma postures up.
Kuma misses with a head shot.
Chan is desperately trying to improve his position but Kuma has a good base and remains in mount.
Kuma looking to ground and pound but Chan is blocking nicely.

Kuma swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chan is now in Kuma's guard. A big mistake from Kuma there, giving up the dominant position!
Chan wants to stand but Kuma is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kuma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kuma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chan wants to stand but Kuma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kuma looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuma, not yet.
Kuma pulls Chan in close to prevent any damage.
Kuma looking to control.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuma tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chan moves away from the strike by Kuma.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuma looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Kuma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuma moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Chan slips under a jab.
A big left from Kuma misses.
Kuma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rila Kuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuma with a poor takedown

so Chan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Chan dominated that second round.
That's time! Chan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kuma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuma throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Kuma fails with the takedown

and Chan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuma is trying is best to control the position here.
Kuma works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuma can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chan controls the pace.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuma keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kuma punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kuma throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chan because Kuma loaded up on that one.
Kuma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chan tries to lock up and control but Kuma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuma postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chan looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma misses with a head shot.
Jackie Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuma landing shots from mount.
Chan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kuma.
Kuma wants to control the pace but Chan is squirming around nicely.
Chan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kuma.
Kuma thowing shots but they're missing.
Kuma with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuma is trying to control here but Chan has managed to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuma prevents Chan from improving his position.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuma.
Kuma thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chan to regain full guard.
Chan wants to stand up but Kuma is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chan is keeping the position for now.
Kuma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four 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.
Kuma sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chan is trying to control Kuma's posture but Kuma avoids it.
Kuma throws an elbow but Chan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kuma postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Kuma throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Chan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chan slips under a jab from Kuma.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rila Kuma.
I think Kuma 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rila Kuma!