PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Roundhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roundhouse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good Girls Gone Bad by Cobra Starship. Sun Tzu had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tzu
vs
Roundhouse

178 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
27
181 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Tzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devin Roundhouse!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzu looks to land a left hand but Roundhouse moved out of range nicely.
Tzu misses with a body shot.
Tzu cracks a nice hook into Roundhouse's ribs.
Tzu swings for the body but Roundhouse moves out of range.
Roundhouse needs to keep his hands up - Tzu had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Devin Roundhouse has been cut.
Tzu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roundhouse manages to avoid it.
Tzu throws a one two combo.
Tzu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tzu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roundhouse.
Roundhouse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roundhouse cracks a nice hook into Tzu's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roundhouse slips a straight right by Tzu.
A jab from Tzu misses.
A punch lands to the side of Roundhouse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roundhouse scores with a jab to the head.
Tzu throws the left hand but Roundhouse avoids the punch easily.
Tzu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roundhouse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tzu circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu slips a jab from Roundhouse.
Roundhouse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tzu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tzu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tzu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roundhouse moves out of range of the strikes.

Roundhouse closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roundhouse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tzu wants to control but Roundhouse is keeping busy.
Roundhouse uses his free foot to push down on Tzu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tzu.
Roundhouse trying to control but Tzu is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu tries to hold on but Roundhouse postures up.
Roundhouse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tzu?
Roundhouse throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tzu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roundhouse sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roundhouse looking to finish with strikes here!
Roundhouse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Roundhouse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roundhouse controlling from mount.
Roundhouse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roundhouse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tzu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roundhouse controlling from the full mount.
Tzu tries to lock up and control but Roundhouse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roundhouse with good strikes from the mount here!
Roundhouse lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roundhouse controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Roundhouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Roundhouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Roundhouse's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Tzu.
Tzu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roundhouse.
Roundhouse walks into a stiff left hand from Tzu.
Tzu tests Roundhouse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roundhouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tzu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tzu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roundhouse at a distance.
Tzu throws the left hand but Roundhouse avoids the punch easily.
Tzu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tzu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roundhouse.
Tzu misses with a jab to the body
and Roundhouse counters with a series of strikes. Tzu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tzu misses with a hook.
Tzu thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu looks to land a combination but Roundhouse avoids it well.
Tzu throws a big shot that misses.
Roundhouse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roundhouse slips a straight right by Tzu.
Roundhouse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big right from Tzu misses.
Tzu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roundhouse counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tzu is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Roundhouse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roundhouse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roundhouse throwing shots but Tzu is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu has hold of Roundhouse's hands but Roundhouse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roundhouse trying to control from half guard but Tzu is working away.

Roundhouse seems to be working for a kimura but Tzu defends the submission attempt.
Roundhouse is breathing heavily.
Roundhouse working Tzu over with strikes.
Roundhouse trying to mount his opponent but Tzu defends it.
Tzu is trying to maintain the position but Roundhouse is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tzu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roundhouse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roundhouse controlling the pace.
Tzu is refusing to be controlled, as Roundhouse sits in half guard.
Roundhouse tries to pass to full mount but Tzu defends it.
Roundhouse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roundhouse content to control rather than advance.
Devin Roundhouse has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzu trying to hold on to Roundhouse's head to control him but Roundhouse postures up.
Tzu is refusing to be controlled, as Roundhouse sits in half guard.
Roundhouse slows the pace down in half guard.
Roundhouse wants to control but Tzu is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Devin Roundhouse.
A big right from Tzu misses.
Tzu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Roundhouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devin Roundhouse's cut.
That's time! Tzu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tzu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tzu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roundhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tzu throws out the jab.
Roundhouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roundhouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That has opened up Devin Roundhouse's cut even more.
Tzu misses with a hook. Roundhouse ducked under it nicely.
Tzu swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Roundhouse counters with a single leg into guard. Tzu didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tzu pulls Roundhouse in close to prevent any damage.
Roundhouse seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roundhouse with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundhouse thows a big elbow that misses.
Roundhouse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tzu's head.
Roundhouse pushes down on Tzu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roundhouse is looking to take a break and control but Tzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roundhouse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roundhouse content to control rather than advance.
Roundhouse trying to control the action but Tzu is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tzu trying to hold on to Roundhouse's head to control him but Roundhouse postures up.
Roundhouse works his way into side control.
Roundhouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tzu keeps working.
Roundhouse remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tzu tries to bench press Roundhouse off him but Roundhouse keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzu stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Roundhouse trying to control the action but Tzu is working from the bottom.
Roundhouse throws an elbow but Tzu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Devin Roundhouse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here as Roundhouse stalls from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Devin Roundhouse.
Tzu misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tzu misses with a straight right.
Tzu throws a jab but it's blocked by Roundhouse.
Tzu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roundhouse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tzu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roundhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tzu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tzu. Roundhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzu lands a glancing blow to the side of Roundhouse's head.
Roundhouse lands a really nice looking cross but Tzu seems unphased.
Roundhouse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tzu doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tzu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roundhouse counters with a three punch combo that has Tzu backing up. Tzu nods at Roundhouse to acknowledge the strikes.
Sun Tzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roundhouse lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzu looks to throw the jab but Roundhouse is out of range.
Roundhouse cracks Tzu with a good jab.
Tzu throws a combination that misses
and Roundhouse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sun Tzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roundhouse moves away from the strike by Tzu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Roundhouse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roundhouse 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Roundhouse!