PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fat Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ronaldo
vs
Basilicus

168 cm
21
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
Fat Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Basilicus dodges the punch combination from Ronaldo.
Basilicus avoids the body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilicus can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Basilicus avoids them all with ease.
Ronaldo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Basilicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Basilicus lunges at Ronaldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ronaldo's hand.
Basilicus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Ronaldo does no damage.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the leg kick from Basilicus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronaldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Ronaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Basilicus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ronaldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronaldo swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Basilicus.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basilicus, right into the meat.
Ronaldo swinging wildly here.
Basilicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthor Basilicus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ronaldo misses with a two punch combination.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Basilicus moves out of range.
A combination from Ronaldo does no damage.
Basilicus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo looks to land a combination. Basilicus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basilicus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronaldo.
Basilicus throws a solid leg kick but Ronaldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Basilicus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus misses with a hook to the body
and Ronaldo counters with a good low kick that Basilicus was not able to check.
Basilicus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ronaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Basilicus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ronaldo misses with the combination.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Basilicus takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo throws a combination that misses
and Basilicus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo throws a combination that misses
and Basilicus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Basilicus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Basilicus counters with a left to the body.
Basilicus takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo slips a jab and a cross from Basilicus.
Anthor Basilicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basilicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fat Ronaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
and Basilicus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ronaldo thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilicus swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Basilicus takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ronaldo duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronaldo misses with a double jab
and Basilicus counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthor Basilicus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ronaldo throws a lazy head kick
and Basilicus counters with a good low kick that Ronaldo was not able to check.
Basilicus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ronaldo counters with a one-two to the body.
Basilicus throws a chopping leg kick but Ronaldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Basilicus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ronaldo misses with a kick to the body
and Basilicus counters with an outside leg kick.
Basilicus misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a combination that misses
and Basilicus counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basilicus counters with a nice body kick.
Ronaldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Basilicus thows a body shot but no joy.
Basilicus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ronaldo rather than just go for the knockout.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basilicus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronaldo's knee momentarily.
Basilicus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ronaldo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilicus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Basilicus cracks Ronaldo with a good jab.
Ronaldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Basilicus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Basilicus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Basilicus thuds a left hand into Ronaldo's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Basilicus counters with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo avoids the body shot from Basilicus.
Fat Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo misses with a double jab
and Basilicus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anthor Basilicus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Basilicus misses.
Basilicus chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basilicus counters with a low kick, right behind Ronaldo 's knee.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
and Basilicus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronaldo's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronaldo misses with a double jab
and Basilicus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthor Basilicus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Basilicus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!

Anthor Basilicus wins by unanimous decision!