PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokyo Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pan
vs
Joe

150 cm
24
125 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws out a leg kick but Pan moves out of range and Joe only half commits.
Joe digs a good hook to Pan's body.
Pan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pan throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe connects with a right hand. Pan shakes it off.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe swings for the body but Pan moves out of range.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Joe.
Pan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe misses with the combination.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Tokyo Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe throws a one two combo.
Pan is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Joe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joe.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pan is trying to stall.
Pan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Tokyo Joe has been cut.

Pan breaks from the clinch.
Joe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pan on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Pan.
Joe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pan. Pan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pan tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab lands there for Joe.
Joe works Pan's body with a nice hook.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pan wants to clinch.
Joe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pan is looking to clinch.
Pan tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Pan misses with a head kick.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pan ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
Joe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joe stuns Pan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe thows a leg kick but Pan checks it
and Pan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pan is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Joe.
Nice straight punches there by Joe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joe.
Joe throws a leg kick but Pan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Pan moved out of range.
Pan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Joe throws a body punch but Pan moves out of range.
Tokyo Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Joe finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Pan.
Pan is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe throws a body punch but Pan moves out of range.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Pan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Joe throws a series of punches but Pan avoids them all with ease.
Pan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pan wants to clinch but Joe slips to the side
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Joe lands with a cross.

That's four 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.

Pan closes the distance and clinches.
Joe avoiding damage as Pan throws knees to the body.
Pan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe has Pan pushed against the cage.
Pan misses with an elbow strike.
Pan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joe up against the cage.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe tries to circle away but Pan has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pan.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Pan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Pan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pan tries to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pan thinking.
Joe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Pan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tokyo Joe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pan throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pan throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joe.
Jab by Joe.
Pan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pan was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe lands a jab.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe throws a low kick, looking for Pan's leg but Pan calmly moves out of range.
Joe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pan's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Pan wants to clinch.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pan doesn't seem bothered though.
Pan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pan is looking to clinch.
Joe lands a jab.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe swings for the body but Pan moves out of range.
Joe cracks Pan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Joe scores with a hook to the body. Pan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joe looks for the body kick but Pan saw that one coming.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe tries to land a front kick but Pan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two 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.
Joe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pan's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joe.

Pan has Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
Pan trying to control the position but instead, Joe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pan into the cage.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pan.
Pan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Joe avoiding damage as Pan throws knees to the body.
Pan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Pan has double underhooks.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Pan.
Pan missing with knees to the body.
Pan content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe effectively controlling the action here.
Pan lands a knee to the body.
Pan with a knee to the head.
Pan wants a takedown but no success here.
Pan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pan misses with a body punch.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe is trying to break free.
Pan tries to break the clinch but Joe is controlling the position.
Pan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to break free.
Joe gets underhooks to prevent Pan's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Pan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pan.
Pan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe lands a body shot.
Peter Pan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Pan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Pan checks a leg kick nicely.
Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pan.
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Pan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tokyo Joe's cut.
That's time! Pan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joe lands with a good body shot.
Pan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pan.
Joe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.
Tokyo Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Pan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joe leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Pan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pan has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
A short body shot lands from Pan as the two fighters clinch.
Pan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Pan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Pan.

Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Pan ducks down to avoid it.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Pan saw that one coming.
Joe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Pan's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Joe is predictable there
and Pan counters with a nice leg kick.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pan manages to avoid it.
Pan wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Pan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joe finds it's way round the side to connect with Pan's head.
Pan tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pan.
Joe avoids the head kick by Pan.
Pan moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Pan is looking to clinch.
Joe lands a really nice looking cross but Pan seems unphased.
Joe wants to slow Pan down by chopping away at his legs.
Joe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan needs to keep his hands up - Joe had a free shot at his head there.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Pan.
Joe scores with a nice body kick.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Joe slams his shin into Pan's torso.
Peter Pan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joe working hard to break the clinch.
Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joe trying to stall but Pan improves his position.

Pan jumps guard and drags Joe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pan is proving hard to escape from.
Tokyo Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Joe drops back looking for a leg! Pan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pan manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into Pan's guard.
Joe is working Pan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Pan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Pan!