PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Rappaport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - TNT. On his way into the ring it seems that Johnny Lee Rappaport has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Lee Rappaport seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lee Rappaport
vs
Sen

176 cm
21
162 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

CageFrog

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Lee Rappaport!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Sen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sen throws a combination that misses
and Rappaport counters with a nice uppercut.
Rappaport misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rappaport shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rappaport fails with a takedown attempt.
Rappaport looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab from Sen.

Rappaport shoots in and gets a takedown into Sen's guard.
Rappaport working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sen's head.
Sen wants to get back to his feet but Rappaport is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rappaport connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rappaport scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rappaport lands a couple of digs.
Rappaport stops Sen from standing up.
Rappaport trying to control the position from guard on top but Sen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sen wants to stand but Rappaport is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rappaport postures up in Sen's guard and throws a big left but Sen blocks it.
Rappaport postures up in Sen's guard and throws a big left but Sen blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rappaport won't allow Sen to get back to his feet.
Sen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rappaport slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rappaport shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sen is trying to defend but Rappaport finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rappaport with the ground and pound but Sen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rappaport throws a big right hand that misses.
Rappaport is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rappaport pushes down on Sen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sen pushes Rappaport off looking to stand but Rappaport dives back in and keeps control.
Rappaport not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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.
Rappaport prevents Sen from standing back up.
Rappaport wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sen keeps working.
Rappaport seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rappaport thows a huge punch but Sen dodges it nicely.
Rappaport thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sen's head.
Rappaport tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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.
Rappaport drops an elbow to the side of Sen's head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rappaport scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rappaport trying to control from half guard but Sen is working away.
Sen is trying to escape back to his feet but Rappaport uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rappaport throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sen trying to remain calm as Rappaport controls from the top position.
Rappaport lands an elbow.
Rappaport throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rappaport tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rappaport is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sen's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rappaport throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rappaport lands some shots froms side control.
Rappaport is looking to take a break and control but Sen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rappaport creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rappaport wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sen keeps working.
Rappaport landing strikes.
Rappaport landing a few strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rappaport cracks Sen with a big right hand but Sen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rappaport works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rappaport works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rappaport moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rappaport cracks Sen with a big right hand but Sen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rappaport lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rappaport lands an elbow.
Rappaport happy to just control the position for now.
Rappaport connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sen some visible discomfort.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rappaport.
Rappaport scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rappaport connects with a decent elbow.
Sen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rappaport. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rappaport working the ground and pound from side control.
Sen is letting Rappaport control him for a moment.
Rappaport is trying to ground and pound but Sen uses the momentary lack of control by Rappaport to regain half guard.
Rappaport sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lee Rappaport dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rappaport looks to score with a jab to the body but Sen is just out of range.
Rappaport throws a leg kick
and Sen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rappaport wants to land a leg kick but Sen is out of range.
Rappaport fails to land the takedown.
Rappaport shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sen sprawls well. Sen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rappaport gets slowly back to his feet.
Rappaport shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Rappaport colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Sen as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Rappaport is left battered and dazed whilst Sen and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Sen!
Jin Sen is the new lightweight champion!