PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Ce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ce
vs
Pound

172 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Ce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound shoots and misses
and Ce counters with a stiff right hand.
Pound with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ce counters with a nice uppercut.

Ce has Pound up against the ropes in a clinch.

Pound breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pound doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ce counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ce.
Jay Ce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ground Pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound trying to control the position here.
Pound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pound keeping full guard, as Ce tries to pass.
Pound wants to stand up but Ce is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ground Pound has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ce throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pound tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ce is in Pound's guard.
Ce tries to free his leg and advance position but Pound is retaining full guard.
Ce trying to control the position from guard on top but Pound is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound managing to control the position.
Pound is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ce is controlling him.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pound looks gassed!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ce looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ce throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pound circles away quickly and effectively.
Pound misses with a takedown attempt

and Ce counters with a single leg into guard. Pound didn't expect that.
Pound keeping moving, preventing Ce from controlling successfully.
Ce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pound is keeping the position for now.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ce trying to control the position from guard on top but Pound is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ce trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pound's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jay Ce.

Ce has Pound up against the ropes in a clinch.

Ce wants the takedown. Pound is fighting it off but Ce persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pound's guard against the ropes.
Pound keeping moving, preventing Ce from controlling successfully.
Ce not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pound is trying to control the position but Ce postures up.
Ce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pound on the ground.
Ce is looking to stand up but Pound won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pound keeping moving, preventing Ce from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Jay Ce wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ce throws a quick inside leg kick.

Ce shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pound manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ce is looking to stand up but Pound won't let him.
Pound is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ce trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Pound is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ce is controlling him.
Ce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pound works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ce trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Jay Ce wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Ce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pound napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Ce dominated that round.
That's time! Ce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ce throws a sloppy head kick and Pound moves out of range easily.
Pound misses with a takedown attempt

and Ce counters by moving into the clinch.

Ce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pound gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ce counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ce.
Ce wants to control from the top but Pound keeps moving.
Pound keeping full guard, as Ce tries to pass.
Pound is looking to stand up but Ce isn't so interested in that idea.
Ce trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Pound is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jay Ce has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ce misses with a body kick.

Ce moves into range and clinches up with Pound.
Pound is trying to force a seperation but Ce has the dominant position.

Ce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ce.

Ce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pound wants to control but Ce postures up.
Pound pushes Ce away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ce gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pound's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ce trying to control the position but Pound is working away.
Ce is really struggling to control Pound but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay Ce wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ce.
Pound taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ce is looking to take a break and control but Pound is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pound is looking for a sweep.
Pound is trying to control Ce's posture but Ce avoids it.

Ce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pound seems a little lost for a moment, as Ce dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound wants to control but Ce postures up.
Ce trying to control the position but Pound is working away.
Pound tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pound tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ce dominating with strikes here.
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.
Ce with good strikes from the mount here!
Pound is squirming around, avoiding Ce's attempts to control the action.
Ce landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Ce dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pound was covering up waiting for the punch and Ce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ce tries to stand but Pound is controlling from the bottom.
Ce wants to pass the guard but Pound is keeping the position.
Ce stops Pound from standing up.
Pound lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ce!
Pound takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pound prevents Ce from getting the reversal.
Ce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pound can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ce is working hard here to advance position.
Ce wants to control but Pound is having none of it.
Pound content just to control the position here.
Ce tries to reverse the position but Pound maintains control.
Ce tries to hold on but Pound postures up.
Ce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pound lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two 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.
Pound looking to control but Ce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jay Ce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ce takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pound throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ce tries to lock up and control but Pound gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pound can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ce is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound unloads with some shots from mount but Ce bucks and avoids them well.
Ce is trying to escape the mount.
Pound avoids the attempt from Ce to control.
Ce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ce tries to lock up and control but Pound gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pound unloads with some shots from mount but Ce bucks and avoids them well.
Ce is trying to escape the mount.

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.
Pound looking to finish with strikes here!
Pound prevents Ce from getting the reversal.
Pound scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ce?
Ce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pound thowing shots but they're missing.
Ce is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Ce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pound fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jay Ce!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jay Ce!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jay Ce!

Jay Ce wins by unanimous decision!