PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anajo's entrance music is Ghostbusters. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Anajo
vs
Mayweather

174 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anajo throws the left hand but Mayweather avoids the punch easily.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anajo counters with an outside leg kick.
Mayweather misses with a shot to the body
and Anajo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Anajo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mayweather's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anajo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anajo controlling from the top position.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but Anajo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anajo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anajo wants to stand and escape but instead Mayweather has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anajo wants to stand but Mayweather is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ketsuno Anajo just wasn't active enough.
Mayweather lunges at Anajo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anajo's hand.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Anajo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anajo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anajo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Ketsuno Anajo has been cut.
Mayweather throws a body punch but Anajo moves out of range.
Anajo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manny Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anajo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anajo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayweather.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Anajo has double underhooks.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Anajo has the dominant position.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anajo pushes Mayweather back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather blocking some punches.
Anajo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.

Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anajo takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anajo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anajo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Anajo counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Anajo closes the distance and clinches.
Anajo working aggressively here.
Anajo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anajo.
Anajo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Anajo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anajo tries to stall but Mayweather uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Anajo fails to land.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anajo works on Mayweather's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anajo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Anajo is controlling him.
Anajo stalling in the clinch but Mayweather improves position.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anajo moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Anajo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anajo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anajo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anajo.
Mayweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anajo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather.
Anajo lands with a shot to the body.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anajo counters by clinching up.
Mayweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anajo throws a head punch that misses.
Anajo can't find room to land a body shot as Mayweather controls the action.
Mayweather tries to break the clinch but Anajo is controlling the position.
Anajo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anajo looking to stall.
Anajo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anajo pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Anajo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's six 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.
Anajo working aggressively here.
Anajo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Anajo misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Anajo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anajo tries to throw a body punch but Mayweather avoids it by throwing Anajo back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Anajo as the two fighters clinch.
Mayweather looks gassed!
Anajo scores with a shot to the side of Mayweather's head.
A short body shot lands from Anajo as the two fighters clinch.
Anajo misses with some punches.

Mayweather breaks from the clinch.
Mayweather swings widly with a right hand
and Anajo counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Anajo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayweather's guard.
Anajo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anajo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anajo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anajo won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
Anajo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Anajo is having none of it.
Anajo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayweather works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anajo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayweather keeping moving, preventing Anajo from controlling successfully.
Anajo looking to pass the guard.
Anajo trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ketsuno Anajo.
Mayweather misses with a left hand
and Anajo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anajo throws a leg kick but Mayweather moved away.
A jab from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anajo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather.

Anajo clinches.
Anajo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anajo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Anajo has him pressed against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Anajo has him pinned against the ropes.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Anajo has him pressed against the ropes.
Anajo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anajo slowing the pace effectively.
Anajo lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Anajo.
Mayweather avoiding damage as Anajo throws knees to the body.
Anajo prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Anajo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anajo digs a right hand into Mayweather's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mayweather's gas tank.
Anajo misses with some punches.
Anajo misses with a punch to the body.
Anajo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anajo stalling in the clinch.
Anajo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayweather prevents a body shot from Anajo.
Anajo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Anajo fails to land.
Anajo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Mayweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anajo misses with some punches.
Anajo can't find room to land a body shot as Mayweather controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ketsuno Anajo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ketsuno Anajo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mayweather throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anajo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Anajo instigates a clinch.
Anajo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayweather prevents the takedown attempt.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anajo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anajo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anajo works on Mayweather's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayweather tries to break the clinch but Anajo is controlling the position.
Mayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Anajo won't allow it.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anajo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anajo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anajo looking to throw knees to the head but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
Anajo throws a head punch that misses.
Anajo looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayweather.
Anajo has a couple of punches blocked by Mayweather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anajo looking to throw knees to the head but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
Anajo tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.

Mayweather breaks the clinch.
Manny Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anajo, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather. Anajo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anajo.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
enabling Anajo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Anajo counters with a left to the body.

Anajo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's two 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.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anajo.
Anajo throws a head punch that misses.
Mayweather gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anajo.
Anajo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anajo has a couple of punches blocked by Mayweather.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anajo lands an uppercut.

Mayweather breaks the clinch.
Mayweather has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anajo finds it's way round the side to connect with Mayweather's head.
Mayweather misses with a hook
and Anajo counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Anajo counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Anajo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Anajo counters with a nice body shot.
Anajo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anajo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anajo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayweather lands with a nice combination. Anajo backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anajo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ketsuno Anajo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anajo.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anajo counters with a thumping low kick.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
letting Anajo counter with a right hand.
Anajo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Anajo counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayweather misses with a combination
and Anajo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anajo shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayweather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anajo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mayweather misses with a combination
letting Anajo counter with a right hand.
Mayweather has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anajo.
Anajo digs a good body shot into Mayweather's ribs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anajo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anajo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anajo connects with a body shot that sends Mayweather's belly button to the back.
A jab from Anajo finds it's way through Mayweather's defenses.
Anajo throws a leg kick which misses Mayweather's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayweather tries to avoid it.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anajo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anajo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayweather's knee momentarily.
Manny Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anajo wants to clinch.
Anajo throws a low kick but Mayweather avoids it.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anajo counters with a nice body shot.
Mayweather takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mayweather is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manny Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anajo lands a right hook to the body.
Mayweather throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anajo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mayweather takes a swing at Anajo's ribcage but misses.
Anajo punishes Mayweather's body with a nice straight punch.
Anajo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Anajo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anajo scores with a jab. Mayweather acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ketsuno Anajo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Anajo is looking to wear down Mayweather with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anajo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayweather swings widly with a right hand
and Anajo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anajo ducks right into an uppercut from Mayweather.
Anajo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anajo punishes Mayweather's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayweather misses with a hook
and Anajo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ketsuno Anajo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anajo 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!

Ketsuno Anajo wins by unanimous decision!