PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Argo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yashihiro Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Argo
vs
Tony

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Argo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yashihiro Tony!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Argo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tony looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Argo tries to clinch up but Tony circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Argo there.
Tony misses with a jab to the body
and Argo counters with a series of strikes. Tony will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony moves away
and Tony counters with a two punch combo.
Argo darts in trying to clinch
and Tony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Argo 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.
Tony falls off balance throwing a combination
and Argo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tony has eaten all the pies!
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
Argo is looking to clinch but Tony is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Argo darts in trying to clinch
and Tony counters with a one-two to the body.
Argo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Argo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Argo feints a jab promting Tony to slip. Argo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tony slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Argo wants to clinch up but Tony keeps it at a distance.
Argo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Argo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Argo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tony swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Argo duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argo lands a really nice looking cross but Tony seems unphased.
Argo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Argo wants to clinch up but Tony keeps it at a distance.
Argo wants to clinch up but Tony keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Argo tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
Argo cracks a nice hook into Tony's ribs.
Argo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tony is rocked!
Argo stalks Tony and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tony's face. Tony staggers backwards, shaken.
Tony is still on wobbly legs! Can Argo finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Argo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tony seems to have recovered his senses.
Argo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Tony blocks the leg kick.
Argo looks to land a combination. Tony sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Argo moves in looking to clinch but Tony pushes him off.
Argo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo looks to land a combination. Tony sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo throws a one two combo.
Argo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Argo connects with a solid leg kick.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tony checks the leg kick nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Argo.
Argo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tony back to the cage. Argo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Argo is looking to clinch but Tony is avoiding it.
Tony swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
Argo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tony eats them both and turns towards Argo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Argo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Argo rushes Tony and presses him up against the cage.
Argo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Argo breaks the clinch.
Marcus Argo is winning the standup battle so far.
Argo moves in looking to clinch but Tony pushes him off.
Tony swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.

Argo moves into the clinch.
Argo working Tony over with knees to the body.
Argo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Argo lands a hook that snaps the head of Tony backwards.

Argo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argo tries to clinch up but Tony circles away and keeps his distance.
Tony is breathing heavily.
Argo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tony 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tony walks into a straight right hand from Argo.
Marcus Argo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Argo moves in looking to clinch but Tony pushes him off.
Argo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tony takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tony swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
Argo feints a jab promting Tony to slip. Argo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tony slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Argo lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Argo tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Argo scores with a nice strike.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tony takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Argo tries to clinch up but Tony circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcus Argo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.
Argo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Argo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Argo lands a jab-cross combination.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tony has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Argo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tony circles away.
Argo tries to clinch up.
Argo scores with a one two! Tony had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Argo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Argo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tony back to the cage. Argo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Argo tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Argo has managed to clinch.
Argo stalling in the clinch but Tony improves position.

Argo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argo is looking to clinch but Tony is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Argo closes the distance and clinches.
Argo is stalling here.
Argo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tony can do to turn this around?
Argo with a knee to the head.
Argo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Argo tries to stall but Tony uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Argo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Argo moves into the clinch.
Argo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Argo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Argo lands a body shot in the clinch.

Argo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argo wants to clinch up but Tony keeps it at a distance.
Tony circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Argo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nice shot by Argo.
Tony misses with a right hand

and Argo counters by moving into the clinch.

Argo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Argo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Argo.
Argo tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
Argo tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
Argo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Argo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
Tony checks a leg kick.
Argo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Argo duly obliges.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
Argo lunges at Tony with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tony's hand.
Tony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo tries to clinch up but Tony circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Argo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Argo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.
Argo closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Argo forces Tony back against the cage and clinches.
Argo lands a knee to the body.

Argo manages to break the clinch.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Argo throws a series of strikes that have Tony backpedaling.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Argo both land. Nice combination.
Argo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tony eats them both and turns towards Argo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tony circles away.
Argo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tony blocks the leg kick.
Argo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Argo throws a low kick, looking for Tony's leg but Tony calmly moves out of range.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo is looking to land body kicks.
Argo throws a leg kick but Tony checks it.
Argo scores with a jab. Tony acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.
Argo tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tony swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Argo to score with a decent uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tony leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Argo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tony up against the cage.
Argo lands a knee to the head.
Argo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Argo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yashihiro Tony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Argo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tony is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Argo.
Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tony swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argo lands a jab-cross combination.
Argo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tony circles away.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Argo cracks Tony with a good jab.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Argo duly obliges.
Argo feints a jab promting Tony to slip. Argo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tony slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Argo tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Argo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Argo 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Argo!