PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alofa Luki Mamea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Messatsu Shouryuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messatsu Shouryuu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alofa Luki Mamea's chin.

Luki Mamea
vs
Shouryuu

195 cm
19
335 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alofa Luki Mamea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Messatsu Shouryuu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shouryuu darts in and clinches Mamea up against the cage.
Shouryuu tries to land knees in the clinch but Mamea avoids the damage to the body.
Mamea is trying to maintain a safe position but Shouryuu gets an underhook and turns Mamea into the cage.
Mamea effectively controlling the action here.
Shouryuu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mamea is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shouryuu lands a knee to the body.
Shouryuu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamea.
Shouryuu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Alofa Luki Mamea has been cut.
Shouryuu scores a nice knee to the body.
Shouryuu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamea avoids it.
Shouryuu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shouryuu with a knee to the head.
Shouryuu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mamea's defenses.
Shouryuu scores a nice knee to the body.
Shouryuu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamea avoids it.
Mamea dodges an elbow strike from Shouryuu.
Shouryuu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamea.
Shouryuu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamea avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shouryuu obliges.
Mamea takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Shouryuu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shouryuu trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shouryuu throws an elbow but misses.
Shouryuu working Mamea over with knees to the body.
Mamea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shouryuu lands a knee to the body.
Mamea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shouryuu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shouryuu tries to land knees in the clinch but Mamea avoids the damage to the body.
Shouryuu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mamea's defenses.
Mamea blocks an elbow strike from Shouryuu.
Shouryuu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shouryuu throws an elbow but it misses.
Shouryuu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mamea in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shouryuu lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamea won't want to take too many of those.
Shouryuu prevents Mamea from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shouryuu.
Shouryuu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shouryuu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shouryuu.
Nice elbow from Shouryuu.
Shouryuu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shouryuu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shouryuu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mamea's brow.
Shouryuu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mamea in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shouryuu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamea avoids it.
Shouryuu tries to land knees in the clinch but Mamea avoids the damage to the body.
Shouryuu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamea is defending well for now.
Mamea content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shouryuu.
Shouryuu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mamea blocks the elbow strike.
Mamea managing to block the knees to the body from Shouryuu.
Shouryuu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shouryuu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouryuu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shouryuu pushes off an throws an elbow but Mamea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shouryuu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shouryuu lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shouryuu lands an elbow inside.
Mamea blocks an elbow strike.
Shouryuu missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shouryuu.
Mamea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shouryuu scores a nice knee to the body.
Shouryuu lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shouryuu throws an elbow but misses.
Mamea avoids a wild elbow strike from Shouryuu.
Mamea blocks an elbow strike.
Mamea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shouryuu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamea avoids it.
Mamea swings wildly with an uppercut but Shouryuu uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouryuu trying to land knees to the body.
Shouryuu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamea is defending well for now.
Mamea taking a breather.
Shouryuu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamea avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shouryuu.
Shouryuu misses with an elbow strike.
Shouryuu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Alofa Luki Mamea's cut is getting worse.
Shouryuu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mamea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shouryuu missing with knees to the body.
Shouryuu missing with knees to the body.
Mamea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shouryuu pushes off an throws an elbow but Mamea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shouryuu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mamea's brow.
Mamea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shouryuu blocks a body shot from Mamea.
Shouryuu working Mamea over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Messatsu Shouryuu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alofa Luki Mamea's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mamea misses with the combination.

Mamea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Mamea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shouryuu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mamea in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamea wants to control but Shouryuu is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Mamea is trying to get an arm triangle but Shouryuu is defending well.
Shouryuu parries the strikes from Mamea easily there. Mamea is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shouryuu to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shouryuu is trying to get back to his feet.
Mamea is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shouryuu will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mamea working the ground and pound but Shouryuu is defending the strikes.
Mamea is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamea throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shouryuu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mamea content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mamea is looking to advance position but Shouryuu won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mamea in particular looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alofa Luki Mamea.

Shouryuu has closed the distance and engaged Mamea in a clinch.
Mamea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mamea trying to stall but Shouryuu improves his position.
Shouryuu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamea is defending well for now.
Mamea tries a body shot but Shouryuu blocks it.
Shouryuu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamea is defending well for now.
Mamea missing with knees to the body.
Shouryuu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mamea's defenses.
Shouryuu trying to land knees to the body.
Shouryuu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamea.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shouryuu.
Shouryuu tries to land knees in the clinch but Mamea avoids the damage to the body.
Shouryuu blocks a body shot from Mamea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alofa Luki Mamea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alofa Luki Mamea's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mamea has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mamea changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shouryuu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alofa Luki Mamea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shouryuu has managed to clinch.
Shouryuu lands a knee to the body.
Shouryuu tries to land knees in the clinch but Mamea avoids the damage to the body.
Shouryuu lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamea won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shouryuu with a knee to the head.
Shouryuu trying to land knees to the body.
Shouryuu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shouryuu lands a nice knee to the body.
Mamea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mamea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shouryuu missing with knees to the body.
Shouryuu working Mamea over with knees to the body.
Shouryuu connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Shouryuu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shouryuu missing with knees to the body.
Shouryuu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mamea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shouryuu scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Shouryuu.
Shouryuu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mamea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mamea taking a breather.
Shouryuu lands a nice knee to the body.
Shouryuu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Shouryuu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shouryuu throws an elbow but misses.
Shouryuu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamea avoids it.
Shouryuu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamea is defending well for now.
Mamea stalling.
Mamea blocks an elbow strike from Shouryuu.
Shouryuu trying to land knees to the body.
Mamea stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mamea stalling in the clinch.
Mamea takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shouryuu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shouryuu obliges.
Shouryuu crunches a lovely knee into Mamea's ribcage.
Shouryuu lands an elbow inside that Mamea shrugs off.
Mamea looking to stall.
Shouryuu working Mamea over with knees to the body.
Mamea taking a breather.
Shouryuu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shouryuu working Mamea over with knees to the body.
Mamea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shouryuu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamea.
Mamea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mamea avoiding damage as Shouryuu throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouryuu connects with a knee to the head.
Shouryuu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shouryuu misses with an elbow over the top.
Mamea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Shouryuu.
Mamea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shouryuu looking to throw knees to the head but Mamea is blocking nicely.
Shouryuu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamea.
Mamea's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mamea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shouryuu lands a knee to the head.
Mamea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shouryuu.
Shouryuu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mamea trying to stall but Shouryuu improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouryuu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mamea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mamea wants a takedown.
Shouryuu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shouryuu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamea is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shouryuu crunches a lovely knee into Mamea's ribcage.
Shouryuu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mamea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alofa Luki Mamea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Messatsu Shouryuu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shouryuu crunches a lovely knee into Mamea's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Shouryuu.
Shouryuu lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mamea avoiding damage as Shouryuu throws knees to the body.
Shouryuu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shouryuu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shouryuu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Messatsu Shouryuu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shouryuu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Messatsu Shouryuu!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Messatsu Shouryuu!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Messatsu Shouryuu!

Messatsu Shouryuu wins by unanimous decision!
Messatsu Shouryuu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.