PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toshi ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ba's entrance music is drowning pool-Bodies. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ba
vs
Ninja

180 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshi ba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Ninja with that takedown attempt.

Ninja manages to get an easy takedown there - catching ba on his heels. He'll look to pass ba's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
ba keeping moving, preventing Ninja from controlling successfully.
ba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
ba wants to stand but Ninja is controlling the position.

ba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ninja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with ba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ninja stands and throws ba's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ninja stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A cross from ba lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Toshi ba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Ninja.
Ninja moves out of range of the strikes.
Ninja slips a jab and a cross from ba.

ba tries to sprawl but Ninja drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ninja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ninja frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ninja wants to control the pace but ba is squirming around nicely.
ba is bucking up trying to escape but Ninja cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ninja controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja avoids the attempt from ba to control.
ba is bucking up trying to escape but Ninja cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ninja landing punches.
ba is breathing heavily.
ba taking shots to the head.
ba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ba is working to get back to half guard.
Ninja scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish ba?
ba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ninja looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ninja cracks ba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ninja raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ninja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ninja controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Ninja might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ninja landing strikes from the mount and ba is in trouble!
Ninja with a couple of short strikes.
Ninja landing strikes from the mount.
Ninja unloading with bombs!
Ninja landing shots from mount.
Ninja lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

ba is rocked!
Ninja controlling from mount.
Oh ba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ninja pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Ninja dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from ba enables Ninja to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. ba manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
ba seems to have got his legs back now.
Ninja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of ba's head.

ba has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ninja is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for ba.
Ninja working the head with strikes.
ba trying to remain calm as Ninja controls from the top position.
Let's hope that Ninja has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
ba prevents Ninja from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ninja lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Ninja stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ba tries to clinch up but Ninja circles away and keeps his distance.
Ninja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
ba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja tries to score a power double leg takedown but ba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ninja somewhat.
ba misses with an uppercut. Ninja saw that one coming.
ba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ba jabs Ninja right on the nose. Ninja blinks but takes it well.
Ninja moves away from the strike by ba.
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!
Ninja fails with a takedown attempt.
Toshi ba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Ninja.

Ninja closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. ba quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ninja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ninja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ninja not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is looking to advance position but ba won't allow it.
Ninja controlling the action here.

Dante Ninja has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ninja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

ba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninja is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
ba keeping moving, preventing Ninja from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Ninja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ninja shoots in but ba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Ninja or perhaps it was just good defense by ba which made him look bad.
ba connects with a nice looking jab.

Ninja drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

ba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

ba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ninja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ninja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

ba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ninja decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ninja closes the distance and clinches up with ba, looking for a takedown. Ninja pushes ba against the cage but ba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toshi ba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Ninja.
ba misses with a wild body shot.

Ninja is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in ba's half guard.
Ninja perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
ba is in trouble now - Ninja has advanced to mount!
ba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ba is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ninja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ninja with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ninja looking to finish ba with some ground and pound. This is bad for ba!
ba is in a horrible position here. Ninja smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ninja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ninja scoring with strikes but ba is staying in there.
Ninja raining down shots from the mount!
Ninja controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toshi ba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ninja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ba hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ninja lands a nice shot to the head.
Ninja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ninja controlling his opponent.
Ninja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ba hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja scoring with strikes but ba is staying in there.
Ninja controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Ninja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ninja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Ninja!