PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Goku Sekimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekimoto comes to the ring accompanied by Open Your Eyes . De Jong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonny De Jong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sekimoto
vs
De Jong

173 cm
22
172 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goku Sekimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny De Jong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sekimoto circles away.
Sekimoto throws a right and a left that De Jong avoids nicely.

De Jong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sekimoto throws an elbow but it misses.
De Jong tries a knee to the head but Sekimoto blocks it.
De Jong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sekimoto's face.
De Jong lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Goku Sekimoto has been cut.
De Jong lands an elbow inside.
Sekimoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sekimoto blocks an elbow strike from De Jong.

Sekimoto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sekimoto throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
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.
Sekimoto is controlling De Jong's posture.
Sekimoto trying to strike off his back.
Sekimoto trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sekimoto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but De Jong has passed into side control.
De Jong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sekimoto keeps working.
Sekimoto is trying to control De Jong's posture but De Jong avoids it.
Sekimoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Jong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sekimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two 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.
De Jong tries to clinch but Sekimoto moves away

so Sekimoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Jong pulls Sekimoto in close to his closed guard and prevents Sekimoto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sekimoto stopping the sweep attempt from De Jong.
Sekimoto postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekimoto won't allow De Jong to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Jong holds on and takes a little breather.
De Jong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sekimoto looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Jong tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sekimoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sekimoto controlling from the top position.
Sekimoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jong wants to sweep but no luck.
Sekimoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Jong keeping moving, preventing Sekimoto from controlling successfully.
Sekimoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sekimoto looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goku Sekimoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goku Sekimoto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Jong tries to clinch

and Sekimoto counters with a single leg into guard. De Jong didn't expect that.
Sekimoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sekimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but De Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Jong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sekimoto is fighting to break De Jong's control of his arms but De Jong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Jong controls Sekimoto momentarily but Sekimoto frees himself.
Sekimoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Jong is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekimoto won't allow De Jong to sweep him here.
De Jong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Jong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sekimoto manages to get himself to full guard.

Sekimoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sekimoto working a defensive guard but De Jong passes into half guard.
De Jong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sekimoto keeps working.
Sekimoto is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong is nestled in close to Sekimoto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sekimoto is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
De Jong wants to clinch

and Sekimoto counters by moving into the clinch.

Sekimoto pulls guard effortlessly.
De Jong postures up.
De Jong trying to control but Sekimoto is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sekimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sekimoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sekimoto wants to sweep here but De Jong controlling him for the moment.
De Jong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sekimoto is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goku Sekimoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goku Sekimoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

De Jong tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sekimoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Jong trying to control here.
Sekimoto is trying to control the action in half guard but De Jong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sekimoto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sekimoto is thwarting De Jong's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekimoto is stalling here. De Jong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sekimoto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and De Jong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sekimoto looks to move to half guard but instead De Jong has passed into mount! Damn!
Sekimoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Jong controlling his opponent.
Sekimoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sekimoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Jong avoids the attempt from Sekimoto to control.
De Jong controlling the pace for now.
De Jong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jonny De Jong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by De Jong.
De Jong tries to control but Sekimoto wriggling away.
De Jong with a couple of short strikes.

That's four 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.

De Jong jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sekimoto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sekimoto trying to control but De Jong flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
De Jong tries to get the hooks in deep but Sekimoto pushed the leg off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Sekimoto right now.
Sekimoto holding both De Jong 's hands and preventing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Goku Sekimoto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sekimoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goku Sekimoto!