PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Fighter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cali
vs
Fighter

195 cm
21
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Global Empire MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Cali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fighter dives in and grabs Cali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cali pushes down on Fighter's head and hops out.
Cali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Fighter throws out a loose jab but Cali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cali goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Fighter.
Fighter shoots in but no luck this time.
Fighter leaves Cali with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Cali takes the fight into the clinch.
Fighter jumps guard but Cali turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ali Cali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Fighter.
Fighter is trying to break the clinch but Cali is controlling him.

Cali lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Cali wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cali is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fighter defending well though.
Cali is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fighter!
Cali looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cali looking to control but Fighter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cali controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fighter is in a horrible position here. Cali smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cali misses with a head shot.
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.
Cali trying to control but Fighter is having none of it.
Cali throws some wild stikes that Fighter manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cali wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Cali trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fighter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cali tries to clinch up but Fighter circles away and keeps his distance.
Cali closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fighter circles away.
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Cali slips the punch.

Cali feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cali looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cali trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fighter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ali Cali wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cali tries to clinch but Fighter moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Cali as Fighter shoots in.
No joy there for Cali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Cali shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fighter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cali trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cali is looking to stand up but Fighter won't let him.

Cali gets to his feet - Fighter follows without any prompting.
Cali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cali shoots in looking for a takedown. Fighter tries to sprawl out of it but Cali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fighter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Cali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter throws a jab when Cali was well out of range.
Fighter fails to land the takedown.
Cali looks for a takedown but Fighter sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali moves in looking to clinch but Fighter pushes him off.
Cali shoots in for a takedown but Fighter shows good takedown defense.
Fighter throws the kick towards the body but Cali avoids it.

Fighter tries to sprawl but Cali drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cali is trying to control. Fighter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cali is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Fighter reverses the position - he's now on top in Cali's guard.
Fighter looking to sit in guard and control but Cali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Cali from controlling successfully.
Fighter seems keen to control Cali's posture.
Ali Cali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cali trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Cali dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cali is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Fighter or perhaps it was just good defense by Cali which made him look bad.
Cali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.

Cali scores with a takedown into Fighter's guard.
Cali's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cali throwing strikes but missing.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cali trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Cali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cali wants to stand but Fighter is controlling his posture from full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Ali Cali wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cali shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cali showed some decent athleticism there.
Fighter wants to stand back up but Cali manages to pass into side control.
Justin Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cali trying to control the position but Fighter is working away.
Cali controlling the position from side mount.

Cali stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cali somewhat.
Fighter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cali decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fighter's guard.
Cali stops Fighter from standing up.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Cali from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cali is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ali Cali.
Cali fails with a takedown attempt.
Fighter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cali shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fighter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ali Cali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cali throws a strike aimed at the side of Fighter's head but Fighter avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Cali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cali 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Cali!