PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hernandez Xavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Crew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez Xavi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Xavi
vs
Crew

181 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

158 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hernandez Xavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Crew!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Xavi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crew to the mat! Crew manages to get full guard.
Xavi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xavi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crew trying to control the position.
Xavi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crew's head.
Crew keeping moving, preventing Xavi from controlling successfully.
Crew wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Xavi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Xavi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xavi trying to control the position from guard on top but Crew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Xavi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xavi with the ground and pound but Crew uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Xavi chips away with some ground and pound.
Xavi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xavi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xavi trying to control but Crew is working from the bottom.
Xavi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crew's head.
Xavi wants to pass the guard but Crew is keeping the position.
Crew keeping moving, preventing Xavi from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crew is trying to keep Xavi in close.
Xavi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xavi looking to sit in guard and control but Crew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Xavi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crew defends it easily.

Xavi is looking for a triangle here but Crew uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Xavi is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Xavi is controlling Crew's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Crew is trying to control. Xavi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Xavi trying to hold on to Crew's head to control him but Crew postures up.
Xavi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crew trying to control the action but Xavi is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by The Crew.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xavi.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xavi.
Xavi is breathing heavily.
Xavi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Xavi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Xavi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Xavi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crew slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crew is trying to control but can't.
Xavi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Xavi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xavi is nestled in close to Crew, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crew is not content to let Xavi control the position.
Xavi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crew slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crew should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Xavi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crew manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Crew avoids the attempt from Xavi to control.
Crew trying to control but Xavi is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Xavi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Xavi tries to hold on but Crew postures up.
Xavi is trying to escape the mount.
Crew looking to control but Xavi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crew avoids the attempt from Xavi to control.
Crew wants to control the pace but Xavi is squirming around nicely.
Xavi wants to control but Crew is having none of it.
Xavi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crew thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crew trying to control but Xavi is having none of it.
Xavi tries to reverse the position but Crew maintains control.
Crew can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xavi is looking to escape.
Xavi is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crew avoids the attempt from Xavi to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hernandez Xavi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xavi 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 10:9
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hernandez Xavi!
A very excited looking Hernandez Xavi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.