PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agent Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fran
vs
Orange

193 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agent Orange!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fran.
Orange throws a wild body kick that Fran sees coming a mile off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orange.

Orange moves into range and clinches up with Fran.
Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Orange.

It looks like Mauro Fran has been cut.
Fran lands a body punch.
Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Orange.
Orange tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fran misses with a body punch.
Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
Orange blocks an uppercut.
Fran keeps control of Orange as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orange lands a good knee to the midsection. Fran won't want to take too many of those.
Fran is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Orange's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orange misses with a head kick.
Orange looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fran avoids the head kick by Orange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange misses with a looping right.
Orange scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Orange.
Nice straight punches there by Orange. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orange.
Good leg kick by Orange there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange connects with a leg kick. Fran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Orange clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orange creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orange is leaning against Fran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Orange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orange lands a nice looking body kick.
Orange throws a head kick but Fran moves out of range.
Fran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orange.

Orange pushes Fran up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Orange on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orange misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fran.
Orange with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orange landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orange.
Fran swings wildly with an uppercut but Orange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orange misses with a knee to the head.
Orange tries a knee to the head but Fran blocks it.
Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Orange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Orange.
Orange prevents a body shot from Fran.
Orange missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agent Orange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Fran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Orange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fran misses with a low kick as Orange jumps back.
Fran connects with the punch.
Fran punishes Orange's body with a nice straight punch.
Orange misses with a wild body shot.

Orange clinches up with Fran and pushes him back against the cage.
Orange tries to throw a body punch but Fran avoids it by throwing Orange back against the cage.
Orange misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fran.
Orange scores a nice knee to the body.
Orange using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orange blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Orange.
Fran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but Fran blocks with his arms.
Orange misses with a knee strike.
Orange unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orange tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Orange.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orange.
Orange looking to throw knees to the head but Fran is blocking nicely.
Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orange trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orange.
Orange has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fran tries to work over Orange's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orange.
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orange lands a hook that snaps the head of Fran backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Agent Orange seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orange misses with a knee to the head.
Orange tries to land knees in the clinch but Fran avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fran can't find room to land a body shot as Orange controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orange digs a right hand into Fran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fran's gas tank.
Orange unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orange lands a nice knee to the body.
Orange scores with a knee to the head.
Orange lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orange connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fran's face.
Orange tries to work over Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mauro Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orange digs a right hand underneath Fran's ribcage. Fran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orange lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agent Orange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orange has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Agent Orange!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Agent Orange!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Agent Orange!

Agent Orange wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Agent Orange 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.