PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aegon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ Shadow / Six Days. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Blackfyre
vs
Dragon

180 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

173 cm
31
200 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aegon Blackfyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dragon has closed the distance and engaged Blackfyre in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dragon.

Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Blackfyre has closed the distance and engaged Dragon in a clinch.
Blackfyre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragon smiles and moves away.
Dragon misses with a wild combination.
Blackfyre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dragon is fending him off so far but Blackfyre persists. Nope, Dragon circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackfyre is looking to clinch but Dragon is avoiding it.
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
Blackfyre slips under a jab from Dragon.
Dragon throws a looping overhand right but Blackfyre ducks down to avoid it.
Dragon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aegon Blackfyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfyre wants to clinch
and Blackfyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre looks to land a combination but Dragon avoids it well.
Dragon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Blackfyre counters by moving into the clinch.
Dragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragon misses with some punches.
Blackfyre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blackfyre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dragon to keep the fight standing.
Blackfyre prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackfyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon is leaning against Blackfyre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragon missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfyre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragon.
Dragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Dragon. Those never looked like landing.
Dragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Blackfyre throws the kick towards the body but Dragon avoids it.
Dragon lands a nice shot that snaps Blackfyre's head back.
Blackfyre closes the distance and clinches up with Dragon, looking for a takedown. Blackfyre pushes Dragon against the cage but Dragon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Blackfyre avoids them all with ease.

Dragon forces Blackfyre back against the cage and clinches.
Dragon tries to circle away but Blackfyre has him pinned against the cage.
Blackfyre tries to score a body lock takedown but Dragon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackfyre ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blackfyre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blackfyre controls Dragon momentarily but Dragon frees himself.
Dragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackfyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackfyre is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackfyre is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dragon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blackfyre, up you get!
Blackfyre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackfyre takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre has a takedown stuffed.
Dragon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blackfyre's head backwards.
Miguelito Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Dragon.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackfyre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dragon swivels and escapes.
Dragon ducks under a wild hook from Blackfyre.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Dragon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dragon scores with a hook.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Blackfyre moves out of range.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Blackfyre rushes Dragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blackfyre tries to pull guard but Dragon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dragon tries to circle away but Blackfyre has him pinned against the cage.
Blackfyre looking to stall.

Dragon breaks from the clinch.
Blackfyre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses
and Blackfyre counters with a good, hard body kick but Dragon shrugs it off.
Blackfyre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragon defends it nicely.

Dragon instigates a clinch.
Blackfyre avoiding damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre prevents a body shot from Dragon.

Dragon breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Dragon finds it's way through Blackfyre's defenses.
Dragon throws a combination. Blackfyre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dragon misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon takes a swing at Blackfyre's ribcage but misses.
Dragon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blackfyre's head.

Blackfyre has Dragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragon is trying to break free.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dragon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackfyre keeps control of Dragon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre has Dragon pushed against the cage.
Blackfyre can't get the takedown.
Blackfyre throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Dragon on the inside.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike.
Dragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Blackfyre.
Dragon is pushing Blackfyre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blackfyre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dragon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackfyre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dragon is keeping busy.

Dragon manages to break the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dragon loads up on a big right hand but Blackfyre slips the punch.
Dragon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dragon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dragon is looking to clinch but Blackfyre is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackfyre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragon misses with a two punch combination.
Dragon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blackfyre.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackfyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackfyre wants to clinch.
Blackfyre throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses with a looping right.
Dragon thuds a left hand into Blackfyre's body.

Blackfyre gets caught flat footed, as Dragon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Blackfyre has his foot on Dragon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dragon works his way back into a safe position though.

Dragon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Blackfyre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackfyre scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Dragon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blackfyre in his tracks.
Blackfyre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragon's waist but Dragon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackfyre off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon throws a right hand that misses
and Blackfyre counters with a left to the body.
Blackfyre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguelito Dragon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blackfyre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragon's sensitive parts.
Blackfyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Dragon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragon looking to stall.
Dragon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blackfyre fails to pull guard.
Dragon wants to get back to striking at distance but Blackfyre won't allow it.

Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackfyre misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Dragon misses its intended target.
Dragon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Decent striking displayed by Dragon there.
Dragon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dragon throws a lazy right hand but Blackfyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackfyre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dragon misses with a wild combination.
Blackfyre closes the distance and clinches up with Dragon, looking for a takedown. Blackfyre pushes Dragon against the cage but Dragon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blackfyre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackfyre avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dragon instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackfyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackfyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Blackfyre moves into the clinch successfully.
Dragon working hard to break the clinch.
Dragon can't find room to land a body shot as Blackfyre controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dragon manages to break the clinch.
Dragon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Blackfyre moves into the clinch successfully.

Dragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragon tries to clinch but Blackfyre is having none of it.
Dragon misses with a body shot.
Dragon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackfyre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackfyre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackfyre slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Dragon closes the distance and clinches.
Dragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackfyre wants to take the fight to the mat but Dragon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aegon Blackfyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfyre prevents a takedown attempt there.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch.
Dragon tries to clinch but Blackfyre moves out of range.
Dragon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackfyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses the body punch

and Blackfyre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragon won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackfyre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dragon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dragon stops Blackfyre from passing to mount.
Dragon manages to get back to half guard.
Blackfyre wants to control but Dragon is keeping him busy.
Dragon wants to control but Blackfyre is keeping busy.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre wants to stand up but Dragon is controlling the position.
Dragon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blackfyre is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
Dragon pushes Blackfyre off but Blackfyre dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dragon's face as Blackfyre controls the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dragon struggling a bit here.
Blackfyre is looking to take a break and control but Dragon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dragon prevents Blackfyre from improving position.
Dragon is looking for a sweep.
Blackfyre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragon keeps working.
Aegon Blackfyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Blackfyre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragon misses with a double jab.
Blackfyre is looking to clinch.
Blackfyre shoots in and drives through. Dragon sprawls well.
Dragon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dragon misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Blackfyre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.

Blackfyre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dragon to the ground. Blackfyre is now in Dragon's guard.
Dragon wants to stand and escape but Blackfyre is having none of it.
Blackfyre postures up in Dragon's guard and throws a big left but Dragon blocks it.

Blackfyre gets to his feet - Dragon follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon cracks the inside of Blackfyre's front leg.
Dragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackfyre shoots in and drives through. Dragon sprawls well.
Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackfyre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackfyre scrambles back to his feet.
Dragon lands with a nice combination. Blackfyre backs away looking to recover.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dragon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blackfyre.
Dragon thuds his right hand into Blackfyre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dragon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragon throws a right hand that Blackfyre ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackfyre also avoids with ease.
Dragon throws a right hand that Blackfyre ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackfyre also avoids with ease.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackfyre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Blackfyre clinches up with Dragon and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon is pressed up against the cage. Blackfyre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dragon down to the mat. Dragon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Dragon with that takedown attempt.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguelito Dragon.
I think Dragon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Miguelito Dragon!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Miguelito Dragon!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Miguelito Dragon!

Miguelito Dragon wins by unanimous decision!