PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Texas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Texas
vs
Bandito

190 cm
29
290 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

203 cm
35
300 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexis Texas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frito Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Texas misses with a left hand
and Bandito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Texas throws a body kick that misses
and Bandito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Texas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Texas leaves Bandito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bandito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Texas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Texas throws a sloppy head kick and Bandito moves out of range easily.
Bandito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Texas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown but Texas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexis Texas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frito Bandito.
Nice sprawl there from Texas as Bandito shoots in.
Texas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bandito counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito has a takedown stuffed.
Texas looks to throw the jab but Bandito is out of range.
Bandito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Texas.
Texas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bandito throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Texas's waist but Texas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bandito off to one side.
Bandito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown but Texas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Texas throws a push kick but Bandito slaps the foot to one side.

Bandito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bandito blocking some punches.
Bandito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Texas backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bandito as Texas tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Texas throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandito.
Texas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bandito jumps into guard, dragging Texas to the mat.
Bandito keeping moving, preventing Texas from controlling successfully.
Bandito managing to control the position.
Texas trying to control but Bandito is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alexis Texas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bandito rushes Texas and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bandito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bandito blocks an uppercut.
Texas throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandito.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bandito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bandito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Texas misses with some punches.

Bandito pulls guard successfully.
Bandito wants to sweep here but Texas controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bandito kicks Texas off and gets to his feet.
Bandito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bandito works over Texas's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Alexis Texas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandito connects with the punch.
Horrible takedown by Bandito or perhaps it was just good defense by Texas which made him look bad.
Texas blocks a head kick by Bandito.
Texas misses with the body kick
and Bandito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Texas is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Bandito instigates a clinch.
Texas misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Texas fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Texas.
Bandito wants to stall.
Come on Bandito - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bandito tries to land knees in the clinch but Texas avoids the damage to the body.

Bandito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Texas tries to keep at a distance but Bandito has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bandito breaks the clinch.
Texas misses with a head kick.
Bandito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandito is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Texas stuffs the takedown.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Texas!
Bandito looks winded!
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!
Bandito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Texas digs a good hook to Bandito's body.
Bandito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Texas.
Texas throws a head kick that misses.
Texas scores with a leg kick.
Texas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bandito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Bandito. Those never looked like landing.
Texas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Texas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Texas lands with a nice body punch.
Texas stuns Bandito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Texas is looking to wear down Bandito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Texas throws a wild body kick that Bandito sees coming a mile off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bandito misses with a head kick.
Texas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandito throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Texas's waist but Texas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bandito off to one side.
Texas throws a push kick but Bandito slaps the foot to one side.
Bandito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Texas misses with a body kick.
Texas lands with a kick to the temple. Bandito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Frito Bandito has been cut.
Texas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandito was well out of range. Poor timing from Texas.
Bandito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandito shoots in for a double leg but Texas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandito wants to clinch up but Texas keeps it at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Texas.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Texas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Texas.
Bandito avoids a kick to the body.
Texas throws out a leg kick but Bandito moves out of range and Texas only half commits.
Texas throws a head kick but Bandito moves out of range.
Texas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Texas throws a push kick but Bandito slaps the foot to one side.
Texas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandito moves out of range of the body kick.
Texas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Texas misses with a wild body shot.
Texas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandito manages to avoid it.
Alexis Texas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Texas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bandito blocks the leg kick.
Texas misses with a body shot.
Bandito feints a jab promting Texas to slip. Bandito then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Texas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bandito.
Texas scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Texas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Texas throws the kick towards the body but Bandito avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Texas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Texas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandito was well out of range. Poor timing from Texas.
Bandito with a hook.
Texas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandito moves away.
Bandito avoids the head kick by Texas.
Texas throws a head kick that Bandito semi-blocks.
Texas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bandito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bandito avoids the body shot from Texas.
Texas misses the shot to the body.
Bandito misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandito connects with the punch.
Texas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito drops his hands momentarily and Texas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bandito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Texas finds it's way round the side to connect with Bandito's head.
Texas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bandito is breathing heavily.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Texas as he jumps to the side.
Texas throws a body kick that misses
and Bandito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Texas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Texas tries to land a front kick but Bandito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Texas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Texas misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Texas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexis Texas is winning the standup battle so far.
Texas throws a head kick that misses
and Bandito counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexis Texas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Texas throws a push kick but Bandito slaps the foot to one side.
Texas scores with a sloppy right hand. Bandito should have avoided that one.
Texas avoids the head kick by Bandito.
Bandito tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Texas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Texas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bandito dives in and grabs Texas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Texas pushes down on Bandito's head and hops out.
Alexis Texas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frito Bandito.
Texas misses with a head kick.
Bandito throws a sloppy head kick and Texas moves out of range easily.
Bandito avoids a kick to the body.

Texas closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Texas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bandito blocks a body shot from Texas.
Texas swings wildly with an uppercut but Bandito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Texas keeps control of Bandito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Texas misses with the head strike.
Bandito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Texas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bandito's elbow.
Texas has Bandito pressed against the ropes, preventing Bandito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bandito is trying to pull guard but Texas has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Texas tries to stall but Bandito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bandito blocks an uppercut.
Texas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bandito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Texas.
Texas avoids the elbow strike from Bandito, against the ropes.
Texas working aggressively here.
Bandito looking to slow down the pace here.
Texas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandito's efforts to push away.
Bandito is trying to pull guard but Texas turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Texas misses with the head strike.
Texas misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bandito.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Texas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bandito's elbow.
Texas can't find room to land a body shot as Bandito controls the action.
Texas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bandito prevents a body shot from Texas.

Bandito manages to pull guard.
Texas preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bandito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Texas!
Texas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bandito content just to control the position here.
Texas tries to reverse the position but Bandito maintains control.
Bandito controlling his opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frito Bandito was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Texas scores with a leg kick.
Bandito moves out of range of the body kick.

Bandito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Bandito breaks from the clinch.
Bandito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Texas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bandito moves in looking to clinch but Texas pushes him off.
Texas feints and then cracks Bandito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandito down.
Frito Bandito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Texas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandito avoids the head kick by Texas.
Bandito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Texas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bandito's head.
Bandito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Texas misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Texas misses
and Bandito counters with a one-two to the body.
Texas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandito manages to avoid it.
Texas throws a sloppy head kick and Bandito moves out of range easily.
Bandito throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Texas's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Texas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bandito throws a head kick but Texas moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Texas. Bandito does a little dance to reset his feet.

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 Alexis Texas.
I think Texas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Alexis Texas!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Alexis Texas!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Alexis Texas!

Alexis Texas wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Alexis Texas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.