PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tazz Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dumb Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevens
vs
Ass

183 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tazz Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dumb Ass!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Ass with that takedown attempt.
Ass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ass looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ass shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevens pinned against the cage. Stevens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tazz Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dumb Ass.

Stevens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stevens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ass slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass is trying to get back to full guard.
Stevens is pressing down on Ass's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ass is holding on for now.
Ass gets back to full guard.
Ass is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stevens is refusing to be controlled, as Ass sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ass is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stevens won't allow Ass to pass to mount.
Ass missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ass is trying to control the action in half guard but Stevens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass is looking to advance position but Stevens won't allow it.
Stevens is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ass has his takedown stuffed

and Stevens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ass's guard now.
Ass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ass trying to keep a closed guard but Stevens is proving a slippery customer.
Ass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Ass.

Ass working for submissions but it's allowed Stevens to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevens controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tazz Stevens dominated that round.
That's time! Stevens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ass closes the distance looking to clinch

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Stevens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ass's guard now.
Ass is trying to keep Stevens in close.
Ass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass looking for a sweep. Not yet Ass, not yet.

Ass looking for a guillotine here but Stevens defends easily.
Ass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stevens controls the pace.
Ass striking off his back but it's not causing Stevens any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

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

Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stevens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ass is looking to get to half guard.
Stevens wants to take Ass's back here but Ass is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Stevens controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ass is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ass flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ass tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
Ass is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stevens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ass keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevens controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ass wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tazz Stevens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ass misses with a takedown

and Stevens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ass's guard.
Ass wants to control the position but Stevens says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ass tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Ass has a hand on Stevens's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Stevens takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ass tries to reverse the position but Stevens maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ass tries to reverse the position but Stevens maintains control.
Ass tries to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.
Ass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ass is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ass is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ass stops Stevens from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ass is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevens has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass wants to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.
Ass flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ass tries to lock up and control but Stevens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ass is looking to get to half guard.
Stevens controlling the pace for now.
Ass tries to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ass is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dumb Ass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens controlling from mount.
Ass is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tazz Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tazz Stevens!