PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rich Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titik Bulinaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulinaw has chosen I've Never Felt This Way as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Andrews
vs
Bulinaw

168 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titik Bulinaw!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bulinaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Bulinaw has closed the distance and engaged Andrews in a clinch.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but Bulinaw is blocking nicely.
Bulinaw is working for takedown but Andrews is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Andrews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bulinaw.
Bulinaw misses with the head strike.

Andrews pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bulinaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulinaw lands a couple of elbows.
Andrews might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andrews has Bulinaw pulled in close to control his posture.

Andrews pushes Bulinaw off and scrambles back to his feet.

Andrews clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bulinaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andrews has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bulinaw after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bulinaw manages to break the clinch.
Bulinaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bulinaw defends it nicely.
Bulinaw throws out a powerful jab.
Titik Bulinaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulinaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Bulinaw moves into the clinch.
Bulinaw goes for a takedown in the clinch but Andrews prevents it.
Bulinaw tries to pull guard but Andrews forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andrews prevents the takedown attempt.
Bulinaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulinaw missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to get back to striking at distance but Bulinaw won't allow it.

Bulinaw breaks from the clinch.
Bulinaw swinging wildly here.
Bulinaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Bulinaw looks to land a combination. Andrews sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Andrews shoots for a double leg takedown but Bulinaw sprawls well. He's pushed Andrews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bulinaw wants to clinch but Andrews slips to the side
and Andrews counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews shoots in looking for a takedown but Bulinaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andrews's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Bulinaw is avoiding it.
Andrews with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bulinaw counters with a series of strikes that sends Andrews to the canvas! Bulinaw follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Andrews is rocked!
Bulinaw looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulinaw is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Andrews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrews has momentary wrist control but Bulinaw slips an elbow through the middle.
Bulinaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Bulinaw drops back looking for a leg! Andrews is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andrews manages to kick Bulinaw off! Bulinaw jumps back into Andrews's guard.
Andrews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andrews is pulling down on Bulinaw's head. It's preventing any offense from Bulinaw, at least for the moment.
Andrews wants to sweep here but Bulinaw controlling him for the moment.
Andrews is trying to keep Bulinaw in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulinaw distracts Andrews with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bulinaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrews is keeping the position for now.
Bulinaw prevents Andrews from getting back to his feet.
Andrews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andrews lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bulinaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bulinaw avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andrews.
Bulinaw tries to kick Andrews off but Andrews keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titik Bulinaw 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.

Andrews misses with a takedown attempt - Bulinaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andrews seems to have got his legs back now.

Bulinaw forces Andrews back against the cage and clinches.

Bulinaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rich Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bulinaw decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Andrews is controlling Bulinaw's trapped leg to prevent Bulinaw from advancing to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bulinaw thows a huge punch but Andrews dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is looking for a sweep. Bulinaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bulinaw connects with a nice short shot to Andrews's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bulinaw connects with a nice short shot to Andrews's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews is not content to let Bulinaw control the position.
Bulinaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andrews is trying to stand up here but Bulinaw is controlling him well.
Andrews tries to get to full guard but Bulinaw has control of the leg.
Andrews has his hands clasped together around Bulinaw's back. He's all about the action.
Bulinaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Bulinaw.
Bulinaw trying to control from half guard but Andrews is working away.
Andrews is trying to stand back up but Bulinaw is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulinaw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulinaw is trying to control. Andrews wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andrews looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bulinaw controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulinaw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Andrews trying to hold on to Bulinaw's head to control him but Bulinaw postures up.
Andrews is looking for a sweep. Bulinaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bulinaw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Andrews has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andrews is trying to stand.
Bulinaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bulinaw is looking for a kimura here.
Titik Bulinaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andrews wants to get back to his feet.
Andrews is trying to get back to full guard.
Andrews is looking to escape.
Andrews wants to control but Bulinaw is keeping busy.
Bulinaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bulinaw controlling the action here.
Bulinaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to stand up here but Bulinaw is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Bulinaw there.
Andrews taking some punishment here, with Bulinaw in his half guard.
Bulinaw keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Andrews is looking to improve his position.
Andrews blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bulinaw.
Well, if Bulinaw is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrews is trying to maintain the position but Bulinaw is very close to passing his half guard.
Bulinaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews wants to get back to his feet.
Bulinaw prevents Andrews from improving his position.
Bulinaw landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titik Bulinaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.

Bulinaw shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Andrews manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bulinaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulinaw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bulinaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andrews manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Andrews throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Andrews lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andrews with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulinaw is trying to stand.
Andrews postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bulinaw looks a forlorn figure.
Andrews misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Andrews thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Andrews postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bulinaw looks a forlorn figure.
Andrews working the ground and pound effectively.
Andrews throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bulinaw because Andrews loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is landing with some decent strikes but Bulinaw is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Andrews lands a big shot there that rocks Bulinaw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Andrews throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Andrews punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Andrews is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Bulinaw is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Bulinaw flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Andrews anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Bulinaw and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Andrews slips an arm under Bulinaw chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Andrews has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Andrews is squeezing on Bulinaw like an anaconda would it's prey. Bulinaw fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rich Andrews!
The defeated Titik Bulinaw had this to say: 'Thanks to all my fans. I'll be back.'.