PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Know Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crazy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lauren
vs
Know Wrestling

158 cm
34
130 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

150 cm
27
130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Lauren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Know Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wrestling throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lauren tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wrestling is in Lauren's guard.
Wrestling works over Lauren with some ground and pound from guard.

Lauren throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lauren being controlled here, momentarily.
Lauren trying to strike off his back.

Wrestling decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lauren, up you get!
Nice uppercut lands for Wrestling. That snapped Lauren's head back.

Wrestling scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lauren tries to improve position but can't.
Wrestling controlling from side mount.
Lauren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Wrestling decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wrestling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrestling keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lauren.
Lauren tries to close the distance and clinch but Wrestling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lauren shoots in but Wrestling avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wrestling connects with a body shot that sends Lauren's belly button to the back.
Wrestling loads up on a big right hand but Lauren slips the punch.
Lauren has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo in the buildup to the fight.
Lauren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Wrestling.
Wrestling swats away the attempt to clinch by Lauren.
Lauren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wrestling circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wrestling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lauren won't be happy with that.
Wrestling scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrestling remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Let's hope that Wrestling has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Wrestling has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wrestling jabs at Lauren's body.
Lauren is looking to clinch but Wrestling is avoiding it.
Wrestling doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lauren with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wrestling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lauren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wrestling swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lauren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrestling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wrestling has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lauren is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lauren misses with the combination.
Wrestling now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wrestling keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauren misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrestling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lauren.
Lauren tries to clinch there but Wrestling circles away.
Wrestling slaps away a takedown attempt from Lauren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jill Lauren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wrestling swats away the attempt to clinch by Lauren.
Wrestling looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wrestling.
Lauren tries to bum rush Wrestling with a series of wild strikes but Wrestling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lauren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wrestling counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauren throws a right and a left that Wrestling avoids nicely.
Wrestling digs a good body shot into Lauren's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrestling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrestling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lauren moves in looking to clinch but Wrestling pushes him off.
Lauren doesn't manage to clinch there - Wrestling circles away.
Lauren tries to clinch
and Wrestling counters with a series of strikes. Lauren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lauren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wrestling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wrestling lands a nice looking body shot.

Wrestling manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lauren on his heels. He'll look to pass Lauren's guard now, I'm sure.
Wrestling postures up and lands a big shot to Lauren's brow.
Wrestling engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Lauren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wrestling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Know Wrestling dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wrestling lands a nice shot to the body.
Wrestling keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrestling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lauren swinging wildly here.
Lauren tries to clinch but Wrestling moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Wrestling misses.
Lauren moves in looking to clinch but Wrestling pushes him off.
Wrestling lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lauren tries to clinch but Wrestling is having none of it.
Wrestling is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lauren throws a nice looking combination but Wrestling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wrestling!
Wrestling is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lauren rather than just go for the knockout.
Wrestling tries to bum rush Lauren with a series of wild strikes but Lauren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauren wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauren tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wrestling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Wrestling coming out on top.
Wrestling scores with a jab to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Wrestling.

Lauren is rocked!
Wrestling digs a good body shot into Lauren's ribs.
Oh Lauren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lauren tries to clinch

and Wrestling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lauren won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestling scoring with punches and elbows.
Lauren is being controlled here.

Wrestling stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lauren doesn't manage to clinch there - Wrestling circles away.

Wrestling fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lauren to the ground. Wrestling is now in Lauren's guard.
Wrestling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lauren throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wrestling working some strikes from top position.
Wrestling engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wrestling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lauren's head.
Wrestling engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wrestling chips away with some ground and pound.
Lauren has a closed guard, preventing Wrestling from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wrestling advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Lauren wants to get back to his feet.
Lauren seems to have got his legs back now.
Wrestling remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lauren takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wrestling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lauren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wrestling wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wrestling landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wrestling lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lauren down.
Lauren is being controlled here.
Lauren takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wrestling landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauren is looking for a sweep.
Wrestling lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wrestling controls the position.
Lauren tries to improve position but can't.
I Know Wrestling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wrestling is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lauren will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Wrestling stands up.
Jill Lauren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lauren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lauren tries to clinch but Wrestling is having none of it.
Wrestling jabs at Lauren's body.
Lauren tries to clinch but Wrestling moves out of range.
Lauren closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Wrestling counter with a right hand.
Lauren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lauren wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauren swinging wildly here.
Lauren tries to clinch
and Wrestling counters with a one-two to the body.
Lauren is looking to clinch but Wrestling is avoiding it.
Lauren tries to clinch but Wrestling is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Wrestling's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestling leaves Lauren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wrestling changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lauren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Lauren scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like I Know Wrestling has been cut.
Wrestling lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lauren throws a nice looking combination but Wrestling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Know Wrestling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on I Know Wrestling's cut.
That's time! Lauren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Wrestling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lauren misses with a double jab
and Wrestling counters with a nice body shot.
Wrestling jabs Lauren right on the nose. Lauren blinks but takes it well.
Lauren tries to clinch but Wrestling moves away
and Wrestling counters with a huge left! Lauren is in big trouble! He's backing up but Wrestling isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lauren from any more damage. A dominating finish by Wrestling!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I Know Wrestling!
I Know Wrestling is the new bantamweight champion!