PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Janu Malkriado Gyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De La Cus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Death Grips/Macintosh Plus - Lord of the 420. Janu Malkriado Gyan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Malkriado Gyan
vs
Jose De La Cus

171 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

173 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Janu Malkriado Gyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jose De La Cus stuffs the takedown.

Gyan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gyan is thwarting Jose De La Cus's attempts to control the position.
Jose De La Cus is trying to stand up here but Gyan is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jose De La Cus wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus is looking to control Gyan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jose De La Cus avoid being mounted?
Jose De La Cus is trying to stand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gyan sets himself, and Jose De La Cus steps forward looking for the clinch! Gyan avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gyan tries for a takedown but Jose De La Cus circles away easily
and Jose De La Cus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janu Malkriado Gyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jose De La Cus pinned against the ropes. Jose De La Cus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gyan is breathing heavily.
Gyan with a poor takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a left to the body.
Gyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jose De La Cus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gyan tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Gyan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Gyan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gyan has his takedown stuffed
and Jose De La Cus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyan shoots and misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janu Malkriado Gyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jose De La Cus swivels and escapes.
A countering left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus slaps away a takedown attempt from Gyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jose De La Cus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jose De La Cus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jose De La Cus wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gyan wants to clinch but Jose De La Cus slips to the side
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Gyan with that takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gyan.
Jose De La Cus throws a counter combo.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gyan closes the distance but Jose De La Cus moves to the side
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyan has his takedown stuffed
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gyan fails with the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gyan thinking.
Gyan fails with the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyan fails with the takedown
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gyan with a poor takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gyan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Jose De La Cus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gyan'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.

Gyan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jose De La Cus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jose De La Cus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gyan.
Gyan shoots in for a double leg but Jose De La Cus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jose De La Cus feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janu Malkriado Gyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jose De La Cus but Jose De La Cus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A countering left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyan misses with a takedown
and Jose De La Cus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gyan tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus is having none of it.
Gyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jose De La Cus counters with a left to the body.

That's two 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.
Gyan misses with a takedown attempt
and Jose De La Cus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Janu Malkriado Gyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gyan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gyan sets himself, and Jose De La Cus steps forward looking for the clinch! Gyan avoids it this time.
Gyan shoots and misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Gyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jose De La Cus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gyan has his takedown stuffed
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gyan.
Carter Jose De La Cus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Jose De La Cus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jose De La Cus counters with a two punch combo.
Gyan has his takedown stuffed
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gyan thinking.
Janu Malkriado Gyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick by Gyan misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Jose De La Cus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jose De La Cus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Jose De La Cus!
Carter Jose De La Cus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.