PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 407 p4p, 24 weight class) and Editiny Dick (ranked 694 p4p, 40 weight class). Sayonara's entrance music is Edge Of The Blade. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sayonara
vs
Dick

178 cm
30
138 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

167 cm
31
132 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Editiny Dick!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dick works Sayonara's body with a nice hook.
Editiny Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Editiny Dick has been cut.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.
Dick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayonara moves away.
Sayonara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sayonara throws a hook but Dick avoids it easily.
Dick lands with a cross.
Sayonara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sayonara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dick moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dick! But no joy.
Dick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Sayonara lands.
Sayonara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dick throws out the jab.
Dick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Sayonara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Dick scores with a body shot.
Dick throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Sayonara misses.
Dick misses with a wild body shot.
Dick lunges at Sayonara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sayonara's hand.
Dick throws an off balance right hand
and Sayonara counters with a left to the body.
Sayonara misses with a right hand
and Dick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut.
Dick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick connects with a nice looking jab.
Dick lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick connects with a right hand. Sayonara shakes it off.
A jab from Dick finds it's way through Sayonara's defenses.
Dick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sayonara in his tracks.
Dick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dick throws a lazy right hand but Sayonara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayonara with a nice cross.
Sayonara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sayonara connects with a crisp jab.
Dick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sayonara on the side of the head.
Sayonara connects with a crisp jab.
Sayonara fails to land with a series of punches.
Jiri Sayonara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws a body shot but no joy.
Dick tests Sayonara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Dick does no damage.
Sayonara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sayonara misses with a body punch
and Dick counters with a nice uppercut.
Dick punishes Sayonara's body with a nice straight punch.
Sayonara stuffs the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Sayonara misses its target.
Sayonara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dick.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dick manages to avoid it.
And Dick tries to counter it with a takedown but Sayonara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Sayonara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sayonara misses with a looping left.
Dick misses with a right hand
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick cracks a nice hook into Sayonara's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick throws a good cross that connects.
Sayonara lands a leg kick that knocks Dick off balance momentarily.
Dick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sayonara circles away.
Jiri Sayonara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Editiny Dick.
Dick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara scores with a hook to the body. Dick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sayonara throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Dick misses.
Sayonara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dick just misses with a punch to the body.
Dick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Editiny Dick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Sayonara.
Sayonara quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dick lands a really nice looking cross but Sayonara seems unphased.
Dick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sayonara throws out the jab.
Sayonara scores with a nice strike.
Dick looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
Jiri Sayonara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sayonara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sayonara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dick moves out of range of the body kick from Sayonara.
Dick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara lands a body shot.
Sayonara throws out a loose jab but Dick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick swings widly with a right hand
and Sayonara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dick thinking.
Dick throws a series of punches but Sayonara avoids them all with ease.
Sayonara is looking to counter punch.
Sayonara misses with a hook.
Sayonara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sayonara lands a head shot.
Sayonara walks into a straight right hand from Dick.

Dick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sayonara is trying to keep Dick in close.
Dick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sayonara swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick is pushing down on Sayonara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sayonara is fighting to maintain full guard but Dick has managed to sneak the leg through.

Dick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dick uses his free foot to push down on Sayonara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sayonara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick looking to take Sayonara's back but Sayonara rolls and after a scramble, Sayonara ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Sayonara to escape a tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dick looking for subs off his back but Sayonara has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sayonara works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sayonara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dick is trying to work for a sweep but Sayonara has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sayonara working for a guillotine from mount but Dick is in no mood to give up.
Dick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dick is trying to escape the mount.
Dick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sayonara controlling from the full mount.
Dick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sayonara content just to control the position here.
Sayonara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sayonara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Editiny Dick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sayonara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dick checks a leg kick.
Dick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sayonara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dick loads up on a big right hand but Sayonara slips the punch.
Dick throws a shot from downtown. Sayonara moves away and avoids it.
As Dick backs away, Sayonara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sayonara takes a swing at Dick's ribcage but misses.
Dick walks into a straight right hand from Sayonara.
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayonara moves away.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dick. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayonara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sayonara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sayonara looks to land a left hand but Dick moved out of range nicely.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dick misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Dick throws a shot from downtown. Sayonara moves away and avoids it.
Dick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dick.
The fighters circling - Sayonara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sayonara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dick.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.
Dick defending well as Sayonara loads up on a big left hand.
Dick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Dick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dick. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara tests Dick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dick slips under a jab.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sayonara as he jumps to the side.
Dick throws a big shot that misses.
Sayonara lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Dick.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut.
Dick scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayonara, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick scores with a one two! Sayonara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sayonara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dick throws a lazy right hand but Sayonara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dick cracks Sayonara with an open hand slap.
Dick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayonara.
A counter left hand to the body from Sayonara misses its target.
Sayonara moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Editiny Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayonara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dick.
Sayonara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dick misses with a looping right.
Dick lands with a hook. Sayonara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara takes a swing at Dick's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Sayonara.
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayonara.
Sayonara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the body from Dick misses
enabling Sayonara to counter with a crisp jab.
Dick throws a big shot that misses.
Dick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sayonara.
The fighters circling - Dick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sayonara looks to land a left hand but Dick moved out of range nicely.
Dick takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
Jiri Sayonara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dick misses with a hook.

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 Jiri Sayonara.
Well Sayonara 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:30

The fight is ruled a draw!