PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fetu Lono (ranked 5702 p4p, 533 weight class) and Leati Fatu (ranked 5643 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lono
vs
Fatu

200 cm
25
281 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fetu Lono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leati Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lono lands with a nice body punch.
Fatu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lono is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lono scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Leati Fatu has been cut.
Lono throws a series of punches but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lono falls off balance throwing a combination

so Fatu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lono wants to get back to his feet but Fatu passes into half guard.

Lono is not content to let Fatu control the position.
Fatu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fatu punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatu trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lono keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fatu looking to finish with strikes here!
Lono avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fatu.
Fatu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fatu breaks from Lono's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fatu scoring with strikes but Lono is staying in there.
Fatu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lono on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lono tries to get out of the position.
Lono keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fatu controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Fatu connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Lono is rocked!

It looks like Fetu Lono has been cut.
Fatu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fatu throws some wild stikes that Lono manages to avoid easily.
Oh Lono is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fatu punching from mount but Lono doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lono seems to have got his legs back now.
Fatu trying to control but Lono is having none of it.
Fatu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lono's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fatu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fatu punching from mount but Lono doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fatu working the ground and pound effectively.
Lono takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fatu unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lono hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Fatu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fatu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lono is squirming around, avoiding Fatu's attempts to control the action.
Fatu raining down shots from the mount!
Lono blocking the ground and pound.
Fatu lands a nice shot to the head.
Lono is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lono is squirming around, avoiding Fatu's attempts to control the action.
Lono taking shots to the head.
Fatu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu with a couple of short strikes.
Fatu punching from mount but Lono doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lono is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fatu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lono can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fatu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lono is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lono wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fatu.
Lono working to try and regain half guard.
Fatu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lono because Fatu loaded up on that one.
Fatu wants to control the pace but Lono is squirming around nicely.
Fatu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lono looks a forlorn figure.
Fatu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lono because Fatu loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leati Fatu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fatu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Lono. That snapped Fatu's head back.
Lono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fatu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lono throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lono throws the left hand but Fatu avoids the punch easily.
Lono scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fatu goes for a double leg but Lono avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lono continues to drive forward.
Fatu shoots in but Lono avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lono swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fatu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lono feints a jab promting Fatu to slip. Lono then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fatu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lono misses with a wild body shot.
Fatu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fetu Lono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leati Fatu.
Lono lands a jab to the nose.
Fatu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lono circles away.
Fatu blocks a jab.
Fatu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lono misses with a combination
and Fatu counters with a stiff right hand.
Lono fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu dives in for a single leg takedown but Lono sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lono misses the jab.
Fatu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Lono clinches up against the cage.
Lono has had enough of the clinch but Fatu keeps him there for the moment.
Lono tries to break free but Fatu pushes him back against the cage.
Fatu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fatu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lono pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lono will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fatu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fatu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lono.
Fatu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fatu ducks under a wild hook from Lono.
Fatu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lono but Lono pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lono is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lono thows a leg kick but Fatu checks it
and Fatu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lono misses with a double jab
and Fatu counters with a stiff right hand.
Lono throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lono scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono throws a poor cross that misses
and Fatu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fatu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lono to score with a decent uppercut.
Fetu Lono is winning the standup battle so far.
Lono lands an overhand right.
Fatu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lono swings widly with a right hand
and Fatu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lono misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Fatu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lono misses with a right hand
and Fatu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Fatu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fatu is looking to take a break and control but Lono is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fatu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fetu Lono dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Fatu.
Fatu needs to keep his hands up - Lono had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Lono.
Lono misses with a two punch combination.
Fatu ducks under a wild hook from Lono.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fatu! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lono with a poor takedown
and Fatu counters with a stiff right hand.
Lono punishes Fatu's body with a nice straight punch.
Lono misses with a hook
and Fatu counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Fatu shoots in and bounces Lono off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu throwing strikes but missing.
Fatu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lono's head.
Fatu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lono avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fatu.
Lono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fatu on the ground.
Lono is not content to let Fatu control the position.
Lono trying to control but Fatu flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono is trying to break free.
Fatu struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu landing with strikes.
Lono is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Fatu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Fatu scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lono is looking for a way out.
Fatu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Fatu. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Fatu punishes Lono with strikes from the back mount.
Fatu lands a massive shot to the side of Lono 's head and he's out cold! Fatu jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leati Fatu!