PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fighter Two (ranked 5505 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aito Iguchi (ranked 5375 p4p, 0 weight class). Iguchi has chosen Lady Baby-Nippon Manju as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Two
vs
Iguchi

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Fighter Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aito Iguchi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Iguchi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Two's guard.
Iguchi postures up and lands a big shot to Two's brow.
Iguchi is looking to stand up but Two won't let him.
Iguchi is standing up over Two. Two looks to escape but Iguchi dives into side control.
Two takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Two knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Iguchi on the ground.
Iguchi scores with punches from side control.
Two is looking for a sweep.
Two struggling a bit here.
Iguchi landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two is not content to let Iguchi control the position.
Two is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Two's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Iguchi landing strikes.

Iguchi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Iguchi lands an elbow.
Iguchi cracks Two with a big right hand but Two just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Iguchi is putting a hurting on Two here, landing some big shots from side control.
Iguchi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Iguchi lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iguchi scoring with punches and elbows.
Two tries to improve position but can't.
Iguchi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Iguchi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Two knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Iguchi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Two tries to escape but Iguchi is in control.
Iguchi working the body and head with strikes.
Iguchi scoring with punches from side control.
Iguchi working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Iguchi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Two knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Iguchi wants to stand but Two has his arm trapped.
Iguchi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Two takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Iguchi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Two will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Iguchi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Iguchi wants to stand but Two has his arm trapped.
Two taking punishment in the form of punches.
Two takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Two is not content to let Iguchi control the position.
Two is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Two wants to control but Iguchi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aito Iguchi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck for Two with that takedown attempt.

Iguchi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Two pushes Iguchi off but Iguchi dives into side control.
Iguchi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Iguchi lands some shots froms side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two is trying to control Iguchi's posture but Iguchi avoids it.
Check out the look on Iguchi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iguchi is chipping away with strikes.
Two is trying to get back to half guard.
Iguchi is looking to take a break and control but Two is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Iguchi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Iguchi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Iguchi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Iguchi lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Two tries to improve position but can't.
Iguchi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Two to see if he's OK.
Iguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Iguchi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Two knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Two takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Iguchi working the ground and pound.
Aito Iguchi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Iguchi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Two has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two is pushing Iguchi's head away, looking to escape. Iguchi manages to hold on to the position though.
Iguchi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Two is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Iguchi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Two is rocked!
Two on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Two is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Iguchi is chipping away with strikes.
Iguchi lands a few punches from side control.
Iguchi lands a nice forearm strike.
Iguchi lands a decent elbow from side control.

Iguchi decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Iguchi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Two blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two being controlled against the cage.

Iguchi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Iguchi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Iguchi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Two defends well.
Iguchi is breathing heavily.

Iguchi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Two pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iguchi is keeping the position for now.
Iguchi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Two controls Iguchi momentarily but Iguchi frees himself.
Two being controlled here, momentarily.
Iguchi pushing down on Two's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Two seems to have got his legs back now.
Iguchi winds up and cracks Two with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Iguchi trying to control the action but Two is working from the bottom.
Two keeping hold of Iguchi's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aito Iguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Iguchi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Two avoids it really well and circles away.

Iguchi moves into the clinch.
Iguchi tries to work over Two's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Two tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iguchi avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Iguchi pulls guard effortlessly.
Two loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iguchi pulls Two in close to prevent any damage.
Iguchi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iguchi wants to control from the top but Two keeps moving.
Two manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Iguchi manages to get himself to full guard.

Iguchi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Iguchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iguchi keeping moving, preventing Two from controlling successfully.
Iguchi looking for a sweep. Not yet Iguchi, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

Iguchi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Iguchi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Two wants to control from the top but Iguchi keeps moving.
Two postures up.
Iguchi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Two's guard.

Two wants to sweep but no luck.

Two throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Iguchi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iguchi preventing the sweep.
Iguchi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Two wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iguchi wants to get up but he can't break Two's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Two not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Iguchi lands a couple of digs.
Iguchi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Iguchi scoring with some ground and pound.
Two is trying to keep Iguchi in close.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Iguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iguchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Two.
Two tries to score a power double leg takedown but Iguchi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Two somewhat.

Iguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Iguchi slows down the pace here.
Fighter Two has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aito Iguchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Two misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aito Iguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iguchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Aito Iguchi!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Aito Iguchi!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Aito Iguchi!

Aito Iguchi wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Aito Iguchi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.