PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rocky Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Endo
vs
Fredric

174 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

179 cm
24
164 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Endo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fredric moves into the clinch.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Endo is trying to break the clinch but Fredric has him pressed against the ropes.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Fredric.

It looks like Rumina Endo has been cut.
Fredric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Endo.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Endo is breathing heavily.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Endo is blocking nicely.
Fredric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric prevents Endo from breaking the clinch.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric landing knees to the head.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Endo's ribcage.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Endo 's eye.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Endo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fredric landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Endo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Endo blocks it.
Endo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Endo's ribcage.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Endo wants to break free but Fredric has control.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Endo's defenses.
Fredric lands a nice elbow.
Fredric lands a nice elbow.
Endo tries to break the clinch but Fredric is controlling the position.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Endo wants to break free but Fredric has control.
Nice elbow from Fredric.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Endo is blocking nicely.
Fredric misses with a knee strike.

That's two 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.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fredric lands a nice elbow.
Endo jumps guard but Fredric stands there with Endo around his waist. Endo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumina Endo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredric landing knees to the head.

Endo pulls guard effortlessly.

Endo is looking for a triangle but Fredric pushes his legs off easily.

Endo is looking for a triangle but Fredric pushes his legs off easily.
Fredric stopping the sweep attempt from Endo.

Endo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fredric passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endo is looking to improve his position.
Endo trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Endo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fredric jumps into side control!

Fredric decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Fredric rushes Endo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fredric trying to land knees to the body.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Endo's face.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Endo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fredric smiles and moves away.
Fredric lands a nice hook to Endo's body. Endo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Fredric clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
Endo is trying to break free.
Endo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Fredric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rumina Endo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fredric has Endo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric lands an elbow inside that Endo shrugs off.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Endo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Endo's face.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fredric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Endo's brow.
Endo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Endo's defenses.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Endo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fredric fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Randy Fredric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredric wants to clinch up but Endo keeps it at a distance.
Fredric is looking to clinch.
Endo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumina Endo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredric moves in looking to clinch but Endo pushes him off.

Fredric has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo avoiding damage as Fredric throws knees to the body.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Endo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fredric avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Fredric lands an elbow inside that Endo shrugs off.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Endo blocks with his arms.
Endo can't get the takedown.
Fredric landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Endo tries to pull guard but Fredric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Endo tries to score a body lock takedown but Fredric shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Endo's face.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Endo tries to pull guard but Fredric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Endo is blocking nicely.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Endo managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
Fredric landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredric.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fredric keeps control of Endo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo fails to pull guard.
Endo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredric is keeping busy.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Endo avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fredric landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Endo jumps guard but Fredric stands there with Endo around his waist. Endo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Endo fails to pull guard.
Fredric scores a nice knee to the body.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Endo in his tracks for a moment.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Endo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredric just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fredric trying to land knees to the body.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Endo's face.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Endo's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Endo in his tracks for a moment.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo is looking to break free of the clinch but Fredric has double underhooks.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
Endo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Endo's ribcage.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fredric misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
Fredric misses with an elbow over the top.
Endo tries to pull guard but Fredric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Endo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Endo wants a takedown but no success here.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Endo's defenses.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
Randy Fredric seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fredric prevents Endo from breaking the clinch.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Endo avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Endo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo trying to stall but Fredric improves his position.
Endo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fredric walks away with a smile on his face. Endo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Endo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Endo throws a series of punches but Fredric moves out of range.

Fredric moves into range and clinches up with Endo.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Endo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Endo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fredric doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fredric manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Endo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Fredric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rumina Endo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fredric tries to clinch up but Endo circles away and keeps his distance.
Fredric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Endo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredric misses with a wild body shot.

Fredric moves into the clinch successfully.
Endo tries to pull guard but Fredric won't allow it.
Endo avoiding damage as Fredric throws knees to the body.
Fredric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Endo blocks it.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
Endo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumina Endo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Endo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredric just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Endo jumps guard but Fredric stands there with Endo around his waist. Endo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Endo blocks with his arms.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Endo avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Endo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo wants to stall.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Fredric landing knees to the head.
Endo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Endo managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
Endo has had enough of the clinch but Fredric keeps him there for the moment.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Endo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Fredric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Endo is looking to control Fredric's arms but Fredric gets an underhook and turns him. Now Endo has his back to the ropes.
Endo wants to break free but Fredric has control.
Endo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Endo's defenses.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Endo blocks it.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Fredric landing knees to the head.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Endo 's eye.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Endo's ribcage.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Endo fails to pull guard.
Endo has Fredric pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fredric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredric lands a nice knee to the body.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Endo in his tracks for a moment.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo tries to pull guard but Fredric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Endo blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Endo 's eye.
Fredric lands a nice elbow.
Endo tries to pull guard but Fredric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Fredric trying to land knees to the body.
Randy Fredric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Endo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Endo has had enough of the clinch but Fredric keeps him there for the moment.
Endo tries to pull guard but Fredric won't allow it.
Fredric scores a nice knee to the body.
Endo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Fredric.
Endo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rumina Endo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Endo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fredric walks away with a smile on his face. Endo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fredric slips under a jab.
Endo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Endo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredric tries to clinch there but Endo circles away.
Fredric moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Endo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredric moves in looking to clinch but Endo pushes him off.
Fredric doesn't manage to clinch there - Endo circles away.
Fredric stuffs the takedown attempt from Endo. Endo gets slowly back to his feet.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Endo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Fredric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Endo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Endo takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Fredric moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredric.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredric.
Endo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredric just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Endo managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Endo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredric.
Endo jumps guard but Fredric stands there with Endo around his waist. Endo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fredric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Endo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Fredric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fredric 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Fredric!