TFL The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mizugori Emankori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lee jorjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Emankori
vs
jorjo

174 cm
22
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Superior Ki Supplements

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mizugori Emankori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, lee jorjo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emankori shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emankori showed some decent athleticism there.
Emankori looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Emankori seems to be looking for submissions.
jorjo moves into full guard.
jorjo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
jorjo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Emankori has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Emankori is posturing up here but jorjo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Emankori tries to roll out but it's too tight and Emankori has to tap! Slick submission there by jorjo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). lee jorjo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Croatian Sensation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Broqui Lesmar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensation's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wild boys. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sensation
vs
Lesmar

188 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Croatian Sensation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Broqui Lesmar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesmar misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick lands from Sensation that sends Lesmar to the canvas. Lesmar tries to scramble back to his feet but Sensation brings him back down into side control.

Lesmar is rocked!

It looks like Broqui Lesmar has been cut.
Sensation working the ground and pound but Lesmar is defending the strikes.
Lesmar is still in real trouble! Can Sensation finish him?
Sensation working away.
Lesmar seems to have recovered his senses.
Lesmar is trying to get back to half guard.
Lesmar looks gassed!

Sensation working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Sensation decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesmar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sensation will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sensation uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesmar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensation throws a sloppy head kick and Lesmar moves out of range easily.
Lesmar digs a good hook to Sensation's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesmar.
Sensation fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesmar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sensation misses with a head kick.
Lesmar looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensation is just out of range.
Sensation defending well as Lesmar loads up on a big left hand.
Lesmar throws a series of punches but Sensation moves out of range.
Lesmar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sensation manages to avoid it.
Sensation with a jab.
Sensation throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lesmar throws a head kick that misses.
Lesmar tries to land a front kick but Sensation steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sensation misses with a two punch combination.
Sensation moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sensation throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Lesmar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lesmar to score with a decent uppercut.
Lesmar lands a jab to Sensation's midsection.
Sensation pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesmar throws a one two combo.
Lesmar throws a series of punches but Sensation avoids them all with ease.
Broqui Lesmar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Lesmar misses.
Sensation throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lesmar.
Sensation showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesmar.
A combination from Lesmar does no damage.
Sensation tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesmar tries to bum rush Sensation with a series of wild strikes but Sensation uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sensation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sensation showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesmar.
Lesmar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesmar motions for Sensation to come forward. Lesmar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lesmar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sensation rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Sensation, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesmar misses with a body kick.
Lesmar misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesmar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lesmar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesmar takes a swing at Sensation's ribcage but misses.
Lesmar swings for the body but Sensation moves out of range.
Lesmar lands with an overhand left.
Lesmar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sensation stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sensation has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lesmar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sensation.
Sensation misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesmar cracks Sensation with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lesmar swings for the body but Sensation moves out of range.
Lesmar misses with a double jab
and Sensation counters with a two punch combo.
Lesmar throws a big shot that misses.
Sensation defending well as Lesmar loads up on a big left hand.
Sensation lands with a slapping head kick.
Sensation showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesmar.
Sensation lands a head kick. Lesmar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four 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.
Sensation lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lesmar throws a series of punches but Sensation moves out of range.
Lesmar throws a right and a left that Sensation avoids nicely.
Lesmar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sensation closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lesmar looks to throw a body kick
and Sensation counters with a head kick. That will keep Lesmar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lesmar works Sensation's body with a nice hook.
Sensation throws a series of punches but Lesmar avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesmar!
Lesmar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lesmar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sensation's hands.
Lesmar misses with a series of wild punches.
Sensation slips under a jab from Lesmar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesmar looks to land a combination but Sensation avoids it well.
Sensation misses with a double jab.
Lesmar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesmar loads up on a big right hand but Sensation slips the punch.
Lesmar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lesmar throws a nice looking combination but Sensation bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Croatian Sensation dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Broqui Lesmar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lesmar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sensation lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sensation misses with a wild body shot.
Sensation swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sensation misses with a few strikes there.
Lesmar throws a sloppy head kick
and Sensation counters with a big head kick but Lesmar shrugs it off.
Croatian Sensation is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesmar lands with a shot to the body.
Sensation stalks Lesmar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesmar's face. Lesmar staggers backwards, shaken.
A leg kick checked by Sensation.
Lesmar throws a sloppy head kick
and Sensation counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sensation scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lesmar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sensation is out of range and Lesmar settles back down.
Sensation looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesmar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sensation.
Sensation looks to land a combination but Lesmar avoids it well.
Sensation scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lesmar throws a body punch but Sensation moves out of range.
Lesmar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Lesmar does no damage.
Sensation changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesmar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesmar.
Lesmar missing with a left hand there. Sensation was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lesmar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sensation.
Lesmar scores with a jab.
Sensation misses with a few strikes there.
Sensation tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesmar missing with a left hand there. Sensation was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Lesmar - just one landing.
No joy there for Sensation, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesmar misses the shot to the body.
Lesmar throws a right hand that Sensation ducks under and follows up with a left that Sensation also avoids with ease.
Sensation throws a head kick that half lands.
Lesmar lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Sensation.
Lesmar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sensation.
Sensation pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesmar swinging wilding here.
Lesmar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sensation throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lesmar slips a jab and a cross from Sensation.
Sensation misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Lesmar.
Lesmar throws a body punch but Sensation moves out of range.
Lesmar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lesmar takes a swing at Sensation's ribcage but misses.
Lesmar throws a series of punches but Sensation avoids them all with ease.
Lesmar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lesmar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sensation in his tracks.
Lesmar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sensation uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesmar.
Sensation scores with a one two! Lesmar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sensation checks a low kick from Lesmar.
A good leg kick by Sensation.
Sensation misses with a double jab
enabling Lesmar to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesmar looks to land a combination but Sensation avoids it well.
Lesmar misses with a double jab.
Lesmar misses with a series of wild punches.
Sensation tests Lesmar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sensation pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sensation takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lesmar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesmar tries to land a front kick but Sensation steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lesmar misses with a hook to the body
and Sensation counters with a big head kick but Lesmar shrugs it off.
Sensation lands the left hand.
Lesmar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sensation.
Lesmar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sensation connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Lesmar.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesmar!
Lesmar throws a nice looking combination but Sensation bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesmar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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.
Sensation connects with the punch.
Sensation bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lesmar tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sensation.
Sensation plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Lesmar.
Lesmar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sensation throws a one two combo.
Lesmar thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Sensation lands but Lesmar takes it in his stride.
Lesmar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sensation throws a head kick that half lands.
Lesmar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sensation lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sensation throws a one two combo.
Lesmar misses with a series of wild punches.
Sensation throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesmar.
Lesmar throws a lazy head kick
and Sensation counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Croatian Sensation dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Broqui Lesmar's cut.
That's time! Sensation's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sensation throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Lesmar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sensation lands an overhand right.
Sensation scores with a leg kick.
Sensation connects with a jab.
Lesmar cracks Sensation with a good jab.
Lesmar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lesmar misses with the combination.
Lesmar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesmar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lesmar misses with a combination
and Sensation counters with a big head kick but Lesmar shrugs it off.
Lesmar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lesmar throws a right and a left that Sensation avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Lesmar does no damage.
Sensation throws a head kick that Lesmar semi-blocks.
Lesmar lands a jab to Sensation's midsection.
Sensation misses with a wild combination.
Sensation goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sensation looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesmar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sensation.
Lesmar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sensation moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sensation goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesmar throws a head kick that misses.
Sensation misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesmar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sensation is out of range and Lesmar settles back down.
Lesmar jabs at Sensation's body.
Sensation misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesmar with a jab.
Lesmar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesmar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sensation counters with a good low kick that Lesmar was not able to check.
Sensation misses with a head kick.
Lesmar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sensation manages to avoid it.
Lesmar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to de liver by Lesmar. Beautiful body shot.
Sensation throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesmar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sensation slips a jab and a cross from Lesmar.
Sensation takes one to the chin there.
Lesmar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sensation counters with a head kick.
Lesmar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lesmar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sensation counters with a thumping low kick.
Sensation avoids the head kick by Lesmar.
Lesmar lands a two punch combo.
Lesmar throws a lazy body kick
and Sensation counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sensation scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lesmar slips under a jab from Sensation.
Lesmar misses with the combination.
Lesmar misses with a low kick.
Croatian Sensation is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesmar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lesmar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesmar throws a series of punches but Sensation avoids them all with ease.
Sensation scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lesmar throws a body punch but Sensation moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Lesmar misses.
Lesmar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sensation plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lesmar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sensation throws a sloppy head kick and Lesmar moves out of range easily.
Sensation tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Lesmar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesmar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesmar looks to land a combination but Sensation avoids it well.
Sensation throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sensation.
Lesmar throws a lazy head kick
and Lesmar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sensation throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesmar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesmar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Lesmar misses.
Lesmar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesmar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lesmar throws a series of punches but Sensation moves out of range.
Lesmar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sensation.
Lesmar throws a series of punches but Sensation avoids them all with ease.
Lesmar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesmar throws a series of punches but Sensation moves out of range.
Lesmar misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Lesmar.
Sensation throws a nice looking combination but Lesmar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sensation throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesmar.
Lesmar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sensation moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lesmar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sensation manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesmar scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Lesmar does no damage.
Lesmar misses with a head kick.
Broqui Lesmar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Croatian Sensation is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesmar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Croatian Sensation showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sensation 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Croatian Sensation!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rampage Evans looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Evans
vs
St Pierre

185 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Evans persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rampage Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

St Pierre darts in and clinches Evans up against the ropes.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Pierre wants to stand but Evans is controlling his posture from full guard.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Evans wants to improve his position but instead St Pierre has moved into half guard.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Evans is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pierre uses his free foot to push down on Evans's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Evans.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans can't escape the position.
Evans is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre controlling from the full mount.
St Pierre lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a big elbow.

St Pierre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Evans is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Evans and St Pierre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Evans is pushing St Pierre's head away, looking to escape. St Pierre manages to hold on to the position though.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, Georges St Pierre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evans.

St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Evans sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.

St Pierre stands up and beckons Evans to join him on the feet.

St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Pierre is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Evans's shoulder. That is not cool.
Evans can't do much from the bottom here.

St Pierre stands up and beckons Evans to his feet.

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Evans sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Evans is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
Evans manages to get to full guard.
Evans being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
Evans keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Rampage Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stays in close to Evans's body and controls the position.
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Evans's guard.
Evans is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.

That's four 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.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Evans misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.

Evans is fighting off a takedown attempt but St Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Evans to the mat. Evans regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

St Pierre stands up from Evans's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 18:20
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 18:20
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rockwell's choice of entrance music: Stronger. JC Rockwell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Akiyama
vs
Rockwell

178 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JC Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockwell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akiyama on the side of the head.
Akiyama has a takedown stuffed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rockwell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akiyama - the referee stops the clock and Rockwell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akiyama. Rockwell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
JC Rockwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockwell throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
Rockwell throws a nice looking combination but Akiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Akiyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rockwell, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rockwell is trying to break free.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockwell takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like JC Rockwell has been cut.
Akiyama prevents Rockwell from breaking the clinch.
Rockwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Rockwell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rockwell looks gassed!
Rockwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rockwell is trying to break free.
Rockwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell can't break the clinch.
Rockwell is trying to break the clinch but Akiyama has him pressed against the ropes.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akiyama just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rockwell is trying to break free.

Rockwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Akiyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akiyama trying to control the pace.
Akiyama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rockwell for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Akiyama escapes and gets back to his feet.

Akiyama fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rockwell sprawls well initially but Akiyama persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Akiyama slows the pace down in half guard.

Akiyama stands up out of the half guard.

Akiyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Akiyama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Akiyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.

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.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rockwell tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rockwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akiyama has him pressed against the ropes.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.

Akiyama gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rockwell regains guard.
Akiyama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rockwell is keeping the position for now.
Akiyama content to stall in guard here.

Akiyama gets to his feet. Rockwell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's six 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.
Akiyama throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Akiyama.
Rockwell throws a nice looking combination but Akiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akiyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rockwell tries to avoid it but Akiyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rockwell to the ground. Rockwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rockwell tries to bum rush Akiyama with a series of wild strikes but Akiyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akiyama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rockwell but Rockwell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockwell feints and then cracks Akiyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akiyama down.

Akiyama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Akiyama controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

That's eight 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.
Akiyama won't allow Rockwell to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akiyama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Akiyama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Akiyama clinches up with Rockwell and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell tries to break the clinch but Akiyama is controlling the position.
Rockwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Akiyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JC Rockwell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Akiyama moves into the clinch.
Rockwell wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
Rockwell has had enough of the clinch but Akiyama keeps him there for the moment.
Rockwell wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
Akiyama blocks an uppercut.

Akiyama works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Akiyama stays in close to Rockwell's body and controls the position.
Akiyama slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is controlling the pace.
Akiyama's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Akiyama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Akiyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akiyama connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akiyama has him pressed against the ropes.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockwell's face.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up JC Rockwell's cut even more.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Rockwell wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rockwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akiyama prevents Rockwell from breaking the clinch.
Rockwell takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Akiyama with a knee to the head.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Akiyama.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rockwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Akiyama.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Rockwell has had enough of the clinch but Akiyama keeps him there for the moment.
Rockwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
Akiyama scores with a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Rockwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The cut above JC Rockwell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akiyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockwell's face.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks it.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama landing knees to the head.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rockwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's six 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.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

JC Rockwell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Akiyama scores with a knee to the head.
Akiyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akiyama lands a knee to the head.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Akiyama turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rockwell is being controlled here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiro Akiyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Akiyama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Akiyama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Akiyama controls the pace.
Akiyama preventing the sweep.
Akiyama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell wants to stand and escape but Akiyama is having none of it.
Akiyama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockwell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akiyama is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Akiyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akiyama 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 20:18
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 20:17
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 20:17

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Akiyama!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wilkinson Tough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Mulinaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson Tough comes into the arena with Fire blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wilkinson Tough
vs
Mulinaro

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

215 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Wilkinson Tough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Mulinaro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulinaro scores with a push kick.
Wilkinson Tough looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Mulinaro gets a clinch.
Mulinaro scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Mulinaro.
Mulinaro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilkinson Tough lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson Tough misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson Tough misses with an elbow strike.
Mulinaro wants a takedown.
Mulinaro lands with a left to the head.
Mulinaro lands an elbow inside that Wilkinson Tough shrugs off.
Mulinaro taking a breather.
Mulinaro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mulinaro is looking to control Wilkinson Tough's arms but Wilkinson Tough gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mulinaro has his back to the ropes.
Mulinaro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wilkinson Tough pulls his leg out and moves away.

Mulinaro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilkinson Tough on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wilkinson Tough is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mulinaro connects with a decent elbow.
Mulinaro advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson Tough is working to get back to half guard.
Mulinaro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilkinson Tough takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Wilkinson Tough that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mulinaro with the ground and pound from mount.
Mulinaro has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilkinson Tough's face.
Mulinaro landing punches.
Mulinaro has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilkinson Tough's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson Tough is squirming around, avoiding Mulinaro's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Mulinaro.
Mulinaro breaks from Wilkinson Tough's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mulinaro breaks from Wilkinson Tough's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Wilkinson Tough is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mulinaro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Wilkinson Tough is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mulinaro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mulinaro landing strikes from the mount and Wilkinson Tough is in trouble!
Mulinaro cracks Wilkinson Tough with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Mulinaro!