TFC Heavyweight -First Round- PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Felisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Ghio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Felisio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fabio Ghio's chin.

Felisio
vs
Ghio

182 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alberto Felisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Ghio!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ghio feints and as Felisio raises his hands in defense, Ghio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ghio throwing strikes but missing.
Ghio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felisio is pulling down on Ghio's head. It's preventing any offense from Ghio, at least for the moment.
Ghio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felisio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghio manages to get himself to full guard.
Felisio prevents Ghio from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felisio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felisio postures up.
Felisio won't allow Ghio to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghio looks gassed!
Felisio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Felisio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ghio dives on top into guard.

Felisio manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Felisio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ghio sprawls well initially but Felisio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Felisio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Felisio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ghio moves into full guard.
Felisio throwing strikes from guard but Ghio blocks nicely.
Felisio throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ghio pushes Felisio off and gets back to his feet.
Felisio tries for a takedown but Ghio circles away easily
and Ghio counters with a head kick. That will keep Felisio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Ghio has closed the distance and engaged Felisio in a clinch.
Ghio blocking some punches.
Ghio tries to pull guard but Felisio won't allow it.
Ghio blocks an uppercut.

Ghio has clasped his hands together around Felisio's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Felisio can't do much from the bottom here.
Felisio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felisio wants to improve his position but Ghio is controlling well.
Ghio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghio prevents Felisio from standing back up.
Felisio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ghio.
Felisio gets full guard.
Ghio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Felisio's head.
Ghio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Felisio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Ghio stands up from Felisio's guard - Ghio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ghio tries to clinch there but Felisio circles away.
Ghio circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ghio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felisio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ghio lands a couple of elbows.
Ghio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Felisio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ghio.
Ghio is looking to stand up but Felisio won't let him.
Ghio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Felisio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Felisio has his hands on Ghio's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felisio looking for a sweep. Not yet Felisio, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Ghio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Felisio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Felisio lands a two punch combo.

Ghio feints and as Felisio raises his hands in defense, Ghio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ghio landing some decent shots from guard.
Ghio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ghio won't allow Felisio to get back to his feet.
Felisio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ghio.
Felisio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghio postures up.

Felisio is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Ghio tightens his grip and picks Felisio up, before dumping him to the ground. Felisio manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Felisio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felisio wants to stand up but Ghio is controlling him.
Ghio with a nice head shot there.
Ghio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Felisio pushes Ghio off and gets back to his feet.

Felisio clinches with his opponent.

Ghio manages to break the clinch.
Felisio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ghio counters with a thumping low kick.
Felisio has his takedown stuffed
and Ghio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Felisio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Felisio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ghio in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felisio tries for a takedown but Ghio circles away easily
and Ghio counters with a big head kick but Felisio shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Felisio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felisio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ghio counters with a single leg into guard. Felisio didn't expect that.
Fabio Ghio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Felisio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghio with a nice head shot there.
Felisio wants to stand up but Ghio is controlling him.
Felisio working a defensive guard here.
Ghio postures up in Felisio's guard and throws a big left but Felisio blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghio is working Felisio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ghio won't allow Felisio to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ghio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Felisio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Felisio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghio is one step ahead there.
Ghio won't allow Felisio to get back to his feet.
Ghio with a nice head shot there.
Felisio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghio is one step ahead there.
Ghio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Felisio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ghio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felisio.

Felisio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ghio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Felisio wants to advance to full mount but Ghio doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felisio postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Ghio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Felisio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Felisio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Felisio throws a strike but Ghio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Felisio postures up in Ghio's guard and throws a big left but Ghio blocks it.
Felisio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ghio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Felisio is one step ahead there.
Felisio stands up over Ghio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ghio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Felisio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ghio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ghio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ghio prevents Felisio from improving his position.
Ghio is thwarting Felisio's attempts to control the position.
Ghio wants to pass to mount but Felisio is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Felisio wants to get back to full guard but Ghio has passed into side control.
Felisio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ghio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ghio cracks Felisio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Felisio tries to hold on but Ghio pushes him away.
Felisio regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Ghio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felisio is looking for a sweep. Ghio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Felisio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ghio is working away from the top position though.
Ghio thows a huge punch but Felisio dodges it nicely.

Ghio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Felisio sees it coming and defends easily.
Felisio wants to control but Ghio is keeping busy.
Ghio looks to land a strike but Felisio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ghio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A lazy left from Felisio finds it's target.
Alberto Felisio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabio Ghio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.

Felisio gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Felisio.

Ghio gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Felisio regains guard.

Felisio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ghio wants to control from the top but Felisio keeps moving.
Ghio throws and elbow that misses. Felisio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ghio's guard. Nice move by Felisio!
Felisio postures up in Ghio's guard and throws a big left but Ghio blocks it.
Felisio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ghio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Felisio.
Felisio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alberto Felisio.
I think Ghio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Ghio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Kemp will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Karlsson
vs
Kemp

188 cm
23
223 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

209 cm
22
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Tianada's Nutrition Superstore

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Karlsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kemp!
Kemp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kemp really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karlsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Karlsson looking to ground and pound but Kemp is blocking nicely.
Karlsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kemp is looking to escape.
Karlsson misses with a head shot.
Kemp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karlsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karlsson wants to finish this one by submission but Kemp is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Karlsson.
Kemp is trying to escape the mount.
Karlsson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Kemp working to try and regain half guard.
Kemp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Karlsson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Karlsson prevents Kemp from getting the reversal.
Karlsson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kemp is squirming around, avoiding Karlsson's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Kemp that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karlsson landing punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karlsson lands a heavy elbow.
Karlsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karlsson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kemp is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karlsson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kemp can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kemp is looking to get to half guard.
Karlsson with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Shawn Kemp has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a nice shot to the head.

Karlsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Kemp is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Karlsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karlsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Karlsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That has opened up Shawn Kemp's cut even more.
Karlsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Shawn Kemp's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shawn Kemp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Karlsson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by am i demon. Vince McMahon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daemon Davies's chin.

McMahon
vs
Davies

225 cm
19
315 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
300 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince McMahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daemon Davies!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws the kick towards the body but McMahon avoids it.
McMahon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davies was well out of range. Poor timing from McMahon.
Davies tries to bum rush McMahon with a series of wild strikes but McMahon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMahon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davies is out of range.
A head kick misses from McMahon.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMahon blocks a head kick by Davies.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
Davies misses with the combination.
McMahon dodges the punch combination from Davies.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davies misses with a two punch combination.

McMahon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McMahon works over Davies with some ground and pound from guard.
McMahon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McMahon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McMahon chips away with some ground and pound.
McMahon trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMahon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but McMahon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McMahon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davies on the ground.
McMahon trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
McMahon won't allow Davies to get back to his feet.
McMahon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davies looks like he's trying to stand up.
McMahon is trying to control the action in half guard but Davies is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davies pushes McMahon off looking to stand but McMahon dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McMahon.
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMahon avoids the head kick by Davies.
Davies looks gassed!
McMahon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McMahon dives in and grabs Davies's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davies pushes down on McMahon's head and hops out.
Davies misses with a double jab.
McMahon throws a big shot that misses.
McMahon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McMahon fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince McMahon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMahon throws a head kick that misses.
Davies rushes McMahon with punches - McMahon moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, McMahon goes down! Davies follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daemon Davies!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshi Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maximilian Anderson's chin.

Anderson
vs
Sato

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Maximilian Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sato closes the distance and clinches.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sato swivels and escapes.
Sato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximilian Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sato stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sato leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Maximilian Anderson has been cut.

Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sato but Sato pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Sato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Sato rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sato prevents it.
Sato slowing the pace effectively.

Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sato but Sato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sato wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Sato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Sato slips a straight right by Anderson.

Sato clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sato displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.

Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Sato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sato blocks a jab.
Sato lands a head kick!
Hiroshi Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sato. Anderson shrugs it off though.

Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sato!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
You get the feeling that Sato really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sato is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sato is looking to escape.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Sato is in trouble!
Sato is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Anderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

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.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anderson unloads with some shots from mount but Sato bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Sato is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiroshi Sato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximilian Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anderson scores with a takedown into Sato's guard.
Sato wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson prevents Sato from getting back to his feet.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Sato blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Sato is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maximilian Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Sato sprawls well.
Sato slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Anderson tries for a kimura but Sato is defending well.
Sato pushes Anderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sato is trying to buck Anderson off.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Sato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sato parries the strikes from Anderson easily there. Anderson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sato to escape.
Anderson cracks Sato with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Sato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson prevents Sato from escaping the position.
Sato defending against the ground and pound.

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.
Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sato to see if he's OK.

Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sato tries to escape but Anderson is in control.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sato dodges the ground and pound from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximilian Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sato pinned against the cage. Sato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Sato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximilian Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Sato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sato tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.

Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sato as he avoids it easily.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sato circles away.
Sato wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato lands a high kick!
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.

Sato moves into the clinch.

Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato lands a jab-cross combination.

Sato has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson has Sato pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sato manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sato.

Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato lands a head kick!
Anderson fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson dives in and grabs Sato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sato pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.

Sato drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Sato prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Sato scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Sato.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.

Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sato prevents the takedown attempt.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sato.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Sato manages to get underhooks.

Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sato swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sato has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sato landing knees to the head.
Sato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Sato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sato stalling against the cage.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato scores with a knee to the head.
Sato gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hiroshi Sato!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Hitla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senki Gudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Money to Blow. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hitla
vs
Gudo

194 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
223 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adolf Hitla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senki Gudo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gudo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hitla sprawls well initially but Gudo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Gudo is working for a kimura but Hitla is defending it quite comfortably.

Hitla has one foot on Gudo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gudo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitla pinned against the cage. Hitla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Hitla misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitla throws a sloppy head kick and Gudo moves out of range easily.

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.
Hitla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gudo.
Hitla looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitla shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gudo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gudo.

Gudo has gone for a leg lock! Hitla slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gudo's guard.
Hitla trying to control the position from guard on top but Gudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gudo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitla is one step ahead there.
Hitla trying to control but Gudo is working from the bottom.
Gudo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hitla stands and throws Gudo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hitla moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senki Gudo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gudo misses with a takedown
and Hitla counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gudo with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hitla to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gudo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hitla is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gudo decides to stand up.
Gudo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hitla counters with a takedown into side control.
Adolf Hitla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senki Gudo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitla taking a breather here.
Hitla trying to control the action but Gudo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitla taking a breather here.
Hitla tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gudo is not content to let Hitla control the position.
Gudo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hitla is trying to control. Gudo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hitla is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gudo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hitla could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

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

Gudo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hitla was covering up waiting for the punch and Gudo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adolf Hitla dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gudo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hitla sprawls well initially but Gudo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitla is looking to improve his position.
Hitla is trying to control but can't.
Gudo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hitla knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Hitla is defending against the submission attempts here by Gudo.
Hitla wants to control but Gudo is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gudo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hitla knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

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

and Hitla counters with a single leg into guard. Gudo didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gudo keeping moving, preventing Hitla from controlling successfully.
Gudo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Hitla trying to control but Gudo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gudo is on top in guard.
Gudo passes Hitla's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gudo trying to mount his opponent but Hitla defends it.

Gudo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hitla throws a leg kick

and Gudo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gudo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Senki Gudo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gudo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senki Gudo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between liesen crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartolome is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We Will Rise. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

crow
vs
Bartolome

189 cm
21
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
263 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Australian Xtreme - NEW 159 Energy!
[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Stam/159 Rec

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, liesen crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Bartolome!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
crow shoots in but Bartolome avoids the takedown attempt easily.
crow misses with a takedown attempt - Bartolome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bartolome slaps away a takedown attempt from crow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for liesen crow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
crow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
crow misses with a takedown attempt - Bartolome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bartolome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but crow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartolome dips to his left and cracks crow with an uppercut!
crow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bartolome lands a nice hook to crow's body. crow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
crow is breathing heavily.
Bartolome throws a one two combo.

It looks like liesen crow has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bartolome drops crow with a beautiful combination! crow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bartolome is looking for the KO!

crow is rocked!
Bartolome fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks crow square on the jaw! Damn, crow is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Bartolome!