PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1009 p4p, 133 weight class) and Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 513 p4p, 68 weight class). Yoshi Fujiwara is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gariniho
vs
Fujiwara

185 cm
33
196 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

184 cm
31
185 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Altitude Clothing

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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara lands a jab to the head.
Gariniho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujiwara was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
Fujiwara looks to land a right hand but Gariniho moved out of range.
Gariniho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gariniho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fujiwara.
Gariniho connects with a leg kick. Fujiwara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fujiwara lands with a shot to the body.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujiwara was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
A shot to the body from Fujiwara misses
and Gariniho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fujiwara's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gariniho.
Fujiwara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gariniho throws a leg kick that is checked

and Fujiwara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gariniho's guard.

Fujiwara is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gariniho can't fight it off and eventually Fujiwara manages to take the fight to the floor. Gariniho looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fujiwara trying to control but Gariniho is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara lands a couple of elbows.
Gariniho being controlled here, momentarily.
Gariniho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gariniho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fujiwara stands up over Gariniho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gariniho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gariniho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fujiwara controls the pace.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Gariniho keeps moving.
Gariniho 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.
Gariniho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujiwara.
Gariniho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gariniho wants to get back to his feet but Fujiwara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fujiwara is looking to work some ground and pound but Gariniho has wrist control.
Fujiwara lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gariniho is trying to keep Fujiwara in close.
Fujiwara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fujiwara postures up in Gariniho's guard and throws a big left but Gariniho blocks it.
Gariniho keeping moving, preventing Fujiwara from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fujiwara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gariniho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neyman Gariniho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy body kick from Gariniho

and Fujiwara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gariniho is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fujiwara presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A short right from Gariniho on the inside.
Fujiwara lands a nice shot to the body.
Fujiwara wants to take the fight to the mat but Gariniho manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fujiwara tightens his grip and picks Gariniho up, before dumping him to the ground. Gariniho manages to land in guard.
Gariniho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gariniho's head.
Fujiwara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gariniho is keeping the position for now.
Fujiwara throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujiwara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fujiwara throwing strikes but missing.
Gariniho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Gariniho keeps moving.
Fujiwara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fujiwara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Fujiwara dominated that round.
That's time! Gariniho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fujiwara lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Gariniho is predictable there
and Gariniho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara lands a jab to Gariniho's midsection.
Fujiwara looks to throw the jab but Gariniho is out of range.
Gariniho looks to land a left hand but Fujiwara moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Fujiwara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fujiwara lands with a shot to the body.
Gariniho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gariniho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gariniho quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gariniho scores with a spinning back kick!
Fujiwara defending well as Gariniho loads up on a big left hand.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gariniho moves into the clinch.
Fujiwara misses with a body punch.
Gariniho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujiwara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gariniho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho letting Fujiwara take a breather here.
Fujiwara tries for a takedown but Gariniho manages to get underhooks.

Gariniho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho moves in looking to clinch but Fujiwara pushes him off.
Gariniho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fujiwara looks to score with a jab to the body but Gariniho is just out of range.

Gariniho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fujiwara is trying to maintain a safe position but Gariniho gets an underhook and turns Fujiwara into the cage.
Fujiwara wants a takedown but no success here.

Gariniho breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gariniho.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fujiwara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara fails to land the takedown.
Gariniho fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fujiwara just manages to avoid it.
Neyman Gariniho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Fujiwara.
Fujiwara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fujiwara goes for a double leg but Gariniho avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gariniho continues to drive forward.
Gariniho lands a leg kick that knocks Fujiwara off balance momentarily.
Fujiwara looks to land a left hand but Gariniho moved out of range nicely.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Gariniho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Gariniho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gariniho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gariniho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gariniho.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot.
Gariniho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fujiwara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Fujiwara feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fujiwara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gariniho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fujiwara manages to get himself to full guard.

Gariniho wants to stand but Fujiwara is controlling his posture from full guard.

Fujiwara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gariniho defends it easily.

Fujiwara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gariniho passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara is looking for a sweep.

Gariniho decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fujiwara to his feet.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fujiwara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fujiwara lands with an uppercut that bounces Gariniho off the cage and back into range.
Gariniho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Gariniho has closed the distance and engaged Fujiwara in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gariniho.
Gariniho has a couple of punches blocked by Fujiwara.
Gariniho leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fujiwara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neyman Gariniho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gariniho throws a hook to the side of Fujiwara's head but Fujiwara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Fujiwara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gariniho kicks Fujiwara off and gets back to his feet.
Fujiwara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fujiwara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gariniho as he jumps to the side.
Fujiwara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Gariniho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujiwara lands a really nice looking cross but Gariniho seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gariniho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Fujiwara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Gariniho has his feet on Fujiwara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gariniho throws a leg kick that is checked

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

Gariniho has his feet on Fujiwara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gariniho blocks a jab.
Fujiwara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fujiwara's hands.
Fujiwara misses with a jab to the body
and Gariniho counters with a thumping low kick.
Fujiwara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Gariniho closes the distance and pushes Fujiwara back into the cage.

Gariniho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho digs a good body shot into Fujiwara's ribs.
Fujiwara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gariniho as he jumps to the side.
Gariniho moves out of range as Fujiwara strikes.
Gariniho is looking to clinch but Fujiwara is avoiding it.
Gariniho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara lands a jab to Gariniho's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gariniho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gariniho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gariniho gets a clinch.
Fujiwara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gariniho.
Fujiwara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gariniho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fujiwara can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujiwara lands with a light punch inside.
Fujiwara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujiwara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garinihos head.
Gariniho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujiwara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gariniho stalling in the clinch but Fujiwara improves position.
Fujiwara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fujiwara tries for a takedown but Gariniho manages to get underhooks.
Neyman Gariniho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Fujiwara.
Fujiwara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujiwara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gariniho is defending well.
Fujiwara goes for a takedown attempt but Gariniho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fujiwara misses
and Gariniho counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujiwara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gariniho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Fujiwara is having none of it.
Fujiwara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fujiwara takes a swing at Gariniho's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fujiwara just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshi Fujiwara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Fujiwara. Those never looked like landing.
Fujiwara throws a hook but Gariniho blocks it.
Gariniho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fujiwara at a distance.
Gariniho is looking to clinch but Fujiwara is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gariniho. That's going to slow Fujiwara down.
Gariniho misses with a head kick.
Gariniho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fujiwara doesn't seem bothered though.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gariniho was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gariniho - that will leave a mark!
Gariniho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujiwara.
Gariniho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gariniho moves away.
Gariniho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gariniho blocks a jab.
Gariniho looks to clinch
and Fujiwara counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gariniho pushes Fujiwara up against the cage in a clinch.
Fujiwara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gariniho to keep the fight standing.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujiwara controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Fujiwara fails to land.
Fujiwara jumps guard but Gariniho turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fujiwara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gariniho prevents it.
Fujiwara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neyman Gariniho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gariniho lands a shot to the body.
Gariniho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gariniho blocks a body shot from Fujiwara.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neyman Gariniho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gariniho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neyman Gariniho!
A very excited looking Neyman Gariniho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.