PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcide Almunecar (ranked 744 p4p, 2443 weight class) and Tyson Asakura (ranked 101 p4p, 331 weight class). Asakura comes into a darkened arena with his song building. JJBA - Giorno's Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyson Asakura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Almunecar
vs
Asakura

185 cm
24
176
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
36
173
22 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura tries to close the distance and clinch but Almunecar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asakura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid body kick from Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almunecar scoring well with a low kick there.
Almunecar lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Almunecar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asakura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almunecar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
Asakura misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Almunecar throws a low kick, looking for Asakura's leg but Asakura calmly moves out of range.
Almunecar misses with a right hand
and Almunecar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almunecar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asakura misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Asakura misses.
Almunecar thuds his shin into the meat of Asakura's side.
Asakura throws a nice looking combination but Almunecar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almunecar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Almunecar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Almunecar looks to land a right hand but Asakura moved out of range.
Almunecar backing away here, and Asakura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Almunecar with a nice calf kick.
Asakura tries to clinch but Almunecar is having none of it.
A solid body kick from Almunecar.
Asakura throws a looping overhand right but Almunecar ducks down to avoid it.
Almunecar slips a jab from Asakura.
Almunecar lands a nice looking body kick.
Almunecar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asakura.
Tyson Asakura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almunecar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asakura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almunecar misses with a head kick.
Asakura looks to land a right hand but Almunecar moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Asakura misses.
Asakura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asakura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Almunecar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Asakura.
Asakura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almunecar throws out a powerful jab.
Asakura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Almunecar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asakura momentarily.
Almunecar misses with a straight left.
Almunecar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Almunecar is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Asakura.
Asakura throws a hook but Almunecar blocks it.
Nice body kick from Almunecar.
A low kick from Asakura misses
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
Almunecar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asakura.
Almunecar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Almunecar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a wild body kick that Asakura sees coming a mile off.
Almunecar looks to land a combination. Asakura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Almunecar lands a lovely overhand right.
Almunecar throws an overhand right that lands on Asakura's shoulder, as Asakura tries to avoid the shot.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Asakura connects with an inside leg kick.
Almunecar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Almunecar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asakura tries to close the distance and clinch but Almunecar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almunecar staying out of range there.
Asakura takes one to the chin there.
Almunecar misses with a head kick.

Almunecar gets tackled into the cage by Asakura. Asakura maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asakura tries a knee to the head but Almunecar blocks it.
Asakura misses with a punch on the inside.
Asakura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asakura swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura tries to throw a body punch but Almunecar avoids it by throwing Asakura back against the cage.
Almunecar tries to throw a body punch but Asakura avoids it by throwing Almunecar back against the cage.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Almunecar's face.

It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Almunecar scores with a hook to the body.
Asakura misses with a punch on the inside.

Asakura breaks from the clinch.
Asakura sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Almunecar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tyson Asakura has been cut.
Asakura blocks the body kick.
Almunecar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asakura throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almunecar scores with a leg kick.
Almunecar swats away the attempt to clinch by Asakura.
Almunecar quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Almunecar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Asakura! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alcide Almunecar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Almunecar misses with a body kick.
Almunecar needs to keep his hands up - Asakura had a free shot at his head there.
Asakura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asakura misses the jab.
Almunecar misses with a head kick.

Asakura moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almunecar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Almunecar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asakura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asakura gets through Almunecar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asakura prevents a body shot from Almunecar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Almunecar.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Asakura.
Asakura missing with knees to the body.
Asakura can't find room to land a body shot as Almunecar controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asakura.
Asakura looking to throw knees to the head but Almunecar is blocking nicely.
Almunecar tries a body shot but Asakura blocks it.

Asakura breaks the clinch.
A jab from Asakura misses.
Almunecar delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Almunecar does it's job there.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Asakura. No joy for Almunecar on that attempt.
A jab from Almunecar misses.
Almunecar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asakura!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
Asakura's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Asakura duly obliges.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
Almunecar thinks about countering with a body kick.
Asakura walks into a left hand.
Almunecar slips a jab and a cross from Asakura.
Asakura throws a jab but it's blocked by Almunecar.
Almunecar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asakura has time to react.
Asakura misses with an uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a body kick that stops Asakura in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick from Almunecar lands but Asakura takes it in his stride.
Asakura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Almunecar.
A punch combination from Asakura misses.
Asakura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Almunecar staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Almunecar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alcide Almunecar is winning the standup battle so far.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Almunecar's head but Almunecar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almunecar throws a big shot that misses.
Almunecar tries to land a front kick but Asakura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice body shot.
Asakura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Almunecar.
Almunecar thuds a left hand into Asakura's body.
Almunecar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Almunecar tries a head kick but it misses.
Asakura jabs Almunecar right on the nose. Almunecar blinks but takes it well.
Almunecar misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Asakura.
Asakura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Almunecar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Asakura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Almunecar looks for the body kick but Asakura saw that one coming.
Almunecar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asakura lands with a hook. Almunecar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Almunecar throws a shot to the body.
Asakura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almunecar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Almunecar tries to keep at a distance but Asakura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Almunecar is looking to break free of the clinch but Asakura has double underhooks.
Asakura swings wildly with an uppercut but Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid it.

Asakura breaks the clinch.
Almunecar moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
Almunecar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asakura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Almunecar feints and then cracks Asakura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asakura down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura blocks a head kick by Almunecar.
Almunecar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asakura.
Asakura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almunecar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyson Asakura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Almunecar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Almunecar misses the target.
Asakura slips under a jab.

Asakura darts in and clinches Almunecar up against the cage.

Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asakura throws a nice looking combination but Almunecar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Almunecar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Asakura.
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
Almunecar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asakura on the side of the head.
Asakura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Asakura misses.
Almunecar looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Almunecar defending well as Asakura loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura just misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura wants to clinch.
Asakura wants to slow Almunecar down by chopping away at his legs.
Asakura moves out of range as Almunecar strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar with a hook.
Almunecar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Asakura throws out a counter right but Almunecar avoids it with no problem.
Asakura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asakura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asakura misses with an uppercut.
Almunecar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asakura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Almunecar on the side of the head.
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
Almunecar half committed to a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Asakura.
A swing and a miss from Almunecar.
Asakura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Almunecar avoids the body shot from Asakura.
Almunecar throws a chopping leg kick but Asakura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Asakura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almunecar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asakura tries to clinch but Almunecar moves out of range.
Almunecar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura scores with a punch to the head.
Asakura scores with the left hand. Almunecar knows he should have avoided that one.
Asakura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almunecar.
Almunecar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asakura avoids the head kick by Almunecar.
Asakura avoids a kick to the body.
Almunecar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asakura.
It seemed like Asakura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Almunecar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Almunecar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almunecar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Asakura just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Almunecar.
Almunecar lands with a straight right. Asakura didn't see that one coming.

Asakura closes the distance and clinches.
Asakura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Almunecar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar blocks an uppercut.

Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Asakura. No joy for Almunecar on that attempt.
Almunecar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Asakura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Almunecar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almunecar lands a head kick. Asakura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Asakura moves out of range as Almunecar throws a body kick.
Asakura misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Almunecar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Almunecar.
Almunecar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Almunecar shoots in for a takedown but Asakura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Asakura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Almunecar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Almunecar throws a wild body kick that Asakura sees coming a mile off.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunecar dodges the punch combination from Asakura.
Almunecar with a nice calf kick.
Almunecar tries to move into range but Asakura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Almunecar is looking to land body kicks.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almunecar moves away.
Almunecar throws a head kick that misses.
Asakura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice jab there from Asakura.
Asakura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almunecar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asakura tries to clinch up.
Almunecar staying out of range there.
Asakura throws a lazy right hand but Almunecar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asakura jabs Almunecar right on the nose. Almunecar blinks but takes it well.

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 Alcide Almunecar.
I think Almunecar 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alcide Almunecar!
Alcide Almunecar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.