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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toyotomi Hideyoshi (ranked 3597 p4p, 5040 weight class) and Gianluca Festa (ranked 401 p4p, 464 weight class). Gianluca Festa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gianluca Festa!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festa shoots in for a takedown but Hideyoshi shows good takedown defense.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideyoshi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Festa tries to bench press Hideyoshi off him but Hideyoshi keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festa is still trying to improve position.
Festa trying his best to control but Hideyoshi has mounted him.
Festa working to try and regain half guard.
Hideyoshi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi prevents Festa from getting the reversal.
Hideyoshi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hideyoshi controlling from mount.
Festa regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi trying to control the pace.
Festa wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Festa.
Festa trying to control but Hideyoshi postures up.
Hideyoshi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Festa pushes Hideyoshi off looking to stand but Hideyoshi dives back in and keeps control.
Festa trying to get back to full guard but Hideyoshi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Festa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Festa can't escape the position.
Hideyoshi looking to finish Festa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Festa!
Festa tries to reverse the position but Hideyoshi maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hideyoshi controlling from mount.
Hideyoshi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Festa for as long as he can get away with.
We've been informed that Festa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Festa is desperately trying to improve his position but Hideyoshi has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Festa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hideyoshi feints and as Festa raises his hands in defense, Hideyoshi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Festa is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hideyoshi dives into side control.
Hideyoshi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Festa is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideyoshi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Festa is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festa wants to get back to his feet but Hideyoshi drags him back down.
Hideyoshi taking a breather here.
Hideyoshi'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.
Festa tries to bench press Hideyoshi off him but Hideyoshi keeps the position.
Hideyoshi advances to mount.
Hideyoshi content just to control the position here.
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.
Hideyoshi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Festa's face.
Festa regains half guard.
Festa trying to control here.
Hideyoshi works his way into full mount!
Hideyoshi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hideyoshi avoids the attempt from Festa to control.
Hideyoshi controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi avoids the attempt from Festa to control.
Hideyoshi controlling from the full mount.
Festa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hideyoshi controlling from the full mount.
Hideyoshi continues to stall.
That's four 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.
Festa is trying desperately to improve position.
Hideyoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Festa can do to turn this around?
Hideyoshi controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hideyoshi dives in and scores a takedown into Festa's guard.
Festa working for a triangle but Hideyoshi defends it easily.
Festa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hideyoshi controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideyoshi cracks Festa with a solid left hand.
Festa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hideyoshi controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hideyoshi wants to pass the guard but Festa is keeping the position.
Hideyoshi scoring with some ground and pound.
Hideyoshi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hideyoshi shoots in and gets a takedown into Festa's guard.
Hideyoshi won't allow Festa to sweep him here.
Hideyoshi lands a couple of elbows.
Festa looking for a sweep. Not yet Festa, not yet.
Festa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hideyoshi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Festa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hideyoshi escapes and throws Festa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi tries to stand but Festa is controlling his head.
Hideyoshi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Festa tries to bench press Hideyoshi off him but Hideyoshi keeps the position.
Hideyoshi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Festa is trying to control Hideyoshi's posture but Hideyoshi avoids it.
Hideyoshi scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Festa wants to control but Hideyoshi postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Festa is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toyotomi Hideyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hideyoshi 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toyotomi Hideyoshi!
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RATING
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