PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 847 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Eddie Wilson (ranked 79 p4p, 118 weight class). Fujimaro comes into the arena with 焔 (Flame) + 暁ノ糸 (Thread of Dawn) by Wagakki Band blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fujimaro
vs
Wilson

174 cm
32
155
15 - 13 - 0

180 cm
28
149
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hoarse Pills
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Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a combination that misses
enabling Fujimaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fujimaro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Fujimaro throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fujimaro can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Fujimaro counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujimaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujimaro, as that shot connected.
Fujimaro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro lands a jab to Wilson's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fujimaro.
Wilson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fujimaro slips under a jab.
A low kick from Wilson is predictable there
and Fujimaro counters with a nice leg kick.
Fujimaro misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Fujimaro misses.
Fujimaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Fujimaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Fujimaro there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujimaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fujimaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Fujimaro moves away and avoids it.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fujimaro misses with a straight left.
Sone Fujimaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimaro manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Wilson blocks the low kick.
Wilson cracks Fujimaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fujimaro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fujimaro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Fujimaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donk. Fujimaro catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro checks a leg kick.
Wilson connects with a leg kick.
Fujimaro throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Fujimaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Fujimaro.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson throws the left hand but Fujimaro avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Fujimaro misses its intended target.
Fujimaro moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWilson.
Wilson is looking to slow Fujimaro down with leg kicks.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson connects with a leg kick.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilson cracks Fujimaro with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fujimaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Fujimaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fujimaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Fujimaro.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow Fujimaro down.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a nice body shot.
Wilson throws a head kick but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Fujimaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Fujimaro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fujimaro slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a right hand
and Fujimaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimaro throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Fujimaro ducks down to avoid it.
Fujimaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fujimaro.
A little jabbing left from Wilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro scores with a leg kick.
Eddie Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Fujimaro is out of range.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimaro manages to avoid it.
Fujimaro scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fujimaro lands a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fujimaro.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
A solid body kick from Fujimaro.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Fujimaro misses with a low kick.
Fujimaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimaro tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Fujimaro sprawls well.
Wilson lands a front kick.
Fujimaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimaro. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands a body shot.
Fujimaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Fujimaro lands with an overhand left.
Wilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilson is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Fujimaro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a good low kick that Wilson was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fujimaro darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Fujimaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Fujimaro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fujimaro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimaro.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fujimaro lands a shoulder strike.
Fujimaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands with a left to the head.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Fujimaro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
Wilson looking to stall.
Fujimaro misses with a body punch.
Fujimaro looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fujimaro is keeping busy.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Fujimaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.

Fujimaro manages to break the clinch.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fujimaro throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.
Fujimaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
Fujimaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujimaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimaro ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fujimaro punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Fujimaro misses its intended target.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimaro.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Fujimaro, which made it look bad.
Fujimaro lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fujimaro avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands with a kick to the temple. Wilson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fujimaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimaro thumps Wilson with a low kick.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Fujimaro scores with a nice body kick.
Donk. Wilson catches Fujimaro right on the button with a cross.
Wilson clobbers Fujimaro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fujimaro momentarily.
Fujimaro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Fujimaro moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
Fujimaro connects with a leg kick.
Fujimaro looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Fujimaro throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Fujimaro looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Fujimaro slips the punch.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sone Fujimaro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujimaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fujimaro throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Fujimaro moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fujimaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Fujimaro.
A short left from Fujimaro.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fujimaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimaro pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fujimaro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimaro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro is working Wilson over against the cage.
Fujimaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujimaro's elbow.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Fujimaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro lands a body shot.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Fujimaro avoids it well.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fujimaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fujimaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilson's head.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Fujimaro is avoiding it.
Sone Fujimaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujimaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujimaro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson throws a head kick but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fujimaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Fujimaro staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fujimaro swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Fujimaro tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson throws a hook but Fujimaro blocks it.
Fujimaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick lands for Fujimaro.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Fujimaro shows good takedown defense.
Fujimaro lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Fujimaro catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
Wilson tried to score with a low kick but Fujimaro checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujimaro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Fujimaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Fujimaro coming out on top.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujimaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Fujimaro.
Decent striking displayed by Fujimaro there.
Fujimaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Fujimaro counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Fujimaro to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimaro takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fujimaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eddie Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Fujimaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sone Fujimaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fujimaro 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sone Fujimaro!
A relieved looking Sone Fujimaro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.