PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mart Mono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobukara Hayato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mono comes to the cage accompanied by Roots rock Reggae. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mono
vs
Hayato

160 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mart Mono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobukara Hayato!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mono backs up against the cage.
Mono looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hayato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mono circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono moves out of range.
Hayato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono moves out of range.
Hayato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayato swinging wilding here.
Mono tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mono somewhat.
Hayato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayato looks to land a combination but Mono avoids it well.
Hayato looks to land a combination but Mono avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nobukara Hayato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mono shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayato pinned against the cage. Hayato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayato looks to land a combination but Mono avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mono is defended easily by Hayato.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mart Mono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mono slips a jab and a cross from Hayato.
Nobukara Hayato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mono has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Hayato misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hayato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mono.
Mono slips a jab and a cross from Hayato.
Hayato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mono.
Hayato leaves Mono with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayato.
Hayato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono avoids them all with ease.
Hayato swinging wilding here.
Hayato tries to bum rush Mono with a series of wild strikes but Mono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hayato tries to bum rush Mono with a series of wild strikes but Mono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mono circles away quickly and effectively.
Mono fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hayato misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Hayato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hayato throws a right and a left that Mono avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Hayato misses.
Hayato throws a nice looking combination but Mono bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayato tries to bum rush Mono with a series of wild strikes but Mono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayato misses with a two punch combination.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Hayato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mono shoots in for a takedown but Hayato shows good takedown defense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown by Mono or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayato which made him look bad.
Hayato misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobukara Hayato dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hayato swinging wilding here.
Mart Mono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayato looks to land a combination but Mono avoids it well.
Mono shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hayato defends it nicely.
Hayato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mono.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayato misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mono throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hayato's waist but Hayato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mono off to one side.
Hayato misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayato fails to land with a series of punches.
Mono shoots in for a double leg but Hayato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mart Mono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Hayato does no damage.
Hayato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayato misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hayato throws a right and a left that Mono avoids nicely.
No joy there for Hayato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hayato throws a nice looking combination but Mono bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayato misses with a wild combination.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono moves out of range.
Hayato throws a right hand that Mono ducks under and follows up with a left that Mono also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hayato misses.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono moves out of range.
Hayato defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mono.
Hayato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono avoids them all with ease.
Mono shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hayato as he avoids it easily.
Hayato looks to land a combination but Mono avoids it well.
Hayato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mono looks for a takedown but Hayato sprawls well.
Hayato misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayato.
A combination from Hayato does no damage.
Hayato leaves Mono with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hayato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayato.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from Hayato does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobukara Hayato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hayato throws a right hand that Mono ducks under and follows up with a left that Mono also avoids with ease.
Hayato tries to bum rush Mono with a series of wild strikes but Mono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayato swinging wilding here.
Mono fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayato misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mono slips a jab and a cross from Hayato.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono moves out of range.
No luck for Mono with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayato misses with a few strikes there.
Hayato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayato misses with a two punch combination.
Hayato misses with a few strikes there.
Hayato looks to land a combination but Mono avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mono.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mart Mono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayato misses with a series of wild punches.

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.
Hayato misses with the combination.
Hayato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mono circles away quickly and effectively.
Mono shoots in for a takedown but Hayato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayato misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayato tries to bum rush Mono with a series of wild strikes but Mono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mono.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mono shoots in for a double leg but Hayato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Hayato.
Hayato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hayato misses with the combination.
Hayato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mono shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayato pinned against the cage. Hayato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hayato throws a series of punches but Mono moves out of range.
Mono has a takedown stuffed.
Hayato misses with a wild combination.
Mono slips a jab and a cross from Hayato.
No joy there for Hayato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mono shoots in for a double leg but Hayato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hayato misses with a two punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayato stuffs the takedown.
Hayato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mono circles away quickly and effectively.
Mart Mono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nobukara Hayato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mono slips a jab and a cross from Hayato.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nobukara Hayato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayato has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobukara Hayato!