PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jody mr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Vanilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jody mr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

mr
vs
Vanilla

220 cm
22
245 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

203 cm
22
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jody mr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pena Vanilla!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mr shoots in but no luck this time.
mr walks into a left hand.

It looks like jody mr has been cut.
mr walks into a stiff left hand from Vanilla.
Vanilla throws a series of punches but mr avoids them all with ease.
Vanilla stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!

mr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanilla, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vanilla lands a hook that snaps the head of mr backwards.
mr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
mr missing with knees to the body.
Vanilla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
mr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vanilla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jody mr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mr landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, mr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vanilla's brow.
mr lands an elbow that stopped Vanilla in his tracks for a moment.

mr breaks from the clinch.
mr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vanilla fails with an attempt to clinch.
mr shoots in for a double leg but Vanilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Vanilla misses.
mr misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vanilla is fending him off so far but mr persists. Nope, Vanilla circles away and we're back to standing.
mr is breathing heavily.
Vanilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Vanilla moves into the clinch successfully.
Vanilla wants to break free but mr has control.
mr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

mr breaks from the clinch.
mr takes one on the button.
Vanilla looks to score with a jab to the body but mr is just out of range.
Vanilla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but mr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Vanilla - just one landing.
mr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vanilla swivels and escapes.
Vanilla tries to clinch up but mr circles away and keeps his distance.
Vanilla cracks a nice hook into mr's ribs.
Vanilla scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanilla throws a head kick that misses

and mr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanilla.
Vanilla has had enough of the clinch but mr keeps him there for the moment.
mr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
mr prevents Vanilla from breaking the clinch.
Vanilla gets through mr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mr keeps control of Vanilla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Vanilla.
Vanilla taking a breather.
mr prevents Vanilla from breaking the clinch.
Vanilla tries to break free but mr pushes him back against the cage.
Vanilla is looking to break free of the clinch but mr has double underhooks.
Vanilla stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanilla.

Vanilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanilla moves in looking to clinch but mr pushes him off.
A left and a right from Vanilla both land. Nice combination.
Nice cross by Vanilla.
mr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vanilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
mr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
mr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
mr scores with a leg kick.
mr moves out of range as Vanilla throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent mr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pena Vanilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
mr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vanilla but Vanilla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
mr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vanilla throws a series of punches but mr moves out of range.
Vanilla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vanilla throws the kick towards the body but mr avoids it.
Vanilla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of mr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for mr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Vanilla does no damage.
Vanilla throws a body punch but mr moves out of range.
Donk. Vanilla catches mr right on the button with a cross.
mr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
mr looks for a takedown but Vanilla sprawls well.
A left and a right from Vanilla both land. Nice combination.
Vanilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla throws a series of punches but mr moves out of range.
mr shoots for a takedown but Vanilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mr looks to clinch
and Vanilla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
mr wants to clinch.
Vanilla swats away the attempt to clinch by mr.
mr walks into a jab.
Vanilla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vanilla lands a jab to the head.
Vanilla lands a nice hook to mr's body. mr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vanilla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
mr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanilla.
A slapping leg kick lands for mr.
Vanilla throws a right and a left that mr avoids nicely.
mr throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Vanilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jody mr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vanilla throws a series of punches but mr moves out of range.
Vanilla throws a right hand that mr ducks under and follows up with a left that mr also avoids with ease.
Vanilla swinging wilding here.
jody mr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

mr clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from mr.
mr lands a damaging elbow.
mr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanilla lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

mr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vanilla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

mr pushes Vanilla off and gets back to his feet.

Vanilla moves into the clinch successfully.
mr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanilla working hard to break the clinch.
Vanilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Vanilla manages to break the clinch.
mr circles away from the clinch attempt

and mr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vanilla manages to break the clinch.
Vanilla cracks mr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Oooh a lovely combination from Vanilla sends mr down but not out. Vanilla dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vanilla decides to stand back up. Vanilla steps back and let's mr get back to his feet.
Vanilla lands a jab to the nose.
Vanilla throws a sloppy head kick and mr moves out of range easily.
Vanilla lands a nice shot that snaps mr's head back.
Vanilla works the jab nicely.
A combination from Vanilla does no damage.
A big right from Vanilla misses.
Vanilla connects with a crisp jab.
mr moves out of range of the leg kick from Vanilla.
Vanilla throws a sloppy head kick and mr moves out of range easily.
mr throws a head kick that half lands.
Vanilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mr throws a nice head kick!
Vanilla connects with a nice looking jab.
Vanilla tries to work over mr's front leg with a kick but mr checks it.
Vanilla connects with a right hand. mr shakes it off.
mr clinches but Vanilla breaks the clinch
and Vanilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
mr shoots in but Vanilla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vanilla slaps away a takedown attempt from mr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vanilla cracks mr with a right hand to the side of the head.
mr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanilla defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jody mr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanilla throws a right and a left that mr avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Vanilla.
mr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from mr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vanilla thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vanilla tries to land a leg kick but mr saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - mr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanilla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vanilla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vanilla is working the combinations to good effect here.
mr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vanilla tries to clinch up but mr circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Vanilla.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vanilla lands a lovely overhand right.
Vanilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

mr gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanilla tries to break the clinch but mr is controlling the position.
mr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vanilla wants to get back to striking at distance but mr won't allow it.
Vanilla managing to block the knees to the body from mr.
Vanilla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but mr has him pressed against the cage.

Vanilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mr tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Vanilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on jody mr's cut.
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. This is the final round!

mr takes the fight into the clinch.
mr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vanilla avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vanilla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanilla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
mr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vanilla fails to pull guard.
Vanilla gets underhooks to prevent mr's takedown attempt.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but mr has him pressed against the cage.
mr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jody mr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanilla has had enough of the clinch but mr keeps him there for the moment.
Vanilla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanilla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of mrs head.
Vanilla changes levels and goes for a takedown here. mr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
mr takes one to the side of the head.
Vanilla cracks mr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanilla stalks mr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into mr's face. mr staggers backwards, shaken.
mr moves out of range of the strikes.
mr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vanilla circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanilla works over mr's head and body with a nice combination.
Vanilla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from mr.

mr closes the distance and pushes Vanilla back into the cage.
mr tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanilla avoids the damage to the body.
Vanilla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
mr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but mr has him pressed against the cage.
mr throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanilla cracks mr with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vanilla working hard to break the clinch.
Vanilla has had enough of the clinch but mr keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, mr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vanilla's brow.
Vanilla trying to stall but mr improves his position.
mr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vanilla avoids it.
mr leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by mr.
A short right from Vanilla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla has had enough of the clinch but mr keeps him there for the moment.
Vanilla lands a nice uppercut.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but mr is controlling him.
Vanilla lands with a right to the head.
mr goes for a takedown attempt but Vanilla pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good shot there by Vanilla.
Vanilla connects with a good right hand that stumbles mr. mr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vanilla throws a combination. mr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vanilla fails to land with a series of punches.
mr slips a jab and a cross from Vanilla.
Vanilla scores with a nice strike.
Vanilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
mr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanilla.
mr avoids the head kick by Vanilla.
mr tries to clinch there but Vanilla circles away.
Vanilla connects with a crisp jab.
Vanilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mr manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mr dodges the punch combination from Vanilla.
mr closes the distance but Vanilla moves to the side
and Vanilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
mr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanilla cracks mr with an open hand slap.
mr wants to clinch but Vanilla slips to the side
and Vanilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanilla works over mr's head and body with a nice combination.
mr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanilla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. mr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
mr is looking to clinch but Vanilla is avoiding it.
mr wants to clinch up but Vanilla keeps it at a distance.
Vanilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mr moves in looking to clinch but Vanilla pushes him off.
mr is looking to clinch.
mr tries to clinch but Vanilla moves out of range.
mr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vanilla lands a jab to mr's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Vanilla does no damage.
mr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vanilla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vanilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but mr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
mr fails with an attempt to clinch.
mr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vanilla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vanilla.

mr has managed to clinch.
Vanilla tries to break the clinch but mr is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vanilla - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but mr has him pressed against the cage.
mr looking to slow down the pace here.
Vanilla is trying to break free.
mr lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanilla backwards.
mr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
jody mr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanilla wants to break the clinch but can't.
mr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanilla.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pena Vanilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vanilla winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!

Pena Vanilla wins by unanimous decision!