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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Saburo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwo Jima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Iwo Jima enters the cage!
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Saburo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iwo Jima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saburo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jima sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saburo somewhat.
Saburo shoots for a double leg takedown but Jima sprawls well. He's pushed Saburo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jima looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saburo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jima gets to his feet. Saburo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Saburo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Saburo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saburo misses with a takedown attempt
and Jima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jima throws a head kick but Saburo moves out of range.
Saburo fails with the takedown
and Jima counters with a shoot takedown. Saburo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jima stopping the sweep attempt from Saburo.
Jima wants to control from the top but Saburo keeps moving.
Jima wants to stand but Saburo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jima must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jima trying to control the position from guard on top but Saburo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jima preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saburo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jima!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saburo scoring with strikes but Jima is staying in there.
Jima is trying to stand.
Jima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saburo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jima looks gassed!
Jima wants to control but Saburo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jima is squirming around, avoiding Saburo's attempts to control the action.
Saburo avoids the attempt from Jima to control.
Saburo scoring with strikes but Jima is staying in there.
Saburo lands a heavy elbow.
Saburo tries to control but Jima wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Saburo.
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.
Saburo controlling the position easily from mount.
Saburo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saburo controlling from the full mount.
Saburo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jima hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwo Jima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Saburo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saburo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jima counters by moving into the clinch.
Jima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jima throws a sloppy head kick and Saburo moves out of range easily.
Adam Saburo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jima tries to clinch but Saburo moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jima is defended easily by Saburo.
Saburo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jima!
Saburo avoids the attempt from Jima to control.
Saburo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jima is looking to escape.
Jima is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburo working the ground and pound effectively.
Jima tries to reverse the position but Saburo maintains control.
Saburo wants to control the pace but Jima is squirming around nicely.
Jima wants to control but Saburo is having none of it.
Saburo landing strikes from the mount and Jima is in trouble!
That's two 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.
Saburo controlling from mount.
Jima is squirming around, avoiding Saburo's attempts to control the action.
Jima tries to reverse the position but Saburo maintains control.
Saburo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saburo avoids the attempt from Jima to control.
Saburo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jima can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jima tries to lock up and control but Saburo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saburo looking to control but Jima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saburo avoids the attempt from Jima to control.
Saburo working Jima over with strikes here.
Saburo controlling the position easily from mount.
Saburo working for a guillotine from mount but Jima is in no mood to give up.
Jima is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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.
Saburo dominating with strikes here.
Saburo controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Adam Saburo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Saburo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You get the feeling that Jima really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Saburo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Saburo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Saburo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saburo misses with a takedown attempt
and Jima decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saburo's guard.
Saburo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saburo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jima trying to control the position from guard on top but Saburo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saburo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Saburo has his foot on Jima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jima works his way back into a safe position though.
Saburo wants to sweep but no luck.
Jima wants to control from the top but Saburo keeps moving.
Jima chips away with some ground and pound.
Saburo looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jima's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Saburo trying to keep a closed guard but Jima is proving a slippery customer.
Jima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saburo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saburo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jima as he avoids it easily.
Saburo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Saburo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saburo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jima scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jima lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jima's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jima's back!
Saburo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jima fending off the submission attempt from Saburo.
Jima controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Saburo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Jima is in bad spot here.
Saburo is not going to allow Jima to sit and survive in this position.
Saburo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Saburo is hanging on to Jima's back as he tries to escape.
Saburo is riding his opponent, not letting Jima buck him off.
Saburo wants to control but Jima is keeping busy.
Jima trying to control but not successfully.
Saburo scores with punches and elbows.
Saburo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Saburo is working the ground and pound. Can Jima escape?
And that's the end of the fight!
Iwo Jima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jima has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iwo Jima!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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