|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cal Ripken Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cal Ripken Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
183 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cal Ripken Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Ard!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripken Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ard throws a right hand that Ripken Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Ripken Jr also avoids with ease.
Ripken Jr scores with a body shot.
Ard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripken Jr slips a jab and a cross from Ard.
Ard throws a series of punches but Ripken Jr avoids them all with ease.
Ripken Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripken Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Ripken Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ard has time to react.
It looks like James Ard has been cut.
Ard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James Ard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripken Jr slips a jab and a cross from Ard.
Ard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ard looks gassed!
Ripken Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripken Jr darts in and clinches Ard up against the cage.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Ripken Jr lands a left and a right that send Ard crashing to the mat, dazed. Ripken Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ard is rocked!
Ripken Jr darts in and clinches Ard up against the cage.
Ard is still on wobbly legs! Can Ripken Jr finish him?
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ard seems to have recovered his senses.
Ripken Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Ripken Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ripken Jr lands a big head kick that sends Ard tumbling to the mat! Ripken Jr takes a step backwards and waves Ard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ripken Jr sends Ard crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ripken Jr is motioning to the referee to let Ard up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripken Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripken Jr forces Ard back against the cage and clinches.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ripken Jr moves into range and clinches up with Ard.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ripken Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ripken Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Ripken Jr instigates a clinch.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ripken Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Ripken Jr darts in and clinches Ard up against the cage.
Ard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripken Jr breaks from the clinch.
Ripken Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Ripken Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ripken Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ripken Jr.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr forces Ard back against the cage and clinches.
Ard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ard throws a series of punches but Ripken Jr moves out of range.
Ripken Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Ard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ripken Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ripken Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Ripken Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ripken Jr breaks from the clinch.
Ripken Jr misses with a head kick.
Ripken Jr misses with the combination.
Ripken Jr instigates a clinch.
Ripken Jr has Ard pressed against the cage, preventing Ard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ripken Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ard is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Ripken Jr.
A frustrated look appears on Ard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ard misses with a combination
and Ripken Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Ripken Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Ard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripken Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Ard is trying to break the clinch but Ripken Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ard misses with a few strikes there.
Ripken Jr has Ard up against the cage in a clinch.
Ard wants to break free but Ripken Jr has control.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ripken Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ard looks to land a combination. Ripken Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ripken Jr forces Ard back against the cage and clinches.
Ripken Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ard misses with some punches.
Ripken Jr missing with knees to the body.
Ard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ripken Jr backwards.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ard throws a nice looking combination but Ripken Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Ard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ard misses with a series of wild punches.
Ard misses with a double jab
and Ripken Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Ard backing up. Ard nods at Ripken Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
That has opened up James Ard's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ripken Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ripken Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripken Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ard's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Ripken Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Ard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ard swinging wildly here.
Ripken Jr clinches with his opponent.
Ripken Jr breaks from the clinch.
Ripken Jr rushes Ard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ripken Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Ripken Jr is struggling to control the position.
Ripken Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ard's efforts to push away.
Ripken Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ripken Jr with a knee to the head.
Ripken Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ard can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Ripken Jr drives through and clinches with Ard against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ard can't break the clinch.
Ripken Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ard is trying to break free.
Ripken Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ard.
Ard working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Ard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Cal Ripken Jr has been cut.
Ard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ripken Jr closes the distance and pushes Ard back into the cage.
Ard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ard is trying to force a seperation but Ripken Jr has the dominant position.
Ripken Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Ard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ripken Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ripken Jr cracks a nice hook into Ard's ribs.
Cal Ripken Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripken Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Ripken Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr is looking to control Ard's arms but Ard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ripken Jr has his back to the cage.
Ard is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripken Jr has double underhooks.
Ripken Jr keeps control of Ard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ripken Jr breaks from the clinch.
Ard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ard misses with a wild combination.
Ard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ripken Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ripken Jr.
Ripken Jr keeps control of Ard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ripken Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ard tries to keep at a distance but Ripken Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ard throws a right hand that Ripken Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Ripken Jr also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripken Jr has Ard pressed against the cage, preventing Ard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ripken Jr moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ard has had enough of the clinch but Ripken Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Ard takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Ard.
Ripken Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Ard misses with a double jab
and Ripken Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ripken Jr stalling against the cage.
Ard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ard is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripken Jr has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Ard fails to land.
Ripken Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ripken Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Ard misses.
Ard looks to land a combination but Ripken Jr avoids it well.
Ripken Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ard, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Ripken Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ripken Jr moves into range and clinches up with Ard.
Ard working hard to break the clinch.
Ard is trying to break the clinch but Ripken Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ard blocks a head kick by Ripken Jr.
Ard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripken Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Ard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ard misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ripken Jr.
Ard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ripken Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Ard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ard is trying to break the clinch but Ripken Jr is controlling him.
Ard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Ripken Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Ard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ripken Jr counters by clinching up.
Ripken Jr breaks from the clinch.
Ripken Jr throws a shot to the body.
Ard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ripken Jr lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Ard.
Ripken Jr forces Ard back against the cage and clinches.
Ard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cal Ripken Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Ard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ripken Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ard's face.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ripken Jr instigates a clinch.
Ripken Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ripken Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ard wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripken Jr won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ripken Jr clinches up with Ard and pushes him back against the cage.
Ripken Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ard tries to break free but Ripken Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Ripken Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Ard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ripken Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ripken Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Ard is trying to force a seperation but Ripken Jr has the dominant position.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ripken Jr. Ard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cal Ripken Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Ard.
Ard throws a series of strikes that have Ripken Jr backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ard lands with a left to the head.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ripken Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ripken Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Ard moves out of range easily.
Ard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ripken Jr.
Ard misses with a double jab.
Ripken Jr clinches.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ripken Jr misses with a hook.
Ard throws a series of punches but Ripken Jr moves out of range.
Ripken Jr throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ripken Jr.
Ripken Jr tries to bum rush Ard with a series of wild strikes but Ard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ard throws a right hand that Ripken Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Ripken Jr also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ard misses.
Ard moves out of range as Ripken Jr strikes.
Ard throws a combination that misses
and Ripken Jr counters by clinching up.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ripken Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Ard is trying to force a seperation but Ripken Jr has the dominant position.
Ripken Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ripken Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ripken Jr has Ard pressed against the cage.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ard throws a combination that misses
and Ripken Jr counters by clinching up.
Ripken Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ripken Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ripken Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Come on Ripken Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ard tries to break the clinch but Ripken Jr is controlling the position.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ripken Jr dodges the punch combination from Ard.
Ard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripken Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Ripken Jr scores with a leg kick.
Ripken Jr instigates a clinch.
Ard misses with some punches.
Come on Ripken Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ard.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ripken Jr closes the distance and pushes Ard back into the cage.
James Ard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cal Ripken Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ripken Jr trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cal Ripken Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ripken Jr 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cal Ripken Jr!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
