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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Ito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun Ito will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Art Vandelay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Ito!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandelay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ito is looking to escape.
Vandelay throws a strike but Ito avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vandelay throwing strikes but missing.
Ito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vandelay is looking to work some ground and pound but Ito has wrist control.
Ito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vandelay.
Vandelay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vandelay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ito darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay is concentrating on defense, preventing Ito from advancing position.
Ito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vandelay's head.
Vandelay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ito.
Vandelay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vandelay tries to get out of the position.
Vandelay gets back to full guard.
Ito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ito won't allow Vandelay to sweep him here.
Ito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ito throwing strikes from guard but Vandelay blocks nicely.
Ito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vandelay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vandelay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vandelay swats away the attempt to clinch by Ito.
Ito is looking to clinch.
Ito looks to land a combination but Vandelay avoids it well.
Vandelay has his takedown stuffed
and Ito decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vandelay's guard.
Ito wants to stand but Vandelay has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vandelay is breathing heavily.
Vandelay trying to keep a closed guard but Ito is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ito controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vandelay pulls Ito in close to prevent any damage.
Vandelay is working an open guard so Ito takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Ito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ito is looking to clinch but Vandelay is avoiding it.
Vandelay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ito counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ito is keen to just control but Vandelay is a slippery customer.
Ito is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ito postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Vandelay to stand up.
Vandelay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ito rushes Vandelay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vandelay keeps control of Ito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ito is trying to break the clinch but Vandelay has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay pulls guard.
Vandelay keeping moving, preventing Ito from controlling successfully.
Ito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vandelay controlling the position.
Ito wants to control from the top but Vandelay keeps moving.
Ito throwing strikes from guard but Vandelay blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ito wants to control from the top but Vandelay keeps moving.
Vandelay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ito tries to stand but Vandelay is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vandelay shoots and misses
and Ito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ito shoots in and bounces Vandelay off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vandelay is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ito wants to stand but Vandelay has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ito trying to control but Vandelay is working from the bottom.
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.
Vandelay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ito sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vandelay's guard.
Ito tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Vandelay.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ito tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Ito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vandelay throws a solid leg kick but Ito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vandelay.
Vandelay misses with a takedown attempt
and Ito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vandelay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vandelay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ito counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vandelay!
Ito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vandelay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ito tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ito is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vandelay is surviving well by controlling Ito's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay is looking to get to half guard.
Vandelay avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ito.
Ito landing strikes from the mount and Vandelay is in trouble!
Vandelay is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Ito there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vandelay is trying to escape the mount.
Ito sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jun Ito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vandelay tries to reverse the position but Ito maintains control.
Ito can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vandelay is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Ito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ito unloads with some shots from mount but Vandelay bucks and avoids them well.
Ito tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ito tries to control but Vandelay wriggling away.
Ito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vandelay?
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Ito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ito 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Ito!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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