PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adirake Gajit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric comes to the ring accompanied by Rocky Theme Song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Fredric
vs
Gajit

179 cm
28
164 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

175 cm
22
159 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adirake Gajit!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fredric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gajit wants to clinch.
Gajit throws a head kick that misses.

Fredric throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gajit was covering up waiting for the punch and Fredric finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fredric wants to pass the guard but Gajit is keeping the position.
Fredric trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fredric slips nicely into half guard.
Gajit looks gassed!
Gajit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fredric scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gajit won't allow Fredric to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fredric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gajit keeps working.
Fredric missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fredric stops Gajit from getting back to his feet.
Fredric works his way into full mount!
Fredric landing strikes from the mount.
Gajit is bucking up trying to escape but Fredric cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fredric punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fredric is landing with some decent strikes but Gajit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredric is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fredric lands with some strikes.
Gajit is bucking up trying to escape but Fredric cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fredric is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredric lands a heavy elbow.
Fredric looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fredric landing punches.
Fredric putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Fredric.
Fredric landing strikes from the mount.
Fredric with the ground and pound from mount.
Fredric working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajit is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fredric lands a big elbow.
Fredric lands a heavy elbow.
Fredric is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gajit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fredric landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fredric working the ground and pound effectively.
Gajit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fredric. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gajit is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fredric working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fredric connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fredric working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fredric in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fredric lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Fredric connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gajit is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fredric landing punches.
Fredric with shots to the head and body - Gajit looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fredric trying to control but Gajit is having none of it.
Fredric lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Fredric.
Fredric dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fredric putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fredric tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fredric connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fredric lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Gajit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fredric working Gajit over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Fredric.
Gajit is trying to stand up.
Fredric fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fredric scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fredric trying to control but Gajit is having none of it.
Fredric dominating with strikes here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gajit is trying to stand.
Fredric lands with some strikes.
Fredric punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fredric cracks Gajit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fredric can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gajit is looking to escape.
Fredric with the ground and pound from mount.
Gajit's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Fredric lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fredric with shots to the head and body - Gajit looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fredric looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fredric lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gajit wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Gajit is bucking up trying to escape but Fredric cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fredric looking to finish Gajit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gajit!
Fredric landing punches.
Fredric dominating with strikes here.
Fredric with the ground and pound from mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fredric postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gajit looks a forlorn figure.
Fredric postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gajit looks a forlorn figure.
Fredric with good strikes from the mount here!
Fredric cracks Gajit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gajit is trying to stand up.
Fredric 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.
Fredric is landing with some decent strikes but Gajit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gajit tries to buck Fredric off but he can't manage it.
Fredric looking to finish Gajit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gajit!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Fredric dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fredric closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Fredric's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fredric lands a nice forearm strike.
Fredric has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gajit!
BOOM! Fredric connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fredric looking to finish Gajit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gajit!
Gajit is in a horrible position here. Fredric smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fredric with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fredric cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredric is landing with some decent strikes but Gajit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric cracks Gajit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gajit is squirming around, avoiding Fredric's attempts to control the action.
Fredric has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gajit's face.
Gajit squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fredric cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fredric in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Gajit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fredric lands with some strikes.
Gajit is trying to stand up.
Fredric connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fredric working the ground and pound effectively.
Gajit squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fredric lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fredric has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gajit's face.
Gajit really wants to buck Fredric off and get back to his feet.
Fredric is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gajit's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gajit is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fredric breaks from Gajit's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajit tries to buck Fredric off but he can't manage it.
Gajit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fredric scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gajit?
Gajit is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Fredric landing strikes from the mount.
Gajit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fredric with a couple of short strikes.
Fredric cracks Gajit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gajit wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fredric landing strikes from the mount.
Fredric lands a heavy elbow.
Fredric lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gajit hang on?
Gajit trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fredric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gajit can do to turn this around?
Fredric scoring with strikes but Gajit is staying in there.
Fredric cracks Gajit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gajit is in a horrible position here. Fredric smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fredric trying to control but Gajit is having none of it.
Fredric raining down shots from the mount!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fredric with shots to the head and body - Gajit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fredric landing punches.
Fredric postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gajit looks a forlorn figure.
Fredric scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gajit?
Fredric looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fredric landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gajit is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Randy Fredric overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Fredric connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gajit taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Fredric.
Fredric dominating with strikes here.
Fredric unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Fredric.
Fredric tries to control but Gajit wriggling away.
Fredric lands a big shot there that rocks Gajit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gajit wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Gajit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Fredric.
Fredric lands a nice shot to the head.
Fredric wants to control the pace but Gajit is squirming around nicely.
Fredric controlling the position easily from mount.
Fredric working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Randy Fredric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gajit tries to buck Fredric off but he can't manage it.
Fredric lands a big shot there that rocks Gajit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fredric landing strikes from the mount and Gajit is in trouble!
Fredric with a couple of short strikes.
Fredric landing strikes from the mount.
Fredric breaks from Gajit's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Gajit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gajit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fredric lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adirake Gajit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fredric controlling his opponent.
Gajit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gajit is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fredric controlling from mount.
Gajit is bucking up trying to escape but Fredric cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Fredric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fredric 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Randy Fredric!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Randy Fredric!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Randy Fredric!

Randy Fredric wins by unanimous decision!