PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Justin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solido Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Justin
vs
Bato

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Justin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solido Bato!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bato is working Justin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bato working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Justin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Justin has momentary wrist control but Bato slips an elbow through the middle.
Bato scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justin wants to get back to his feet but Bato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bato scoring with punches to the head and body.
Justin trying to control the position.
Bato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bato's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bato lands a couple of elbows.
Bato lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bato thows a big elbow that misses.
Bato landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bato content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bato lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bato tries to free his leg and advance position but Justin is retaining full guard.
Bato stands up over Justin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bato won't allow Justin to sweep him here.
Justin keeping moving, preventing Bato from controlling successfully.
Bato working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justin's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Justin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justin is breathing heavily.
Bato is in close to Justin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Justin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bato controls the pace.
Bato postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bato works over Justin with some ground and pound from guard.
Bato lands a couple of digs.
Justin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bato on the ground.
Bato cracks Justin with a solid left hand.
Bato lands a couple of digs.
Bato lands a couple of digs.
Bato scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justin has control of Bato's left arm, preventing Bato from doing any damage.
Bato scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Justin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bato working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bato drops back looking for a leg! Justin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Justin manages to kick Bato off! Bato jumps back into Justin's guard.
Bato with a nice head shot there.
Bato lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bato lands a couple of digs.
Bato works over Justin with some ground and pound from guard.
Bato working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justin's head.

Bato drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bato jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Bato drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bato jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Justin trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bato thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bato connects with a couple of short punches.
Bato chips away with some ground and pound.
Bato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Justin's head.
Bato working some strikes from top position.
Bato with a nice head shot there.
Justin keeping moving, preventing Bato from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bato landing some decent shots from guard.
Bato distracts Justin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solido Bato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bato drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bato trying to control but Justin is working from the bottom.

Bato is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Justin keeping full guard, as Bato tries to pass.
Bato lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bato works over Justin with some ground and pound from guard.
Bato working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justin's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bato cracks Justin with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bato lands a couple of digs.
Bato working some strikes from top position.
Bato scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Bato is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Justin's head.
Bato cracks Justin with a solid left hand.
Bato landing with the ground and pound.
Bato stands up over Justin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Justin keeping moving, preventing Bato from controlling successfully.

Justin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bato is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bato is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bato works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Justin is staying active underneath Bato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bato keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bato scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Justin has his hands clasped together around Bato's back. He's all about the action.
Bato working over Justin with some ground and pound. Justin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Bato.
Bato slips a nice elbow through Justin's hands, connecting with Justin's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bato winds up and cracks Justin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bato lands strikes from half guard.
Bato slows the pace down in half guard.
Bato lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bato working Justin over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bato connects with a nice short shot to Justin's temple.
Bato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Bato there.

Bato maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Justin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bato has cracked it and Justin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bato!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Solido Bato!