PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Saburo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Chinatown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinatown has chosen Cocaine in my brain - Dillinger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saburo
vs
Chinatown

178 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 46 - 0

183 cm
27
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Powerful

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 5 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Saburo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Chinatown!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saburo tries for a takedown but Chinatown circles away easily
and Saburo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saburo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Chinatown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saburo did well to prevent Chinatown getting side control.
Saburo wants to improve his position but Chinatown is controlling well.
Chinatown tries to pass to full mount but Saburo defends it.
Chinatown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charlie Chinatown was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Chinatown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saburo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chinatown taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburo prevents Chinatown from improving position.
Chinatown landing strikes.
Chinatown controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Saburo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Saburo can't do much from the bottom here.
Chinatown passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Saburo!
Chinatown controlling from mount.
Saburo wants to control but Chinatown is having none of it.
Chinatown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charlie Chinatown was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Chinatown shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saburo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chinatown cracks Saburo with a big right hand but Saburo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chinatown just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Charlie Chinatown.

Chinatown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chinatown gets underhooks to prevent Saburo's takedown attempt.

Chinatown is trying to trip Saburo. He has hold of a leg but Saburo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chinatown persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chinatown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Chinatown dominated that round.
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.

Chinatown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chinatown controlling the pace for now.
Chinatown working the ground and pound effectively.
Chinatown lands a heavy elbow.
Chinatown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chinatown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chinatown controlling the position easily from mount.
Chinatown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinatown controlling the position easily from mount.
Chinatown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saburo tries to lock up and control but Chinatown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chinatown controlling the position easily from mount.

Charlie Chinatown has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Chinatown gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburo is trying to control Chinatown's posture but Chinatown avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Saburo is trying to get back to half guard.
Chinatown remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chinatown's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Saburo wants to control but Chinatown postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Chinatown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chinatown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chinatown advances nicely into full mount.
BOOM! Chinatown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saburo can't escape the position.
Chinatown raining down hammerfists from mount.
Saburo is working to get back to half guard.
Chinatown controlling from the full mount.
Saburo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saburo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Saburo wants to control but Chinatown is having none of it.
Chinatown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saburo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Chinatown.
Saburo tries to hold on but Chinatown postures up.
Chinatown content just to control the position here.
Saburo wants to control but Chinatown is having none of it.
Chinatown with shots to the head and body - Saburo looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Chinatown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Chinatown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saburo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saburo can't keep his opponent in guard - Chinatown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chinatown is controlling the pace.
Saburo tries to roll over but Chinatown keeps him under control.
Chinatown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chinatown controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburo is trying to escape the mount.
Chinatown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chinatown scoring with strikes but Saburo is staying in there.
Chinatown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chinatown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown scoring with strikes but Saburo is staying in there.
Chinatown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saburo hang on?
Chinatown prevents Saburo from getting the reversal.
Chinatown landing punches.
Chinatown controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Chinatown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Saburo tries to hold on but Chinatown postures up.
Chinatown controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Charlie Chinatown.

Chinatown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chinatown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chinatown scoring with some ground and pound.
Saburo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Saburo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chinatown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown advances to half guard.
Chinatown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saburo tries to roll over but Chinatown keeps him under control.
Saburo is looking to escape.
Charlie Chinatown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chinatown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adam Saburo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Chinatown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chinatown 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 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chinatown!