PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PC Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshitani Kengo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dell
vs
Kengo

190 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, PC Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshitani Kengo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kengo as Dell shoots in.
Dell shoots in but no luck this time.

Dell scores a takedown into full mount!
Kengo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dell is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Yoshitani Kengo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dell trying to control but Kengo is having none of it.
Dell looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kengo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Dell tries to keep control of the position but Kengo is staying busy.
Dell missing with strikes from the back.
Dell misses with an elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dell struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dell misses with punches from the back.
Dell misses with a punch to the head.
I would not like to be Kengo right now.
Dell not allowing Kengo to control his hands.
Dell punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell is looking to control Kengo but Kengo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dell is really struggling to control Kengo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dell controlling the positon.
Dell connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kengo to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kengo hold on?

That has opened up Yoshitani Kengo's cut even more.
Dell is landing with strikes from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Dell is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kengo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dell is hanging on to Kengo's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PC Dell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshitani Kengo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kengo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dell.
Dell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
PC Dell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kengo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kengo's waist but Kengo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dell off to one side.
Kengo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dell doesn't seem bothered though.

Kengo instigates a clinch.
Kengo is trying to break the clinch but Dell has him pressed against the cage.
Kengo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dell tries to pull guard but Kengo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PC Dell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell has had enough of the clinch but Kengo keeps him there for the moment.
Dell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kengo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kengo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dell tries to pull guard but Kengo won't allow it.
Kengo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kengo is looking to control Dell's arms but Dell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kengo has his back to the cage.
Dell trying to control the position but instead, Kengo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dell into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kengo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kengo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kengo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kengo smiles and moves away.
Kengo closes the distance but Dell moves to the side

and Dell counters with a takedown into side control.
Dell tries to advance to mount but Kengo denies him.

Dell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kengo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kengo counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Kengo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kengo.
Kengo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dell tries to clinch there but Kengo circles away.
Kengo scores with a punch to the head.
Kengo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dell is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kengo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kengo's waist but Kengo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dell off to one side.
Dell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kengo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kengo duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kengo throws a series of punches but Dell avoids them all with ease.
Kengo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dell misses with a head kick.
Kengo misses with a low kick.
Dell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kengo tries to work over Dell's front leg with a kick but Dell checks it.
Dell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kengo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kengo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dell eats them both and turns towards Kengo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kengo connects with a single shot there.
Kengo misses with a low kick.
Kengo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kengo misses with a low kick.
Dell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kengo avoids it really well and circles away.
Kengo avoids the head kick by Dell.

That's four 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.
A punch lands to the side of Dell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kengo misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kengo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dell keeps the fight on the outside.

Kengo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dell, pushing him back against the cage.
Kengo is pressed up against the cage. Dell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kengo down to the mat. Kengo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kengo wants to clinch.
Kengo throws a solid leg kick but Dell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kengo.
Dell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yoshitani Kengo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yoshitani Kengo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Dell.
Kengo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dell. Dell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kengo throws a solid leg kick but Dell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kengo.
Dell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kengo as he jumps to the side.
Kengo darts in trying to clinch

and Dell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dell stands and throws Kengo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dell advances nicely into full mount.
Dell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
PC Dell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dell 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Dell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kengo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dell lands a nice shot to the head.
Dell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kengo's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kengo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell controlling from mount.

Dell is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kengo lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell throws a right and a left that Kengo avoids nicely.
Kengo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kengo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dell walks into a jab.

Dell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kengo keeps working.
Dell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kengo keeps working.
Kengo won't allow Dell to pass to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dell trying to control from half guard but Kengo is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. PC Dell wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Dell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kengo is holding Dell down, trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
PC Dell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PC Dell!