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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euthanasia Atheist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Speedy Wonder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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173 cm
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165 lbs
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175 cm
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Speedy Wonder! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Euthanasia Atheist! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wonder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atheist scores a takedown into full mount! Atheist trying to control but he's not successful this time. Atheist throws a strike there. Wonder manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Atheist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Atheist throwing shots but Wonder is blocking nicely. Atheist wants to control but Wonder is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Atheist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Atheist is looking to advance position but Wonder won't allow it. Atheist is trying to control. Wonder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Atheist is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Euthanasia Atheist wasn't active enough on the ground. Atheist shoots in and bounces Wonder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Wonder is looking to stand up but Atheist isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wonder keeping moving, preventing Atheist from controlling successfully. Atheist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wonder swivels though and keeps the full guard. Atheist looks gassed! Wonder is looking to stand up but Atheist isn't so interested in that idea.
Euthanasia Atheist has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Atheist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wonder tries to clinch up but Atheist circles away and keeps his distance. A head kick misses from Wonder. Atheist blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but Atheist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Speedy Wonder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Atheist blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Wonder tries to clinch up but Atheist circles away and keeps his distance. Atheist misses with an uppercut. Wonder moves away from the strike by Atheist. A head kick misses from Wonder. Wonder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atheist blocks a head kick by Wonder.
A head kick misses from Wonder. Wonder is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wonder is looking to clinch but Atheist is avoiding it.
Wonder throws a head kick but Atheist moves out of range.
Wonder shoots for a takedown but Atheist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wonder stuffs the takedown attempt from Atheist. Atheist gets slowly back to his feet. Atheist keeps the fight on the outside. Wonder shoots for a double leg takedown but Atheist sprawls well. He's pushed Wonder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speedy Wonder. That's going to take a lot out of him. Atheist dives in and scores a takedown into Wonder's guard. Atheist wants to pass the guard but Wonder is keeping the position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Atheist wants to get up but he can't break Wonder's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Atheist looking to sit in guard and control but Wonder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Wonder drops back looking for a leg! Atheist is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Atheist manages to kick Wonder off! Wonder jumps back into Atheist's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euthanasia Atheist dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wonder tries to clinch up but Atheist circles away and keeps his distance. Wonder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Atheist defends it nicely. Wonder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wonder misses with a hook. Atheist keeps the fight on the outside. Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atheist swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wonder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atheist pinned against the cage. Atheist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Wonder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wonder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atheist shoots in and bounces Wonder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Wonder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Atheist is controlling him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Atheist not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Atheist trying to control but Wonder is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Euthanasia Atheist. Atheist blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Atheist blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Atheist moves into the clinch. Wonder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atheist is working for takedown but Wonder is calmly controlling the position for now. Wonder tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Atheist just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speedy Wonder. That's going to take a lot out of him. Atheist has Wonder pressed against the cage, preventing Wonder from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Knees in the clinch landing for Wonder.
A frustrated look appears on Wonder's face as he tries to break the clinch. Wonder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wonder gets underhooks to prevent Atheist's takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wonder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atheist's brow. Wonder can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wonder fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from Atheist.
Atheist lands a takedown into guard.
Atheist trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wonder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Atheist is controlling him. Euthanasia Atheist has got the better of the ground game so far. Atheist is looking to stand up but Wonder won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Speedy Wonder. Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atheist swats him away and circles back towards the center. Atheist keeps the fight on the outside. The fight stays on the outside here - Wonder looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wonder wants to clinch. Wonder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wonder lands a head kick. Atheist smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Atheist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wonder. Wonder tries to clinch but Atheist moves away and Atheist counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wonder! This has been an exciting period of action! You get the feeling that Wonder really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Euthanasia Atheist will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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!
Wonder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atheist's waist but Atheist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wonder off to one side. Wonder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but Atheist shows good takedown defense. Wonder is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wonder throws a head kick that misses. Wonder tries a head kick but it misses.
Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch but Atheist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wonder tries a head kick but it misses.
Atheist keeps the fight on the outside. Wonder doesn't succeed with the takedown and Atheist counters with a shoot takedown. Wonder fights it but they end up in guard. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speedy Wonder. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Atheist is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Atheist wants to control from the top but Wonder keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Atheist stands and throws Wonder's legs to the side, diving into side control. Wonder avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Atheist. Atheist tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Atheist has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Atheist wants to control but Wonder is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wonder wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Atheist is trying to ground and pound but Wonder uses the momentary lack of control by Atheist to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Atheist trying to pass the guard but Wonder defending well. Atheist is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wonder is just riding it out for now. Atheist eventually gives up the hold. Atheist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wonder's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Atheist stops Wonder from getting back to his feet.
Atheist perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Euthanasia Atheist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Wonder wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Euthanasia Atheist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Atheist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Euthanasia Atheist!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
43% |
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