PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Trance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 Cent - I Get Money. Vlad Trance has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Down
vs
Trance

185 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vlad Trance!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down misses with a looping right.
Down lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Down throws a hook to the side of Trance's head but Trance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Down. Trance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Down connects with a nice looking jab.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Trance moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trance.
Trance has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Vlad Trance has been cut.
Trance walks into a straight right hand from Down.
Trance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Down misses with the combination.
Trance drops his hands momentarily and Down takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trance lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trance shoots for a takedown but Down saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Down tries a head kick but it misses.
Down misses with a series of wild punches.
Down blocks a low kick nicely.
Trance takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trance checks a low kick from Down.
Down cracks a nice hook into Trance's ribs.
Trance fails with a takedown attempt.
Drew Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Trance.
No luck for Trance with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down lands a nice looking body kick.
Down throws an overhand right that lands on Trance's shoulder, as Trance tries to avoid the shot.
Trance shoots for a double leg takedown but Down sprawls well. He's pushed Trance's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Down fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Down cracks Trance with an open hand slap.
Down closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trance throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Down's waist but Down gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trance off to one side.
Trance throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Down's waist but Down gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trance off to one side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Down.
Down scores with a head kick. Trance tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Trance is rocked!
Down misses with a lunging right hand
and Trance counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trance fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Down lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trance doesn't seem phased though.
Trance is trying desperately to land a takedown but Down is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Trance.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Down keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trance will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Trance.
Drew Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Down, as that shot connected.
Trance misses with a takedown attempt
and Down counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trance fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Down.
Down lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trance shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Down as he avoids it easily.
Down scores with a jab to the body.
Trance looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Down.
Down lands a nice looking kick to the body. Trance takes a step back to recover.
Trance takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down scores with a nice body kick.
Trance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Down dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Trance's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Down will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Trance might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Down has got the better of the exchanges.
Down smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Down defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trance.
Down fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trance checks it well.
Trance moves away from the strike by Down.
Down stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Down wants it to stay on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Down, right into the meat.
Down misses with a straight right.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Down throws a wild body kick that Trance sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trance misses with a takedown attempt - Down sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drew Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Trance.
Down throws a head kick but Trance moves out of range.
Down cracks the inside of Trance's front leg.
Trance staying out of range there.
Down throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Down as Trance shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Down.
Trance fails to land the takedown.
Trance is breathing heavily.
Trance shoots for a takedown but Down saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Down lands a jab to Trance's midsection.
Trance looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Down is fending him off so far but Trance persists. Nope, Down circles away and we're back to standing.
Down throws a wild body kick that Trance sees coming a mile off.
Drew Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Down lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Down lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trance will feel that in the morning.
Down scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Down misses the target.
Down lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Down lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down misses with a hook. Trance ducked under it nicely.
Down throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Down throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trance shoots in for a takedown but Down shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Down with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Down is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trance can do to turn this around?
Down scores with a one two! Trance had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Down finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Trance misses with a takedown attempt - Down sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Down scores with a hook.
Down scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Down!
Drew Down is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down punishes Trance's body with a nice straight punch.
Down lands a nice hook to Trance's body. Trance takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Down lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trance's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Down is looking to slow Trance down with leg kicks.
Down lands with a straight right. Trance didn't see that one coming.
Trance gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Down is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trance is still on wobbly legs! Can Down finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trance manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Down. No joy for Trance on that attempt.
Trance seems to have recovered his senses.
Trance has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Down lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Down dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Trance's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Down misses with a series of wild punches.
Trance shoots in looking for a takedown but Down manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trance's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trance misses with a hook.
Down lands with a nice body kick.
Down tries to land a front kick but Trance steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trance takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Down jabs Trance to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Down.
Down misses with a body shot.
Trance shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Down pinned against the cage. Down gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down throws a hook but Trance blocks it.
A nice combination there by Down.
Trance throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Down's waist but Down gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trance off to one side.
Drew Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Trance.
Down jabs at Trance's body.
Down looks to land a combination but Trance avoids it well.
Down throws a hook to the side of Trance's head but Trance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trance slips under a jab.
Down looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trance walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Down. Beautiful body shot.
Down tests Trance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trance shoots in looking for a takedown. Down tries to sprawl out of it but Trance keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Down manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trance misses with a series of wild punches.
Trance blocks a jab.
Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trance takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trance throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trance stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Down.
Down keeps Trance at a distance using the push kick.
Trance moves forwards but Down connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Down misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trance.
Down lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trance on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Down throws out a loose jab but Trance uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trance ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Down pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Down blocks a jab.
Trance thows a body shot but no joy.
Down misses with a low kick.
Down throws a head kick that half lands.
Vlad Trance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Down thows a body shot but no joy.
Trance moves out of range as Down throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trance slips under a jab from Down.
Trance misses with an uppercut.
Drew Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trance shoots in for a double leg but Down sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Down 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Down!