PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woo comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Poison. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Woo
vs
Ass

180 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

KINGDOM

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Ass!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ass moves into range and clinches up with Woo.

Woo pulls guard.
Ass trying to control the position from guard on top but Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Woo looking for a guillotine here but Ass defends easily.
Woo looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ass stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Woo wants to clinch.
Woo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woo pinned against the cage. Woo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ass pinned against the cage. Ass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ass shoots in but Woo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Woo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kick Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ass tries for a takedown but Woo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jin Woo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kick Ass.
Woo stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ass shoots in looking for a takedown. Woo tries to sprawl out of it but Ass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Woo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Woo wants to clinch

and Ass counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ass.
Woo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ass to keep the fight standing.

Woo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Ass or perhaps it was just good defense by Woo which made him look bad.

Ass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Woo fails to pull guard.

Ass has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Woo uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ass keeping moving, preventing Woo from controlling successfully.
Woo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woo wants to pass the guard but Ass is keeping the position.
Ass keeping moving, preventing Woo from controlling successfully.
Ass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woo wants to control from the top but Ass keeps moving.
Ass seems keen to control Woo's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jin Woo.
Ass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woo doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woo wants to clinch up but Ass keeps it at a distance.
Woo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ass. That did some damage!
Woo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ass is fending him off so far but Woo persists. Nope, Ass circles away and we're back to standing.
Woo wants to clinch.
Ass connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ass darts in and clinches Woo up against the cage.
Ass is pressed up against the cage. Woo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ass down to the mat. Ass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kick Ass will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woo tries to clinch there but Ass circles away.
Ass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ass scores with a four punch combination!

Ass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woo, pushing him back against the cage.
Ass is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ass wants a takedown but no success here.

Woo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ass swats away the attempt to clinch by Woo.
Woo closes the distance but Ass moves to the side
and Ass counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Woo moves into the clinch.

Woo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jin Woo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo misses with a wild combination.

Ass clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Woo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Woo has Ass pushed against the cage.

Woo pulls guard effortlessly.
Ass trying to control the position from guard on top but Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ass postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass stopping the sweep attempt from Woo.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ass shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Woo defends it nicely.
Jin Woo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kick Ass.
Woo wants to clinch

and Ass counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Woo lands an elbow that stopped Ass in his tracks for a moment.
Ass tries to pull guard but Woo won't allow it.
Woo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Woo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ass moves into the clinch.
Ass tries to circle away but Woo has him pinned against the cage.
Ass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Woo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ass drops down looking for an ankle pick but Woo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Woo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woo somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ass closes the distance and pushes Woo back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woo misses with a body punch.

Ass drags the fight down to the ground.

Ass looking for a guillotine here but Woo defends easily.
Ass working a defensive guard here.
Woo throwing strikes from guard but Ass blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woo wants to control from the top but Ass keeps moving.
Ass throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kick Ass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Ass.
Woo moves in looking to clinch but Ass pushes him off.
Ass lands a slapping body shot.
Woo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ass circles away.
Woo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ass's head.
Woo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woo tries to clinch there but Ass circles away.

Ass rushes Woo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Woo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ass smiles and moves away.
Ass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ass pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woo back to the cage. Ass follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Woo is looking to clinch.
Ass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woo scores with a nice body kick.

Ass drives through and clinches with Woo against the cage.
Ass blocks an elbow strike from Woo.
Woo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Woo jumps guard and drags Ass to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ass is pushing down on Woo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woo is fighting to maintain full guard but Ass has managed to sneak the leg through.
Woo is trying to stand back up but Ass is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ass passes the guard and advances to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woo can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Woo has given up his back here.
Woo tries to roll but Ass sticks to his back.
Ass struggling to land strikes to the head as Woo covers up.
Even with his hooks in, Ass manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Good control from Ass.
Woo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass struggling to land strikes to the head as Woo covers up.

Ass working for the choke.

Ass working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ass is persistently looking for the submission but Woo is defending it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Ass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ass 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Ass!