PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjj Spar (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.

Assassin
vs
Spar

164 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjj Spar!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assassin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spar pulls Assassin in to control the position.
Assassin throws an elbow that misses. Spar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assassin's guard. Nice move by Spar!
Spar slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Assassin.
Assassin trying to control here.
Assassin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Assassin wants to get back to full guard but Spar has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Assassin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Spar. What's that going to do exactly?
Assassin is trying to reverse the position but instead Spar has taken his back - oops!
Assassin tries to escape but Spar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Spar trying to control momentarily.
Spar 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.
Assassin trying to control the hands but Spar breaks the grip.
Assassin is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin trying to control but not successfully.
Spar controlling well, preventing Assassin from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin trying to control the position but Spar manages to sink in the hooks.
Spar controlling from the back.
Well, with Spar on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Assassin is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Assassin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Spar gets his hands free as Assassin looks to control.
Spar controls the action.
Assassin staying busy and making it hard for Spar to control.
Spar is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin just trying to survive but Spar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Spar controlling well, preventing Assassin from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spar controls the position.
Spar tries to keep control of the position but Assassin is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that The Assassin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Assassin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Assassin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Assassin connects with a nice short shot to Spar's temple.
Assassin trying to control from Spar's half guard. Spar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Assassin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Assassin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Assassin throws a strike but Spar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spar is one step ahead there.
Assassin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Assassin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spar trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.
Assassin working a defensive guard but Spar passes into half guard.
Assassin tries to roll over but Spar keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Spar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Assassin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Assassin is squirming around, avoiding Spar's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is desperately trying to improve his position but Spar has a good base and remains in mount.
Spar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assassin is looking to escape.
Assassin is looking to improve his position but Spar isn't that keen on the idea.
Spar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assassin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Assassin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Assassin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin throws a strike but Spar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assassin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Assassin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Assassin tries to get out of the position.
Assassin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar pushing down on Assassin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spar is keen to just control but Assassin is a slippery customer.
Assassin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Spar jumps into side control!
Assassin trying to remain calm as Spar controls from the top position.
Spar avoids the strikes from the bottom by Assassin.
Assassin tries to bench press Spar off him but Spar keeps the position.
Spar has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Assassin is working hard here to advance position.
Assassin has given up his back here.
Spar tries to keep control of the position but Assassin is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar is not going to allow Assassin to sit and survive in this position.
Assassin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Spar tries to get the hooks in deep but Assassin pushed the leg off.
Assassin is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar has good solid back control here.
Assassin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I would not like to be Assassin right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Assassin.
Well Assassin 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Assassin!