PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaki Sumitani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits's entrance music is Jimmy Jazz. A fine choice. Masaki Sumitani is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Waits
vs
Sumitani

183 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Masaki Sumitani!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumitani looks to land a combination but Waits avoids it well.
Sumitani fails to land with a series of punches.
Sumitani shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waits as he avoids it easily.
Waits just misses with a punch to the body.
Waits scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sumitani doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Waits does no damage.
Sumitani moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Tom Waits has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waits looks to land a right hand but Sumitani moved out of range.
Sumitani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sumitani 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Waits keeping moving, preventing Sumitani from controlling successfully.
Sumitani works over Waits with some ground and pound from guard.
Sumitani throws an elbow that misses. Waits uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sumitani's guard. Nice move by Waits!
Waits preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumitani trying to keep a closed guard but Waits is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waits won't allow Sumitani to sweep him here.
Waits looking to pass the guard.
Sumitani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sumitani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumitani is trying to keep Waits in close.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Masaki Sumitani wasn't active enough on the ground.
Waits connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Waits looks to throw the jab but Sumitani is out of range.
Waits fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Waits tries to land a leg kick but Sumitani saw it coming and moves away.
Waits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sumitani.
Sumitani throws a looping overhand right but Waits ducks down to avoid it.
Sumitani misses with a combination
and Waits counters with a left to the body.
Sumitani throws a nice looking combination but Waits bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waits shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Waits lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sumitani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sumitani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Waits swings for the body but Sumitani moves out of range.
Waits throws a head kick but Sumitani moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sumitani.
Waits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waits throws a body punch but Sumitani moves out of range.
Waits just misses with a punch to the body.
Sumitani throws a shot to the body.
Sumitani misses with a two punch combination.

Sumitani drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Waits is trying to escape the position but Sumitani is controlling the position.
Waits is not content to let Sumitani control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sumitani is trying to get an arm triangle but Waits is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waits parries the strikes from Sumitani easily there. Sumitani is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Waits to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sumitani scoring with punches and elbows.
Sumitani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waits keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masaki Sumitani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Waits's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sumitani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waits shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sumitani throws a hook to the side of Waits's head but Waits sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sumitani slips under a jab from Waits.
Waits comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waits slips under a jab from Sumitani.
Sumitani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sumitani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Waits is looking to score with low kicks.
Sumitani throws a solid leg kick but Waits takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sumitani.
Masaki Sumitani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sumitani tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sumitani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sumitani closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waits lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sumitani in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sumitani.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sumitani. Waits shrugs it off though.
Sumitani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waits sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sumitani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Waits lands a really nice looking cross but Sumitani seems unphased.
Sumitani misses with a straight right.
Sumitani is looking to score with low kicks.
Waits works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Sumitani misses.
Sumitani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waits.
Waits connects with a leg kick. Sumitani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Waits fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sumitani.
Sumitani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumitani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sumitani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waits.
A left lands for Waits.
Sumitani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Waits throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sumitani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waits moves away from the strike by Sumitani.
Sumitani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Waits. That's going to slow Sumitani down.
Sumitani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sumitani throws a series of punches but Waits avoids them all with ease.
Masaki Sumitani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sumitani is breathing heavily.
Sumitani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waits moves out of range of the strikes.
Waits lands a leg kick that knocks Sumitani off balance momentarily.
Waits digs a good hook to Sumitani's body.
Waits lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits scores with a three punch combo!
Sumitani thows a body shot but no joy.
Waits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sumitani circles away quickly and effectively.
Waits misses with a kick to the body.
Waits is looking to chop away at Sumitani's legs.
Waits connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waits lands a nice hook to Sumitani's body. Sumitani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sumitani misses with a right hand
and Waits counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Waits checks a leg kick.
Sumitani looks to throw the jab but Waits is out of range.
Waits scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sumitani doesn't seem bothered though.
Sumitani is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waits sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Waits with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumitani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waits throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waits wants to slow Sumitani down by chopping away at his legs.
Sumitani checks a low kick from Waits.
Sumitani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waits blocks a jab.
Sumitani misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waits. Sumitani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sumitani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waits throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sumitani.
Waits thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumitani dives in and grabs Waits's left leg, looking for a takedown. Waits pushes down on Sumitani's head and hops out.
Tom Waits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masaki Sumitani.
Sumitani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waits.
Waits throws a shot from downtown. Sumitani moves away and avoids it.
Waits thuds a left hand into Sumitani's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Waits dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Waits's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Waits is looking to slow Sumitani down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Sumitani misses.
Waits throws the left hand but Sumitani avoids the punch easily.
Sumitani takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Masaki Sumitani has been cut.
Sumitani looks to land a right hand but Waits moved out of range.
Waits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumitani.
Waits avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waits will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waits checks a leg kick nicely.
Sumitani swinging wildly here.
Waits misses with a shot to the body

and Sumitani counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Waits!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumitani avoids the attempt from Waits to control.
Sumitani wants to control the pace but Waits is squirming around nicely.
Sumitani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumitani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Waits is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sumitani locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Waits is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masaki Sumitani!
Masaki Sumitani thanked the fans post fight for their support.