PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Puma has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Puma
vs
Hetfield

190 cm
33
258 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

195 cm
20
285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Puma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield misses the shot to the body.
Puma lands with a right hand.
Hetfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield throws an overhand right that lands on Puma's shoulder, as Puma tries to avoid the shot.
Hetfield defending well as Puma loads up on a big left hand.
Puma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hetfield.
Puma avoids the body shot from Hetfield.
Puma misses the shot to the body.
Puma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hetfield.
Hetfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puma moves away.
Puma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetfield moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield swinging wildly here.
Hetfield connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Johnny Puma has been cut.
Hetfield slips a jab from Puma.
Hetfield looks to land a combination but Puma avoids it well.
Puma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hetfield on the side of the head.
Puma thows a body shot but no joy.
Hetfield walks into a straight right hand from Puma.
Puma misses with a wild body shot.
Puma stuns Hetfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Puma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hetfield.
Hetfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puma.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puma.
Puma throws a jab but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hetfield misses with a hook
and Puma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puma blocks a jab.
Hetfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puma.
Puma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hetfield scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puma. Hetfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.
Puma throws a big shot that misses.
Puma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Puma moves out of range.
Puma moves away from the strike by Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a body shot.
Puma clobbers Hetfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puma with a jab.
Hetfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puma lunges at Hetfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hetfield's hand.
Hetfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hetfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puma moves away.

Puma has closed the distance and engaged Hetfield in a clinch.
Puma tries a body shot but Hetfield blocks it.
Puma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Puma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hetfields head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puma.
A frustrated look appears on Hetfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Puma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hetfield's efforts to push away.
Puma swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Puma.
Puma effectively controlling the action here.

Puma breaks the clinch.
Puma lands with a nice body punch.

Puma forces Hetfield back against the cage and clinches.
Puma misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puma.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Puma tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Puma back against the cage.
Puma tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Puma fails to land.
Puma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hetfield up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Puma.
Hetfield blocking some punches.
Puma has Hetfield pressed against the cage.
Puma misses with a punch to the body.
Puma lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puma lands a shoulder strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puma lands an uppercut.
Puma has a couple of punches blocked by Hetfield.

Puma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puma tries to clinch but Hetfield is having none of it.
Puma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetfield moves away.
Hetfield throws a body punch but Puma moves out of range.
Puma misses with a left hand
and Hetfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hetfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Puma.
Puma throws a body punch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Puma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hetfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Hetfield lands a jab-cross combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Puma moves into range and clinches up with Hetfield.
Puma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hetfield up against the cage.

Puma breaks the clinch.
Puma misses with a body shot
and Hetfield counters with a series of strikes. Puma will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hetfield punishes Puma's body with a nice straight punch.
Puma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puma takes one on the button.

Johnny Puma's cut is getting worse.
Hetfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puma manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Hetfield.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Puma just misses with a punch to the body.
Puma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hetfield.
A jab from Hetfield does it's job there.
Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puma.
Hetfield fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puma throws an overhand right that lands on Hetfield's shoulder, as Hetfield tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puma slips under a jab.
Puma looks to throw the jab but Hetfield is out of range.
Hetfield takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Puma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Puma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Puma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hetfield. Hetfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Puma.
Puma scores with a jab. Hetfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James Hetfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hetfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnny Puma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hetfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Puma.
Hetfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puma misses with a hook
and Hetfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Puma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hetfield throws an overhand right that lands on Puma's shoulder, as Puma tries to avoid the shot.
Puma misses the shot to the body.
Puma throws a jab but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield takes a swing at Puma's ribcage but misses.
Puma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Puma throws a series of punches but Hetfield avoids them all with ease.
Puma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hetfield counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma misses with a body shot
and Hetfield counters with a one-two to the body.
Puma throws a body punch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Puma swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Puma lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Johnny Puma's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Puma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hetfield throws a big shot that misses.
Puma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetfield moves away.
Puma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that Puma avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Puma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puma throws a jab but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Puma lands with a shot to the body.
Puma throws a big shot that misses.
Hetfield lands with a shot to the body.
Puma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetfield moves away.
Puma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Jeez, Johnny Puma's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Puma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Hetfield!