PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiagong Akyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mother Earth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mother Earth Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Akyat
vs
Earth Jr

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

158 cm
20
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiagong Akyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mother Earth Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akyat cracks Earth Jr with an open hand slap.
Akyat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akyat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Earth Jr shoots in for a takedown but Akyat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akyat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akyat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Mother Earth Jr has been cut.
Earth Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akyat.
Mother Earth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Earth Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Earth Jr.
Akyat lands a right hook to the body.
Earth Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiagong Akyat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mother Earth Jr.
Akyat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Earth Jr. That did some damage!
Earth Jr shoots in for a double leg but Akyat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Earth Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Akyat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Earth Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Akyat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Earth Jr looks gassed!
A good leg kick by Akyat.
Akyat throws a sloppy head kick and Earth Jr moves out of range easily.
Akyat throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earth Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Akyat as he avoids it easily.
Akyat digs a good body shot into Earth Jr's ribs.
Akyat scores with a push kick.
Earth Jr is trying desperately to land a takedown but Akyat is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Earth Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akyat.
Akyat lands with a shot to the body.
Akyat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akyat pushes Earth Jr away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akyat cracks the inside of Earth Jr's front leg.
Nice shot by Akyat.
Akyat scores with a head kick.
Akyat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akyat lands a nice looking body shot.
Akyat delivers a nice body kick.
Earth Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Earth Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Akyat is looking to wear down Earth Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Earth Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akyat.
Akyat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Earth Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Earth Jr.
Akyat lands a nice hook to Earth Jr's body. Earth Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akyat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Earth Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Akyat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Earth Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akyat's waist but Akyat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Earth Jr off to one side.
Earth Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akyat.
Earth Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akyat. Akyat obviously looking to wear him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Earth Jr.
Akyat lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Earth Jr is defended easily by Akyat.
Good leg kick by Akyat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akyat stuffs the takedown attempt from Earth Jr. Earth Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Akyat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akyat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Earth Jr. That did some damage!
Earth Jr looks for a takedown but Akyat sprawls well.
Earth Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akyat stuffs the takedown attempt from Earth Jr. Earth Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Akyat connects with a body shot that sends Earth Jr's belly button to the back.
Earth Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akyat tries to avoid it but Earth Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akyat to the ground. Akyat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Akyat.
Akyat lands a head kick!
Earth Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akyat circles away.
Earth Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akyat as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Akyat.
Akyat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Earth Jr is defended easily by Akyat.
Akyat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Earth Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Earth Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Earth Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Earth Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Akyat sprawls well. He's pushed Earth Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Akyat scores with a head kick. Earth Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Earth Jr drives through with a takedown into Akyat's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Earth Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akyat trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiagong Akyat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mother Earth Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Earth Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Earth Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akyat cracks the inside of Earth Jr's front leg.
Akyat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Earth Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Akyat stuffs the takedown.
Earth Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That has opened up Mother Earth Jr's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Earth Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Akyat, looking for a takedown. Earth Jr pushes Akyat against the cage but Akyat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiagong Akyat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mother Earth Jr.
Akyat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Earth Jr takes a step back to recover.
Earth Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akyat lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice cross by Akyat.
Earth Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Akyat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akyat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akyat scoring well with a low kick there.
Akyat delivers a nice body kick.
Earth Jr 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.
Akyat connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiagong Akyat is winning the standup battle so far.
Earth Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akyat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Akyat tries to land a front kick but Earth Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akyat is looking to land body kicks.
Earth Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Akyat sprawls well. He's pushed Earth Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Earth Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akyat.
Akyat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Earth Jr can do to turn this around?

Earth Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Akyat's half guard.
Akyat is trying to get back to full guard.

Earth Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Akyat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Earth Jr on the ground.

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!
Akyat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Earth Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Earth Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Akyat is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Earth Jr has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Akyat is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mother Earth Jr!
A very excited looking Mother Earth Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.