PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather Theme Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Do
vs
Negan

185 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
216 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Negan looks to land a combination but Do avoids it well.
Negan goes for a double leg but Do avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Do continues to drive forward.
Negan tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Negan is trying to push Do away but Do has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Negan breaks from the clinch.
Negan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Negan circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Negan.

It looks like Michael Do has been cut.
Negan shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Negan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Philip Negan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do blocks a leg kick.
Negan throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.

Negan instigates a clinch.
Do is trying to break the clinch but Negan has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Negan is trying to break the clinch but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Do keeps control of Negan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Do turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Do manages to end up in side control.
Do scores with a couple of short elbows.
Do scores with punches from side control.
Do trying to control the action but Negan is working from the bottom.
Negan is trying to improve his position.
Negan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Negan is refusing to be controlled, as Do sits in half guard.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Negan's head.
Negan is looking to improve his position.
Do looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Negan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Negan is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Do connects with a nice short shot to Negan's temple.
Negan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Negan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
Do is nestled in close to Negan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Negan gets back to full guard.

Do avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Negan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Our spies down at at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform us that Negan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Do advances to half guard.
We've been hearing that Do has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Negan tries to get to full guard but Do has control of the leg.
Do drops an elbow to the side of Negan's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Do lands a nice short elbow.
Do winds up and cracks Negan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Do seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Do.
Negan wants to improve his position but Do is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Negan wants to improve his position but Do is controlling well.
Do is looking to advance position but Negan won't allow it.
Do looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Negan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Do seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Do working the head and body with strikes.

Do is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Negan defends it well.
Negan works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negan is looking to stand up but Do isn't so interested in that idea.
Do is working Negan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Do dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Do's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Do blocks a head kick by Negan.
Do takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Do closes this distance looking for a takedown but Negan circles away.
Negan tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Negan just misses with a punch to the body.
Do misses with a two punch combination.
Do avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Negan misses
and Do counters with a right hand to the body.
Negan wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Negan.
Negan throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negan throws a leg kick which misses Do's front leg but catches the back leg as Do tries to avoid it.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Negan.
Negan misses with a low kick.
Do slips under a jab from Negan.
Michael Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do checks a leg kick.
Negan throws a combination that misses
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Negan swinging wildly here.
Negan throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Negan throws a lazy body kick
and Do counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Negan thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Do counters with a one-two to the body.
Negan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Do.

Negan darts in and clinches Do up against the cage.
Do has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Negan after a bit of a struggle.
Negan working hard to break the clinch.
Negan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Negan wants to break free but Do has control.
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!
Negan gets underhooks to prevent Do's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do prevents Negan from breaking the clinch.

Do escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Negan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Negan.
Negan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Negan misses

and Do counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Negan!
Do has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Negan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Do lands some shots froms side control.
Negan wants to control but Do postures up.
Negan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Negan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negan is trying to control Do's posture but Do avoids it.
Do working the ground and pound.
Negan can't do much from the bottom here.
Do scoring with punches from side control.
Do scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Negan to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do working the body and head with strikes.
Do tries to advance to mount but Negan denies him.
Negan is trying to control Do's posture but Do avoids it.
Do working the head with strikes.
Do landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Do scores with a couple of short elbows.
Negan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Do.
Negan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Do wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negan is not content to let Do control the position.
Do scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Do dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Do's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Negan looks for the body kick but Do saw that one coming.
Do doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Negan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Do checks it well.
Do on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Negan. Negan obviously looking to wear him down.
Negan feints and then cracks Do's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Do down.
Philip Negan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Do, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Negan thows a leg kick but Do checks it
and Do counters with a series of strikes. Negan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Negan throws a low kick but Do avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Negan is predictable there
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Negan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
Negan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Do back to the cage. Negan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Negan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Negan throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Do cracks Negan with an open hand slap.
Good work by Do as he checks the leg kick.
Do checks the leg kick.
Negan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Do checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negan misses with a looping right.
Negan goes for a double leg but Do avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Do continues to drive forward.
Negan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Do pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Negan throws a head kick that misses
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Negan throws a solid leg kick but Do takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Negan.
A swing and a miss from Negan.
Negan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Do.
Negan misses with a series of wild punches.
Negan throws a leg kick
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Negan.
Negan throws a leg kick
and Do counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Negan gets caught napping as Do dives in and scores a takedown. Negan manages to retain guard.
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Negan's head.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Do won't allow Negan to sweep him here.
Do controlling from the top position.
Do is in close to Negan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Negan.
Michael Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do working some strikes from top position.
Do trying to control but Negan is working from the bottom.
Do trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Negan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Do lands a couple of digs.
Do wants to control from the top but Negan keeps moving.
Negan wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Negan's brow.
Do is in close to Negan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Do clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Do's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Negan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Do counters with a left and a right that stings Negan.
Do stuffs the takedown attempt from Negan. Negan gets slowly back to his feet.
Negan just misses with a punch to the body.
Negan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Negan misses
and Do counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Negan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Do counters with a three punch combo that has Negan backing up. Negan nods at Do to acknowledge the strikes.
Do buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Negan misses

and Do counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Negan is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Negan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Negan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Negan is looking to stand up but Do isn't so interested in that idea.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do is in close to Negan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Do's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Do is in close to Negan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Negan wants to sweep but no luck.
Do wants to control from the top but Negan keeps moving.
Negan wants to hit a switch here but Do passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Negan there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do landing strikes from the mount and Negan is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Negan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Do and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Do!
Michael Do retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Michael Do rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.