PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jo C (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Mulinaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jo C has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

C
vs
Mulinaro

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo C!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Mulinaro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Mulinaro or perhaps it was just good defense by C which made him look bad.
Jo C seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
C tries to close the distance and clinch but Mulinaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
C fails in his attempt to clinch.
C fails with the takedown

and Mulinaro counters with a takedown into side control.
C tries to escape but Mulinaro is in control.
Mulinaro lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
C is looking to regain half guard here but Mulinaro keeps moving and retains side control.
C taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mulinaro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused C some visible discomfort.
C parries the strikes from Mulinaro easily there. Mulinaro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable C to escape.
Mulinaro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear C down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulinaro lands some shots froms side control.
C is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulinaro working the head with strikes.
C is looking to regain half guard here but Mulinaro keeps moving and retains side control.
Mulinaro working the head with strikes.
Mulinaro throws an elbow but C slips to the side and avoids it well.
C takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mulinaro is putting a hurting on C here, landing some big shots from side control.
C on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mulinaro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mulinaro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at C to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulinaro working the body and head with strikes.
Mulinaro working the ground and pound from side control.
Mulinaro is chipping away with strikes.
Mulinaro working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulinaro scoring with punches and elbows.
Mulinaro is putting a hurting on C here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mulinaro scores with punches from side control.
Mulinaro scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Mulinaro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mulinaro cracks C with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mulinaro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at C to see if he's OK.
Mulinaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mulinaro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused C some visible discomfort.
Mulinaro is putting a hurting on C here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mulinaro in side control lands a decent elbow.
C taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
C is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mulinaro is working C over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mulinaro lands an elbow.
C on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Mulinaro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but C is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mulinaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mulinaro tries to score with some ground and pound. C controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
C takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mulinaro landing a few strikes.
C is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mulinaro is controlling him well.
Mulinaro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at C to see if he's OK.
Mulinaro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Mulinaro crashes against the mat.
C taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mulinaro working the ground and pound but C is defending the strikes.
Mulinaro lands some shots froms side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mulinaro scores with a takedown into C's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulinaro looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mulinaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Mulinaro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mulinaro shoots in for a takedown but C shows good takedown defense.
C tries to clinch up

and Mulinaro counters with a single leg into guard. C didn't expect that.
C knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mulinaro on the ground.
Mulinaro stops C from standing up.
Mulinaro landing some decent shots from guard.
Mulinaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as C works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mulinaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as C works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
C not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mulinaro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mulinaro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulinaro chips away with some ground and pound.
Mulinaro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mulinaro stands and throws C's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mulinaro landing a few strikes.
C taking a bit of punishment here - Mulinaro scoring with strikes.
Mulinaro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mulinaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mulinaro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
C is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mulinaro connects with a decent elbow.
Mulinaro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mulinaro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulinaro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
C on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mulinaro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mulinaro working the ground and pound from side control.
Mulinaro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
C is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mulinaro connects with a decent elbow.
Mulinaro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mulinaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mulinaro fails to land the takedown.
Jo C has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Mulinaro.
C gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mulinaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in C's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulinaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mulinaro scoring with some ground and pound.

C is looking for a triangle but Mulinaro pushes his legs off easily.

C looking for a guillotine here but Mulinaro defends easily.
C preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mulinaro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mulinaro cracks C with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mulinaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as C works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
C is trying to keep Mulinaro in close.
Mulinaro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
C wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mulinaro is now in half guard.

Mulinaro wants to work for an arm triangle but C is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mulinaro thows a huge punch but C dodges it nicely.

Mulinaro is trying to work for a kimura but C is defending well.
Mulinaro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Mulinaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mulinaro has a takedown stuffed.
C tries for a takedown but Mulinaro circles away easily

and Mulinaro counters with a takedown into side control.
Mulinaro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on C's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mulinaro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear C down.
Mulinaro gets to mount! C was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mulinaro working C over with strikes here.
Mulinaro scoring with strikes but C is staying in there.
Mulinaro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish C?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulinaro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mulinaro lands a big shot there that rocks C but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mulinaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulinaro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. C can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that C really doesn't like being in this position too much.
C is in a horrible position here. Mulinaro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
C takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Mulinaro.
C is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mulinaro lands a nice shot to the head.
C tries to reverse the position but Mulinaro maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mulinaro with a couple of short strikes.
C is bucking up trying to escape but Mulinaro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mulinaro breaks from C's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mulinaro is landing with some decent strikes but C is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mulinaro unloading with bombs!
Mulinaro landing strikes, looking to finish!
C wants to control but Mulinaro is having none of it.
C in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mulinaro working C over with strikes here.
C takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulinaro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
C tries to hold on but Mulinaro pushes him away.
Mulinaro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
C is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Antonio Mulinaro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mulinaro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish C?
C is working to get back to half guard.
Mulinaro with shots to the head and body - C looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mulinaro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mulinaro raining down shots from the mount!
C wants to control but Mulinaro is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mulinaro scoring with strikes but C is staying in there.
Mulinaro scoring with strikes but C is staying in there.
C taking shots to the head.
Antonio Mulinaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
C keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mulinaro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. C can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Mulinaro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
C is in a horrible position here. Mulinaro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
C is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jo C has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Mulinaro connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Mulinaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mulinaro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mulinaro!