PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Lupus (ranked 8378 p4p, 0 weight class) and go Sleep (ranked 2708 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Lupus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lupus
vs
Sleep

193 cm
30
208 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

155 cm
26
222 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, go Sleep!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lupus clinches with his opponent.
Lupus throws an elbow that misses.
Sleep avoids the elbow strike from Lupus, against the cage.
Lupus lands an elbow inside.

It looks like go Sleep has been cut.
Lupus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lupus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lupus lands an elbow just above Sleep 's eye.
Lupus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee calls for Lupus to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lupus breaks the clinch.
Lupus throws a leg kick but Sleep checks it.
As Lupus backs off Sleep throws a huge counter combo but Lupus manages to avoid it all.
Good work by Sleep as he checks the leg kick.
Sleep checks a low kick from Lupus.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lupus forces Sleep back against the cage and clinches.
Sleep wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lupus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sleep's brow.
Sleep takes an elbow to the temple.
Lupus has Sleep pressed against the cage, preventing Sleep from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sleep tries to break free but Lupus pushes him back against the cage.

Lupus breaks the clinch.
Lupus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lupus wants to clinch up but Sleep keeps it at a distance.

Lupus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lupus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sleep has eaten all the pies!
Lupus throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupus stalling the fight.
Lupus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Lupus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lupus throws out a leg kick but Sleep moves out of range and Lupus only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Sleep's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sleep leaves Lupus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sleep throws a counter combo.
Lupus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sleep is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Sleep's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Lupus has closed the distance and engaged Sleep in a clinch.
Lupus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupus leaning against his opponent.

Lupus manages to break the clinch.
Lupus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sleep throws a counter combo.
Lupus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sleep is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lupus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lupus looks to land a combination but Sleep avoids it well.
As Lupus backs off Sleep throws a huge counter combo but Lupus manages to avoid it all.
Duke Lupus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lupus throws a leg kick but Sleep sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lupus darts in looking for a takedown but Sleep gets double underhooks and turns Lupus into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Lupus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lupus tries a low kick but Sleep avoids it.
Sleep lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lupus throws a leg kick but Sleep moved away.

Lupus darts in and clinches Sleep up against the cage.
Sleep blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupus throws an elbow that misses.
Lupus pushes off an throws an elbow but Sleep leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lupus leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Sleep's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lupus misses with an elbow over the top.
Sleep wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lupus has him pressed against the cage.
Lupus looking to throw knees to the head but Sleep is blocking nicely.
Lupus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sleep is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lupus jumps into guard, dragging Sleep to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sleep wanted to stand there but Lupus had control of the position.
Sleep is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lupus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lupus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sleep is trying to break the clinch but Lupus has him pressed against the cage.
Lupus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lupus lands an elbow inside.
Lupus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sleep's defenses.
Sleep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lupus breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupus misses with a low kick.
Sleep is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A bone on bone clash there as Sleep blocks the leg kick.
Lupus tries to clinch up but Sleep circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Sleep as he checks the leg kick.
Sleep lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep avoids the head kick by Lupus.
Sleep throws a counter combo.
Duke Lupus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lupus tries for a takedown but Sleep sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Sleep's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
go Sleep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sleep moves out of range of the leg kick from Lupus.
Sleep is looking for the big counter here.
Lupus misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Lupus - just one landing.
Lupus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sleep can do to turn this around?
Lupus lands the left hand.
Lupus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sleep lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lupus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Lupus backs off Sleep throws a huge counter combo but Lupus manages to avoid it all.
Lupus closes the distance and clinches up with Sleep, looking for a takedown. Lupus pushes Sleep against the cage but Sleep circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sleep is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lupus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sleep's waist but Sleep gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lupus off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Lupus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lupus tries to clinch up.
Sleep throws a counter combo.
Lupus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Lupus - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lupus takes the fight into the clinch.
Sleep tries to break free but Lupus pushes him back against the cage.
Lupus is stalling here.
Duke Lupus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lupus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lupus throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleep.
Lupus stalling the fight.
Lupus keeps control of Sleep as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sleep avoiding damage as Lupus throws knees to the body.
Come on Lupus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleep avoids a wild elbow strike from Lupus.
Lupus tries for a takedown but Sleep manages to get underhooks.
Lupus pushes off an throws an elbow but Sleep leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Sleep breaks from the clinch.
Sleep takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Lupus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sleep really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lupus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lupus grinds an elbow into Sleep's temple.
Sleep is not content to let Lupus control the position.
Sleep dodges the ground and pound from Lupus.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sleep can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleep dodges the ground and pound from Lupus.

Lupus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lupus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sleep defending against the ground and pound.

Lupus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sleep, who protects the arm well.
Lupus working the ground and pound but Sleep is defending the strikes.
Lupus is looking to take a break and control but Sleep is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Lupus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on go Sleep'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lupus tries to clinch up but Sleep circles away and keeps his distance.
Sleep throws a counter combo.
Lupus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sleep throws a counter combo.
Lupus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No luck for Lupus with that takedown attempt.
Sleep lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lupus tries to clinch but Sleep moves out of range.
Lupus misses with a low kick.
Lupus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lupus looks for a takedown but Sleep sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Lupus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lupus.
Lupus tries to clinch but Sleep is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Sleep's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sleep stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sleep wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sleep is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lupus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lupus darts in and clinches Sleep up against the cage.
Sleep wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lupus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lupus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sleep just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sleep looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lupus has Sleep pressed against the cage.
Lupus stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Sleep's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lupus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sleep's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupus stalls.
Sleep wants to break free but Lupus has control.
Sleep can't break the clinch.
Lupus is trying to pull guard but Sleep turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sleep wants to get back to striking at distance but Lupus won't allow it.
Lupus tries to pull guard but Sleep won't allow it.
Lupus is stalling here.
Sleep tries to circle away but Lupus has him pinned against the cage.
Sleep looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lupus wants to take the fight to the mat but Sleep manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lupus controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupus has Sleep pressed against the cage.

Lupus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lupus closes the distance and clinches.

Lupus breaks the clinch.
Lupus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lupus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sleep napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Lupus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sleep knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lupus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lupus prevents Sleep from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lupus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lupus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lupus trying to control the position but Sleep is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Lupus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lupus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Lupus!