S.I.C 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Springfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Michele Mancinelli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michele Mancinelli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mancinelli
vs
Springfield

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 5 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Springfield!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancinelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Springfield has eaten all the pies!
Mancinelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Springfield pushes Mancinelli up against the cage in a clinch.
Springfield tries to pull guard but Mancinelli won't allow it.

Mancinelli breaks from the clinch.
Springfield shoots for a takedown but Mancinelli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Springfield fails to land the takedown.
Michele Mancinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Springfield.

Mancinelli rushes Springfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mancinelli pulls guard successfully.
Springfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Springfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mancinelli is on top in guard.

Springfield working for a triangle but Mancinelli defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield controls Mancinelli momentarily but Mancinelli frees himself.

Mancinelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Springfield pulls Mancinelli in to control the position.

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.
Springfield is trying to keep Mancinelli in close.
Mancinelli wants to stand but Springfield is controlling his posture from full guard.
Springfield trying to control the position.
Springfield looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mancinelli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Springfield is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Springfield has escaped and now he's on top!
Springfield advances to half guard.
Springfield is pressing down on Mancinelli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mancinelli is holding on for now.
Mancinelli gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli has Springfield pulled in close to control his posture.
Mancinelli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mancinelli avoids the attempt from Springfield to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mancinelli cracks Springfield with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mancinelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mancinelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Springfield drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mancinelli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Springfield on the ground.
Mancinelli is pulling down on Springfield's head to control his posture.
Mancinelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Springfield's guard.
Springfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Springfield is breathing heavily.
Mancinelli is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli wants to get up but he can't break Springfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Springfield looking to control but Mancinelli passes into half guard.
Mancinelli stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Springfield strikes from the bottom but Mancinelli uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mancinelli working away.
Mancinelli controls the position.
Springfield tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Mancinelli easily slips into full mount!
Mancinelli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springfield really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mancinelli won't let Springfield get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mancinelli controlling from the full mount.

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.
Mancinelli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mancinelli stalks Springfield and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Springfield's face. Springfield staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Springfield.

Mancinelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mancinelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mancinelli wants to clinch up but Springfield keeps it at a distance.
Springfield wants to slow Mancinelli down by chopping away at his legs.
Mancinelli lands a hook that stumbles Springfield back into the cage. Mancinelli follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Springfield to the canvas! Mancinelli pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Springfield has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michele Mancinelli!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christer F Asplund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Christer F Asplund has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

F Asplund
vs
Melendez

194 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

209 cm
18
249 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Christer F Asplund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asplund keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Asplund misses with a series of wild punches.

Asplund clinches.
Melendez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Asplund prevents it.

Asplund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asplund shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Melendez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Asplund!
Melendez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asplund is trying to stand up.
Asplund might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Asplund is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Melendez won't let Asplund get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Melendez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Melendez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Melendez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Asplund is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Melendez looking for a guillotine from mount but Asplund is having none of it.
Melendez lands a nice shot to the head.
Asplund wants to try and get back to his feet.
Melendez scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Melendez with shots to the head and body - Asplund looks very uncomfortable down there.
Asplund is bucking up trying to escape but Melendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Melendez dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez tries to control but Asplund wriggling away.
Asplund is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Melendez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
I looks like Melendez might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Melendez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Melendez won't let Asplund get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Asplund somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Asplund is looking to clinch but Melendez is avoiding it.
Asplund throws a right and a left that Melendez avoids nicely.
Asplund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melendez. Melendez obviously looking to wear him down.
Melendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melendez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Asplund tries to avoid it but Melendez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Asplund to the ground. Asplund escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Christer F Asplund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Melendez.

Melendez shoots in and bounces Asplund off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Asplund wants to stand and escape but Melendez is having none of it.
Melendez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Asplund wants to stand up but Melendez is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez trying to control but Asplund is working from the bottom.
Melendez stops Asplund from standing up.
Melendez is working Asplund over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Asplund is looking to stand up but Melendez isn't so interested in that idea.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Asplund sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Asplund looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melendez is looking to clinch but Asplund is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asplund misses with a takedown attempt
and Melendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Asplund will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Melendez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asplund at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Melendez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Asplund stuffs the takedown attempt from Melendez. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Asplund wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asplund tries for a takedown but Melendez circles away easily

and Melendez counters with a takedown into side control.
Asplund wants to get back to his feet.

Asplund throws Melendez to one side and escapes!
Melendez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Asplund moves into the clinch.

Melendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asplund throws a series of punches but Melendez avoids them all with ease.
Asplund misses with a takedown

and Melendez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Asplund won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christer F Asplund. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asplund wants to get back to his feet but Melendez drags him back down.
Melendez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rocco Melendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Asplund wants to get back to his feet but Melendez drags him back down.
Melendez controls the position.
Asplund stops Melendez from passing to mount.
Asplund is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Melendez has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Melendez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asplund is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Melendez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Asplund sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two 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.
Melendez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Asplund is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Melendez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Melendez is looking to take a break and control but Asplund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Asplund could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Asplund is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Melendez is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asplund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asplund swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Melendez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Melendez.
Melendez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Asplund gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Melendez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Asplund pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Asplund looking for a takedown.
Asplund tries to break the clinch but Melendez is controlling the position.
Melendez tries to pull guard but Asplund holds him up against the cage and eventually Melendez drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Melendez tries to pull guard but Asplund holds him up against the cage and eventually Melendez drops back down to his feet.
Melendez is pressed up against the cage. Asplund has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Melendez down to the mat. Melendez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice cross by Melendez.
Asplund throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Melendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Asplund which made him look bad.
Asplund misses with a kick to the body.
Asplund lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Asplund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asplund scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Asplund fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Asplund wants to clinch

and Melendez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Asplund!
Melendez lands a big elbow.
Melendez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Asplund is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Melendez tries to control but Asplund wriggling away.
Melendez controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez tries to control but Asplund wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asplund wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Asplund as he avoids it easily.

Asplund moves into the clinch.

Melendez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Melendez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Melendez has a closed guard, preventing Asplund from standing up.

Melendez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Asplund wants to stand but Melendez is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Asplund gets to his feet - Melendez follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Asplund forces Melendez back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asplund is working Melendez over against the cage.
Asplund pushes Melendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melendez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Asplund prevents it.
Asplund misses with an elbow strike.
Melendez can't break the clinch.

Asplund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asplund lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Asplund.
Asplund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asplund wants to clinch up but Melendez keeps it at a distance.
Asplund tries for a takedown but Melendez circles away easily

and Melendez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Melendez.
Melendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Asplund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Asplund uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asplund lands a two punch combo.

Asplund instigates a clinch.

Melendez jumps into guard, dragging Asplund to the mat.
Asplund wants to get up but he can't break Melendez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Melendez is trying to control the position but Asplund postures up.

Asplund stands and steps away. Melendez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Asplund connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asplund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melendez blocks a head kick by Asplund.
Asplund misses with a takedown attempt
and Melendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Asplund tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Melendez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Asplund!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asplund wants to get back to his feet.
Melendez landing strikes from the mount.
Rocco Melendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melendez controlling his opponent.
Asplund wants to get back to his feet.
Christer F Asplund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melendez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asplund wants to get back to his feet.
Melendez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Melendez won't let Asplund get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Melendez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Asplund hang on?
Asplund wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Melendez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asplund trying desperately to get to his feet.
Asplund swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Melendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Melendez 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Melendez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Peery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Peery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peery
vs
Hitzlspergher

182 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Peery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitzlspergher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hitzlspergher throws and low kick but Peery moves out of range easily.
A jab from Hitzlspergher misses.
Rufus Hitzlspergher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Peery closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Peery goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hitzlspergher rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Peery's guard! Nice work there by Hitzlspergher!
Hitzlspergher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hitzlspergher wants to stand but Peery is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peery bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hitzlspergher's guard.

Hitzlspergher is working an open guard so Peery takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Peery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peery lands a nice short elbow.
Peery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peery is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Peery is pressing down on Hitzlspergher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hitzlspergher is holding on for now.
Hitzlspergher is trying to stand back up but Peery is controlling him
Peery passes to full mount!
Peery raining down shots from the mount!
Hitzlspergher looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher really wants to buck Peery off and get back to his feet.
Peery pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Peery sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Peery has control of Hitzlspergher's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hitzlspergher regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher is desperately trying to improve his position but Peery has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitzlspergher wants to control but Peery is having none of it.
Hitzlspergher is squirming around, avoiding Peery's attempts to control the action.
Hitzlspergher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peery dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peery in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Peery lands a nice shot to the head.
Hitzlspergher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hitzlspergher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Peery fails to move to back control.
Hitzlspergher is squirming around, avoiding Peery's attempts to control the action.
Peery raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Peery dominated that round.
That's time! Peery's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peery slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Hitzlspergher misses.
A leg kick checked by Peery.
Hitzlspergher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peery shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Peery scores with a takedown into Hitzlspergher's guard.
Peery preventing the sweep.
Hitzlspergher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peery is trying to maintain the position but Hitzlspergher is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peery wants to improve his position but Hitzlspergher is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitzlspergher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peery keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hitzlspergher is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Peery is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hitzlspergher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peery defending well though.
Peery gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peery keeping moving, preventing Hitzlspergher from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hitzlspergher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hitzlspergher lands a right hook to the body.
Hitzlspergher shoots for a double leg takedown but Peery sprawls well. He's pushed Hitzlspergher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Peery shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Peery unloading with bombs!

Peery is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hitzlspergher has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Peery has control of Hitzlspergher's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hitzlspergher regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peery working for a guillotine from mount but Hitzlspergher is in no mood to give up.
Peery trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hitzlspergher squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Peery lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hitzlspergher hang on?

Peery is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hitzlspergher has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hitzlspergher!

Peery escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hitzlspergher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hitzlspergher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hitzlspergher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Peery dominated that second round.
That's time! Peery's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hitzlspergher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hitzlspergher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hitzlspergher misses with a looping right.
Peery tries for a takedown but Hitzlspergher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hitzlspergher misses the shot to the body.

Peery decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hitzlspergher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peery trying to control from half guard but Hitzlspergher is working away.
Hitzlspergher is looking for a sweep. Peery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitzlspergher is trying to stand back up but Peery is controlling him
Peery is trying to control the action in half guard but Hitzlspergher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher is trying to stand back up but Peery is controlling him
Peery is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hitzlspergher is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anthony Peery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peery wants to take Hitzlspergher's back here but Hitzlspergher is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hitzlspergher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hitzlspergher wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Peery is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hitzlspergher. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Peery has his opponent's back but Hitzlspergher is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Peery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitzlspergher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitzlspergher lands with a nice combination. Peery backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peery.
Peery fails with the takedown
and Hitzlspergher counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Peery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitzlspergher throws a right and a left that Peery avoids nicely.
Hitzlspergher throws a jab when Peery was well out of range.
Peery with a poor takedown
enabling Hitzlspergher to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hitzlspergher, right into the meat.
Hitzlspergher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Peery shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peery trying to control but Hitzlspergher is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peery postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hitzlspergher is looking to stand up but Peery isn't so interested in that idea.

Peery stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Peery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hitzlspergher as he avoids it easily.
Donk. Hitzlspergher catches Peery right on the button with a cross.
Hitzlspergher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hitzlspergher connects with a crisp jab.
Anthony Peery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hitzlspergher scores with a takedown into Peery's guard.
Hitzlspergher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Peery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rufus Hitzlspergher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Peery is looking for a triangle but Hitzlspergher pushes his legs off easily.
Peery wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Peery.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peery, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Peery!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Daiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hamill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daiva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rasmus - The Fight. Mark Hamill looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Daiva
vs
Hamill

183 cm
23
189 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Daiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Hamill!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daiva wants to clinch up but Hamill keeps it at a distance.
Daiva looks for the body kick but Hamill saw that one coming.
Daiva tries to clinch up.
Daiva checks a low kick from Hamill.
Daiva tries to clinch but Hamill moves out of range.

Hamill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daiva is looking to control Hamill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daiva avoid being mounted?
Hamill wants to pass the guard but Daiva is defending well.
Hamill looks gassed!
Hamill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daiva wants to improve his position but Hamill is controlling well.
Daiva is trying to stand back up but Hamill is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiva keeping control of the position.
Daiva pushes Hamill off looking to stand but Hamill dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hamill feints and as Daiva raises his hands in defense, Hamill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hamill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daiva looking for a sweep. Not yet Daiva, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiva working a defensive guard here.
Daiva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamill on the ground.
Hamill stops Daiva from standing up.
Hamill is fighting to break Daiva's control of his arms but Daiva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daiva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamill is controlling him.
Hamill wants to control from the top but Daiva keeps moving.
Hamill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Daiva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daiva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamill's face.
Daiva scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Daiva.
Hamill has had enough of the clinch but Daiva keeps him there for the moment.
Hamill tries to pull guard but Daiva holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamill drops back down to his feet.
Daiva managing to block the knees to the body from Hamill.
Daiva scores a nice knee to the body.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.
Daiva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.
Daiva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daiva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamill backwards.
Daiva connects with a knee to the head.

Daiva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daiva's waist but Daiva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamill off to one side.
Hamill swats away the attempt to clinch by Daiva.
Daiva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Daiva misses with a series of wild punches.
Daiva tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lukas Daiva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daiva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Daiva prevents Hamill from standing back up.
Hamill is refusing to be controlled, as Daiva sits in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiva tries to pass to full mount but Hamill defends it.
Daiva is looking to take a break and control but Hamill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Daiva decides to stand and escape the position.
Hamill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daiva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Daiva blocks the leg kick.
Lukas Daiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daiva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hamill scores with a takedown into Daiva's guard.
Daiva keeping moving, preventing Hamill from controlling successfully.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Daiva has wrist control.
Daiva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Daiva has wrist control.
Hamill trying to control but Daiva is working from the bottom.
Hamill sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamill trying to control the position from guard on top but Daiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamill wants to clinch up but Daiva keeps it at a distance.
Hamill fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hamill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamill showed some decent athleticism there.

Daiva is defending against the submission attempts here by Hamill.
Hamill is looking to pass Daiva's guard but actually Daiva recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Hamill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Daiva is looking to clinch but Hamill is avoiding it.
Daiva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daiva.
Daiva scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daiva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Daiva.
Daiva throws a shot to the body.
Daiva wants to clinch.
Daiva looks for a takedown but Hamill sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamill keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hamill successfully pulls guard.
Hamill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daiva is working to get back to half guard.
Hamill throws some wild stikes that Daiva manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Daiva because Hamill loaded up on that one.
Hamill controlling from mount.

Hamill is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Daiva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Daiva!
Hamill looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiva wants to stand but Hamill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hamill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamill trying to keep a closed guard but Daiva is proving a slippery customer.
Hamill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daiva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daiva wants to control but Hamill is having none of it.
Hamill controlling the pace for now.
Daiva blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Daiva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daiva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Daiva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick McDoogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and christopher lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). christopher lambert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fredrick McDoogle's chin.

McDoogle
vs
lambert

182 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fredrick McDoogle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, christopher lambert!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDoogle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like christopher lambert has been cut.
lambert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McDoogle swivels and escapes.
lambert looks gassed!
lambert throws a shot from downtown. McDoogle moves away and avoids it.
McDoogle is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! lambert hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fredrick McDoogle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smasher Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes to the cage accompanied by Gives You Hell. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Money
vs
Wayne

200 cm
19
235 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smasher Money !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wayne closes the distance and clinches up with Money , looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes Money against the cage but Money circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Money rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Money shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Money showed some decent athleticism there.
Money controlling the action here.
Money wants to pass the guard but Wayne is defending well.
Money trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Wayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wayne tries to kick Money off but Money keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Wayne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wayne trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wayne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Money seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Money advances to half guard.
Money not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wayne wants to get back to full guard but Money has passed into side control.
Money looking to control but Wayne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wayne can't escape the position.
Money with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wayne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Money controlling his opponent.
Money in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Money landing punches.
Money looking to control but Wayne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wayne is bucking up trying to escape but Money cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Money working the ground and pound effectively.
Money controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Money landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wayne is in a horrible position here. Money smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Money looking to secure an arm triangle but Wayne defends it well.
Wayne sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wayne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Money sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is not content to let Money control the position.
Money throwing shots but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Wayne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Money trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wayne's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smasher Money dominated that round.
That's time! Money 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wayne looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Money lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wayne!
Money lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smasher Money overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Money working the ground and pound effectively.
Money scoring with strikes but Wayne is staying in there.
Wayne is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Money controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Money has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wayne's face.
Money looking to finish Wayne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wayne!
Wayne manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Money is trying to control the action in half guard but Wayne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Money controlling the action here.
Money misses with a head shot. Wayne uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Money trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Money throws and elbow that misses. Wayne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Money 's guard. Nice move by Wayne!
Money is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
Wayne postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wayne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Money closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Money lands a body shot in the clinch.

Wayne jumps guard.
Wayne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Money might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Money gets to his feet. Wayne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Wayne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wayne staying calm.
Money is not content to let Wayne control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wayne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Money , who protects the arm well.
Money manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Wayne.

Money is defending against the submission attempts here by Wayne.
Wayne stops Money from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Money lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Money has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Money has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wayne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Money pulls guard successfully.
Wayne trying to control but Money is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money has his hands on Wayne's head, controlling the position.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne preventing the sweep.
Money wants to stand and escape but Wayne is having none of it.
Money keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wayne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Money has managed to clinch.
Money tries to score a body lock takedown but Wayne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Money has had enough of the clinch but Wayne keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Money tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wayne smiles and moves away.
Money moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.

Wayne has closed the distance and engaged Money in a clinch.

Wayne gets control of Money 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wayne will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Money from controlling successfully.
Money controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wayne looking to control.
Wayne being controlled here, momentarily.
Money won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wayne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Money trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Money has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Money won't allow Wayne to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wayne.
Money taking a bit of punishment here - Wayne scoring with strikes.

Wayne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Money is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wayne off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Money is trying to stick to Wayne's back but Wayne is turning into Money . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Money 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wayne.
Money trying to keep a closed guard but Wayne is proving a slippery customer.
Wayne wants to stand and escape but instead Money has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Money preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Money trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Wayne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Money is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Wayne.
I think Wayne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Wayne!