PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexus Argento (ranked 1242 p4p, 2227 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 148 p4p, 270 weight class). Argento kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Argento
vs
Hurry

190 cm
29
243
8 - 3 - 0

198 cm
31
271
13 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hurry takes the fight into the clinch.
Hurry is pressed up against the cage. Argento has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hurry down to the mat. Hurry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Argento misses with a wild body shot.

Hurry moves into the clinch successfully.
Argento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hurry scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Alexus Argento has been cut.

Hurry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Argento connects with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Argento throws a low kick but Hurry moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Argento scores with a shot to the body.
Argento is looking to land body kicks.
Argento throws a body punch but Hurry moves out of range.
Argento is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hurry.
Hurry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurry pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argento tries to work over Hurry's front leg with a kick but Hurry checks it.
Never Hurry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Hurry. No joy for Argento on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexus Argento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Argento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurry.
Argento half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Argento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Argento misses the shot to the body.
Hurry misses with a few strikes there.
Argento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Argento misses.
Never Hurry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurry blocks a head kick by Argento.
Argento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Argento misses with a kick to the body.
Argento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Hurry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hurry tries to clinch up.
Argento throws a quick counter head kick but Hurry was just out of range.
Argento fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hurry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Argento at a distance.
Argento is looking to wear down Hurry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento throws a head kick but Hurry moves out of range.
Hurry misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Argento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurry scores with a three punch combo!
Argento keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Argento wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurry. Argento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Argento is looking to slow Hurry down with leg kicks.
Argento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hurry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Argento.
Hurry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Argento catches Hurry right on the button with a cross.
Argento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurry.
Argento lands a jab to Hurry's midsection.
Argento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hurry is fending him off so far but Argento persists. Nope, Hurry circles away and we're back to standing.
Hurry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Argento moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento throws a body punch but Hurry moves out of range.
Argento throws a head kick that misses.
Hurry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Argento. That snapped Hurry's head back.
Argento darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hurry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Argento was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurry.
Hurry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hurry lands a nice hook to Argento's body. Argento takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hurry is looking to clinch but Argento is avoiding it.
It looked like Argento wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hurry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Argento misses.
Hurry misses with an uppercut. Argento saw that one coming.
Argento avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Hurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Argento there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Argento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurry looks to land a combination. Argento sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Argento avoids the head kick by Hurry.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Argento is defended easily by Hurry.
Hurry tries to clinch up but Argento circles away and keeps his distance.
Argento walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hurry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Argento lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Hurry closes the distance and clinches.
Argento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Argento drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hurry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hurry tries to close the distance and clinch but Argento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurry cracks Argento with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Never Hurry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Argento fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurry looks to clinch
letting Argento counter with a right hand.
Argento lands a nice shot that snaps Hurry's head back.

Hurry has managed to clinch.
Hurry is pressed up against the cage. Argento has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hurry down to the mat. Hurry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Argento.
Argento throws a jab but it's blocked by Hurry.
Hurry blocks a leg kick.
Hurry scores with a jab. Argento acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Argento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hurry lands with a cross.
Hurry works Argento's body with a nice hook.
Argento throws a hook but Hurry avoids it easily.
It looks like Argento has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Hurry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurry misses with a body punch.

Argento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Argento blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Hurry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Argento is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Argento ducks under a wild hook from Hurry.
A little feinted left hand from Argento on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good exchange - Hurry coming out on top.
Hurry tries to clinch but Argento is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Argento tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Argento works the jab nicely.
Argento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hurry slips under a jab.

Hurry clinches.
Hurry struggles to land a body shot inside as Argento controls his hands.

Argento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurry cracks Argento with a right hand to the side of the head.
Argento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Argento fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexus Argento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurry avoids the body shot from Argento.
Argento closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurry circles away.
Argento throws a series of punches but Hurry moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Argento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurry scores with a head kick. Argento tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Alexus Argento's cut is getting worse.
Hurry lands a nice hook to Argento's body. Argento takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Never Hurry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Argento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurry was well out of range. Poor timing from Argento.
Hurry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hurry closes the distance and pushes Argento back into the cage.
Argento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Argento can't find room to land a body shot as Hurry controls the action.

Argento manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Argento.
Hurry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Argento slips a jab and a cross from Hurry.
Never Hurry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurry throws a looping overhand right but Argento ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Argento.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurry connects with a right hand. Argento shakes it off.
Argento circles away from the clinch attempt
and Argento counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurry avoids a kick to the body.
Argento scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hurry in his tracks.
Hurry lands a glancing blow to the side of Argento's head.

Hurry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hurry blocking some punches.
Hurry tries to break the clinch but Argento is controlling the position.
Argento lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hurry.
A right handed body shot lands from Hurry.
Argento presses Hurry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hurry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hurry prevents a body shot from Argento.

Hurry breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Argento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Argento tries a low kick but Hurry avoids it.
Argento shoots for a double leg takedown but Hurry sprawls well. He's pushed Argento's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hurry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Alexus Argento's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hurry slips under a jab.
Argento slips a jab and a cross from Hurry.
Argento throws the kick towards the body but Hurry avoids it.
Hurry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Argento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurry moves away.
A head kick misses from Hurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Argento lands a body shot.
Hurry throws a hook to the side of Argento's head but Argento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hurry moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Never Hurry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hurry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Argento lands a right hook to the body.
Hurry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Argento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hurry fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Hurry misses its intended target.
Hurry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Argento. Argento obviously looking to wear him down.
Argento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hurry pushes Argento up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurry prevents a body shot from Argento.

Hurry manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Hurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Argento.
Argento dodges the punch combination from Hurry.
Argento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurry.
Argento throws a counter high kick but Hurry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Argento blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Argento scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry checks a leg kick.
Argento blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses.
Argento swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hurry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hurry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Argento throws out the jab.
Argento scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hurry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurry throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Argento to counter with a crisp jab.
Argento blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Hurry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Argento throws a body kick that misses
and Hurry counters with a right hand to the body.
Argento just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurry throws a poor cross that misses
and Argento counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hurry thinking.
Hurry checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Argento.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento shoots in but Hurry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Argento.
Hurry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Argento scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Argento lands a nice looking body shot.
Hurry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hurry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Argento throws out the jab.
Hurry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Argento circles away quickly and effectively.
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Argento gets a double leg takedown into Hurry's guard.
Hurry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Argento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Argento wants to control from the top but Hurry keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento scoring with some ground and pound.
Argento 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.
Argento lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Hurry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Argento trying to control but Hurry is working from the bottom.
Hurry is trying to control the position but Argento postures up.
Argento postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Argento throwing strikes but missing.
Argento works over Hurry with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento looking to sit in guard and control but Hurry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Argento working a defensive guard here.
Argento can't keep his opponent in guard - Hurry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Argento is trying to get back to full guard.

Argento looking for submissions off his back.
Argento trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexus Argento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hurry 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Never Hurry!
Never Hurry thanked the fans post fight for their support.