PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Assassin
vs
Junior

188 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georgie Junior!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Assassin.
Assassin swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Assassin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Junior scores a takedown into full mount!
Assassin really wants to buck Junior off and get back to his feet.
Junior throws some wild stikes that Assassin manages to avoid easily.
Junior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Assassin is trying to stand but he's just given Junior his back.
Assassin holding both Junior 's hands and preventing any damage.
Junior throwing sloppy strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin is trying to get back to his feet but Junior has full control of the position and if anything, Assassin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Junior is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Assassin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Assassin for a finish.
Junior missing with punches from the back.
Junior throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Junior throwing sloppy strikes.
Assassin trying to get back to his feet but Junior is in full control for now.
Junior misses with an elbow to the head.
Junior is riding his opponent, not letting Assassin buck him off.
Assassin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Junior has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Assassin's body.

Junior looking for the choke but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Assassin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Junior punches the canvas rather than the man.
Assassin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four 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.
Assassin is breathing heavily.
Junior slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I looks like Junior 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.
Assassin is trying to stand back up.
Assassin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior controlling the position well here. Assassin rolled but Junior kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgie Junior dominated that round.
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.

Junior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Junior blocks a jab.
Junior is looking to chop away at Assassin's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Assassin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Junior.
A head kick misses from Junior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior slips a jab from Assassin.
Nice defenses there by Assassin.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Assassin which made him look bad.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgie Junior.
Junior tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
Junior misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Junior closes this distance looking for a takedown but Assassin circles away.
Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assassin misses with a hook.
Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Assassin lands an overhand right.
Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Assassin moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Assassin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Assassin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junior.
Junior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Assassin but Assassin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Junior dives in and grabs Assassin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes down on Junior's head and hops out.
Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assassin cracks Junior with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assassin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Assassin looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Junior looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Junior tries to clinch up but Assassin circles away and keeps his distance.
Assassin lands with a hook. Junior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Junior with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assassin to score with a decent uppercut.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Junior takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assassin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Assassin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brazilian Assassin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Assassin jabs Junior right on the nose. Junior blinks but takes it well.
Assassin misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
Assassin with a nice cross.
Junior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Assassin but Assassin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Assassin stuffs the takedown attempt from Junior. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
Assassin lands a really nice looking cross but Junior seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Assassin.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but Assassin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgie Junior.
Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Assassin - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Assassin.
Assassin misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Assassin tries to avoid it but Junior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Assassin to the ground. Assassin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Assassin lands the left hand.
Assassin misses with a looping right.
No luck for Junior with that takedown attempt.
Junior misses with a takedown attempt - Assassin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Georgie Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior misses with a leg kick
and Assassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junior misses with a takedown
letting Assassin counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Assassin.
Assassin cracks Junior with a good jab.
Georgie Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Assassin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Assassin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Assassin.
Assassin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Junior has his takedown stuffed
and Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assassin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Assassin cracks Junior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Junior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Assassin counter with a right hand.
Assassin lands a jab to the head.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Assassin.
Junior throws a lazy body kick

so Assassin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brazilian Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Assassin 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brazilian Assassin!