PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Let Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ji kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anathema - Judgement. 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.

Ji
vs
Rage

174 cm
26
153 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Let Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji throws and low kick but Rage moves out of range easily.
Rage lands a two punch combo.
Let Ji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rage showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ji is trying to control but can't.
Ji gets back to full guard.
Rage not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ji pulls Rage in close to prevent any damage.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage stopping the sweep attempt from Ji.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji is working hard here to advance position.
Ji controlling Rage's posture.
Rage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ji wants to sweep here but Rage controlling him for the moment.
Rage wants to control from the top but Ji keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rage stopping the sweep attempt from Ji.
Ji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ji is pulling down on Rage's head to control his posture.
Rage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Ji is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rage is keen to just control but Ji is a slippery customer.
Ji is looking to control Rage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ji avoid being mounted?
Rage wants to control but Ji is keeping him busy.
Rage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ji trying to control here.
Ji tries to roll over but Rage keeps him under control.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice shot lands for Rage.
Ji throws a head kick that misses.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ji sprawls well. Ji wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rage gets slowly back to his feet.
Let Ji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Ji. No joy for Rage on that attempt.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Nice shot lands for Ji.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ji rushes Rage and presses him up against the cage.
Rage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rage takes a shot to the head.
Ji stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Rage will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ji looks to land a body kick but Rage moved away.
Ji leaves Rage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ji is looking to clinch.

Rage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rage seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ji tries to get to full guard but Rage has control of the leg.

Rage is working for a submission of some sort.
Rage is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ji!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rage wants to control the pace but Ji is squirming around nicely.
Ji is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rage controlling from mount.
Ji blocking the ground and pound.
Ji is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ji manages to control the position for a moment.
Rage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rage thowing shots but they're missing.
Ji is looking to get to half guard.
Ji tries to lock up and control but Rage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ji is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage scoring with strikes but Ji is staying in there.
Ji sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rage controlling the action here.
Rage working over Ji with some ground and pound. Ji looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rage is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rage wanted to stand there but Ji had control of the position.
Rage looking to sit in guard and control but Ji gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ji has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji lands a couple of digs.
Rage looking to control.
Ji throws a big right hand that misses.
Ji tries to free his leg and advance position but Rage is retaining full guard.
Ji lands a couple of elbows.
Ji trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ji is one step ahead there.
Ji working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ji is looking to clinch.

Rage closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Rage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rage fails to pull guard.
Rage tries for a takedown but Ji manages to get underhooks.
Rage has Ji pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ji manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Let Ji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Rage.
Rage fails to pull guard.
Ji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rage tries to score a body lock takedown but Ji shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rage dodges an elbow strike from Ji.
Ji lands an elbow inside.
Ji missing with knees to the body.
Rage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ji pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rage takes an elbow to the temple.
Ji lands a nice elbow.
Ji lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.
Ji slowing the pace effectively.
Ji lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ji leaning against his opponent.
Ji lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ji.
Rage has Ji pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ji manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ji is pressed up against the cage. Rage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ji down to the mat. Ji avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ji cracks the inside of Rage's front leg.
Rage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ji circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Ji.
Ji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ji scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ji wants to clinch up but Rage keeps it at a distance.
Ji throws a leg kick which misses Rage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rage tries to avoid it.
Rage takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rage swings for the body but Ji moves out of range.

Ji moves into range and clinches up with Rage.
Knees to the body from Ji.
A bit of stalling here from Ji.
Ji tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
Ji is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ji is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ji lands an elbow inside.
Ji is struggling to control the position.
Ji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ji tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Ji.
Ji gets underhooks to prevent Rage's takedown attempt.
Rage tries to pull guard but Ji won't allow it.
Ji lands an elbow just above Rage 's eye.

Rage gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Roy Rage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ji does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ji wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage controlling the action here.
Let Ji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ji looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rage is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ji sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rage somewhat.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Let Ji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rage 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Rage!