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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tony Big has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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211 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big fails with the takedown.
Big fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big forces Barral back against the ropes and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Big.
Big pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big is looking to clinch but Barral is avoiding it.
Barral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Big lands a lovely overhand right.
Barral lands a head kick. Big smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barral fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Big sprawls well initially but Barral persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Big trying to control here.
Barral sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Big defending well though.
Big wants to control but Barral is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big is trying to get back to full guard.
Barral is looking to take a break and control but Big is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Big wants to improve his position but Barral is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Big fails with the takedown
and Barral counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Big's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Big is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Big tries to free his leg and advance position but Barral is retaining full guard.
Barral looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral 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.
Barral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barral is trying to control the position but Big postures up.
Barral wants to sweep here but Big controlling him for the moment.
Barral is pulling down on Big's head. It's preventing any offense from Big, at least for the moment.
Barral is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Big is aware though and is defending well.
Big scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barral looking to hit a scissor sweep but Big is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barral has a closed guard, preventing Big from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barral controlling from the full mount.
Big is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barral trying to control but Big is having none of it.
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.
Barral controlling his opponent.
Big is working to get back to half guard.
Big wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barral.
Barral controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Barral dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Big shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barral wants to control but Big is keeping busy.
Barral is pressing down on Big's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barral keeping moving, preventing Big from controlling successfully.
Big looking to sit in guard and control but Barral gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barral trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big pulls Barral in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big is trying to control the position but Barral postures up.
Big working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barral doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barral manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Big tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barral 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.
Big wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Barral 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.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Big is keeping the position.
Big is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Big looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Big not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big trying to control the position here.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Big is keeping the position.
Barral trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Big misses with a few strikes there.
Big tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Big takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barral tries to move into range but Big moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Big tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral misses with a hook. Big ducked under it nicely.
Big throws an overhand right that lands on Barral's shoulder, as Barral tries to avoid the shot.
Big misses with a wild combination.
Big misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Big throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Big bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barral is looking for a sweep.
Big trying to control the position but Barral is working away.
Barral wants to control but Big postures up.
Barral manages to work his way to half guard, despite Big's best efforts.
Barral tries to roll over but Big keeps him under control.
Big wants to free his trapped foot but Barral is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Big prevents Barral from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Big will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Big paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barral just misses with a punch to the body.
Barral misses with a wild body shot.
Big misses with a jab, cross combination.
Big throws a series of punches but Barral moves out of range.
Big checks the leg kick.
Big closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barral trying to hold on to Big's head to control him but Big postures up.
Barral works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barral looking to hit a scissor sweep but Big is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big distracts Barral with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barral escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Big gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barral 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.
Big controlling from the top position.
Big tries to free his leg and advance position but Barral is retaining full guard.
Barral bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Big's guard.
Big is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Big looking for a sweep. Not yet Big, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big keeping full guard, as Barral tries to pass.
Barral won't allow Big to sweep him here.
Barral is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Big wants to sweep but no luck.
Barral sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Big scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Big drives through and clinches with Barral against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Big is keeping busy.
Barral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Big shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Big was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Big working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Barral bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Big tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Big looking to control.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Big is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral won't allow Big to sweep him here.
Barral trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big looking to control.
Barral wants to control from the top but Big keeps moving.
Big wants to improve his position but instead Barral has moved into half guard.
Big keeping hold of Barral's head, controlling as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Big showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Big 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Big!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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