PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Kobayashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paul Whoddanikabollokoff
vs
Kobayashi

178 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

174 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoddanikabollokoff blocks a head kick by Kobayashi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kobayashi - that will leave a mark!
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids the head kick by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi tries to clinch but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff works Kobayashi's body with a nice hook.

Whoddanikabollokoff gets a takedown into half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whoddanikabollokoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kobayashi's head.
Whoddanikabollokoff moves into full mount! Kobayashi won't be happy about that!
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to finish Kobayashi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kobayashi!
Whoddanikabollokoff landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Whoddanikabollokoff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kobayashi taking shots to the head.
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whoddanikabollokoff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kobayashi looks a forlorn figure.
Whoddanikabollokoff 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.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control but Kobayashi is having none of it.
Kobayashi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Whoddanikabollokoff working Kobayashi over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whoddanikabollokoff with shots to the head and body - Kobayashi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kobayashi taking shots to the head.
Kobayashi tries to buck Whoddanikabollokoff off but he can't manage it.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing strikes from the mount and Kobayashi is in trouble!
Whoddanikabollokoff is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whoddanikabollokoff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Whoddanikabollokoff working Kobayashi over with strikes here.
Whoddanikabollokoff with shots to the head and body - Kobayashi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Whoddanikabollokoff is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kobayashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whoddanikabollokoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Whoddanikabollokoff dominating with strikes here.
Whoddanikabollokoff working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whoddanikabollokoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kobayashi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whoddanikabollokoff is landing with some decent strikes but Kobayashi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing strikes from the mount.
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to control but Kobayashi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Whoddanikabollokoff with a couple of short strikes.
Kobayashi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kobayashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Whoddanikabollokoff looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kobayashi!
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to finish Kobayashi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kobayashi!
Whoddanikabollokoff controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whoddanikabollokoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whoddanikabollokoff raining down shots from the mount!
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to control but Kobayashi wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whoddanikabollokoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whoddanikabollokoff putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Whoddanikabollokoff with the ground and pound from mount.
Kobayashi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Whoddanikabollokoff unloading with bombs!
Whoddanikabollokoff landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Whoddanikabollokoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobayashi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whoddanikabollokoff working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kobayashi hang on?
Kobayashi is squirming around, avoiding Whoddanikabollokoff's attempts to control the action.
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing punches.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing strikes, looking to finish!
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to finish Kobayashi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kobayashi!
Kobayashi is trying to stand.
Whoddanikabollokoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kobayashi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands with some strikes.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Whoddanikabollokoff.
Whoddanikabollokoff with good strikes from the mount here!
Kobayashi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobayashi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whoddanikabollokoff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing punches.
Kobayashi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whoddanikabollokoff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in and bounces Kobayashi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to pass the guard but Kobayashi defending well.
Whoddanikabollokoff perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Whoddanikabollokoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to mount his opponent but Kobayashi defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whoddanikabollokoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff is taking a breather. Kobayashi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Whoddanikabollokoff thows a huge punch but Kobayashi dodges it nicely.
Kobayashi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whoddanikabollokoff.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kobayashi misses with a kick to the body.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a jab to Kobayashi's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kobayashi.
Kobayashi moves in looking to clinch but Whoddanikabollokoff pushes him off.
Kobayashi scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff has been cut.
Kobayashi misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kobayashi.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whoddanikabollokoff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kobayashi did well to prevent Whoddanikabollokoff getting side control.
Whoddanikabollokoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kobayashi's head.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control the pace.
Kobayashi is looking to escape.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control from half guard but Kobayashi is working away.
Whoddanikabollokoff moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is trying to get back to his feet.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws an elbow but Kobayashi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to control but Kobayashi is keeping him busy.
Kobayashi wants to get back to his feet but Whoddanikabollokoff is dominant here and he's now got Kobayashi's back!
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whoddanikabollokoff is working the ground and pound. Can Kobayashi escape?
Whoddanikabollokoff biding his time, controlling Kobayashi.
Whoddanikabollokoff's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four 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.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with an elbow to the head.
Masato Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Whoddanikabollokoff.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whoddanikabollokoff, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!