PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arne Weisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Sunabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weisse comes into the arena with David Guetta - Im in Miami Beach blaring out of the sound system. Ryo Sunabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weisse
vs
Sunabe

175 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
154 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arne Weisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Sunabe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weisse scores with a takedown into Sunabe's guard.
Weisse wants to control from the top but Sunabe keeps moving.
Weisse passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Weisse tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Weisse has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Weisse content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Weisse thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weisse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sunabe keeps working.
Weisse content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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.
Sunabe is pushing Weisse's head away, looking to escape. Weisse manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Sunabe's face as Weisse controls the position.
Sunabe is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Weisse is looking to take a break and control but Sunabe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weisse is really struggling to control Sunabe but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sunabe gets caught flat footed, as Weisse shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sunabe keeping moving, preventing Weisse from controlling successfully.

Weisse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisse looking to pass the guard.
Weisse is working hard here to advance position.
Weisse trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sunabe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sunabe lands in his opponent's guard.
Sunabe wants to control from the top but Weisse keeps moving.
Weisse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sunabe manages to get himself to full guard.
Sunabe is trying to control the position but Weisse postures up.
Weisse won't allow Sunabe to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weisse trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Weisse is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arne Weisse 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.

Sunabe scores a takedown into full mount!
Weisse is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weisse holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sunabe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Weisse is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunabe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sunabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weisse is looking to escape.
Weisse is working to get back to half guard.
Sunabe punching from mount but Weisse doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sunabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weisse is looking to escape.
Weisse can't escape the position.

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.
Weisse is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Weisse can't escape the position.
Weisse regains half guard.
Weisse is looking for a sweep. Sunabe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sunabe throwing shots but Weisse is blocking nicely.
Weisse moves into full guard.
Weisse is looking to sweep but instead, Sunabe has passed into half guard.

Weisse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Weisse manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Weisse controlling from mount.

Weisse is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sunabe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Weisse fails to advance to Sunabe's back.
You get the feeling that Sunabe really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Weisse tries to control but Sunabe wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weisse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arne Weisse dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight stays on the outside here - Sunabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sunabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sunabe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weisse tries to avoid it but Sunabe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weisse to the ground. Weisse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sunabe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weisse.
Sunabe fails with the takedown

and Weisse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Weisse wants to pass the guard but Sunabe is defending well.
Arne Weisse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weisse is trying to control the action in half guard but Sunabe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Weisse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sunabe tries to kick Weisse off but Weisse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunabe is refusing to be controlled, as Weisse sits in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Weisse looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Weisse closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sunabe as Weisse tries to tie him up.
Sunabe stops a takedown attempt from Weisse.
Sunabe is pressed up against the ropes. Weisse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sunabe down to the mat. Sunabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arne Weisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sunabe falls off balance throwing a combination

and Weisse counters with a single leg into guard. Sunabe didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunabe looking for a sweep. Not yet Sunabe, not yet.
Weisse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sunabe is keeping the position for now.
Weisse 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.
Sunabe keeping full guard, as Weisse tries to pass.
Sunabe is looking to stand back up but Weisse counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sunabe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisse is pressing down on Sunabe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sunabe is holding on for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sunabe misses with a wild body shot.
Weisse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sunabe pinned against the cage. Sunabe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Weisse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Weisse lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weisse tries to free his leg and advance position but Sunabe is retaining full guard.
Weisse forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weisse is keen to just control but Sunabe is a slippery customer.
Weisse prevents Sunabe from standing back up.
Weisse is looking to advance position but Sunabe won't allow it.
Weisse wants to control but Sunabe is keeping him busy.
Arne Weisse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weisse passes to side control.
Ryo Sunabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weisse is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sunabe's shoulder. That is not cool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Weisse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weisse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne Weisse!