PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Enter Sandman, Metallica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Townsend's choice of entrance music: Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lima
vs
Townsend

187 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

Bushido Clothing
Mustang Fight Food

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Townsend has taken the fight to the clinch.
Townsend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lima is trying to break free.
Lima is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Townsend is keeping busy.
Lima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Townsend.
A nice left hand lands by Lima.
Lima looking for a takedown.
Lima missing with knees to the body.
Lima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Townsend gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Townsend has him pressed against the cage.
Lima scores with a hook to the body.
Townsend managing to block the knees to the body from Lima.
Townsend should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Townsend working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Townsend has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lima stops a takedown attempt from Townsend.
Lima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Townsend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lima is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Townsend is keeping busy.
Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend looking for a takedown.
Fabio Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Townsend.
Lima is trying to stall.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima tries a body shot but Townsend blocks it.
Lima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Townsend blocks an uppercut.
Lima is trying to break free.

Townsend gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Townsend wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
Townsend working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lima's thigh. Lima counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Townsend is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Townsend chips away with some ground and pound.
Townsend forces his way into half guard.
Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Townsend trying to move into half guard but instead Lima has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lima!
Townsend looking to control and managing it successfully.
Townsend working the ground and pound effectively.
Townsend prevents Lima from getting the reversal.
Townsend lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lima is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Townsend.
Townsend prevents Lima from getting the reversal.
Townsend lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Townsend lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Townsend with shots to the head and body - Lima looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Townsend connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lima hang on?
Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima gets back to half guard.
Lima wants to get back to full guard.
Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Townsend postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Lima looking for a guillotine here but Townsend defends easily.
Lima wants to stand up but Townsend is controlling him.
Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima striking off his back but it's not causing Townsend any problems.
Lima looking to control.
Townsend has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Townsend content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Townsend postures up.
Townsend working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lima working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Townsend looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lima scores with a body shot.
Townsend shoots in but no luck this time.
Lima throws a combination. Townsend tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Townsend is rocked!
Lima lands an uppercut, right on the button! Townsend tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fabio Lima!