PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fight Prototype (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and orang atan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Prototype
vs
atan

188 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fight Prototype!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, orang atan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prototype instigates a clinch.
atan struggles to land a body shot inside as Prototype controls his hands.
atan jumps guard but Prototype stands there with atan around his waist. atan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prototype takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

atan decides to pull guard.

Prototype stands up and waves to atan to follow him.

Prototype drives through with a takedown into guard.
atan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prototype manages to get himself to full guard.
atan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prototype swivels though and keeps the full guard.
atan preventing the sweep.
atan throwing strikes from guard but Prototype blocks nicely.
atan tries to free his leg and advance position but Prototype is retaining full guard.
atan trying to control the position from guard on top but Prototype is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prototype looking to hit a scissor sweep but atan is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prototype is working hard here to advance position.
Prototype controls atan momentarily but atan frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prototype.
Prototype on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
atan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

atan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prototype flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

atan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

atan is trying to work for a kimura but Prototype is defending well.
atan looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
atan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prototype is pressing down on atan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
atan trying to control but Prototype is working from the bottom.

Prototype working for a triangle but atan defends it easily.
atan tries to free his leg and advance position but Prototype is retaining full guard.
Prototype trying to control the position here.
atan looking to pass the guard.
Prototype keeping moving, preventing atan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prototype has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but atan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
atan is fighting to break Prototype's control of his arms but Prototype is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Prototype not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

atan stands up and waves to Prototype to follow him.

atan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prototype to the mat! Prototype manages to get full guard.
atan postures up.
Prototype controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
atan looking to pass the guard.
Prototype is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prototype throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Prototype not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Prototype lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Prototype looking for a sweep. Not yet Prototype, not yet.
Prototype is trying to control the position but atan postures up.
Prototype is controlling atan's posture.
Prototype throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
atan tries to free his leg and advance position but Prototype is retaining full guard.
Prototype wants to sweep here but atan controlling him for the moment.
Prototype is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Prototype is looking for a triangle but atan pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but orang atan 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.

Prototype misses with a straight left.
atan fails with the takedown

and Prototype decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in atan's guard.
Prototype stops atan from standing up.
Prototype passes easily into side control. Nice work.
atan being controlled for a moment.
Prototype tries to move into full mount but can't pass atan's legs.
Prototype wants to lay and pray for a moment but atan keeps working.
atan tries to bench press Prototype off him but Prototype keeps the position.
atan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prototype misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Prototype works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
atan is not content to let Prototype control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Prototype throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by atan.
atan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Prototype decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in atan's guard.
Fight Prototype overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
atan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Prototype wants to control from the top but atan keeps moving.

atan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Prototype passes into half guard.
atan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Prototype scores with a couple of nice shots.

atan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
atan controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
atan trying to control but Prototype postures up.
atan works his way to full guard. Good work.
atan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
atan unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prototype is squirming around, avoiding atan's attempts to control the action.
atan scoring with strikes but Prototype is staying in there.

Prototype defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from atan.
atan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Prototype wants to control but atan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prototype is in all sorts of trouble here.
Prototype wants to control but atan is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by atan.
Prototype wants to control but atan is having none of it.
atan misses with a head shot.
Prototype is working to get back to half guard.
Prototype is controlling an arm, preventing atan from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
atan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Prototype takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prototype is squirming around, avoiding atan's attempts to control the action.
atan avoids the attempt from Prototype to control.
atan looking to finish with strikes here!

Prototype defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from atan.
Prototype sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Prototype trying to control but atan postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
atan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
atan wants to stand up but Prototype manages to regain full guard.
Prototype will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this 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 Fight Prototype will probably get the nod.
That's time! Prototype's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Prototype will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Prototype swats away the attempt to clinch by atan.
Prototype fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prototype.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fight Prototype. That's going to take a lot out of him.
atan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
atan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Prototype counters with a takedown into side control.
atan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
atan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
atan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

atan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Prototype is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. atan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Prototype's back instead.
Prototype is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
atan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prototype rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
atan stops Prototype from getting back to his feet.
Prototype wants to improve his position but atan is controlling well.

atan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Prototype tries to roll over but atan keeps him under control.
Prototype is looking to control atan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prototype avoid being mounted?
atan wants to take a breather but Prototype is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
atan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Prototype gets a clinch.
atan lands a shot to the body.

Prototype gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, atan regains guard.
Prototype throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as atan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
atan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
atan tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
atan trying to control the position.
atan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
atan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prototype manages to get himself to full guard.
atan chips away with some ground and pound.
Prototype 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.
Prototype keeping moving, preventing atan from controlling successfully.
atan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on atan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
atan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Prototype some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prototype is looking to reverse the position.

atan decides to stand back up. atan steps back and let's Prototype get back to his feet.
Prototype changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. atan tries to avoid it but Prototype manages to keep hold of a leg and drag atan to the ground. atan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Prototype moves into the clinch.
Prototype drops to a knee looking for a takedown but atan gets the underhooks and prevents it.

atan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Prototype looking to control.
Prototype preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prototype 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prototype holds on and takes a little breather.

Prototype looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Prototype is trying to control the position but atan postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prototype 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.

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

Prototype moves into the clinch.
atan has Prototype pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Prototype manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Prototype wants the takedown. atan is fighting it off but Prototype persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in atan's guard against the cage.
Prototype is looking to work some ground and pound but atan has wrist control.
Prototype passes atan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
atan has hold of Prototype's hands but Prototype slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prototype content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
atan gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
atan lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Prototype with a flurry of punches that miss.
atan wants to get back to his feet but Prototype is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to orang atan.
I think atan 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!