PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu comes into the arena with Pulse blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diu
vs
Jitsu

188 cm
24
189 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

183 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

NUT UP or SHUT UP (153q Rec. /$50)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu thuds his right hand into Jitsu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jitsu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jitsu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diu with a hook.
Jitsu misses with a takedown
and Diu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diu punishes Jitsu's body with a nice straight punch.
Jitsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jitsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gar Diu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Jitsu.
A jab from Diu misses.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Diu circles away easily
and Diu counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu misses with a takedown
and Diu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jitsu takes a step back to recover.
Jitsu shoots and misses
and Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jitsu looks gassed!
Jitsu walks into a jab.
Gar Diu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jitsu's head.
Jitsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diu. That one must have hurt.
Diu works Jitsu's body with a nice hook.
Diu lands with an overhand left.
Jitsu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diu counters with a stiff right hand.
Diu jabs Jitsu to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diu lands a head kick. Jitsu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jitsu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diu counters with a stiff right hand.
Jitsu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diu scores with a hook.
Jitsu tries to clinch but Diu moves away
and Diu counters with an inside leg kick.
Jitsu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jitsu misses with a combination
and Diu counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diu scores with a jab to the head.

Jitsu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jitsu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diu defending well though.
Diu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diu trying to control here.
Diu tries to get to full guard but Jitsu has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu trying to control from half guard but Diu is working away.
Diu trying to control here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diu keeps working.
Jitsu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jitsu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.

Jitsu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diu tries to improve position but can't.
Diu is working hard here to advance position.
Diu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jitsu asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diu can't do much from the bottom here.
Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jitsu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Jitsu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jitsu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's six 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.
Jitsu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jitsu working away.
Jitsu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Diu will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jitsu cracks Diu with a big elbow.
Diu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Diu is not content to let Jitsu control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu working the ground and pound but Diu is defending the strikes.

Jitsu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jitsu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu working the head and body with strikes.
Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diu keeps working.
Diu is trying to get back to full guard.
Jitsu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jitsu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jitsu stops Diu from getting back to his feet.

That's eight 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.
Diu is not content to let Jitsu control the position.
Jitsu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jitsu landing strikes from the mount and Diu is in trouble!
Jitsu with shots to the head and body - Diu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diu tries to hold on but Jitsu postures up.
Diu wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jitsu landing strikes from the mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jitsu lands a big elbow.
Jitsu lands a heavy elbow.
Diu tries to reverse the position but Jitsu maintains control.
Diu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jitsu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diu is trying desperately to improve position.
Jitsu with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Diu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jitsu landing punches.
Jitsu landing strikes from the mount and Diu is in trouble!
Diu regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gar Diu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jitsu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diu is trying to defend but Jitsu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jitsu wants to control but Diu is keeping him busy.

Jitsu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diu sees it coming and defends easily.
Diu is looking to improve his position.
Diu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diu is staying active underneath Jitsu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jitsu winds up and cracks Diu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diu wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Jitsu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jitsu there.
Diu keeping hold of Jitsu's head, controlling as best he can.
Jitsu prevents Diu from standing back up.
Jitsu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jitsu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jitsu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jitsu lands with some strikes.
Jitsu landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu looking to control but Diu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jitsu lands a big elbow.
Jitsu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jitsu cracks Diu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitsu tries to control but Diu wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Jitsu.
Jitsu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jitsu trying to control but Diu is having none of it.
Diu wants to hold on but Jitsu pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diu is in a horrible position here. Jitsu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jitsu dominating with strikes here.
Jitsu working Diu over with strikes here.
Jitsu working the ground and pound effectively.
Diu is working to get back to half guard.
Jitsu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sean Jitsu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jitsu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diu tries to hold on but Jitsu pushes him away.
Jitsu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jitsu working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jitsu breaks from Diu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jitsu with the ground and pound from mount.
Jitsu prevents Diu from getting the reversal.
Diu is bucking up trying to escape but Jitsu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diu tries to hold on but Jitsu pushes him away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu prevents Diu from getting the reversal.
Jitsu cracks Diu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jitsu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jitsu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jitsu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diu?
A nice elbow there by Jitsu.
Jitsu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diu?

Diu is rocked!
Jitsu controlling from the full mount.

Jitsu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Diu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Check out the look on Jitsu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jitsu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Diu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Diu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jitsu connects with a decent elbow.

Jitsu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diu, who protects the arm well.
Diu is looking for a sweep.
Jitsu scores with punches from side control.
Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jitsu working the head and body with strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diu is trying to buck Jitsu off.
Jitsu trying to control the action but Diu is working from the bottom.
Diu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diu tries to improve position but can't.
Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diu tries to buck Jitsu off but Jitsu is having none of it.
Well,Diu is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Diu is trying to control Jitsu's posture but Jitsu avoids it.
Jitsu wants to control but Diu is keeping him busy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Check out the look on Jitsu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jitsu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diu to see if he's OK.
Diu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jitsu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jitsu trying to control the position but Diu is working away.
Jitsu cracks Diu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Diu has one of Jitsu's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Jitsu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jitsu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Diu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diu is trying to buck Jitsu off.
Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diu trying to remain calm as Jitsu controls from the top position.
Diu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jitsu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diu down.
You can see the frustration on Diu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diu throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Jitsu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Sean Jitsu!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Sean Jitsu!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Sean Jitsu!

Sean Jitsu wins by unanimous decision!