PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte comes to the cage accompanied by Baka Survivor!. Kenny Scylla will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kinte
vs
Scylla

150 cm
29
160 lbs
14 - 4 - 2

177 cm
29
164 lbs
16 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Tokyo Defiance

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 14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scylla throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kinte throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Scylla was covering up waiting for the punch and Kinte finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kinte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scylla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kinte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kinte trying to control the position from guard on top but Scylla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte tries to free his leg and advance position but Scylla is retaining full guard.
Kinte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kinte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kunta Kinte just wasn't active enough.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scylla.
Scylla misses the body punch
and Kinte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scylla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kinte backs up against the cage.
Scylla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kinte shoots in for a takedown but Scylla shows good takedown defense.
Scylla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinte throws out the jab.
Scylla connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Scylla. That snapped Kinte's head back.
Kinte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kinte there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scylla throws a nice looking combination but Kinte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Kinte misses.
Kinte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scylla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunta Kinte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scylla.
Kinte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kinte really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Scylla fails to land with a series of punches.
Kinte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scylla moves away from the strike by Kinte.
Scylla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scylla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Kinte with that takedown attempt.
Scylla misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Scylla as he connects with a hook.
Kinte throws a right hand that misses
and Scylla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scylla misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Kinte counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kinte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scylla keeping moving, preventing Kinte from controlling successfully.
Scylla is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kinte is controlling him.
Kinte wants to control from the top but Scylla keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scylla is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kunta Kinte just wasn't active enough.
Kinte throws a hook to the side of Scylla's head but Scylla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinte slips under a jab.
Kinte misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Scylla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scylla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scylla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scylla swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scylla. Kinte does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scylla scores with a jab to the head.
Kinte tries for a takedown but Scylla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scylla misses with a double jab.
Scylla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kinte.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Scylla 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.

Kinte misses with a looping right.
Kenny Scylla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scylla counters with a two punch combo.
Scylla is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danga de danga de dang - Scylla scores with a four punch combination!
Scylla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Scylla.
Kinte is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Scylla's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Kinte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scylla did well to prevent Kinte getting side control.
Scylla is refusing to be controlled, as Kinte sits in half guard.
Kinte is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scylla is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kunta Kinte.
Kinte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scylla digs a good hook to Kinte's body.
Scylla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kinte missing with a left hand there. Scylla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinte throws a right hand that misses
and Scylla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kinte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scylla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scylla works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kinte misses the target.

Kinte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scylla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Scylla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Kinte crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla prevents Kinte from improving position.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Scylla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scylla parries the strikes from Kinte easily there. Kinte is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Scylla to escape.
Scylla is not content to let Kinte control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kinte working the ground and pound but Scylla is defending the strikes.
Kinte moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kinte wants to control but Scylla is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinte is putting a hurting on Scylla here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kinte moves into full mount!
Kinte tries to control but Scylla wriggling away.
Kinte controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunta Kinte dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kinte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kenny Scylla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinte misses with a looping left.
Kinte walks into a left hand.
Kinte swings widly with a right hand
and Scylla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scylla misses with a combination

and Kinte counters with a shoot takedown. Scylla fights it but they end up in guard.
Kinte advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kinte in particular looking to stall.
Kinte is trying to control. Scylla wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scylla looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kinte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scylla's head.

Kunta Kinte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Scylla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kinte doesn't seem bothered though.
Kinte misses with a body shot.

Kinte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scylla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kinte laying and praying for a moment but Scylla takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte not doing much here.
Scylla is not content to let Kinte control the position.
Kinte wants to free his trapped foot but Scylla is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte is looking to stall here but Scylla recovers full guard.

Scylla pushes Kinte off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kinte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scylla.
Scylla misses with a series of wild punches.
Kinte throws out a loose jab but Scylla uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Scylla. Those never looked like landing.
Kinte throws out a loose jab but Scylla uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Kinte with that takedown attempt.
Scylla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinte.
Scylla ducks under a wild hook from Kinte.

Kinte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Scylla!
Scylla is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Scylla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kinte trying to control but Scylla is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kunta Kinte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kinte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kunta Kinte!