PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Samurai Jack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jack
vs
Tokugawa

191 cm
25
273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
240 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samurai Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aku Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Jack finds it's target.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tokugawa back to the cage. Jack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jack connects with a body shot.
Tokugawa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tokugawa.
Jack scores with a jab to the body.
Jack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tokugawa momentarily.
Jack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Jack clinches with his opponent.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tokugawa or not.
Tokugawa looks gassed!
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Jack lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jack.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jack blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a shot to the body.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jack tries a body shot but Tokugawa blocks it.
Jack lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Jack.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack lands a body punch.
Jack pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jack lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jack.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jack.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Jack lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jack as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jack as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jack.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Jack.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack lands with a short shot to the head.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Jack works on Tokugawa's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Jack.
Jack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Jack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
Jack works on Tokugawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Jack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
Jack digs a right hand into Tokugawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tokugawa's gas tank.
Jack is working Tokugawa over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jack.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jack is leaning against Tokugawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Jack.
Jack gets through Tokugawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Jack.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack digs a right hand into Tokugawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tokugawa's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Jack works on Tokugawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Jack works on Tokugawa's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Jack.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack works on Tokugawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Jack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Jack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Jack avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samurai Jack dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jack lands a really nice looking cross but Tokugawa seems unphased.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range.
Jab from Jack.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
Jack misses with the combination.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack tests Tokugawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Jack lands with a shot to the body.
Tokugawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jack scores with a shot to the body.
Jack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jack lands with an uppercut that bounces Tokugawa off the cage and back into rage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack misses with a few strikes there.
Jack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Samurai Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa walks into a straight right hand from Jack.
Samurai Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack connects with a body shot.
Jack lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jack shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tokugawa eats them both and turns towards Jack to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jack stalks Tokugawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tokugawa's face. Tokugawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Jack displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Jack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jack just leaning against Tokugawa, taking a breather.
Samurai Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jack leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Jack.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Jack blocks it.
Jack digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack stalls.
A body shot lands from Jack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Jack.
Jack lands a shot to the body.
Jack scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jack - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack presses Tokugawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack is leaning against Tokugawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack cracks Tokugawa with a nice body shot.
Jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Jack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack is looking to break free of the clinch but Tokugawa has double underhooks.
Jack tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Jack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack is struggling to control the position.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Jack.
Jack is working Tokugawa over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Jack lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
A body shot lands from Jack.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jack.
Jack is leaning against Tokugawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
Jack lands a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tokugawa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Jack.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
Jack is working Tokugawa over against the cage.
Jack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
Jack digs a right hand into Tokugawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tokugawa's gas tank.
Tokugawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Jack.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jack lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Jack.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
A short body shot lands from Jack as the two fighters clinch.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samurai Jack dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jack shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tokugawa eats them both and turns towards Jack to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Jack lands a nice hook to Tokugawa's body. Tokugawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tokugawa drops his hands momentarily and Jack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jack throws a shot to the body.

Jack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tokugawa, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
Jack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jack digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jack misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jack.
Jack lands a body punch.
Jack working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tokugawa or not.
Jack tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
A hook to the body from Jack.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
Jack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack presses Tokugawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Jack.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tokugawa or not.
Jack cracks Tokugawa with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack is leaning against Tokugawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jack is trying to force a seperation but Tokugawa has the dominant position.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Jack presses Tokugawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
A right hand to the body from Jack.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jack lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Jack.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Jack lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tokugawa or not.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Jack.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Jack scores with a shot to the side of Tokugawa's head.
Jack pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jack blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Good body shot from Jack.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.

Jack breaks the clinch.
Jack throws a right hand that Tokugawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokugawa also avoids with ease.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tokugawa in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Jack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tokugawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage.
Jack tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aku Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Jack pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jack lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Jack.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jack cracks Tokugawa with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jack.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Jack.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samurai Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samurai Jack!