PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Pabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramzy Magneeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pabin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pabin
vs
Magneeto

200 cm
24
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

[B2F] Born 2 Fight
[B2F] Born 2 Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Pabin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramzy Magneeto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magneeto tries to clinch there but Pabin circles away.
The fighters circling - Magneeto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magneeto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pabin is fending him off so far but Magneeto persists. Nope, Pabin circles away and we're back to standing.
Magneeto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pabin to score with a decent uppercut.
Magneeto with a poor takedown
and Pabin counters with a two punch combo.
Magneeto misses with a takedown attempt
and Pabin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magneeto thinking.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramzy Magneeto.
Pabin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magneeto's head.
Pabin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magneeto.
Magneeto throws a big shot that misses.
Pabin scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magneeto misses with a right hand
and Pabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magneeto is defended easily by Pabin.
Nice uppercut lands for Pabin. That snapped Magneeto's head back.
Horrible takedown by Magneeto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pabin which made him look bad.
Magneeto tries to clinch
and Pabin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pabin throws a nice looking combination but Magneeto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pabin is breathing heavily.
Magneeto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pabin swats away the attempt to clinch by Magneeto.
Magneeto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pabin is fending him off so far but Magneeto persists. Nope, Pabin circles away and we're back to standing.
Pabin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magneeto's hands.
Pabin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pabin wants it to stay on the feet.
Magneeto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Magneeto misses
and Pabin counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pabin lands with a nice body punch.
Magneeto misses with a right hand
and Pabin counters with a nice uppercut.
Pabin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magneeto.
Nice cross by Pabin.
Donk. Pabin catches Magneeto right on the button with a cross.
Magneeto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damian Pabin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magneeto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pabin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magneeto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pabin circles away.
Magneeto shoots for a takedown but Pabin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magneeto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magneeto misses with a few strikes there.
Magneeto fails with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Pabin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pabin lands a really nice looking cross but Magneeto seems unphased.
Magneeto looks for a takedown but Pabin sprawls well.
Magneeto misses with an uppercut. Pabin saw that one coming.
Pabin stuffs the takedown.
Pabin scores with a jab to the body.
Magneeto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pabin pinned against the cage. Pabin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramzy Magneeto.
Nice shot lands for Pabin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magneeto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pabin jabs Magneeto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magneeto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pabin catches Magneeto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pabin scores with a hook to the body. Magneeto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pabin.
Magneeto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pabin tries to avoid it but Magneeto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pabin to the ground. Pabin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Magneeto has a takedown stuffed.
Pabin lands with a good body shot.
Magneeto shoots and misses
and Pabin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damian Pabin is winning the standup battle so far.
Magneeto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pabin sprawls well. He's pushed Magneeto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pabin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magneeto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pabin scores with a one two! Magneeto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Magneeto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pabin quickly recovers to half guard.

Magneeto 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.
Pabin gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneeto trying to control but Pabin is working from the bottom.
Pabin looking for a sweep. Not yet Pabin, not yet.
Magneeto throwing strikes but missing.
Magneeto wants to control from the top but Pabin keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magneeto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pabin's guard.
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 Damian Pabin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magneeto is defended easily by Pabin.

Magneeto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pabin's guard.
Pabin wants to sweep but no luck.
Magneeto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pabin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pabin controls Magneeto momentarily but Magneeto frees himself.
Magneeto controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ramzy Magneeto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Magneeto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pabin sprawls well. He's pushed Magneeto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pabin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Magneeto fails to land the takedown.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramzy Magneeto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pabin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magneeto.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magneeto is defended easily by Pabin.
Magneeto misses with a takedown
and Pabin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magneeto shoots in for a takedown but Pabin shows good takedown defense.
Magneeto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pabin ducks under a wild hook from Magneeto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pabin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magneeto doesn't seem phased though.
Magneeto dives in and grabs Pabin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pabin pushes down on Magneeto's head and hops out.
Nice uppercut there from Pabin.
Pabin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Magneeto misses with a lunging right hand
and Pabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Pabin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magneeto shoots in for a double leg but Pabin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pabin.
Pabin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pabin stuffs the takedown attempt from Magneeto. Magneeto gets slowly back to his feet.
Pabin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magneeto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magneeto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Magneeto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pabin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramzy Magneeto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pabin 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Pabin!