PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Trill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashimaru Koyo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Trill
vs
Koyo

219 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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, Royce Trill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musashimaru Koyo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koyo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trill.

Koyo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trill to the mat! Trill manages to get full guard.
Trill wants to get back to his feet but Koyo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koyo cracks Trill with a solid left hand.
Koyo 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.
Koyo lands a couple of elbows.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Koyo has eaten all the pies!
Koyo wants to pass the guard but Trill is keeping the position.
Koyo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koyo advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trill is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Koyo is controlling him well.
Trill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trill tries to get out of the position.
Trill is breathing heavily.
Koyo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Trill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koyo working the head with strikes.
Trill bucks up and tries to throw Koyo off but instead Koyo has got his back!
Koyo is working the ground and pound. Can Trill escape?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Koyo.
Koyo scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Trill is looking for a way out.
Koyo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Trill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Koyo controlling the position well here. Trill rolled but Koyo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Koyo is working the ground and pound. Can Trill escape?
Can Trill hold on?! Koyo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Koyo lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Koyo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koyo is working the ground and pound. Can Trill escape?
Koyo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Trill.
Koyo lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Koyo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo connects with a big shot to the side of Trill's head.
Koyo lands shots from the back.
Koyo scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Trill is looking for a way out.
Trill is trying to get back to his feet but Koyo has full control of the position and if anything, Trill has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The referee is taking a good look at Trill as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Koyo!
Trill looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Koyo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Koyo lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Trill hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koyo lands strikes to the head.
Trill is trying to get back to his feet but Koyo has full control of the position and if anything, Trill has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Koyo scores with strikes from the back.
I would not like to be Trill right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trill holding both Koyo 's hands and preventing any damage.
Trill is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Koyo.
Koyo looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musashimaru Koyo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Musashimaru Koyo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Koyo feints and as Trill raises his hands in defense, Koyo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koyo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Koyo advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koyo in particular looking to stall.
Koyo prevents Trill from standing back up.
Trill has hold of Koyo's hands but Koyo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koyo slows the pace down in half guard.
Koyo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trill is trying to stand up here but Koyo is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koyo.
Koyo slips a nice elbow through Trill's hands, connecting with Trill's forehead.
Trill tries to kick Koyo off but Koyo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koyo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koyo is taking a breather. Trill says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Koyo works his way into side control.
Koyo working the body and head with strikes.
Trill is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Koyo is controlling him well.
Koyo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trill wants to get back to his feet but Koyo is dominant here and he's now got Trill's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koyo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trill is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koyo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Trill wants to try and get back to his feet.
Koyo controlling his opponent.
Koyo wants to control the pace but Trill is squirming around nicely.
Trill is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is landing with some decent strikes but Trill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Koyo lands a nice shot to the head.
Koyo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trill trying desperately to get to his feet.
Trill taking shots to the head.
Koyo controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koyo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Koyo lands a big elbow.
Trill is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koyo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo working the ground and pound effectively.
Trill's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Koyo working the ground and pound effectively.
Koyo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koyo tries to control but Trill wriggling away.
Koyo scoring with strikes but Trill is staying in there.
Koyo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koyo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musashimaru Koyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Trill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Koyo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koyo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Koyo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Trill pushes Koyo off looking to stand but Koyo dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koyo in particular looking to stall.
Koyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trill is looking to escape.
Koyo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo trying to pass the guard but Trill defending well.
Trill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koyo on the ground.
Koyo is keen to just control but Trill is a slippery customer.
Trill tries to kick Koyo off in order to stand up. Koyo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Trill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Koyo cracks Trill with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Koyo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Musashimaru Koyo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trill taking some punishment here, with Koyo in his half guard.
Koyo trying to control from half guard but Trill is working away.
Trill is trying to stand back up but Koyo is controlling him
Ground and pound from Koyo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trill tries to kick Koyo off in order to stand up. Koyo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Trill is pushing Koyo's head away, looking to escape. Koyo manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trill.
Koyo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trill as he jumps to the side.
Trill throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Koyo stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Trill follows into mount!

Koyo is rocked!

It looks like Musashimaru Koyo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trill avoids the attempt from Koyo to control.
Koyo is still in real trouble! Can Trill finish him?
Koyo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koyo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Koyo seems to have recovered his senses.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Trill keeps moving.
Koyo working some strikes from top position.
Koyo lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo chips away with some ground and pound.
Koyo content to stall in guard here.
Trill wants to stand but Koyo is controlling the position.
Koyo stays in close to Trill's body and controls the position.
Koyo cracks Trill with a solid left hand.
Trill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koyo controls the pace.
Let's hope that Koyo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koyo forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Koyo seems content to control.
Trill is looking to escape.
Koyo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koyo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koyo passes to side control.
Royce Trill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koyo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musashimaru Koyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koyo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musashimaru Koyo!