PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diva Reza Fabil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akechi Samanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akechi Samanosuke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reza Fabil
vs
Samanosuke

196 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diva Reza Fabil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akechi Samanosuke!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samanosuke scores with a head kick.
Akechi Samanosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabil takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fabil is breathing heavily.
Samanosuke throws a head kick but Fabil moves out of range.
Samanosuke stuffs the takedown attempt from Fabil. Fabil gets slowly back to his feet.
Fabil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samanosuke.
Samanosuke throws a head kick but Fabil moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Samanosuke as Fabil shoots in.
Samanosuke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fabil.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diva Reza Fabil. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Samanosuke rushes Fabil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fabil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samanosuke stalling in the clinch.
Samanosuke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samanosuke with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabil takes a knee right on the jaw!

Fabil is rocked!
Samanosuke has Fabil pressed against the cage.
Oh Fabil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samanosuke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fabil seems to have got his legs back now.
Samanosuke lands an elbow inside that Fabil shrugs off.
Samanosuke looking to throw knees to the head but Fabil is blocking nicely.
Samanosuke landing knees to the head.
Samanosuke tries a knee to the head but Fabil blocks it.

Samanosuke breaks from the clinch.
Samanosuke scores with a leg kick.
Samanosuke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fabil avoids a punch combination nicely.

Fabil gets tackled into the cage by Samanosuke. Samanosuke maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samanosuke lands a knee to the body.

Samanosuke breaks the clinch.

Samanosuke moves into the clinch.

Samanosuke breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samanosuke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samanosuke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fabil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fabil walks into a stiff left hand from Samanosuke.
That kick from Samanosuke tenderised Fabil's leg. Fabil is trying to keep his angry face on.

Samanosuke clinches up against the cage.
Samanosuke working Fabil over with knees to the body.

Samanosuke manages to break the clinch.
Samanosuke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samanosuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Samanosuke.
Samanosuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samanosuke is looking to slow Fabil down with leg kicks.
Samanosuke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fabil circles away from the clinch attempt.

Samanosuke instigates a clinch.
Samanosuke slowing the pace effectively.
Samanosuke lands a good knee to the midsection. Fabil won't want to take too many of those.
Samanosuke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samanosuke tries a knee to the head but Fabil blocks it.
Samanosuke tries a knee to the head but Fabil blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabil is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samanosuke is defending well.
Fabil stalling in the clinch but Samanosuke improves position.
Samanosuke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fabil takes a knee right on the jaw!

Samanosuke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samanosuke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samanosuke misses with a wild combination.

Fabil clinches up with Samanosuke and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samanosuke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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!
Fabil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samanosuke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Samanosuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akechi Samanosuke 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.

Samanosuke forces Fabil back against the cage and clinches.
Samanosuke wants to stall.
Samanosuke has Fabil pressed against the cage, preventing Fabil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fabil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Samanosuke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Samanosuke throws a one two combo.
Fabil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samanosuke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samanosuke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fabil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samanosuke tries to clinch up.
Samanosuke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fabil's calf.
Fabil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samanosuke pushes Fabil up against the cage in a clinch.

Samanosuke breaks the clinch.
Samanosuke doesn't manage to clinch there - Fabil circles away.
Samanosuke misses with a double jab

and Fabil counters with a shoot takedown. Samanosuke fights it but they end up in guard.
Samanosuke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fabil stops Samanosuke from standing up.
Samanosuke has Fabil pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fabil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samanosuke working a defensive guard here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Akechi Samanosuke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fabil shoots for a double leg takedown but Samanosuke sprawls well. He's pushed Fabil's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Samanosuke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fabil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samanosuke cracks the inside of Fabil's front leg.
Samanosuke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samanosuke tries to clinch up.
Samanosuke is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samanosuke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fabil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samanosuke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fabil blocks it with crossed arms.
Samanosuke has Fabil pushed against the cage.
Fabil has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Samanosuke after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diva Reza Fabil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fabil looking for a takedown.
Samanosuke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fabil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fabil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Samanosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Samanosuke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Samanosuke breaks from the clinch.
Akechi Samanosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Samanosuke moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samanosuke with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Samanosuke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samanosuke fakes the leg kick and cracks Fabil in the body.
Samanosuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samanosuke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fabil gets a double leg takedown into Samanosuke's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samanosuke working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samanosuke wants to sweep here but Fabil controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akechi Samanosuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Samanosuke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Fabil clinches up with Samanosuke and pushes him back against the cage.
Samanosuke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samanosuke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Samanosuke lands a good knee to the midsection. Fabil won't want to take too many of those.
Akechi Samanosuke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samanosuke tries a knee to the head but Fabil blocks it.
Samanosuke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Samanosuke manages to break the clinch.
Samanosuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samanosuke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Samanosuke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Fabil gets a clinch.
Fabil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samanosuke prevents the takedown attempt.
Samanosuke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fabil blocks it with crossed arms.
Samanosuke with a knee to the head.
Fabil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Samanosuke tries to land knees in the clinch but Fabil avoids the damage to the body.
Fabil misses with a punch to the body.

Samanosuke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samanosuke scores with a shot to the body.
Fabil keeps the fight on the outside.
Samanosuke tries to clinch up but Fabil circles away and keeps his distance.

Samanosuke clinches with his opponent.
Samanosuke scores a nice knee to the body.
Samanosuke with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fabil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Samanosuke walks away with a smile on his face. Fabil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Samanosuke throws a sloppy head kick and Fabil moves out of range easily.
Samanosuke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fabil checks it well.
Samanosuke stuffs the takedown attempt from Fabil. Fabil gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diva Reza Fabil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samanosuke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samanosuke lands a two punch combo.
Samanosuke throws a sloppy head kick and Fabil moves out of range easily.
Fabil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samanosuke sprawls well. Samanosuke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fabil gets slowly back to his feet.

Fabil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samanosuke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Samanosuke lands a good knee to the midsection. Fabil won't want to take too many of those.
Samanosuke looking to throw knees to the head but Fabil is blocking nicely.

Samanosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samanosuke is looking to clinch but Fabil is avoiding it.
Samanosuke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fabil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fabil slips a jab and a cross from Samanosuke.
Samanosuke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samanosuke misses with a head kick.
Samanosuke throws a jab when Fabil was well out of range.
Diva Reza Fabil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akechi Samanosuke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabil looking for a takedown.
Fabil tries to circle away but Samanosuke has him pinned against the cage.
Samanosuke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fabil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samanosuke gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akechi Samanosuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samanosuke 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akechi Samanosuke!