PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into the arena with SE EU DEIXAR blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Man
vs
Roman

186 cm
28
180 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

176 cm
23
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greco Roman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a double jab.

Roman gets the takedown into side control.
Man is trying to get back to his feet.
Roman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Man is looking to reverse the position.
What's Man going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Roman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Roman cracks Man with a big elbow.
Man regains half guard, as Roman was trying to land strikes.
Roman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets full guard.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roman postures up.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roman throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roman's guard. Nice move by Man!
Roman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Roman. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Man throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Roman moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roman.
Roman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
Man throws a right hand that Roman ducks under and follows up with a left that Roman also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Man.
Roman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greco Roman.
Roman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Roman throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roman shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
Roman fails with the takedown.
Man swinging wildly here.
A big left from Man misses.
Roman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman lands a nice looking body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roman.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Roman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Roman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Greco Roman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Roman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Man misses the jab.
Roman scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man tests Roman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roman throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roman is defended easily by Man.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Roman counters with a left to the body.
Roman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roman there as he acknowledges the shot.

Roman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Roman there.
Man manages to get to full guard.
Roman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roman lands a couple of digs.
Roman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman throws a big elbow that misses.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman cracks Man with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man wants to sweep here but Roman controlling him for the moment.
Roman is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Roman is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Roman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roman with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Roman is proving a slippery customer.
Roman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Man keeping full guard, as Roman tries to pass.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roman is controlling him.
Roman wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman throws a strike but Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Greco Roman will probably get the nod.
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!

Roman shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Roman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roman throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greco Roman.
Man looks to land a combination but Roman avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sizes up Roman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man jabs Roman right on the nose. Roman blinks but takes it well.
Roman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roman shoots in but no luck this time.
Roman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man thuds his right hand into Roman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Roman is rocked!
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roman drops his hands momentarily. Man doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Roman staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Roman doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ice Man!
Ice Man took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.