PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Write (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles St Lickitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Write kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dark Knight metal theme. St Lickitung has chosen Pokemon Red Gym Leader Battle Music as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Write
vs
St Lickitung

173 cm
28
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

169 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Global Empire MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Write!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles St Lickitung!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by St Lickitung - just one landing.
St Lickitung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Write can pounce on him.
Write stuffs the takedown attempt from St Lickitung. St Lickitung gets slowly back to his feet.
Write misses with a low kick.
Write checks a leg kick.
Write throws a nice inside leg kick.
Write throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Lickitung has a takedown stuffed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Write.
Write fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Lickitung shoots in but no luck this time.
Tim Write has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles St Lickitung.
St Lickitung wants to clinch.
Write circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Lickitung fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Write fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Lickitung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Write misses with a leg kick

and St Lickitung counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Lickitung trying to control the position from guard on top but Write is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Write working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lickitung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Write is keeping the position for now.
Write working a defensive guard here.

Write is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Lickitung looking to sit in guard and control but Write gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Write landing some decent shots from guard.
St Lickitung manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Write wants to control but St Lickitung is having none of it.
Write really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Write is looking to escape.

St Lickitung working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Write wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Lickitung.
Write is wriggling around trying to escape.
Write is in a horrible position here. St Lickitung smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Lickitung looking to ground and pound but Write is blocking nicely.
Write is looking to improve his position but St Lickitung isn't that keen on the idea.
St Lickitung misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

St Lickitung looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
St Lickitung trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Write wants to hold on but St Lickitung pushes him away.
St Lickitung misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
St Lickitung trying to control but Write is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Write tries to reverse the position but St Lickitung maintains control.
Write is working hard here to advance position.
St Lickitung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Write gets back to half guard.
St Lickitung works his way into side control.
St Lickitung trying to control the action but Write is working from the bottom.
Write is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St Lickitung off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Write. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Write is hanging on to St Lickitung's back as he tries to escape.
St Lickitung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Write is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
St Lickitung rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St Lickitung wants to control but Write is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Write there.
St Lickitung trying to control but Write postures up.

St Lickitung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Write tries to pass to full mount but St Lickitung defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

St Lickitung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Write is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles St Lickitung will probably get the nod.
That's time! Write's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Lickitung tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Write counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Write looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Lickitung wants to control but Write is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Lickitung moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Charles St Lickitung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Write chips away with some ground and pound.
Write lands a couple of digs.

Write got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Lickitung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Write has managed to get both his arms back between St Lickitung's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Write distracts St Lickitung with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Write throwing strikes but missing.
St Lickitung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Write slips nicely into half guard.
Write is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Write is pressing down on St Lickitung's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Lickitung is holding on for now.
St Lickitung trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lickitung is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

Write is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Write seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

St Lickitung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Write pulls his head out easily.
Write tries to pass to full mount but St Lickitung defends it.
Write landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Write is keen to just control but St Lickitung is a slippery customer.
St Lickitung manages to get to full guard.
St Lickitung looking for a sweep. Not yet St Lickitung, not yet.
Write lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung controls Write momentarily but Write frees himself.

St Lickitung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Write can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

St Lickitung is looking for a triangle but Write pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Write's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Write landing some decent shots from guard.
St Lickitung is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Write is trying to get back to full guard.
Write is staying active underneath St Lickitung, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung trying to mount his opponent but Write defends it.
Write is in trouble now - St Lickitung has advanced to mount!
Write is in all sorts of trouble here.

St Lickitung wants to finish this one by submission but Write is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from St Lickitung.
St Lickitung lands a big elbow.
Write is squirming around, avoiding St Lickitung's attempts to control the action.
Write tries to reverse the position but St Lickitung maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung thowing shots but they're missing.
St Lickitung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Write bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Write trying to control but St Lickitung is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lickitung looking to control.
St Lickitung keeping moving, preventing Write from controlling successfully.
Write working some strikes from top position.

St Lickitung is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Write defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Write stands up over St Lickitung, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Lickitung has momentary wrist control but Write slips an elbow through the middle.

Write drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but St Lickitung manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Write has St Lickitung in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Write dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Write throws out a leg kick but St Lickitung moves out of range and Write only half commits.
Write swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tim Write seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Write throws a low kick, looking for St Lickitung's leg but St Lickitung calmly moves out of range.
Write throws a leg kick that misses.
St Lickitung fails with an attempt to clinch.

Write decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Write is working for a submission of some sort.
Write looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Lickitung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Write controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Write.

Write 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Write is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Write lands a nice short elbow.
St Lickitung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

St Lickitung is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Write defends well.
Write connects with a couple of short punches.
Write won't allow St Lickitung to sweep him here.

St Lickitung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Write has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Write avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Lickitung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Lickitung is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

St Lickitung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Write is aware though and is defending well.
Write stands and throws St Lickitung's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Lickitung is looking to regain half guard here but Write keeps moving and retains side control.

Write tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Write has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Write wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Lickitung keeps working.
Write lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Lickitung down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Write connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Lickitung some visible discomfort.
Write scores with punches from side control.
Write creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Write lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Write scores with punches from side control.

Write tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Lickitung takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!
St Lickitung is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on St Lickitung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Lickitung is trying to get back to half guard.

Write is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Lickitung knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on St Lickitung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Lickitung tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Write wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Write landing a few strikes.
St Lickitung is trying to control Write's posture but Write avoids it.
Write trying to control the position but St Lickitung is working away.
St Lickitung manages to work his way to half guard, despite Write's best efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Write lands with a punch from half guard.
St Lickitung missing with punches from the bottom.
Write lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Write showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Write 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Write!
Our winner, Tim Write, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.