PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobikan Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Judan
vs
Weston

180 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Perkele!

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobikan Judan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Weston!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Judan circles away.
Weston looks to clinch

and Judan counters with a shoot takedown. Weston fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Judan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Weston manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Judan has Weston in his guard.
Judan working a defensive guard here.
Judan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Judan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weston is one step ahead there.
Judan keeping full guard, as Weston tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Judan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weston manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Judan drops back looking for a leg! Weston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Weston manages to kick Judan off! Judan jumps back into Weston's guard.

Weston has an active guard here but Judan has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Judan 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.
Judan wants to pass the guard but Weston is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Judan seems to be working for a kimura but Weston defends the submission attempt.
Judan thows a huge punch but Weston dodges it nicely.
Judan wants to take a breather but Weston is having none of it.

Judan 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Judan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Weston has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weston is defending against the submission attempts here by Judan.
Judan wants to pass to mount but Weston is defending the position.

Judan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Judan.

Judan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Judan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Judan's back!
Judan covering up well under a series of strikes from Weston.
Judan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Judan wants to control but Weston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Judan missing with punches from the bottom.
Weston is trying to control the action in half guard but Judan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Weston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Judan defends it well.
Judan regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Weston is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Judan jumps guard and drags Weston to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Weston stopping the sweep attempt from Judan.
Weston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Judan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judan keeping moving, preventing Weston from controlling successfully.
Judan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Judan wants to sweep here but Weston controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Weston!

Judan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Weston is surviving well by controlling Judan's body position as best he can.
Weston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Judan is keen to just control but Weston is a slippery customer.
Weston won't allow Judan to pass to mount.
Judan works his foot free and advances to mount.

Judan working for a submission but Weston is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Judan working for a submission but Weston is keeping him at bay.
Judan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Weston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Judan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston working to try and regain half guard.
Judan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weston is looking to escape.
Judan wants to take Weston's back here but Weston is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Weston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weston prevents Judan from taking his back.
Judan tries to control but Weston wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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

Judan has hold of Weston's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Weston manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Judan looking for a guillotine from mount but Weston is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobikan Judan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Judan misses with a takedown
and Weston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weston.
Weston is looking to clinch but Judan is avoiding it.

Judan clinches up against the cage.
Judan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Judan is pressed up against the cage. Weston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Judan down to the mat. Judan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Weston looks to land a combination. Judan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Judan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston is looking to improve his position.

Judan is trying to work for a kimura but Weston is defending well.

Judan 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.
Weston is staying active underneath Judan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Michael Weston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston is looking to improve his position.
Judan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Judan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Judan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Weston is defending against the submission attempts here by Judan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston won't allow Judan to pass to mount.

Weston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Weston is trying to control but can't.

Judan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Judan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Weston sees it coming and defends easily.

Judan seems to be looking for submissions.

Judan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Judan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Judan seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobikan Judan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Judan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobikan Judan!