PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Furingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arwin Dwaynson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Furingi
vs
Dwaynson

190 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
273 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Master Lee's One Stop

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Furingi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arwin Dwaynson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furingi scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Furingi coming out on top.
Furingi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Furingi clinches.
Dwaynson tries a body shot but Furingi blocks it.
Dwaynson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Furingi up against the cage.
Furingi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dwaynson.
Dwaynson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Furingi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Furingi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furingi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Furingi.
Dwaynson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dwaynson keeps control of Furingi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dwaynson working aggressively here.
Dwaynson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Furingi backwards.
Dwaynson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Furingi backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwaynson has Furingi pushed against the cage.
Dwaynson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Furingi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hayato Furingi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arwin Dwaynson.
Furingi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furingi tries to stall but Dwaynson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dwaynson lands a shoulder strike.
Dwaynson lands a hook that snaps the head of Furingi backwards.
Dwaynson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Furingi after a bit of a struggle.
Dwaynson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Furingi is keeping busy.
Furingi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dwaynson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furingi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dwaynson has him pressed against the cage.
Furingi lands with a left to the head.
Furingi stalling in the clinch.
Dwaynson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furingi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dwaynson.
Dwaynson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dwaynson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furingi looking to throw knees to the head but Dwaynson is blocking nicely.

Dwaynson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dwaynson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Furingi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dwaynson has momentary wrist control but Furingi slips an elbow through the middle.
Dwaynson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Furingi wants to control from the top but Dwaynson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Furingi stands and steps away. Dwaynson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dwaynson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furingi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Furingi throws a sloppy head kick
and Dwaynson counters with a nice body shot.
Furingi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwaynson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Furingi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Furingi jabs at Dwaynson's body.
A shot to the body from Furingi misses
and Dwaynson counters with a two punch combo.
A big right from Furingi misses.
Furingi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Furingi tries to bum rush Dwaynson with a series of wild strikes but Dwaynson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Furingi clinches with his opponent.
Dwaynson throws a punch but it's blocked by Furingi.
Furingi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Furingi lands with a light punch inside.
Dwaynson misses with some punches.
Dwaynson cracks Furingi with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furingi just leaning against Dwaynson, taking a breather.
Dwaynson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Dwaynson.
Furingi missing with knees to the body.
Furingi wants to stall.
Furingi can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Dwaynson presses Furingi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Furingi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dwaynson.
Dwaynson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dwaynson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dwaynson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Furingi.

It looks like Arwin Dwaynson has been cut.

Dwaynson jumps guard.
Furingi prevents Dwaynson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hayato Furingi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arwin Dwaynson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Furingi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dwaynson tries to move into range but Furingi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Furingi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dwaynson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furingi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Furingi clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Dwaynson.
Furingi takes a shot to the head.
Dwaynson lands a left hand.
Dwaynson tries to pull guard but Furingi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dwaynson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwaynson lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dwaynson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dwaynson prevents Furingi from breaking the clinch.
Furingi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dwaynson keeps control of Furingi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dwaynson is leaning against Furingi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dwaynson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furingi's elbow.
Dwaynson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dwaynson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Dwaynson on the inside.
Dwaynson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dwaynson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Furingi is rocked!

Dwaynson pulls guard.
Dwaynson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Furingi is controlling him.
Dwaynson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furingi stops Dwaynson from standing up.
Furingi looking to pass the guard.
Dwaynson keeping moving, preventing Furingi from controlling successfully.
Dwaynson is pulling down on Furingi's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dwaynson blocks a head kick by Furingi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwaynson fails with a takedown attempt.
Furingi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Furingi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Furingi finds it's way through Dwaynson's defenses.
Hayato Furingi is winning the standup battle so far.
Furingi misses with a double jab
and Dwaynson counters with a body kick.
Furingi lands with a nice combination. Dwaynson backs away looking to recover.
A leg kick checked by Dwaynson.
Furingi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dwaynson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furingi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dwaynson gets tackled into the cage by Furingi. Furingi maintains the clinch.
Furingi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dwaynson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furingi is trying to force a seperation but Dwaynson has the dominant position.
Furingi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dwaynson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Furingi is defending well.
Hayato Furingi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arwin Dwaynson.
Furingi is trying to maintain a safe position but Dwaynson gets an underhook and turns Furingi into the cage.
Furingi misses with a punch on the inside.
Furingi tries to circle away but Dwaynson has him pinned against the cage.
Dwaynson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dwaynson.
Dwaynson lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dwaynson.
Dwaynson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dwaynson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Furingi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hayato Furingi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arwin Dwaynson's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Furingi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dwaynson, pushing him back against the cage.
Furingi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dwaynson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Dwaynson has Furingi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dwaynson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Furingi tumbling to the mat - Dwaynson dives into Furingi's guard.
Dwaynson wants to stand but Furingi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Furingi wants to sweep here but Dwaynson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furingi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dwaynson wants to control from the top but Furingi keeps moving.
Furingi being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furingi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Furingi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Furingi looking for subs off his back but Dwaynson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dwaynson trying to control from half guard but Furingi is working away.
Furingi wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Dwaynson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Furingi defending well though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dwaynson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Furingi swinging wildly here.
No luck for Dwaynson with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Furingi.
Hayato Furingi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dwaynson checks a leg kick.
Furingi takes a swing at Dwaynson's ribcage but misses.

Furingi rushes Dwaynson and presses him up against the cage.
Dwaynson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dwaynson.
Dwaynson swings wildly with an uppercut but Furingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dwaynson.

Dwaynson manages to pull guard.
Furingi looking to sit in guard and control but Dwaynson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dwaynson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Furingi is proving hard to escape from.
Furingi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Furingi tries to get out of the position.
Furingi wants to stand but Dwaynson is controlling the position.
Furingi keeping moving, preventing Dwaynson from controlling successfully.
Dwaynson wants to stand but Furingi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furingi is trying to keep Dwaynson in close.

Furingi has his feet on Dwaynson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Furingi.

Furingi takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dwaynson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Dwaynson on the inside.
Arwin Dwaynson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayato Furingi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dwaynson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arwin Dwaynson.
I think Furingi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayato Furingi!