PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the ring accompanied by Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Funkyama
vs
Jason

168 cm
36
157 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

175 cm
23
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mega Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rony Jason!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama misses with an uppercut
and Jason counters with a nice leg kick.
Funkyama takes a swing at Jason's ribcage but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Funkyama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Funkyama misses with a lunging right hand
and Jason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Funkyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funkyama misses with a double jab
and Jason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkyama thinking.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mega Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkyama. Jason does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funkyama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jason lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jason slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama scores with a punch to the head.
Funkyama cracks Jason with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Funkyama misses the target.
Jason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Funkyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jason, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkyama. Jason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Funkyama with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jason - that will leave a mark!
Jason scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Mega Funkyama has been cut.
Funkyama misses the body punch
and Jason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Funkyama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jason. Jason obviously looking to wear him down.
Funkyama missing with a left hand there. Jason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jason is looking to chop away at Funkyama's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jason throws a push kick but Funkyama slaps the foot to one side.
Funkyama tries to counter with a takedown but Jason is quick to defend against it.
Funkyama misses with a wild body shot.
Jason has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Funkyama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jason connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Funkyama scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jason. Those never looked like landing.
Jason sizes up Funkyama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Funkyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funkyama missing with a left hand there. Jason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jason throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funkyama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jason works over Funkyama's head and body with a nice combination.
Funkyama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jason counters with a nice leg kick.
Jason throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jason throws a chopping leg kick but Funkyama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jason misses with a body shot.
Funkyama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.
Funkyama tries to counter with a takedown but Jason is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Jason finds it's way through Funkyama's defenses.
A big left from Funkyama misses.
Jason looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jason is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Funkyama rather than just go for the knockout.
Funkyama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Funkyama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Funkyama clobbers Jason with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Jason takes one to the side of the head.
Rony Jason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jason is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Funkyama.
Jason throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funkyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason missing with a left hand there. Funkyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jason looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Funkyama catches Jason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jason.
Jason goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jason staying out of range there.
Funkyama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Funkyama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jason counters with a nice uppercut.
Jason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funkyama attempts a counter takedown but Jason avoids it well and moves away.
Funkyama misses with a left hand
and Jason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Funkyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Jason.
Funkyama moves out of range of the body kick.
Funkyama drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jason sprawls and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funkyama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jason has time to react.
Funkyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jason.
Jason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funkyama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rony Jason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mega Funkyama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jason lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Funkyama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jason throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Jason slips a straight right by Funkyama.
Jason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jason tries to clinch but Funkyama is having none of it.
Jason attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jason lands with a straight right. Funkyama didn't see that one coming.
Jason staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.

Funkyama moves into the clinch.
Jason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funkyama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jason misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason misses with a punch to the body.
Jason misses with the head strike.
Jason has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jason trying to control the position but instead, Funkyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jason into the ropes.
Jason misses with a punch to the body.
Jason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funkyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funkyama is trying to maintain a safe position but Jason gets an underhook and turns Funkyama into the ropes.
Funkyama goes for a takedown attempt but Jason pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Funkyama drives through and clinches with Jason against the ropes.
Funkyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funkyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funkyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Funkyama works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Funkyama being controlled here momentarily.
Jason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funkyama is one step ahead there.
Funkyama stands and throws Jason's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jason is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to control but Jason is keeping him busy.
Jason wants to control but Funkyama postures up.
The ground and pound from Funkyama seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Funkyama trying to control the action but Jason is working from the bottom.
Jason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jason is trying to control Funkyama's posture but Funkyama avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jason gets back to half guard.
Funkyama is keen to just control but Jason is a slippery customer.
Jason won't allow Funkyama to pass to mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Funkyama looks for a takedown but Jason sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jason connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rony Jason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mega Funkyama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Funkyama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jason counters with a one-two to the body.
Funkyama lands a nice shot that snaps Jason's head back.
Jason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Funkyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Funkyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jason lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Funkyama throws a big shot that misses.
Funkyama misses with the combination.
Funkyama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jason counters with a nice low kick that buckles Funkyama's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jason has time to react.
Jason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funkyama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason scores with a push kick.
Jason fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Funkyama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Jason lands a left and a right that send Funkyama crashing to the mat, dazed. Jason thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Funkyama is rocked!
Jason throws a low kick, looking for Funkyama's leg but Funkyama calmly moves out of range.
Oh Funkyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jason drops Funkyama with a beautiful combination! Funkyama stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jason is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jason throws a lazy right hand but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Funkyama feinted with a counter takedown.
Jason comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Funkyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jason.
Jason tries a quick counter leg kick but Funkyama is wise to it.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Jason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Funkyama seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Funkyama misses its intended target.
Jason throws a right hand that Funkyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Funkyama also avoids with ease.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut.
Funkyama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jason misses the target.
Funkyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jason makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Funkyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rony Jason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jason defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
Funkyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Funkyama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jason works Funkyama's body with a nice hook.
Jason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funkyama.
Funkyama staying out of range there.
Funkyama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funkyama looks to throw the jab but Jason is out of range.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama shoots in for a double leg but Jason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jason walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Funkyama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Jason.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Jason lands a glancing blow to the side of Funkyama's head.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Jason counters with a nice body shot.
Funkyama takes one to the side of the head.
Jason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funkyama on the side of the head.
Funkyama swings widly with a right hand
and Jason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkyama thinking.
Jason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama tries for a takedown but Jason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jason throws out a counter right but Funkyama avoids it with no problem.

Funkyama looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jason is trying to maintain the position but Funkyama is very close to passing his half guard.
Jason tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.

Funkyama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jason defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jason is trying to maintain the position but Funkyama is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rony Jason really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mega Funkyama's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Funkyama shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Funkyama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Funkyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama prevents Jason from improving his position.
Jason is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Funkyama avoids the attempt from Jason to control.
Jason slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Funkyama is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jason doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funkyama.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Funkyama connects with a nice short shot to Jason's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason won't allow Funkyama to pass to mount.

Funkyama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jason sees it coming and defends easily.
Jason won't allow Funkyama to pass to mount.

Funkyama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jason has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jason trying to hold on to Funkyama's head to control him but Funkyama postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason won't allow Funkyama to pass to mount.
Funkyama lands with a punch from half guard.
Jason regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jason trying to keep a closed guard but Funkyama is proving a slippery customer.
Jason wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Funkyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jason.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jason defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jason.
Funkyama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jason counters with a straight right hand.
Funkyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Funkyama connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jason. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws the left hand but Jason avoids the punch easily.

Jason tries to keep at a distance but Funkyama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jason taking a breather.
Jason tries to throw a body punch but Funkyama avoids it by throwing Jason back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Funkyama had his way with Rony Jason in that round.
The cut man is working on Mega Funkyama'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. This is the final round!

Funkyama misses with a looping left.
Jason scores with a jab. Funkyama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Funkyama throws a nice looking combination but Jason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jason misses with a wild body shot.
Jason dodges the punch combination from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a series of punches but Jason avoids them all with ease.
Jason fails to land with a series of punches.
Jason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Funkyama's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama misses with a hook

and Jason holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Funkyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jason.
Funkyama is trying to maintain a safe position but Jason gets an underhook and turns Funkyama into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Funkyama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Funkyama is keeping busy.
Funkyama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jason lands a right hand.
Jason swings wildly with an uppercut but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jason can't find room to land a body shot as Funkyama controls the action.
Jason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funkyama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jason's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jason lands a body punch.
Funkyama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jason.
Jason lands an uppercut.
Mega Funkyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama scores with a shoulder strike.
Funkyama blocks a body shot from Jason.
Jason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jason as Funkyama tries to tie him up.
Jason working aggressively here.
Jason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jason tries a body shot but Funkyama blocks it.
Funkyama looking to stall.
Jason lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jason scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funkyama is looking for a takedown.
Funkyama blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jason's elbow.
Jason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jason trying to stall but Funkyama improves his position.
Jason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Funkyama tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Jason tries to work over Funkyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jason.
Funkyama has Jason pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jason manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Funkyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Jason controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jason.
Funkyama lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama prevents a body shot from Jason.
Jason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rony Jason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Funkyama.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jason takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jason.
Jason working aggressively here.
Funkyama blocking some punches.
Jason is pressed up against the ropes. Funkyama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jason down to the mat. Jason avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jason takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rony Jason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jason has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rony Jason!
Rony Jason is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Rony Jason thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.