PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duan Er Kuan (ranked 23890 p4p, 240 weight class) and Absent Minded (ranked 6760 p4p, 188 weight class). Er Kuan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is strobelite Gorrilaz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Er Kuan
vs
Minded

150 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duan Er Kuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Absent Minded!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Er Kuan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Minded sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Minded leaves Er Kuan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Er Kuan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Minded sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Er Kuan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duan Er Kuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Er Kuan rushes Minded and presses him up against the ropes.
Minded wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Er Kuan stalling.
Nice elbow from Er Kuan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Er Kuan slows down the pace here.
Er Kuan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minded looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minded gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Er Kuan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Er Kuan looking for a takedown.
Er Kuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minded avoids it.
Minded is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Er Kuan is trying to drag Minded to the mat but Minded just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Er Kuan misses with a body punch.
Er Kuan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minded is keeping busy.
Minded is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Minded tries to land knees in the clinch but Er Kuan avoids the damage to the body.

That's two 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.
Er Kuan stalls.
Minded has Er Kuan pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Er Kuan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Er Kuan tries to stall but Minded uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Er Kuan tries for a takedown but Minded manages to get underhooks.
Minded stops a takedown attempt from Er Kuan.
Minded is trying to break free.
Minded is trying to break the clinch but Er Kuan has him pressed against the ropes.

Er Kuan has clasped his hands together around Minded's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Er Kuan trying to control the action but Minded is working from the bottom.
Minded is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Er Kuan is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Er Kuan trying to control the action but Minded is working from the bottom.
Minded is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Er Kuan moves away from the strike by Minded.
Minded avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duan Er Kuan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minded lands a lovely overhand right.

Er Kuan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Minded, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minded working hard to break the clinch.
Minded prevents the takedown attempt.
Minded being controlled against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Minded's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Er Kuan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Minded struggles to land a body shot inside as Er Kuan controls his hands.

Minded successfully pulls guard.
Er Kuan trying to control but Minded is working from the bottom.
Er Kuan controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 thankful this round is nearly over.
Er Kuan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minded is keeping the position for now.
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 Duan Er Kuan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Er Kuan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minded avoids it really well and circles away.
Er Kuan shoots in for a double leg but Minded sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Er Kuan tries to close the distance and clinch but Minded swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Er Kuan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minded lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Er Kuan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Minded was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Er Kuan missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minded is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duan Er Kuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Er Kuan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Er Kuan trying to control the position but instead, Minded has worked for underhooks and has pushed Er Kuan into the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minded drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Er Kuan misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Er Kuan obliges.
Minded is breathing heavily.
Er Kuan lands a nice elbow.

Er Kuan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Minded regains guard.
Er Kuan stands up over Minded, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Er Kuan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Er Kuan stays in close to Minded's body and controls the position.
Minded keeping moving, preventing Er Kuan from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Er Kuan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Er Kuan looking to pass the guard.
Er Kuan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Er Kuan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Er Kuan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Minded works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Minded has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Er Kuan closes the distance and clinches.
Er Kuan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Minded is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Er Kuan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Minded pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Er Kuan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Er Kuan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Minded pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Er Kuan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minded's elbow.
Er Kuan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minded backwards.
Er Kuan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Minded is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Er Kuan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Minded regains guard.
Minded keeping full guard, as Er Kuan tries to pass.
Er Kuan prevents Minded from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minded keeping moving, preventing Er Kuan from controlling successfully.
Er Kuan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Minded's guard.
Er Kuan winds up and cracks Minded with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Er Kuan wants to take a breather but Minded is having none of it.
Er Kuan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Minded is in trouble now - Er Kuan has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Er Kuan looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duan Er Kuan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Er Kuan tries to bum rush Minded with a series of wild strikes but Minded uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minded keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Minded circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minded is looking for the big counter here.
Er Kuan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Minded throws a series of punches but Er Kuan moves out of range.

Er Kuan dives in and scores a takedown into Minded's guard.
Er Kuan tries to free his leg and advance position but Minded is retaining full guard.
Er Kuan trying to control the position from guard on top but Minded is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Er Kuan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minded keeping full guard, as Er Kuan tries to pass.
Er Kuan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minded wants to stand up but Er Kuan is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Er Kuan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Er Kuan misses with a takedown
and Er Kuan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Minded. No joy for Er Kuan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duan Er Kuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minded lands a two punch combo.
Er Kuan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minded can do to turn this around?
Donk. Minded catches Er Kuan right on the button with a cross.
Minded swats away the attempt to clinch by Er Kuan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minded throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Minded clinches up with Er Kuan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Er Kuan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minded is keeping busy.
Er Kuan has Minded pressed against the ropes, preventing Minded from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Er Kuan prevents Minded from breaking the clinch.
Minded is trying to force a seperation but Er Kuan has the dominant position.
Er Kuan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Er Kuan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Minded gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Er Kuan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minded is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minded is working for takedown but Er Kuan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Minded wants to break the clinch but can't.
Minded letting Er Kuan take a breather here.
Er Kuan stalls.
Er Kuan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Er Kuan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Er Kuan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Er Kuan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Minded is defending well.
Er Kuan trying to stall but Minded improves his position.
Er Kuan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four 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.
Er Kuan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Er Kuan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Er Kuan.
Minded is trying to force a seperation but Er Kuan has the dominant position.

Er Kuan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Minded is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Er Kuan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Duan Er Kuan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Er Kuan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Er Kuan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Minded wants to stand but Er Kuan is controlling the position.
Er Kuan is pushing down on Minded's leg trying to pass to half guard. Minded is fighting to maintain full guard but Er Kuan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Er Kuan stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minded is not content to let Er Kuan control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minded wants to get back to his feet.
Er Kuan content to control rather than advance.
Duan Er Kuan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Er Kuan trying to pass the guard but Minded defending well.
Er Kuan throwing shots but Minded is blocking nicely.
Er Kuan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Er Kuan tries to clinch but Minded is having none of it.
And Minded tries to counter it with a takedown but Er Kuan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Minded keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Minded throws out a counter right but Er Kuan avoids it with no problem.

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.
Er Kuan shoots for a double leg takedown but Minded sprawls well. He's pushed Er Kuan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Er Kuan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Er Kuan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Er Kuan wants it to stay on the feet.

Er Kuan closes the distance and clinches.

Er Kuan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Minded manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Er Kuan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Minded after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duan Er Kuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Er Kuan taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Minded as Er Kuan tries to tie him up.
Er Kuan 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.
Er Kuan trying to control the position but instead, Minded has worked for underhooks and has pushed Er Kuan into the ropes.
Er Kuan wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Minded as Er Kuan tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Duan Er Kuan.

Er Kuan moves into the clinch.

Er Kuan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Er Kuan controlling the action here.
Er Kuan is looking to take a break and control but Minded is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Er Kuan controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minded is trying to stand up here but Er Kuan is controlling him well.
Er Kuan content to control rather than advance.
Minded tries to kick Er Kuan off but Er Kuan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Er Kuan wants to advance to full mount but Minded doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Er Kuan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duan Er Kuan had his way with Absent Minded in that round.
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!

Er Kuan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minded avoids it really well and circles away.
Er Kuan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Minded sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Er Kuan misses.
A little jabbing left from Minded on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Er Kuan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Minded to score with a decent uppercut.
Minded throws a right hand that Er Kuan ducks under and follows up with a left that Er Kuan also avoids with ease.

Er Kuan drives through and clinches with Minded against the ropes.
Er Kuan missing with knees to the body.
Minded is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duan Er Kuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minded.
Er Kuan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Er Kuan trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Er Kuan prevents Minded from breaking the clinch.
Minded looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Minded prevents a body shot from Er Kuan.
Er Kuan lands an elbow inside that Minded shrugs off.
Minded is trying to break the clinch but Er Kuan is controlling him.
Er Kuan lands a good knee to the midsection. Minded won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Er Kuan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Er Kuan is trying to trip Minded. He has hold of a leg but Minded is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Er Kuan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Minded wants to stand up but Er Kuan is controlling him.
Er Kuan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duan Er Kuan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Er Kuan trying to control but Minded is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Er Kuan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minded is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Er Kuan trying to control but Minded is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Er Kuan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Er Kuan trying to control the position but Minded is working away.
Er Kuan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Minded is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Minded is trying to escape the position but Er Kuan is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Er Kuan wants to control but Minded is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Minded's face as Er Kuan controls the position.
Minded is not content to let Er Kuan control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Absent Minded has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Er Kuan fails with the takedown
and Minded counters with a nice body shot.
Er Kuan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duan Er Kuan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Er Kuan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Duan Er Kuan!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Duan Er Kuan!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Duan Er Kuan!

Duan Er Kuan wins by unanimous decision!
Duan Er Kuan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Ricken ith Ried Rice 2.50 at Er Kaun Drunkenooddle dank ru!!! '.