PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Can Tun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuam Laigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tun has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tun
vs
Laigo

175 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Can Tun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuam Laigo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laigo cracks the inside of Tun's front leg.
Tun looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Laigo clinches up with Tun and pushes him back against the cage.
Laigo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Laigo successfully pulls guard.
Laigo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Laigo stands up from half guard.
Laigo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laigo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Laigo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tun, pushing him back against the cage.
Laigo taking a breather.
Laigo scores a nice knee to the body.
Laigo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tun up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laigo crunches a lovely knee into Tun's ribcage.
Tun tries to pull guard but Laigo won't allow it.
Tun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laigo connects with a knee to the head.
Laigo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laigo stalls.
Laigo scores a nice knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Laigo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laigo lands an elbow just above Tun 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laigo leaning his opponent against the cage.

Laigo manages to break the clinch.
Laigo tries to clinch but Tun is having none of it.
Laigo jabs Tun right on the nose. Tun blinks but takes it well.
Laigo scores with the left hand. Tun knows he should have avoided that one.
Yuam Laigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laigo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laigo!
Laigo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Laigo moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Laigo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laigo stalling.
Laigo scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Laigo to work.
Laigo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Laigo tries a knee to the head but Tun blocks it.
Tun tries for a takedown but Laigo manages to get underhooks.
Tun takes a knee right on the jaw!

Laigo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tun fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Can Tun. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Laigo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tun, pushing him back against the cage.
Laigo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laigo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tun.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laigo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tun up against the cage.
Tun wants to break the clinch but can't.

Laigo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Laigo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tun being controlled here momentarily.
Tun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuam Laigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Can Tun's cut.
That's time! Tun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tun moves into range and clinches up with Laigo.
Tun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laigo wants a takedown but no success here.
Laigo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laigo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tun blocks it with crossed arms.
Laigo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laigo slowing the pace effectively.
Laigo lands an elbow inside.
Tun avoiding damage as Laigo throws knees to the body.

Laigo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laigo wants to clinch
and Tun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laigo's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laigo tries to clinch but Tun is having none of it.

Laigo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tun, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Laigo.
Laigo misses with a knee strike.
Laigo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tun is trying to drag Laigo to the mat but Laigo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Laigo just leaning against Tun, taking a breather.
Tun tries to break the clinch but Laigo is controlling the position.
Laigo slowing the pace effectively.
Tun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Tun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tun tries to clinch up.

Laigo clinches.
Tun fails to pull guard.
Laigo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tun up against the cage.
Tun tries to pull guard but Laigo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Can Tun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laigo prevents Tun from breaking the clinch.

Laigo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Laigo moves into the clinch.
Tun wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laigo lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Laigo.
Laigo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tun's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laigo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tun wants a takedown.
Tun trying to stall but Laigo improves his position.
Laigo looking to throw knees to the head but Tun is blocking nicely.
Laigo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tun up against the cage.
Tun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laigo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laigo lands a nice knee to the body.
Tun goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laigo prevents it.
Laigo misses with a knee strike.
Laigo crunches a lovely knee into Tun's ribcage.

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.
Tun can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Laigo to work.
Laigo keeps control of Tun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laigo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laigo lands a knee to the body.
Laigo trying to land knees to the body.

Laigo breaks the clinch.
Laigo is looking to clinch but Tun is avoiding it.

Tun moves into the clinch.
Laigo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tun jumps guard but Laigo stands there with Tun around his waist. Tun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laigo as Tun tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuam Laigo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Can Tun's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tun throws out a loose jab but Laigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laigo wants to clinch but Tun slips to the side

and Tun counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tun.
Laigo slowing the pace effectively.
Laigo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tun tries to break the clinch but Laigo is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Laigo to work.
Laigo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laigo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laigo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laigo tries to land a knee to the head but Tun blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tun pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Laigo lands a takedown into guard.
Tun tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laigo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tun being controlled here, momentarily.
Laigo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laigo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tun wants to sweep here but Laigo controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laigo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tun trying to keep a closed guard but Laigo is proving a slippery customer.
Laigo is pushing down on Tun's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tun is fighting to maintain full guard but Laigo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yuam Laigo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Laigo trying to mount his opponent but Tun defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tun wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tun misses with a takedown attempt

and Laigo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tun stalls.
Knees to the body from Laigo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laigo blocks an uppercut.
Tun throws an elbow but it misses.
Can Tun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laigo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laigo smiles and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuam Laigo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laigo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuam Laigo!