PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben West (ranked 5873 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Fatu (ranked 8337 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Fatu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

West
vs
Fatu

195 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West slips a jab from Fatu.
West darts in trying to clinch
and Fatu counters with a right hand to the body.
Fatu cracks West with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fatu lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fatu has eaten all the pies!
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fatu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fatu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West closes the distance and clinches up with Fatu, looking for a takedown. West pushes Fatu against the cage but Fatu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
West shoots in and drives through. Fatu sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Fatu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatu looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
Fatu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Fatu looks to move away, West throws a big counter combo but Fatu just gets out of the way.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fatu counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to land a front kick but Fatu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fatu throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck West on the side of the head.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fatu tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fatu to the ground. Fatu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fatu.
Samuel Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Fatu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
West slips a jab from Fatu.
West is looking to clinch but Fatu is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fatu checks a leg kick.
West swings away with a leg kick that misses.
West darts in trying to clinch
and Fatu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West shoots in looking for a takedown but Fatu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing West's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fatu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fatu misses with the combination.
West shoots in looking for a takedown but Fatu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing West's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fatu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fatu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as West is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fatu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fatu defends well and West ends up having to push Fatu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Fatu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West slips a jab and a cross from Fatu.
Fatu connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
Fatu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
West looks for a takedown but Fatu sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fatu! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu misses with a double jab.
Fatu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fatu lands with a cross.
West takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fatu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fatu pinned against the cage. Fatu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
West throws a series of punches but Fatu avoids them all with ease.
As West backs off Fatu throws a huge counter combo but West manages to avoid it all.
West shoots in but no luck this time.
Fatu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fatu swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Fatu clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fatu walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Fatu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
West fails with the takedown
and Fatu counters with a straight right hand.
Fatu throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
Fatu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West throws a half hearted mid kick.
West misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Fatu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fatu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Fatu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fatu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West throws a head kick that misses.
West misses with a kick to the body
and Fatu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fatu slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Fatu.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fatu defends well and West ends up having to push Fatu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
West shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fatu pinned against the cage. Fatu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben West. 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.
Fatu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fatu throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Fatu looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West slips a jab from Fatu.
West lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Samuel Fatu seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries for a takedown but Fatu circles away easily
and Fatu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fatu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fatu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fatu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fatu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Samuel Fatu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fatu lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
West shoots in and drives through. Fatu sprawls well.
Fatu throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fatu cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
Ben West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fatu takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fatu sprawls and moves away.
West is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fatu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fatu clinches up with West and pushes him back against the cage.

Fatu breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Fatu, which made it look bad.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fatu is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Fatu circles away and we're back to standing.
West takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fatu lands a jab to the nose.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fatu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fatu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fatu slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.
West blocks a jab.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Fatu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fatu thows a left - swing and a miss!
West is looking to counter the offense by Fatu and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu connects with a jab.
Fatu moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
Fatu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Fatu misses the target.
Fatu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
West with a poor takedown
letting Fatu counter with a right hand.
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fatu jabs at West's body.
Fatu connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
West fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fatu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fatu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Some wild striking there from Fatu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Fatu.
A big right from Fatu misses.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fatu.
Fatu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fatu fails to land with a series of punches.
Fatu slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fatu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fatu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fatu throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
West is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fatu.
Fatu misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Fatu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fatu throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Fatu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between West's hands.
Fatu fails to land with a series of punches.
West shoots in looking for a takedown but Fatu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing West's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Fatu closes the distance and clinches.

Fatu breaks from the clinch.
Fatu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces West back to the cage. Fatu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for West. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
West tries to clinch up.
Fatu scores with a hook to the body. West takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fatu sprawls well. Fatu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. West gets slowly back to his feet.
Fatu connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to clinch but Fatu slips to the side
and Fatu counters with a one-two to the body.

West is rocked!
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fatu throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fatu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fatu defends well and West ends up having to push Fatu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West slips under a jab from Fatu.
Fatu throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fatu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fatu cracks West with a hook to the temple - West is on wobbly legs here! Fatu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! West falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fatu wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samuel Fatu!