PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wussy Destroyer (ranked 2638 p4p, 303 weight class) and Tomo Jr (ranked 2557 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Destroyer
vs
Jr

180 cm
24
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
191 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wussy Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jr thuds his right hand into Destroyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Destroyer lands a nice hook to Jr's body. Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jr manages to avoid it.
Destroyer swings for the body but Jr moves out of range.
Destroyer throws a series of punches but Jr avoids them all with ease.
Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Destroyer moves out of range easily.
Jr moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
Jr avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr throws a head kick that misses
enabling Destroyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jr lunges at Destroyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Destroyer's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr slips a jab from Destroyer.
Jr throws a front kick aimed at Destroyer's knee but Destroyer avoids it well.
Destroyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer lands with a nice body punch.
Destroyer is looking to wear down Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jr, as that shot connected.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jr moves away.
No joy there for Destroyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jr cracks Destroyer with an open hand slap.
Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Destroyer momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Destroyer.
Destroyer tests Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jr moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
A jab from Jr misses.

Jr moves into range and clinches up with Destroyer.
Jr tries a body shot but Destroyer blocks it.
Destroyer can't break the clinch.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Destroyer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jr.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jr.
Jr lands a left hand.
Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destroyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Jr.
Jr tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jr lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jr.
Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Jr keeps control of Destroyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Jr.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Jr.
Good body shot from Jr.
Destroyer is trying to push Jr away but Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Destroyer prevents a body shot from Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jr.
Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jr tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Jr misses with a body punch.

Destroyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jr clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Jr fails to land.
Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jr wants to clinch.
Jr throws a low kick, looking for Destroyer's leg but Destroyer calmly moves out of range.
Destroyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jr misses with a hook.
Destroyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Destroyer.
A counter left hand to the body from Destroyer misses its target.
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Destroyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destroyer misses with a straight right.
Destroyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good standup being displayed there by Jr as he connects with a hook.

Jr moves into range and clinches up with Destroyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jr tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Destroyer breaks the clinch.
Jr tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
Jr swings for the body but Destroyer moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer avoids a kick to the body.
Destroyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Destroyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Destroyer jabs Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jr dodges the punch combination from Destroyer.
Tomo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer works Jr's body with a nice hook.
Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Destroyer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jr manages to avoid it.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jr manages to avoid it.
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jr misses with a body shot
and Destroyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Jr looks to clinch
and Destroyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer moves away from the strike by Jr.
Jr throws a low kick but Destroyer moves out of range easily.
Destroyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Destroyer misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jr works over Destroyer's head and body with a nice combination.
Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Destroyer lands a body shot.
Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jr.
Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jr tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Destroyer lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Jr misses its intended target.
Destroyer throwing a counter right hand but Jr manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Jr moves forwards but Destroyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Destroyer misses with a few strikes there.
Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jr tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
Destroyer throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
Destroyer looks to land a combination. Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Destroyer swinging wildly here.
Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Destroyer in his tracks.
Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jr walks into a straight right hand from Destroyer.
Destroyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Destroyer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Jr is controlling him.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Jr.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Jr.
Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jr lands a left hand.
Jr tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Jr back against the cage.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Jr.
Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tomo Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer tries to bum rush Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Jr.
Jr wants to clinch up but Destroyer keeps it at a distance.
Jr tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
It looked like Destroyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jr misses with a body punch

and Destroyer counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jr.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jr.
A hook to the body from Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Destroyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Destroyer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jr can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomo Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jr.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Jr misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jr.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jr lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jr.
Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Destroyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
Jr lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destroyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands a body punch.
Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Destroyer prevents a body shot from Jr.
Jr misses with a body punch.
Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Wussy Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destroyer wants to break free but Jr has control.
Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Jr presses Destroyer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jr tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Jr back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Jr keeps control of Destroyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jr working aggressively here.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch but Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomo Jr!