PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Onitsuka (ranked 5531 p4p, 0 weight class) and Welvin Great (ranked 24260 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Welvin Great enters the cage!

Onitsuka
vs
Great

177 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
160 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Akira Onitsuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Welvin Great!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Great.
Nice defenses there by Great.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Onitsuka.
Onitsuka throws a hook but Great blocks it.
Great lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Onitsuka throwing a counter right hand but Great manages to avoid it.
Great throws a head kick that Onitsuka semi-blocks.
Onitsuka jabs Great to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Onitsuka missing with a left hand there. Great was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Onitsuka throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
Great is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Onitsuka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Great throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Onitsuka's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Onitsuka.
Great misses with a head kick.
Welvin Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Onitsuka.
Some wild striking there from Onitsuka.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Great drops his hands momentarily and Onitsuka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Onitsuka throws a hook but Great blocks it.
A big right from Onitsuka misses.
Great displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Onitsuka throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Great.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Onitsuka.
Onitsuka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Onitsuka throws an overhand right that lands on Great's shoulder, as Great tries to avoid the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Great!
Onitsuka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Great's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Onitsuka lands with an uppercut that bounces Great off the cage and back into range.
Onitsuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Great lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Onitsuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Great connects with an inside leg kick.
Great throws a leg kick which misses Onitsuka's front leg but catches the back leg as Onitsuka tries to avoid it.
Great throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Great.
Onitsuka scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Onitsuka throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Great moves away from the strike by Onitsuka.
Onitsuka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Great moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Welvin Great has been cut.
Onitsuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Great dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Onitsuka. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great moves out of range of the strikes.
Onitsuka lands a lovely overhand right.

Great is rocked!
Onitsuka throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great is still on wobbly legs! Can Onitsuka finish him?
Onitsuka misses with a hook. Great ducked under it nicely.
Onitsuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Onitsuka clobbers Great with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Onitsuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Great is looking for the big counter here.
Great throws a quick inside leg kick.
Onitsuka throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Great seems to have recovered his senses.
Onitsuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Great.
Great plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Great looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Great lands a high kick!
Great delivers a nice body kick.
Great scores with a head kick. Onitsuka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Great scores with a head kick.
Great cracks the inside of Onitsuka's front leg.
Great blocks a jab.
As Onitsuka backs off Great throws a huge counter combo but Onitsuka manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great slips under a jab.
Great lands a head kick. Onitsuka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Onitsuka misses.
Sloppy strikes from Onitsuka. Those never looked like landing.
Onitsuka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Onitsuka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Great with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Great moves forwards but Onitsuka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Great dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Onitsuka. That did some damage!
Great uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onitsuka.
Onitsuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Onitsuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onitsuka throws a jab when Great was well out of range.
Great scores with a head kick. Onitsuka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Great throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Great - that will leave a mark!
Onitsuka throws an overhand right that lands on Great's shoulder, as Great tries to avoid the shot.
Onitsuka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Onitsuka lands with a cross.
Onitsuka misses with a body shot.
Onitsuka throws a body punch but Great moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onitsuka misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Great's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Onitsuka misses with an uppercut.
Onitsuka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Great lands with a kick to the temple. Onitsuka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Onitsuka misses with a hook.
Great uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onitsuka.
Great is looking for the big counter here.
Onitsuka throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great lands with a kick to the ribs.
Onitsuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Great can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Great.
Great moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Great lands a head kick!
Great scores with a head kick.
Onitsuka looks to throw the jab but Great is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onitsuka throws a hook but Great avoids it easily.
Onitsuka misses with an uppercut. Great saw that one coming.
Onitsuka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Great lands a head kick!
Great takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Welvin Great will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Welvin Great's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Great bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Onitsuka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Great lands a nice looking kick to the body. Onitsuka takes a step back to recover.
Onitsuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Great connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Onitsuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Great lands but Onitsuka takes it in his stride.
Donk. Onitsuka catches Great right on the button with a cross.
Onitsuka misses with a wild body shot.
Onitsuka throws a body shot but no joy.
Onitsuka loads up on a big right hand but Great slips the punch.
Great lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onitsuka scores with a nice head shot.
Great lands a head kick. Onitsuka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Great lands with a kick to the ribs.
Onitsuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Great manages to avoid it.
A big left from Onitsuka misses.
Great lands with a kick to the ribs.
Onitsuka throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Onitsuka.
Great lands a high kick!
Onitsuka throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
Great throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Onitsuka tests Great's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Great takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Onitsuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Great.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onitsuka. Great does a little dance to reset his feet.
Great throws a head kick that Onitsuka semi-blocks.
Welvin Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onitsuka.
Onitsuka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
BOOM! Onitsuka lands a beautiful left hook that drops Great. Great tries to recover but Onitsuka is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Great lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Onitsuka!