PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masato Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Joe Joe jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kobayashi
vs
Joe Joe jr

174 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Joe Joe jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joe Joe jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Joe Joe jr working the ground and pound from side control.
Joe Joe jr is putting a hurting on Kobayashi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Joe Joe jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joe Joe jr lands a few punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Joe Joe jr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Joe Joe jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kobayashi wants to control but Joe Joe jr postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Joe Joe jr.
Kobayashi wants to control but Joe Joe jr postures up.
Joe Joe jr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joe Joe jr working away.
Joe Joe jr in side control, throwing shots but Kobayashi defends.
Joe Joe jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Joe Joe jr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Joe Joe jr gets the takedown into side control.
Kobayashi dodges the ground and pound from Joe Joe jr.
Kobayashi pushes Joe Joe jr away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Joe Joe jr gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kobayashi is trying to control Joe Joe jr's posture but Joe Joe jr avoids it.
Joe Joe jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Joe Joe jr scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kobayashi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kobayashi parries the strikes from Joe Joe jr easily there. Joe Joe jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kobayashi to escape.
Joe Joe jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kobayashi to see if he's OK.
Joe Joe jr is looking to take a break and control but Kobayashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe Joe jr working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr cracks Kobayashi with a big elbow.
Kobayashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Kobayashi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kobayashi is trying to control Joe Joe jr's posture but Joe Joe jr avoids it.
Joe Joe jr throws an elbow but Kobayashi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Joe Joe jr working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr working away.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Joe Joe jr working the head and body with strikes.
Kobayashi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Joe Joe jr looks up at the clock and then as Kobayashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joe Joe jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kobayashi is letting Joe Joe jr control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe Joe jr working the body and head with strikes.
Joe Joe jr just content to control the position.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow.
Kobayashi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Joe Joe jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kobayashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joe Joe jr lands some shots froms side control.
Kobayashi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joe Joe jr cracks Kobayashi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Joe Joe jr is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kobayashi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe Joe jr scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe Joe jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Joe Joe jr scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Joe Joe jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Joe Joe jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kobayashi in his tracks.

Joe Joe jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Joe Joe jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joe Joe jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kobayashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joe Joe jr is trying to control. Kobayashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joe Joe jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joe Joe jr controlling the action here.
Joe Joe jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Kobayashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joe Joe jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe Joe jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joe Joe jr slips a nice elbow through Kobayashi's hands, connecting with Kobayashi's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe Joe jr lands a nice short elbow.
Joe Joe jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kobayashi's head.
Joe Joe jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kobayashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joe Joe jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Joe Joe jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kobayashi is looking to control Joe Joe jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kobayashi avoid being mounted?
Joe Joe jr working over Kobayashi with some ground and pound. Kobayashi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe Joe jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe Joe jr wants to take a breather but Kobayashi is having none of it.
Kobayashi has hold of Joe Joe jr's hands but Joe Joe jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joe Joe jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Joe Joe jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kobayashi defending well though.
Kobayashi taking some punishment here, with Joe Joe jr in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joe Joe jr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Joe Joe jr connects with the punch.

Kobayashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Joe Joe jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe Joe jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of digs.
Joe Joe jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joe Joe jr trying to control but Kobayashi is working from the bottom.
Joe Joe jr postures up and lands a big shot to Kobayashi's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr is in close to Kobayashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joey Joe Joe jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe Joe jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joe Joe jr working some strikes from top position.
Joe Joe jr stays in close to Kobayashi's body and controls the position.
Joe Joe jr wants to stand but Kobayashi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Joe Joe jr throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Joe Joe jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Joe Joe jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Kobayashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Joe Joe jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe Joe jr postures up.
Joe Joe jr working some strikes from top position.
Joe Joe jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe Joe jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe Joe jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe Joe jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joe Joe jr landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe Joe jr wants to pass the guard but Kobayashi is keeping the position.
Kobayashi pulls Joe Joe jr in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe Joe jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Joe Joe jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe Joe jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joe Joe jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr content to stall in guard here.
Kobayashi has momentary wrist control but Joe Joe jr slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr controlling from the top position.
Joe Joe jr throwing strikes but missing.
Joe Joe jr postures up and lands a big shot to Kobayashi's brow.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr landing with the ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe Joe jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of elbows.
Kobayashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe Joe jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joe Joe jr stands up over Kobayashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joe Joe jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe Joe jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kobayashi taking some punishment here, with Joe Joe jr in his half guard.
Joe Joe jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobayashi keeps working.
Joe Joe jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Joey Joe Joe jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joe Joe jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Joe Joe jr lands a big shot there that rocks Kobayashi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joe Joe jr looking to finish Kobayashi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kobayashi!
Joe Joe jr controlling from the full mount.
Joe Joe jr landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Joe Joe jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe Joe jr 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Joe Joe jr!