PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ryan pinanonang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco De Medici has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Medici
vs
pinanonang

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco De Medici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ryan pinanonang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Medici misses with a hook.
pinanonang looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
pinanonang slips a jab from De Medici.
A big left from De Medici misses.
pinanonang avoids the body shot from De Medici.
A head kick misses from De Medici.
De Medici looks to throw the jab but pinanonang is out of range.

De Medici closes the distance and clinches.

De Medici breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by pinanonang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! De Medici slams his shin into pinanonang's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Medici pulls out of a head kick attempt.

pinanonang tries to keep at a distance but De Medici has taken the fight into the clinch.

De Medici escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici misses with a looping left.
De Medici throws a nice looking combination but pinanonang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Medici tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

De Medici darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

De Medici is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Medici in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Medici is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Medici controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Medici will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

De Medici is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four 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.

De Medici moves into the clinch.

De Medici breaks the clinch.
De Medici misses with a looping left.
Marco De Medici seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Medici misses the shot to the body.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but pinanonang manages to avoid it.
De Medici throws a head kick but pinanonang moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco De Medici dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Medici dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Medici throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Medici swings for the body but pinanonang moves out of range.
De Medici throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Medici tries to clinch up but pinanonang circles away and keeps his distance.
De Medici throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Medici fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Medici tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but pinanonang was well out of range. Poor timing from De Medici.
De Medici fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. pinanonang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
pinanonang is breathing heavily.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but pinanonang manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pinanonang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Medici.
pinanonang should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

De Medici has taken the fight to the clinch.

De Medici manages to break the clinch.
Marco De Medici is winning the standup battle so far.
De Medici throws a hook to the side of pinanonang's head but pinanonang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Medici moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Medici.
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!
De Medici throws a head kick that misses.
De Medici throws a head kick but pinanonang moves out of range.
De Medici misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Medici throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pinanonang avoids a kick to the body.
De Medici is looking to wear down pinanonang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
pinanonang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by De Medici as he connects with a hook.
A big left from De Medici misses.
pinanonang blocks a leg kick.
De Medici looks to land a left hand but pinanonang moved out of range nicely.
De Medici keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like ryan pinanonang has been cut.

De Medici drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Medici controlling from side mount.

De Medici stands up.
pinanonang slips under a jab from De Medici.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Medici fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Medici misses with an uppercut. pinanonang saw that one coming.
De Medici throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by pinanonang.

De Medici drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
pinanonang trying to remain calm as De Medici controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco De Medici dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on ryan pinanonang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

pinanonang tries to keep at a distance but De Medici has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from De Medici.

De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

De Medici fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with pinanonang, pushing him back against the cage.
De Medici lands a nice elbow.
De Medici is leaning against pinanonang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

De Medici breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Medici throws an uppercut from half a mile away. pinanonang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Medici looks to score with a jab to the body but pinanonang is just out of range.

De Medici lands a big head kick that sends pinanonang tumbling to the mat! De Medici takes a step backwards and waves pinanonang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
pinanonang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Medici doesn't manage to clinch there - pinanonang circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Medici clinches.

De Medici manages to break the clinch.
De Medici tries a head kick but it misses.
De Medici lands an overhand right.

That has opened up ryan pinanonang's cut even more.
De Medici scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Medici throws a sloppy head kick and pinanonang moves out of range easily.
De Medici misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from pinanonang.
De Medici pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Medici swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but pinanonang manages to avoid it.
De Medici is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that pinanonang can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from De Medici. pinanonang does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Medici throws a sloppy head kick and pinanonang moves out of range easily.
De Medici lands a slapping body shot.

De Medici darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Medici works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pinanonang tries to hold on but De Medici pushes him away.
De Medici controlling the position easily from mount.
ryan pinanonang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - pinanonang has eaten all the pies!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marco De Medici is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Medici wants to take pinanonang's back here but pinanonang is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco De Medici showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Medici has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco De Medici!