PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myoto Lachida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shut Up Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lachida
vs
Up Jr

185 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myoto Lachida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shut Up Jr!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Up Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Up Jr tries to stand but Lachida is controlling from the bottom.
Up Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Up Jr postures up in Lachida's guard and throws a big left but Lachida blocks it.

Up Jr drops back looking for a leg! Lachida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lachida manages to kick Up Jr off! Up Jr jumps back into Lachida's guard.
Lachida is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Lachida wriggles free and stands up.
Lachida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Up Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Up Jr escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lachida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Up Jr looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Up Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Up Jr looks for a takedown but Lachida sprawls well.
Lachida looks to land a combination. Up Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Shut Up Jr has been cut.
Lachida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lachida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lachida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lachida lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachida throws a head kick but Up Jr moves out of range.

Up Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lachida looking for a sweep. Not yet Lachida, not yet.
Lachida trying to control the position here.
Up Jr won't allow Lachida to sweep him here.
Lachida controlling Up Jr's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lachida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Up Jr's guard.
Lachida with a nice head shot there.
Lachida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Up Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lachida manages to get himself to full guard.
Up Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Up Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Up Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lachida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lachida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Up Jr is controlling him.

Lachida pushes Up Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Up Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Lachida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lachida misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Lachida.
Up Jr throws out a loose jab but Lachida uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Up Jr takes a swing at Lachida's ribcage but misses.
Lachida misses with a takedown attempt

and Up Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myoto Lachida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lachida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Up Jr lands with a few short shots to the body.
Lachida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Up Jr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Lachida there.
Lachida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lachida lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lachida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Up Jr defending well though.
Lachida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Up Jr pushes Lachida off and gets back to his feet.
Lachida misses with a takedown attempt

and Up Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lachida won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Myoto Lachida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shut Up Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lachida fails with the takedown

and Up Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Up Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Up Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Lachida.
Up Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Up Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Up Jr is working Lachida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Up Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Lachida.
Up Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lachida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Up Jr!
Up Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Up Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lachida lands a nice short elbow.
Up Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Up Jr is trying to stand back up but Lachida is controlling him
Lachida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Up Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lachida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Up Jr tries to roll over but Lachida keeps him under control.

Lachida decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lachida throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Lachida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lachida advances position into side control!
Lachida works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Up Jr wants to get back to his feet.

Lachida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lachida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachida lands a few punches from side control.
Lachida working the ground and pound.
Lachida lands some shots froms side control.
Lachida lands an elbow.
Up Jr is looking for a sweep.
Lachida landing a few strikes.
Up Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Up Jr is pushing Lachida's head away, looking to escape. Lachida manages to hold on to the position though.
Lachida connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Up Jr some visible discomfort.
Lachida working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Up Jr is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lachida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Up Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lachida lands a few punches from side control.
Up Jr pushes Lachida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lachida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Up Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Lachida keeps moving and retains side control.
Up Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lachida has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Myoto Lachida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lachida lands a decent elbow from side control.
Up Jr is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Up Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Up Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Lachida landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myoto Lachida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shut Up Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Up Jr blocks a head kick by Lachida.
Lachida throws a wild body kick that Up Jr sees coming a mile off.
Up Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lachida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lachida misses with a combination

and Up Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lachida gets full guard.
Lachida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lachida has his hands on Up Jr's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Up Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lachida is adopting a defensive guard.
Lachida wants to stand and escape but Up Jr is having none of it.
Lachida is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Up Jr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lachida, up you get!
Lachida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Up Jr shoots and misses
and Lachida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Lachida.
Lachida tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up Jr loads up on a big right hand but Lachida slips the punch.
Up Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lachida moves away.
Up Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lachida counters with a shoot takedown. Up Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Lachida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lachida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lachida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lachida scoring with punches to the head and body.
Up Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lachida throwing strikes from guard but Up Jr blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Up Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lachida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lachida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Up Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lachida defends it easily.
Up Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lachida scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lachida throwing strikes but missing.
Lachida works over Up Jr with some ground and pound from guard.

Lachida stands and steps away. Up Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lachida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Up Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Myoto Lachida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shut Up Jr.
Up Jr misses with a straight right.
Lachida throws a head kick but Up Jr moves out of range.
Lachida throws a head kick that misses.
Lachida defending well as Up Jr loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myoto Lachida clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Shut Up Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Up Jr tries for a takedown but Lachida circles away easily

and Lachida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Up Jr's guard.
Up Jr wants to sweep here but Lachida controlling him for the moment.
Lachida is pushing down on Up Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Up Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Lachida has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lachida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lachida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Up Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Up Jr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lachida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lachida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Up Jr's head.
Ground and pound from Lachida.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Up Jr tries to get to full guard but Lachida has control of the leg.
Up Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Up Jr has hold of Lachida's hands but Lachida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Lachida is working for a kimura but Up Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Lachida throwing shots but Up Jr is blocking nicely.
Up Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Up Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Up Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lachida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Up Jr trying to strike off his back.
Lachida stands up over Up Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Up Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lachida is aware though and is defending well.
Lachida prevents Up Jr from getting back to his feet.
Up Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lachida tries to hold on but Up Jr postures up.
Lachida is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Up Jr working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lachida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lachida slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lachida wants to get back to his feet.

Up Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lachida defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lachida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Up Jr drops back looking for a leg! Lachida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lachida manages to kick Up Jr off! Up Jr jumps back into Lachida's guard.
Lachida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lachida wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lachida controls Up Jr momentarily but Up Jr frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lachida is on top in guard.
Up Jr wants to get back to his feet but Lachida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lachida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Up Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Up Jr is looking for a triangle but Lachida pushes his legs off easily.
Lachida passes into half guard.

Up Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Up Jr is looking to escape.
Up Jr has hold of Lachida's hands but Lachida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lachida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Up Jr is looking to get back to is feet but Lachida passes into side control.
Lachida is putting a hurting on Up Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Up Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Up Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Lachida prevents Up Jr from standing back up.
Lachida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myoto Lachida had his way with Shut Up Jr in that round.
The cut man is working on Shut Up Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lachida wants to clinch up but Up Jr keeps it at a distance.
Lachida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lachida wants to clinch.
Up Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Up Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Up Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Lachida sprawls well. He's pushed Up Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lachida throws a sloppy head kick and Up Jr moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Up Jr misses the body punch
and Lachida counters with a good, hard body kick but Up Jr shrugs it off.
Up Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lachida scores with a head kick.
Lachida scores with a spinning back kick!
Lachida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lachida moves into range and clinches up with Up Jr.
Lachida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Up Jr avoids it.
Shut Up Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up Jr stalling in the clinch but Lachida improves position.

Lachida breaks the clinch.
Lachida with a poor takedown

and Up Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Lachida didn't expect that.
Lachida pulls Up Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Up Jr won't allow Lachida to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Up Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lachida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Up Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Up Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Lachida has his hands on Up Jr's head, controlling the position.
Up Jr throwing strikes from guard but Lachida blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lachida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myoto Lachida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Up Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lachida's guard.
Up Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lachida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Up Jr's guard.

Lachida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lachida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Up Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Up Jr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Myoto Lachida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachida passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Up Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Up Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Up Jr is trying to improve his position.
Lachida working the body and head with strikes.
Lachida grinds an elbow into Up Jr's temple.
Lachida lands a nice forearm strike.

Up Jr is rocked!
Up Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Up Jr is still in real trouble! Can Lachida finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lachida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Up Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Lachida scoring with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myoto Lachida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lachida 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:46
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myoto Lachida!
Myoto Lachida is the new light heavyweight champion!