PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Slam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ko master (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.

Slam
vs
master

210 cm
19
251 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergeant Slam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ko master!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
master scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slam misses with a head kick.
Slam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but master paws at him with a jab and circles away.
master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slam throws a half hearted mid kick.
master throws a right hand that Slam ducks under and follows up with a left that Slam also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
master rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling master to counter with a crisp jab.
master misses with a few strikes there.
master tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
master swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slam counters with a head kick.

Slam drops master with a left right combo! Slam follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like ko master has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slam tries to stand but master is controlling his head.

Slam stands up and beckons master to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slam cracks the inside of master's front leg.
Slam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slam shoots in for a double leg but master sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
master scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Slam falls off balance throwing a combination

and master counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by master.
Slam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for master on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
master wants to stand but Slam has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
master throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
master wants to get up but he can't break Slam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
master showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

master decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Slam is breathing heavily.
Slam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and master decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slam's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

master stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Slam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from master.
master misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
master looks to land a combination. Slam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Slam bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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 Sergeant Slam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on ko master's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

master throws a series of punches but Slam avoids them all with ease.
Sergeant Slam is winning the standup battle so far.
master throws a right hand that Slam ducks under and follows up with a left that Slam also avoids with ease.
master looks for a takedown but Slam sprawls well.
A head kick by Slam misses
and master counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
master lands a high kick!

It looks like Sergeant Slam has been cut.
A head kick by Slam misses
and master cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Slam misses
and master counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
master throws a series of punches but Slam moves out of range.
master misses with a few strikes there.
Slam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
master misses with a combination
and Slam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around master's waist but master gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slam off to one side.
Slam closes the distance but master moves to the side

and master decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slam's guard.

master gets to his feet. Slam looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
master lands a head kick. Slam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Slam tries to keep at a distance but master has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
master jumps guard but Slam stands there with master around his waist. master gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sergeant Slam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ko master.
master has had enough of the clinch but Slam keeps him there for the moment.

master jumps guard.
Slam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slam wants to stand but master is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slam wants to stand and escape but instead master has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
master controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
master wants to get up but he can't break Slam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
master scoring with some ground and pound.
master throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slam tries to get out of the position.
Slam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from master.
master would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Slam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. master is aware though and is defending well.
master working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
master seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ko master showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

master misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slam throws a sloppy head kick
and master counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
master swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slam counters with a head kick. That will keep master thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
master wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slam falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling master to counter with a crisp jab.
Slam lands a head kick. master smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Slam throws a sloppy head kick
and master counters with a good, hard body kick but Slam shrugs it off.
master tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten master somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
master doesn't manage to clinch there - Slam circles away.
master lands with a right hand.
master pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

master feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
master tries to stand but Slam is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
master looking to sit in guard and control but Slam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
master has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slam decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
master shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slam as he jumps to the side.
Slam closes the distance looking to clinch
and master counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to ko master.
I think master has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sergeant Slam!