PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leomar Tungaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppei Amon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leomar Tungaw has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tungaw
vs
Amon

160 cm
26
225 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leomar Tungaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teppei Amon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Amon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tungaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Amon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Amon duly obliges.
No luck for Tungaw with that takedown attempt.
Tungaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amon as he jumps to the side.
Tungaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tungaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Amon tries to sprawl out of it but Tungaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leomar Tungaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tungaw.
Amon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Amon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amon misses with a double jab.
Tungaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amon as he jumps to the side.
Amon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tungaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amon misses with a two punch combination.
Tungaw shoots in but Amon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tungaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amon throws a one two combo.
Tungaw is breathing heavily.
Amon slaps away a takedown attempt from Tungaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amon misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Amon.
Amon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tungaw.
Tungaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Amon tries to sprawl out of it but Tungaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amon looks to land a combination. Tungaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Teppei Amon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amon throws a combination that misses

and Tungaw counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tungaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Amon is refusing to be controlled, as Tungaw sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tungaw eats them both and turns towards Amon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Amon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tungaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tungaw.
Tungaw is looking to stand up but Amon won't let him.
Amon wants to get back to his feet but Tungaw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tungaw wants to control from the top but Amon keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tungaw trying to move into half guard but instead Amon has managed to sweep!
Tungaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amon is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amon controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leomar Tungaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Amon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tungaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppei Amon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tungaw tries for a takedown but Amon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tungaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tungaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amon throws a series of strikes that have Tungaw backpedaling.
Leomar Tungaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tungaw is looking to clinch.
Amon moves out of range as Tungaw throws a body kick.
Amon looks to land a combination. Tungaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Amon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Amon misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tungaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leomar Tungaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amon wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Amon. Those never looked like landing.
Amon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amon lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Amon does no damage.
Amon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tungaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amon swivels and escapes.
Sloppy strikes from Amon. Those never looked like landing.
Amon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tungaw fails with the takedown
and Amon counters with a left and a right that stings Tungaw.
Sloppy strikes from Amon. Those never looked like landing.

Amon gets caught napping as Tungaw dives in and scores a takedown. Amon manages to retain guard.
Amon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tungaw trying to control but Amon is working from the bottom.
Tungaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amon is keeping the position for now.
Amon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tungaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tungaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teppei Amon seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amon avoids the body shot from Tungaw.
Tungaw slips a jab and a cross from Amon.
Tungaw looks to land a left hand but Amon moved out of range nicely.
Amon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tungaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amon circles away.
Amon misses with a series of wild punches.
Tungaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tungaw eats them both and turns towards Amon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Amon misses with the combination.
Tungaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amon as he avoids it easily.
Amon scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amon throws a right hand that Tungaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Tungaw also avoids with ease.
Tungaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Amon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tungaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tungaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tungaw tries to clinch but Amon is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Amon. Those never looked like landing.
Amon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tungaw.

Tungaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Amon is trying to defend but Tungaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tungaw prevents Amon from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Teppei Amon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tungaw takes one to the side of the head.
Tungaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amon's waist but Amon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tungaw off to one side.
A jab lands there for Amon.
Amon looks to land a combination but Tungaw avoids it well.
Tungaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Amon scores with a body shot.
Tungaw shoots in for a double leg but Amon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leomar Tungaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tungaw has his takedown stuffed
and Amon counters with a two punch combo.
Amon swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Amon.
Amon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tungaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amon lands a two punch combo.
Amon works over Tungaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Tungaw shoots for a takedown but Amon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amon scores with a three punch combo!
Tungaw shoots in for a takedown but Amon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amon leaves Tungaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tungaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Amon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tungaw misses with a takedown attempt - Amon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amon fails to land with a series of punches.
Tungaw shoots in for a takedown but Amon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Amon. No joy for Tungaw on that attempt.
Amon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tungaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amon pinned against the cage. Amon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tungaw tries for a takedown but Amon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tungaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tungaw is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Amon.
Tungaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amon looks to land a combination. Tungaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Amon tries to sprawl but Tungaw drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tungaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tungaw wants to control but Amon is keeping him busy.
Tungaw trying to control the pace.

Tungaw is trying to work for a kimura but Amon is defending well.
Teppei Amon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tungaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Amon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leomar Tungaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Amon!
Amon throws a combination. Tungaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tungaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amon.

Tungaw drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leomar Tungaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Tungaw drops back looking for a leg! Amon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Amon manages to kick Tungaw off! Tungaw jumps back into Amon's guard.
Leomar Tungaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tungaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Amon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leomar Tungaw.
I think Amon 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppei Amon!