PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaspar Fletch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budi Utomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaspar Fletch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fletch
vs
Utomo

167 cm
21
138 lbs
1 - 8 - 1

180 cm
22
144 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaspar Fletch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Budi Utomo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fletch gets a double leg takedown into Utomo's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fletch with a nice head shot there.
Utomo wants to stand up but Fletch is controlling him.
Fletch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Fletch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Utomo, up you get!

Fletch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Utomo to the ground. Fletch is now in Utomo's guard.

Fletch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fletch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Utomo wants to get back to his feet but Fletch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fletch chips away with some ground and pound.
Utomo wants to stand up but Fletch is controlling him.

Fletch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Utomo, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fletch scores a takedown into full mount!
Fletch controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Utomo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fletch controlling the position easily from mount.
Utomo is trying to stand.
Fletch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jaspar Fletch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fletch tries to close the distance and clinch but Utomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fletch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Utomo, pushing him back against the cage.
Fletch stalling in the clinch but Utomo improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utomo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fletch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Utomo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fletch's defenses.
Utomo is trying to break free.
Fletch has Utomo pressed against the cage, preventing Utomo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Utomo being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fletch taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Utomo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fletch takes a knee to the side of the body.

Fletch is trying to trip Utomo. He has hold of a leg but Utomo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fletch persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fletch prevents Utomo from getting back to his feet.
Utomo looks gassed!

Fletch gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fletch throws a series of punches but Utomo avoids them all with ease.
Utomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fletch moves away.

Fletch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fletch looking to slow down the pace here.
Fletch struggles to land a body shot inside as Utomo controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Utomo.
Utomo is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utomo landing knees to the head.
Fletch leaning against his opponent.
Utomo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fletch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fletch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fletch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utomo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Utomo trying to stall but Fletch improves his position.
Fletch slows down the pace here.
Utomo can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaspar Fletch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Utomo works Fletch's body with a nice hook.
Utomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fletch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Fletch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fletch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Utomo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fletch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Utomo wants to stand and escape but Fletch is having none of it.
Utomo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fletch gets to his feet - Utomo follows without any prompting.
A right-left combo lands from Utomo.
Utomo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Utomo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fletch on the side of the head.

Fletch feints and as Utomo raises his hands in defense, Fletch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fletch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fletch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fletch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Fletch stands up from Utomo's guard - Fletch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fletch throws a series of punches but Utomo moves out of range.
Utomo works Fletch's body with a nice hook.
Fletch tries to clinch up but Utomo circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Utomo clinches up with Fletch and pushes him back against the cage.
Utomo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fletch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Utomo has had enough of the clinch but Fletch keeps him there for the moment.
Utomo tries to circle away but Fletch has him pinned against the cage.
Fletch working hard to break the clinch.
Utomo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utomo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fletch's defenses.
Fletch looking to stall.

Fletch has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Utomo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Utomo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fletch lands punches and elbows.
Fletch looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Fletch lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Fletch just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fletch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Utomo is trying to get back to his feet but Fletch has full control of the position and if anything, Utomo has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletch is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Utomo. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fletch scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Utomo is looking for a way out.
Utomo is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Utomo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fletch has Utomo flattened out and is raining down punches.

Utomo is rocked!
Fletch really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Utomo.
Utomo is still in real trouble! Can Fletch finish him?
Utomo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletch connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Utomo to escape the position.
Utomo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fletch lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fletch is riding his opponent, not letting Utomo buck him off.
Utomo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Utomo is covering up but some of the strikes from Fletch are getting through and doing damage.
Fletch slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utomo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fletch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaspar Fletch dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Utomo closes the distance and pushes Fletch back into the cage.
Fletch struggles to land a body shot inside as Utomo controls his hands.
Jaspar Fletch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Utomo lands a knee to the head.
Utomo lands an elbow just above Fletch 's eye.
Utomo wants to break free but Fletch has control.
Fletch avoiding damage.
Utomo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fletch cracks Utomo with a nice body shot.
Utomo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fletch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Utomo can do to turn this around?
Fletch is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Fletch has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Utomo regains guard immediately.

Fletch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Utomo, up you get!
Utomo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletch tries to clinch there but Utomo circles away.
Fletch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Utomo pushes Fletch up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Fletch.
Fletch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Utomo lands a nice elbow.
Utomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fletch prevents Utomo from breaking the clinch.
Utomo prevents a body shot from Fletch.
Fletch is trying to stall.
Fletch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Fletch for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Fletch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Utomo is defending well.
Utomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Utomo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utomo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fletch's calf.
Fletch looks for a takedown but Utomo sprawls well.

Fletch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Utomo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Utomo pushes Fletch off and scrambles back to his feet.
Utomo lands a leg kick that knocks Fletch off balance momentarily.
Fletch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaspar Fletch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Utomo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Utomo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fletch circles away quickly and effectively.

Fletch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Utomo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Utomo wants to get back to his feet but Fletch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fletch postures up and lands a big shot to Utomo's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletch passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Fletch stands up and beckons Utomo to his feet.

Fletch gets a clinch.
Utomo is trying to break the clinch but Fletch has him pressed against the cage.
Utomo trying to control the position but instead, Fletch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Utomo into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fletch misses with a body punch.
Utomo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Utomo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fletch is defending well for now.
Utomo is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Utomo as Fletch tries to tie him up.
Fletch slowing the pace effectively.

Fletch turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fletch decides to stand back up. Fletch steps back and let's Utomo get back to his feet.
Fletch moves in looking to clinch but Utomo pushes him off.

Utomo gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utomo lands a nice elbow.
Utomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fletch lands a shoulder strike.
Budi Utomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaspar Fletch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Utomo lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaspar Fletch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fletch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaspar Fletch!