PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Sine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oboy D Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Great has chosen coming home as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sine
vs
D Great

184 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Sine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oboy D Great!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sine shoots in and drives through. D Great sprawls well.
D Great throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
D Great tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sine avoids a kick to the body.
D Great scoring well with a low kick there.
Sine tries for a takedown but D Great sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
D Great tries to bum rush Sine with a series of wild strikes but Sine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Sine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
D Great misses with a shot to the kidneys.
D Great is trying to push Sine away but Sine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
D Great wants to break free but Sine has control.
D Great wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sine is trying to maintain a safe position but D Great gets an underhook and turns Sine into the cage.
D Great utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
D Great unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

D Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

D Great closes the distance and pushes Sine back into the cage.
D Great wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
D Great missing with knees to the body.
D Great is trying to force a seperation but Sine has the dominant position.

D Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

D Great closes the distance and clinches.

D Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sine gets tackled into the cage by D Great. D Great maintains the clinch.
Sine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D Great's efforts to push away.
Sine is trying to pull guard but D Great has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Sine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as D Great walks away with a smile on his face. Sine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
D Great finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Sine closes the distance and clinches.

Sine tightens his grip and picks D Great up, before dumping him to the ground. D Great manages to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sine 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Sine just wasn't active enough.
D Great lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sine fails with the takedown
and D Great counters with a head kick. That will keep Sine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Sine instigates a clinch.
D Great wants to break free but Sine has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Great is trying to force a seperation but Sine has the dominant position.
D Great tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sine avoids it.
Sine working hard to break the clinch.
D Great wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on D Great's face as he tries to break the clinch.
D Great trying to land knees to the body.
Sine wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sine breaks the clinch.
D Great moves in looking to clinch but Sine pushes him off.
Sine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from D Great.
D Great throws a head kick that misses.
D Great tries to clinch up but Sine circles away and keeps his distance.
D Great tries to close the distance and clinch but Sine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
D Great tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sine pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sine gets tackled into the cage by D Great. D Great maintains the clinch.
D Great is trying to break the clinch but Sine is controlling him.
D Great is trying to break the clinch but Sine has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
D Great lands an elbow inside that Sine shrugs off.

It looks like James Sine has been cut.
D Great trying to stall but Sine improves his position.
D Great trying to land knees to the body.
Sine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. D Great just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on D Great's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sine keeps control of D Great as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by D Great.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D Great lunges at Sine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sine's hand.
D Great wants to slow Sine down by chopping away at his legs.
Oboy D Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Great tries to close the distance and clinch but Sine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oboy D Great dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Sine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

D Great scores with a nice right hand.

Sine tries to keep at a distance but D Great has taken the fight into the clinch.
D Great is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sine is defending well for now.
D Great tries to break free but Sine pushes him back against the cage.
D Great working hard to break the clinch.
Sine working hard to break the clinch.

D Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says D Great as he avoids it easily.

Sine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching D Great on his heels. He'll look to pass D Great's guard now, I'm sure.

Sine has gone for a leg lock! D Great slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sine's guard.
Sine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sine controlling from mount.
D Great is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two 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.
D Great tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Sine.
D Great tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sine scoring with strikes but D Great is staying in there.
Sine looking to ground and pound but D Great is blocking nicely.
Sine tries to control but D Great wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sine unloads with some shots from mount but D Great bucks and avoids them well.
Sine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
James Sine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sine working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sine trying to control but D Great is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Sine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Sine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

D Great lands with a thumping leg kick.

D Great closes the distance and clinches.
D Great is trying to break free.
Oboy D Great seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
D Great wants to break the clinch but can't.
D Great wants to break free but Sine has control.

Sine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
D Great tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D Great leaves Sine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
D Great buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
D Great is looking to clinch.
D Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sine looks for a takedown but D Great sprawls well.
D Great tries to close the distance and clinch but Sine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
D Great tries to clinch up.
A thudding body kick lands there by D Great!
D Great displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Sine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sine shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sine showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
D Great is not content to let Sine control the position.
D Great is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
D Great is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

D Great darts in and clinches Sine up against the cage.

Sine breaks from the clinch.
Oboy D Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sine shoots for a double leg takedown but D Great sprawls well. He's pushed Sine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sine tries a head kick but it misses.
D Great lands with a hook. Sine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Great. Sine does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Great avoids the head kick by Sine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sine slips a jab from D Great.
D Great lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Great is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D Great tries to clinch there but Sine circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - D Great looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sine throws out a powerful jab.
D Great lands the left hand.
D Great works Sine's body with a nice hook.
Sine shoots in but D Great avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sine walks forward, straight into a front kick from D Great.
D Great fails with an attempt to clinch.
D Great tries to clinch there but Sine circles away.
D Great tries to clinch there but Sine circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Great wants to clinch up but Sine keeps it at a distance.
D Great wants to clinch up but Sine keeps it at a distance.
Sine dodges the punch combination from D Great.

D Great rushes Sine and presses him up against the cage.

D Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
D Great tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
D Great tries to clinch there but Sine circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - D Great looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sine shoots in and drives through. D Great sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sine with a lazy takedown attempt
and D Great counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before D Great can pounce on him.
D Great scores with a push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oboy D Great comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think D Great 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oboy D Great!
A very excited looking Oboy D Great made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.