PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Flinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Flinch
vs
Jr

180 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Flinch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Flinch's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jr throws an elbow that misses. Flinch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jr's guard. Nice move by Flinch!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flinch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flinch postures up in Jr's guard and throws a big left but Jr blocks it.

Flinch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flinch has managed to get both his arms back between Jr's legs - danger averted.

Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flinch is aware though and is defending well.
Flinch is working Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flinch chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr has momentary wrist control but Flinch slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flinch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flinch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flinch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Jr has momentary wrist control but Flinch slips an elbow through the middle.

Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flinch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flinch landing with the ground and pound.
Flinch with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flinch defends well.
Jr looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flinch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flinch throwing strikes from guard but Jr blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flinch throws a big elbow that misses.
Flinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flinch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jr's head.
Flinch connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flinch throws an elbow that misses. Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flinch's guard. Nice move by Jr!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Flinch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Justin Jr.
Jr shoots and misses

and Flinch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jr's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flinch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flinch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Flinch lands a couple of elbows.
Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flinch.
Flinch landing with the ground and pound.
Flinch lands a couple of elbows.
Flinch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flinch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flinch throws an elbow that misses. Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flinch's guard. Nice move by Jr!
Flinch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Flinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Flinch dominated that round.
That's time! Flinch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Flinch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Flinch throws a big right hand that misses.
Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flinch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flinch landing some decent shots from guard.
Flinch preventing the sweep.
Flinch is working Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flinch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flinch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flinch 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.
Flinch works over Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Flinch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Robert Flinch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flinch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jr has Flinch pulled in close to control his posture.
Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Jr, not yet.
Jr wants to stand but Flinch is controlling the position.
Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Flinch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flinch with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flinch throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flinch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flinch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Flinch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Flinch lands a couple of digs.
Flinch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flinch connects with a couple of short punches.
Flinch lands a couple of elbows.
Flinch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flinch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flinch is in close to Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flinch is in close to Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flinch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flinch chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flinch is controlling him.
Flinch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Flinch lands a couple of digs.
Flinch prevents Jr from getting back to his feet.
Flinch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Flinch chips away with some ground and pound.
Flinch scoring with some ground and pound.
Flinch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Flinch landing with the ground and pound.
Flinch wants to pass the guard but Jr is keeping the position.
Flinch stands up over Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flinch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jr can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr controls Flinch momentarily but Flinch frees himself.
Flinch connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flinch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flinch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flinch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flinch wants to pass the guard but Jr is keeping the position.
Flinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flinch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jr's head.
Flinch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Flinch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Flinch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Flinch shoots in and gets a takedown into Jr's guard.
Flinch postures up and lands a big shot to Jr's brow.
Flinch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Jr wants to stand but Flinch is controlling the position.
Flinch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Flinch with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flinch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flinch throwing strikes from guard but Jr blocks nicely.
Flinch lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flinch throws a big elbow that misses.
Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flinch distracts Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flinch works over Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Flinch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flinch throws a big right hand that misses.
Flinch won't allow Jr to sweep him here.
Flinch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flinch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flinch throwing strikes from guard but Jr blocks nicely.
Flinch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flinch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flinch stands up over Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flinch postures up in Jr's guard and throws a big left but Jr blocks it.
Flinch lands a couple of digs.
Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flinch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Flinch throwing strikes from guard but Jr blocks nicely.
Flinch connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flinch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flinch is working Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flinch working some strikes from top position.
Jr looking to control.
Flinch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flinch advances to half guard.
Flinch lands with a punch from half guard.
Flinch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jr punching from the bottom.
Flinch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Flinch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Flinch working Jr over with strikes.
Jr pushes Flinch off looking to stand but Flinch dives back in and keeps control.
Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jr has hold of Flinch's hands but Flinch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flinch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flinch drops an elbow to the side of Jr's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flinch winds up and cracks Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flinch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Flinch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Flinch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jr tries to get to full guard but Flinch has control of the leg.
Jr taking some punishment here, with Flinch in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Flinch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flinch, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Flinch!
Post fight, Robert Flinch stared into the camera and said 'I have respect for my opponent but theirs always gonna be one winner... ME'.