PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barristan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Selmy
vs
Fujinami

187 cm
23
222 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Legion of Pain Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barristan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tatsumi Fujinami!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Selmy throws an overhand right that lands on Fujinami's shoulder, as Fujinami tries to avoid the shot.
Fujinami misses with a lunging right hand
and Selmy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujinami thinking.
Selmy looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujinami is just out of range.
Selmy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujinami.
Selmy with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fujinami counters with a takedown into side control.
Fujinami throwing strikes but Selmy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fujinami regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujinami manages to get to full guard.
Fujinami looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fujinami is controlling Selmy's posture.
Fujinami wants to improve his position but instead Selmy has moved into half guard.
Fujinami trying to hold on to Selmy's head to control him but Selmy postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fujinami wants to hit a switch here but Selmy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fujinami there!
A nice elbow there by Selmy.
Fujinami wants to control but Selmy is having none of it.
Fujinami is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami regains half guard.
Fujinami is looking to control Selmy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fujinami avoid being mounted?
Selmy prevents Fujinami from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami manages to get to full guard.
Selmy stopping the sweep attempt from Fujinami.
Selmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Fujinami has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Selmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsumi Fujinami dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fujinami walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Selmy throws an overhand right that lands on Fujinami's shoulder, as Fujinami tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Selmy.
Fujinami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Selmy slips under a jab from Fujinami.
Selmy connects with a nice looking jab.
Selmy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fujinami throws a hook but Selmy avoids it easily.
Selmy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fujinami fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy misses with a looping left.
Fujinami looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barristan Selmy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsumi Fujinami.
Selmy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selmy slips a jab from Fujinami.
Selmy leaves Fujinami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Selmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Fujinami as Selmy shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy thows a body shot but no joy.
Selmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fujinami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Selmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Selmy stuns Fujinami with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fujinami rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Selmy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujinami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fujinami is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Selmy misses with a hook. Fujinami ducked under it nicely.
Fujinami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Selmy. Fujinami does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Selmy misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami misses with a double jab.
Fujinami misses with an uppercut. Selmy saw that one coming.
Fujinami throws a hook but Selmy blocks it.
Selmy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Selmy wants it to stay on the feet.
Selmy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fujinami misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fujinami walks into a jab.
Selmy misses with an uppercut. Fujinami saw that one coming.
Fujinami jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujinami.
Selmy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fujinami misses with a looping right.
Selmy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujinami walks into a straight right hand from Selmy.
A slow jab from Fujinami misses its intended target.
Fujinami avoids the body shot from Selmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selmy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Selmy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujinami sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barristan Selmy dominated that second round.
That's time! Selmy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fujinami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Selmy as he jumps to the side.
Selmy misses with a takedown attempt

and Fujinami counters with a nice double leg into side control. Selmy won't be happy with that.
Fujinami lands an elbow.
Selmy tries to buck Fujinami off but Fujinami is having none of it.
Selmy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujinami on the ground.
Selmy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fujinami.
The strikes coming from Fujinami are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Selmy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fujinami.
Fujinami passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Selmy!
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!
Fujinami is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Selmy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fujinami fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami lands a heavy elbow.
Selmy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fujinami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Selmy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Selmy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Selmy.
Fujinami throws a strike but Selmy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Selmy preventing the sweep.
Tatsumi Fujinami has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujinami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Selmy tries to roll over but Fujinami keeps him under control.
Fujinami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Selmy is looking to control Fujinami's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Selmy avoid being mounted?
Fujinami throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujinami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujinami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fujinami working Selmy over with strikes.
Selmy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujinami.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujinami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Selmy actively working from the bottom here.
Selmy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujinami.
Fujinami moves nicely into side control.
Selmy regains half guard.

Selmy actively working from the bottom here.
Selmy is in trouble now - Fujinami has advanced to mount!
Fujinami pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujinami lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Selmy hang on?
Fujinami raining down shots from the mount!

Selmy is rocked!
Fujinami cracks Selmy with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsumi Fujinami!
As Tatsumi Fujinami got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: yaruzoo'.