PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bern Ancheta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Byakuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir Byakuya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ancheta
vs
Byakuya

200 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bern Ancheta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sir Byakuya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ancheta cracks the inside of Byakuya's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ancheta.
Byakuya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ancheta but Ancheta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ancheta stuffs the takedown.
Byakuya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ancheta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Sir Byakuya has been cut.
Ancheta connects with a high kick.
Ancheta throws a head kick that Byakuya semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ancheta throws a head kick that misses.
Ancheta throws a nice looking combination but Byakuya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byakuya avoids the head kick by Ancheta.
Byakuya should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ancheta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ancheta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ancheta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byakuya digs a good body shot into Ancheta's ribs.
Byakuya stuns Ancheta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ancheta misses with a few strikes there.
Ancheta misses with a series of wild punches.
Bern Ancheta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byakuya looks for a takedown but Ancheta sprawls well.
Bern Ancheta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Byakuya.
Byakuya lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byakuya wants to clinch.
Byakuya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ancheta finds it's way round the side to connect with Byakuya's head.
Ancheta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ancheta throws a head kick that misses.
Byakuya blocks a head kick by Ancheta.
No joy there for Ancheta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Ancheta. Those never looked like landing.
Ancheta is breathing heavily.
Byakuya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ancheta to score with a decent uppercut.
Ancheta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Byakuya walks into a stiff left hand from Ancheta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byakuya avoids the head kick by Ancheta.
Byakuya tries to close the distance and clinch but Ancheta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ancheta sizes up Byakuya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Byakuya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ancheta scores with a three punch combo!
Byakuya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bern Ancheta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ancheta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byakuya shoots in and drives through. Ancheta sprawls well.
That kick from Byakuya tenderised Ancheta's leg. Ancheta is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Ancheta.
Byakuya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ancheta is fending him off so far but Byakuya persists. Nope, Ancheta circles away and we're back to standing.
Ancheta throws a head kick but Byakuya moves out of range.
Byakuya avoids the head kick by Ancheta.
A punch combination from Ancheta misses.
A head kick misses from Ancheta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byakuya fails with the takedown.
Byakuya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ancheta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ancheta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byakuya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byakuya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ancheta misses with a double jab.
Ancheta stuffs the takedown attempt from Byakuya. Byakuya gets slowly back to his feet.
Byakuya looks to score with a jab to the body but Ancheta is just out of range.
Ancheta jabs at Byakuya's body.
Byakuya avoids the head kick by Ancheta.
Ancheta misses with a two punch combination.
Ancheta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Ancheta. No joy for Byakuya on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byakuya avoids the head kick by Ancheta.
Byakuya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Byakuya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ancheta throws a head kick that half lands.
Ancheta lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byakuya shoots in for a takedown but Ancheta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ancheta.
Horrible takedown by Byakuya or perhaps it was just good defense by Ancheta which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ancheta scores with a one two! Byakuya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ancheta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bern Ancheta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sir Byakuya'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.

Ancheta throws a head kick that Byakuya semi-blocks.
Ancheta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ancheta keeps the fight on the outside.
Ancheta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Byakuya takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bern Ancheta is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Ancheta.
Byakuya misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Ancheta.
Byakuya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ancheta pinned against the cage. Ancheta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bern Ancheta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ancheta throws a leg kick which misses Byakuya's front leg but catches the back leg as Byakuya tries to avoid it.
Ancheta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Ancheta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byakuya doesn't seem phased though.
Ancheta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ancheta wants it to stay on the feet.
Byakuya is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ancheta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ancheta throws a sloppy head kick and Byakuya moves out of range easily.
Ancheta throws a head kick but Byakuya moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Byakuya blocks the low kick.
Byakuya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ancheta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ancheta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Byakuya takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Byakuya.
Bern Ancheta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Byakuya.
A solid body kick from Ancheta.
Ancheta lands a jab to the nose.
Ancheta stuffs the takedown attempt from Byakuya. Byakuya gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Ancheta finds it's way through Byakuya's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ancheta stalks Byakuya and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Byakuya's face. Byakuya staggers backwards, shaken.
Ancheta thuds his shin into the meat of Byakuya's side.
Ancheta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byakuya is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ancheta is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Byakuya.
Ancheta lands a head kick. Byakuya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ancheta connects with a right hand. Byakuya shakes it off.
Ancheta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byakuya.
Byakuya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ancheta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ancheta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Ancheta scores with a four punch combination!
Ancheta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byakuya doesn't manage to clinch there - Ancheta circles away.
Ancheta throws a nice looking combination but Byakuya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byakuya looks to land a combination but Ancheta avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ancheta connects with a looping right hand.
Ancheta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byakuya dives in and grabs Ancheta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ancheta pushes down on Byakuya's head and hops out.
Ancheta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ancheta throws a head kick that half lands.
Byakuya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Byakuya might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ancheta has got the better of the exchanges.
A head kick misses from Ancheta.
A head kick misses from Byakuya.
Ancheta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ancheta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Byakuya backs up against the cage.
Ancheta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Byakuya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ancheta.
Byakuya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ancheta defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byakuya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ancheta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ancheta throws a one two combo.
Ancheta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Byakuya's head.
Byakuya moves in looking to clinch but Ancheta pushes him off.
Ancheta cracks a nice hook into Byakuya's ribs.
Byakuya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ancheta swivels and escapes.
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!
Ancheta scores with a head kick. Byakuya tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Ancheta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ancheta throws a combination that misses
and Byakuya counters with a head kick. That will keep Ancheta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ancheta.
Ancheta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bern Ancheta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sir Byakuya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Byakuya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ancheta sprawls well. Ancheta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Byakuya gets slowly back to his feet.
Byakuya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ancheta as he avoids it easily.
Byakuya takes one to the chin there.
Ancheta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Byakuya has time to react.
Ancheta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ancheta cracks Byakuya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ancheta throws a nice head kick!
Byakuya shoots for a double leg takedown but Ancheta sprawls well. He's pushed Byakuya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bern Ancheta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Byakuya.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byakuya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ancheta throws a series of punches but Byakuya avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Ancheta.
Byakuya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ancheta there.
Ancheta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ancheta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byakuya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byakuya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ancheta but Ancheta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ancheta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ancheta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ancheta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byakuya scores with a head kick.
Byakuya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ancheta but Ancheta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Byakuya shoots in looking for a takedown but Ancheta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Byakuya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Ancheta.
Byakuya lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byakuya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ancheta lands with a kick to the temple. Byakuya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Byakuya connects with a body shot.
Ancheta stalks Byakuya and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Byakuya's face. Byakuya staggers backwards, shaken.
Ancheta throws a head kick but Byakuya moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ancheta misses with the combination.
Ancheta is working the combinations to good effect here.

Byakuya pushes Ancheta up against the cage in a clinch.
Ancheta is looking to break free of the clinch but Byakuya has double underhooks.
Ancheta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Byakuya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byakuya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ancheta moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ancheta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byakuya shoots in for a double leg but Ancheta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Byakuya takes a kick to the side of the head.
Byakuya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ancheta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byakuya.
Byakuya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ancheta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Ancheta.
Ancheta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byakuya can do to turn this around?
Byakuya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ancheta scores with a three punch combo!
Ancheta tries to bum rush Byakuya with a series of wild strikes but Byakuya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Ancheta misses
enabling Byakuya to counter with a crisp jab.
Ancheta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byakuya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ancheta but Ancheta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Ancheta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byakuya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ancheta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ancheta throws a head kick but Byakuya moves out of range.
Byakuya wants to clinch up but Ancheta keeps it at a distance.
Byakuya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ancheta throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byakuya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ancheta throws a sloppy head kick and Byakuya moves out of range easily.
Ancheta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Byakuya closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ancheta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byakuya has him pressed against the cage.
Sir Byakuya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bern Ancheta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byakuya misses with a body punch.
Byakuya misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bern Ancheta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ancheta, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bern Ancheta!
A very excited looking Bern Ancheta rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.