PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fluffy Unicorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fluffy Unicorn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Andrade
vs
Unicorn

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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, Rob Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fluffy Unicorn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unicorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrade circles away quickly and effectively.
Unicorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by Unicorn.
Andrade tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Unicorn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andrade's guard.
Andrade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unicorn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unicorn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unicorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andrade wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Unicorn.
Unicorn pushes down on Andrade's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Unicorn trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unicorn stops Andrade from getting back to his feet.
Andrade keeping control of the position.
Unicorn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Unicorn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrade at a distance.
Unicorn lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unicorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andrade with a poor takedown

and Unicorn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrade's guard now.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unicorn wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.
Unicorn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Andrade keeping full guard, as Unicorn tries to pass.
Andrade trying to control the position.
Andrade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Unicorn scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Unicorn 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.
Unicorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Andrade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Unicorn wants to pass the guard but Andrade is keeping the position.
Andrade being controlled here, momentarily.

Andrade has his foot on Unicorn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Unicorn works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unicorn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Unicorn working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unicorn works over Andrade with some ground and pound from guard.
Unicorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Unicorn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unicorn passes into half guard.
Unicorn slips a nice elbow through Andrade's hands, connecting with Andrade's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fluffy Unicorn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Unicorn scores with a body shot.
Unicorn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt

and Unicorn counters with a single leg into guard. Andrade didn't expect that.
Unicorn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Unicorn throwing strikes but missing.
Unicorn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Unicorn from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unicorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Unicorn scoring with some ground and pound.
Unicorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Unicorn stands up over Andrade, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andrade keeping full guard, as Unicorn tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unicorn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Unicorn stands up over Andrade, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unicorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Unicorn wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unicorn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Unicorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrade is keeping the position for now.
Unicorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Unicorn throwing strikes but missing.
Unicorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Unicorn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Unicorn 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.
Unicorn landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unicorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrade is retaining full guard.
Andrade has momentary wrist control but Unicorn slips an elbow through the middle.
Unicorn distracts Andrade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andrade is trying to keep Unicorn in close.
Unicorn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andrade being controlled here, momentarily.
Unicorn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unicorn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unicorn forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unicorn is controlling the pace.
Unicorn wants to free his trapped foot but Andrade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Unicorn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unicorn wants to free his trapped foot but Andrade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Unicorn connects with a nice short shot to Andrade's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fluffy Unicorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Unicorn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Andrade's guard.
Unicorn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Unicorn wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.
Unicorn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andrade haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fluffy Unicorn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Unicorn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrade throws a right and a left that Unicorn avoids nicely.
Unicorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrade doesn't seem bothered though.
Rob Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unicorn lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unicorn connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unicorn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Unicorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fluffy Unicorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unicorn punishes Andrade's body with a nice straight punch.
Unicorn scores with a hook to the body. Andrade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Unicorn punishes Andrade's body with a nice straight punch.

Unicorn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Unicorn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Andrade being controlled for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unicorn grinds an elbow into Andrade's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unicorn landing strikes.
Unicorn scoring with punches and elbows.
Unicorn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Unicorn is putting a hurting on Andrade here, landing some big shots from side control.
Unicorn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Andrade throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Fluffy Unicorn has got the better of the ground game so far.

Unicorn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Unicorn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unicorn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Andrade's legs.
Andrade taking a bit of punishment here - Unicorn scoring with strikes.
Unicorn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Unicorn is putting a hurting on Andrade here, landing some big shots from side control.

Andrade is rocked!
Andrade is not content to let Unicorn control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrade is working to avoid the ground and pound but Unicorn connects with a decent elbow.
Fluffy Unicorn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unicorn lands an elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Unicorn working the ground and pound.
Unicorn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Andrade prevents Unicorn from moving into mount.
Andrade takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Andrade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lull in the action here.
Andrade seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unicorn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fluffy Unicorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Unicorn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fluffy Unicorn!