PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jr Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rabago
vs
Sin

185 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jr Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rabago's half guard.
Rabago regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rabago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sin's guard.

Rabago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sin wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rabago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rabago wants to control from the top but Sin keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago stopping the sweep attempt from Sin.
Sin is trying to keep Rabago in close.

Rabago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rabago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Rabago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sin keeping moving, preventing Rabago from controlling successfully.
Rabago slips nicely into half guard.
Rabago throwing shots but Sin is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Rabago is working for a submission of some sort.

Rabago is looking for a kimura but Sin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rabago to get the leverage.

Rabago is working for a submission of some sort.
Sin wants to control but Rabago is keeping busy.

Rabago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Rabago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Rabago is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rabago.
Rabago is trying to control. Sin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rabago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Rabago is trying to work for a kimura but Sin is defending well.
Sin punching from the bottom.

Rabago is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rabago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sin keeps working.

Rabago wants to work for an arm triangle but Sin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rabago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sin sees it coming and defends easily.

Rabago is looking for a kimura but Sin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rabago to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jr Rabago dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rabago lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rabago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rabago is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rabago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago distracts Sin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Rabago drops back looking for a leg! Sin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sin manages to kick Rabago off! Rabago jumps back into Sin's guard.

Rabago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin is trying to control the position but Rabago postures up.
Sin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Rabago drops back looking for a leg! Sin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sin manages to kick Rabago off! Rabago jumps back into Sin's guard.
Rabago passes Sin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Rabago seems to be looking for submissions.

Rabago is working for a submission of some sort.
Rabago passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rabago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sin can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sin shrugs it off.

Rabago working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sin wants to hold on but Rabago pushes him away.

Rabago has control of Sin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rabago looking to ground and pound but Sin is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sin has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Rabago is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sin is surviving well by controlling Rabago's body position as best he can.
Sin tries to hold on but Rabago postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago prevents Sin from getting the reversal.
Rabago throwing strikes here but Sin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rabago throwing strikes here but Sin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Sin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rabago.
Jr Rabago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Rabago looking for a guillotine from mount but Sin is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sin is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jr Rabago dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sin tries to clinch up but Rabago circles away and keeps his distance.

Sin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rabago works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rabago is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago throws a big elbow that misses.

Rabago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rabago wants to control from the top but Sin keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago stops Sin from standing up.
Rabago trying to control the position from guard on top but Sin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rabago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sin controls Rabago momentarily but Rabago frees himself.

Rabago drops back looking for a leg! Sin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sin manages to kick Rabago off! Rabago jumps back into Sin's guard.
Rabago won't allow Sin to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rabago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Rabago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sin is trying to hold Rabago in close to prevent damage but Rabago has managed to pass into half guard.
Sin is trying to stand up here but Rabago is controlling him well.
Rabago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rabago moves into full mount! Sin won't be happy about that!

Rabago is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sin shrugs it off.
Sin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rabago tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rabago wants to finish this one by submission but Sin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rabago.

Rabago is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sin shrugs it off.
Sin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Rabago working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rabago throws some wild stikes that Sin manages to avoid easily.
Rabago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sin is looking to escape.
Sin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is working for a guillotine from mount but Sin frees his head quite easily.
Rabago with the ground and pound from mount.

Rabago jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sin manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Rabago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rabago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rabago is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jr Rabago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rabago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jr Rabago!