PRO FC 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichirai Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Cruise acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Hoshi
vs
Cruise

190 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichirai Hoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruise gets a clinch.
Cruise misses with some punches.
Hoshi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Cruise - that landed with a thud.
Hoshi wants a takedown but no success here.
Hoshi keeps control of Cruise as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruise stalling the fight.
Cruise misses with a hook from the clinch.

Cruise breaks the clinch.

Hoshi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hoshi lands in his opponent's guard.
Cruise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoshi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruise wants to stand and escape but Hoshi is having none of it.
Hoshi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hoshi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cruise, up you get!
Cruise avoids the head kick by Hoshi.
Cruise connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoshi. Hoshi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Cruise closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Cruise scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruise is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoshi has double underhooks.
Cruise is trying to drag Hoshi to the mat but Hoshi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Cruise looking for a takedown.
Cruise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshi. Cruise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruise keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoshi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichirai Hoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruise swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cruise shoots in and bounces Hoshi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Cruise stands up and waves to Hoshi to follow him.
Hoshi misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise clinches but Hoshi breaks the clinch
and Hoshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoshi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cruise counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cruise.

Cruise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hoshi drives through and clinches with Cruise against the ropes.
Hoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruise's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cruise has Hoshi pushed against the ropes.
Hoshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruise has him pressed against the ropes.
Hoshi prevents Cruise from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Cruise on the inside.

Cruise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruise attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruise is looking to clinch but Hoshi is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cruise.
Hoshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshi with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cruise holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshi.
Hoshi stops a takedown attempt from Cruise.

Cruise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vince Cruise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cruise rushes Hoshi and presses him up against the ropes.

Cruise manages to break the clinch.
Cruise looks gassed!

Hoshi gets a clinch.
Hoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruise won't allow it.
Cruise looking for a takedown.

Cruise has picked Hoshi up - he's going for a ride! Cruise dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshi punching from the bottom.
Hoshi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hoshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Cruise dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Cruise tries to clinch

and Hoshi counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Hoshi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hoshi misses with a takedown attempt

and Cruise decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hoshi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hoshi is trying to keep Cruise in close.
Cruise wants to stand and escape but instead Hoshi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Hoshi trying to control but Cruise is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise wants to get back to his feet but Hoshi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Hoshi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cruise is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hoshi, into his guard.
Hoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoshi, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruise is looking to stand up but Hoshi won't let him.
Cruise passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Hoshi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruise must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi trying to control the position.
Vince Cruise has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoshi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hoshi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruise working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoshi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Hoshi.
Hoshi looking to control but Cruise is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ichirai Hoshi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoshi tries for a takedown but Cruise sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cruise tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hoshi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruise tries to kick Hoshi off in order to stand up. Hoshi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hoshi takes a little break here. Cruise wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hoshi looking to control but instead Cruise has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Cruise looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise wants to get back to his feet.
Hoshi thows a huge punch but Cruise dodges it nicely.
Cruise won't allow Hoshi to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoshi is looking to take a break and control but Cruise is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruise defending well though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoshi wants to clinch

and Cruise counters by moving into the clinch.
Cruise is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cruise gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichirai Hoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruise cracks Hoshi with a nice body shot.

Cruise manages to break the clinch.
Cruise is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise clinches but Hoshi breaks the clinch

and Hoshi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hoshi stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Cruise rushes Hoshi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hoshi is trying to drag Cruise to the mat but Cruise just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoshi as Cruise tries to tie him up.
Hoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoshi blocks the elbow strike.
Hoshi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cruise slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cruise.
Hoshi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cruise just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruise.
Hoshi avoiding damage as Cruise throws knees to the body.
A short left from Cruise.
Cruise has Hoshi pushed against the ropes.
Cruise scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hoshi decides to pull guard.

Hoshi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruise can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hoshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruise tries to stand but Hoshi is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ichirai Hoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichirai Hoshi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunori Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maeda has chosen Gouryella as his entrance music. Kazunori Maeda has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Smith's chin.

Smith
vs
Maeda

185 cm
18
156 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

178 cm
23
157 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

CROWN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunori Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Maeda taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Maeda has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith wants to advance to full mount but Maeda doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Maeda is keeping the position.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maeda is keeping the position for now.
Smith is working Maeda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith 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.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maeda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maeda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maeda tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maeda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith thows a huge punch but Maeda dodges it nicely.
Maeda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Maeda controlling the position well.
Maeda is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maeda avoid being mounted?
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maeda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maeda is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith throws a strike but Maeda avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda looks gassed!

Maeda has his feet on Smith's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Maeda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Maeda saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses the jab.
Maeda slips a jab from Smith.
Jab by Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maeda moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Maeda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Maeda avoids the head kick by Smith.
Maeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Maeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
A head kick misses from Maeda.
Kazunori Maeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda 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.

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

Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maeda manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Maeda counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Maeda defends.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smith trying to control the position but Maeda is working away.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Maeda controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maeda taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maeda is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maeda is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maeda thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maeda connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Smith misses.

Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith postures up in Maeda's guard and throws a big left but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Maeda wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Maeda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Maeda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith stops Maeda from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Maeda saw that one coming.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maeda counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Maeda to acknowledge the strikes.
Maeda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maeda moves out of range of the strikes.
Maeda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maeda.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Maeda slips the punch.
Maeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Maeda is out of range.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maeda counters with a nice body shot.
Maeda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Maeda misses with a wild combination.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maeda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jay Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
Maeda throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Good leg kick by Maeda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maeda throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
No joy there for Maeda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Maeda's head but Maeda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maeda misses with a wild combination.
Maeda keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Maeda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maeda scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith misses with a body shot

and Maeda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maeda.
Still in the clinch, Maeda scores with a nice short uppercut.

Maeda breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Maeda's head but Maeda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Maeda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith shoots and misses
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maeda.
A good leg kick by Maeda.
Smith throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda lands a two punch combo.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maeda.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Maeda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maeda defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Maeda looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Maeda clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maeda as he avoids it easily.

Maeda gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Maeda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maeda scores with a head kick.
Maeda misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a head kick but Maeda moves out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot

and Maeda moves into the clinch.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Maeda has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Maeda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Maeda.
Maeda slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith clobbers Maeda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maeda.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
Maeda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Maeda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maeda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith shoots in but Maeda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maeda misses with a wild combination.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Maeda counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maeda cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maeda as he jumps to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maeda.
Maeda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maeda throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith misses with a kick to the body
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maeda throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maeda counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Maeda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
A good leg kick by Maeda.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
Maeda is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Jay Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maeda checks a leg kick.
Maeda looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Maeda blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maeda.
Maeda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazunori Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maeda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazunori Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lloyd
vs
Mir

183 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Mir!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mir finds it's way round the side to connect with Lloyd's head.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lloyd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mir lands a big uppercut and Lloyd crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lloyd looks OK. Mir waves Lloyd back to his feet!
Lloyd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mir counters with a nice right hand that sends Lloyd toppling to the canvas! Lloyd scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mir finish him?!

Lloyd is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd shoots and misses

and Mir counters with a HUGE slam that knocks Lloyd out cold!!! When he eventually wakes up, that one's gunna hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mike Mir!