PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mom Cheating (ranked 2645 p4p, 2762 weight class) and Hiroki Tomori (ranked 155 p4p, 160 weight class). Hiroki Tomori acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cheating
vs
Tomori

173 cm
40
142
28 - 8 - 0

171 cm
29
142
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheating.
Cheating went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tomori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheating is looking to counter the offense by Tomori and move into the clinch.
Cheating thows a body kick. Tomori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cheating throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomori slips under a jab from Cheating.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cheating's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomori scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Cheating tries to keep at a distance but Tomori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tomori is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cheating is keeping busy.

Cheating escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tomori has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheating's efforts to push away.

Cheating's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomori dodges the punch combination from Cheating.
Despite the aggression on Tomori's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Cheating misses.
We've been informed that Tomori has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tomori has managed to clinch.
Tomori lands a left hand.
Tomori lands with a right to the head.

Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheating misses with a series of wild punches.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheating paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mom Cheating seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheating swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomori lands with a kick to the temple. Cheating shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Tomori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheating is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomori has double underhooks.

Cheating breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheating looks to land a combination but Tomori avoids it well.
Cheating sets himself, and Tomori steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheating avoids it this time.

Tomori instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheating is trying to push Tomori away but Tomori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Cheating escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tomori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomori circles away quickly and effectively.

Tomori pushes Cheating up against the cage in a clinch.

Cheating manages to break the clinch.
Tomori looks for a takedown but Cheating sprawls well.
Cheating falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tomori counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Cheating manages to break the clinch.

Tomori clinches.
Tomori lands an uppercut.

Cheating breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cheating has Tomori up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheating tries to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling the position.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheating.
Tomori scores with a shoulder strike.
Tomori misses with a punch to the body.
Tomori lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomori.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori stalls.
Tomori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheating's efforts to push away.
Cheating wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Cheating breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cheating throws a series of punches but Tomori moves out of range.

Tomori instigates a clinch.
Cheating wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheating.
Cheating letting Tomori take a breather here.

Cheating escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheating will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomori shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cheating misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Cheating misses.
Tomori steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cheating.
Cheating misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cheating moves into the clinch.
Cheating wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tomori pushes Cheating back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheating misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomori has Cheating pressed against the cage, preventing Cheating from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cheating wants to break free but Tomori has control.
Cheating wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tomori throws an elbow that misses.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheating misses with the head strike.
Cheating is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cheating's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheating throws a series of punches but Tomori moves out of range.

Tomori has closed the distance and engaged Cheating in a clinch.
Cheating blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiroki Tomori will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tomori clinches with his opponent.
Tomori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cheating is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori lands a body punch in the clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cheating escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Oooooh!!! Cheating has knocked Tomori down with a huge combo! Cheating steps away and waves a wobbly Tomori back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Tomori is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Cheating.
Tomori is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheating finish him?
Cheating circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheating throws an overhand right that drops Tomori like a sack of potatoes! Cheating dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mom Cheating!
Mom Cheating retains his bantamweight title!
Mom Cheating took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hardcore Nutrition 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.