PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between One Fortythree (ranked 2439 p4p, 1581 weight class) and Hiroki Tomori (ranked 114 p4p, 79 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fortythree
vs
Tomori

168 cm
28
143
15 - 15 - 0

171 cm
31
142
17 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
Core Combat

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortythree throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Fortythree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tomori gets a clinch.
Fortythree misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomori pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fortythree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortythree lands a right hand.
Tomori blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomori backwards.
Fortythree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori just leaning against Fortythree, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Fortythree.
Fortythree tries a body shot but Tomori blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree has a couple of punches blocked by Tomori.
Tomori blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
A short right from Tomori on the inside.
Fortythree softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomori gets through Fortythree's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Tomori.
Fortythree cracks Tomori with a nice body shot.
Fortythree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Tomori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fortythree lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fortythree throws a head punch that misses.
Fortythree lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomori just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fortythree's brow.
Tomori working aggressively here.
Fortythree lands a nice uppercut.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fortythree backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Fortythree's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fortythree blocks an uppercut.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Fortythree lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Fortythree.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori prevents a body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Tomori controls the action.
Fortythree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortythree lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomori backwards.

Tomori is rocked!
Fortythree lands with a left to the head.
Tomori is still on wobbly legs! Can Fortythree finish him?
A hook to the body from Fortythree.
Fortythree throws a head punch that misses.
Fortythree misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fortythree.
Fortythree dips a shoulder and cracks Tomori with a mighty uppercut! Tomori falls back against the cage and Fortythree unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tomori is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fortythree screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). One Fortythree!
One Fortythree very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.