PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugawara Ichirou (ranked 1594 p4p, 2649 weight class) and Kyle Yike Ii (ranked 210 p4p, 331 weight class). Ichirou comes to the cage accompanied by The Milky Way. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ichirou
vs
Yike Ii

189 cm
22
185
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
195
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Conviction

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sugawara Ichirou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Yike Ii!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ichirou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yike Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ichirou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ichirou leaning against his opponent.
Ichirou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ichirou.
Yike Ii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ichirou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yike Ii looking to throw knees to the head but Ichirou is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Yike Ii fails to land.

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

Ichirou moves into the clinch successfully.
Ichirou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yike Ii or not.
A frustrated look appears on Yike Ii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichirou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yike Ii wants to get back to striking at distance but Ichirou won't allow it.
Ichirou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ichirou scores with a shot to the side of Yike Ii's head.
Yike Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yike Ii blocks an uppercut.
Ichirou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ichirou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yike Ii working hard to break the clinch.
Ichirou misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yike Ii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ichirou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ichirou.
Ichirou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
Ichirou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
Ichirou gets through Yike Ii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ichirou throws a punch but it's blocked by Yike Ii.
Ichirou misses with the head strike.
Ichirou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
Ichirou pushes Yike Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yike Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yike Ii is trying to push Ichirou away but Ichirou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ichirou stalling.
Yike Ii working hard to break the clinch.
Yike Ii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ichirou.
Ichirou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ichirou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Ichirou on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Ichirou closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ichirou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Ichirou.
Ichirou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ichirou has Yike Ii pressed against the cage, preventing Yike Ii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yike Ii has had enough of the clinch but Ichirou keeps him there for the moment.
Yike Ii tries to break the clinch but Ichirou is controlling the position.
Ichirou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ichirou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ichirou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Ichirou.
Yike Ii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ichirou throws a punch but it's blocked by Yike Ii.
Ichirou keeps control of Yike Ii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yike Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ichirou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ichirou misses with an elbow strike.
Ichirou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yike Ii is trying to push Ichirou away but Ichirou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yike Ii blocking some punches.
Ichirou blocks a body shot from Yike Ii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou misses with the head strike.
Yike Ii blocking some punches.
Ichirou lands a nice uppercut.
Ichirou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
Ichirou lands with a right to the head.
Yike Ii is trying to break the clinch but Ichirou is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Yike Ii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yike Ii takes a shot to the head.
Ichirou has Yike Ii pressed against the cage, preventing Yike Ii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yike Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yike Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ichirou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yike Ii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yike Ii is trying to break the clinch but Ichirou has him pressed against the cage.
Ichirou keeps control of Yike Ii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ichirou pushes Yike Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ichirou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yike Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ichirou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ichirou.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yike Ii manages to break the clinch.

Ichirou moves into the clinch.
Ichirou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
Yike Ii tries to break the clinch but Ichirou is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ichirou.
Ichirou lands a hook that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
Ichirou misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ichirou.
Ichirou lands with a short shot to the head.
Ichirou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yike Ii up against the cage.
Yike Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ichirou breaks from the clinch.

Ichirou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ichirou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yike Ii is trying to break the clinch but Ichirou is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Ichirou.
Yike Ii working hard to break the clinch.
Yike Ii missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sugawara Ichirou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yike Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Ichirou's shoulder, as Ichirou tries to avoid the shot.
Ichirou avoids the body shot from Yike Ii.

Ichirou pushes Yike Ii up against the cage in a clinch.
Ichirou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yike Ii is trying to force a seperation but Ichirou has the dominant position.
Ichirou gets through Yike Ii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yike Ii can't break the clinch.
Ichirou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yike Ii can do to turn this around?
Ichirou scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ichirou manages to break the clinch.

Ichirou closes the distance and pushes Yike Ii back into the cage.
Yike Ii is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yike Ii is trying to maintain a safe position but Ichirou gets an underhook and turns Yike Ii into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichirou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yike Ii's efforts to push away.
Yike Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Yike Ii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichirou lands an uppercut.
Ichirou lands with a light punch inside.
Ichirou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichirou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yike Ii backwards.
Ichirou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yike Ii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ichirou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yike Iis head.
Yike Ii looking to throw knees to the head but Ichirou is blocking nicely.
Ichirou pushes Yike Ii against the cage. Ichirou is working some dirty boxing. Ichirou pushes off with a quick right hook! Yike Ii goes down! Yike Ii tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ichirou moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sugawara Ichirou!