PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between joe hoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that joe hoe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily joe hoe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

hoe
vs
Narushima

225 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, joe hoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima misses with a low kick.
hoe lands a body shot.
Narushima waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract hoe.
hoe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
hoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Narushima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
hoe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
hoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Narushima sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten hoe somewhat.
Narushima misses with a hook to the body
and hoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narushima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Narushima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narushima throws a left and a right that both miss
and hoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narushima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for hoe with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe hoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narushima stuffs the takedown.
Narushima misses with a hook to the body

and hoe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narushima is trying to stand up here but hoe is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hoe is looking to take a break and control but Narushima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Narushima wants to get back to full guard.
Narushima is trying to stand up here but hoe is controlling him well.
hoe is keen to just control but Narushima is a slippery customer.

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.
Narushima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
hoe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Narushima misses with a telegraphed body shot

so hoe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
hoe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Narushima's guard.
Narushima is trying to get back to full guard.
hoe trying to mount his opponent but Narushima defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima wants to improve his position but hoe is controlling well.
Narushima wants to get back to his feet.
hoe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Narushima defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab lands there for Narushima.
Narushima throws a sloppy body shot

and hoe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
hoe prevents Narushima from breaking the clinch.
Narushima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Narushima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Narushima prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
hoe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe hoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narushima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Narushima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
hoe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Narushima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Narushima is trying to force a seperation but hoe has the dominant position.
Narushima tries to circle away but hoe has him pinned against the cage.
Narushima scores with a nice hook to the head.
hoe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Narushima smiles and moves away.
Narushima is looking to slow hoe down with leg kicks.
Narushima throws a lazy body kick
and hoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
hoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
hoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narushima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a body kick the misses
and hoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narushima throws the left hand but hoe avoids the punch easily.
Narushima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
hoe fails to land the takedown.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narushima misses with a telegraphed body shot
and hoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narushima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Narushima as he connects with a hook.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narushima misses with a body punch

and hoe counters with a single leg into guard. Narushima didn't expect that.
hoe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Narushima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Narushima tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
hoe won't allow Narushima to get back to his feet.
Narushima looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but hoe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narushima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Narushima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narushima just misses with a punch to the body.
hoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
hoe fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from hoe misses its intended target.
Narushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but hoe manages to avoid it.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from hoe is defended easily by Narushima.
Narushima scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on hoe if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Narushima.
Narushima looks to throw the jab but hoe is out of range.
hoe avoids the body shot from Narushima.
hoe takes a jab right on the kisser.
hoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
hoe avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Narushima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narushima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down hoe rather than just go for the knockout.
Narushima throws a shot from downtown. hoe moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
Narushima lands a nice looking body shot.
Narushima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Narushima.
Narushima swings away with a body shot that misses

and hoe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Narushima tries to circle away but hoe has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Narushima breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Narushima finds it's target.
hoe moves away from the strike by Narushima.
Narushima has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Narushima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but hoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narushima misses with a hook. hoe ducked under it nicely.
joe hoe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
hoe slips a straight right by Narushima.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narushima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but hoe circles away quickly and effectively.
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
hoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narushima.
Nice shot lands for Narushima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a shot from downtown. hoe moves away and avoids it.
Narushima cracks hoe with an open hand slap.
Narushima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Narushima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but hoe circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narushima.
Narushima misses with a body shot.
Narushima scores with a hook to the body. hoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Narushima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Narushima lands with an uppercut that bounces hoe off the cage and back into rage.
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from hoe.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narushima lands a nice hook to hoe's body. hoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narushima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Narushima.
Narushima misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a jab-cross combination.
Narushima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Narushima throws a looping overhand right but hoe ducks down to avoid it.
Narushima misses the shot to the body.
hoe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and hoe moves out of range easily.
Narushima throws the left hand but hoe avoids the punch easily.
hoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima is looking to slow hoe down with leg kicks.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
hoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narushima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Narushima tries to bum rush hoe with a series of wild strikes but hoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Narushima swings for the body but hoe moves out of range.
Narushima scores with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Narushima has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shimada scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!