PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyk Siuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur comes into the arena with Bob Le Bricoleur blaring out of the sound system. Siuh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Samurai Storm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Siuh has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Bob Le Bricoleur had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Le Bricoleur
vs
Siuh

187 cm
19
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

9mm Semtex Clothing

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nyk Siuh!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bricoleur fails to land with a series of punches.
Le Bricoleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Siuh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Siuh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Le Bricoleur pinned against the cage. Le Bricoleur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siuh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Siuh moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siuh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Le Bricoleur to the mat! Le Bricoleur manages to get full guard.
Le Bricoleur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Siuh drops back looking for a leg! Le Bricoleur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Le Bricoleur manages to kick Siuh off! Siuh jumps back into Le Bricoleur's guard.
Le Bricoleur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Le Bricoleur trying to control but Siuh is having none of it.
Le Bricoleur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siuh on the ground.
Le Bricoleur has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Siuh's face.
Siuh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur winds up and cracks Siuh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Siuh is trying to control but can't.
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.
Le Bricoleur tries to stand and escape but Siuh is controlling the position.

Siuh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Siuh looks gassed!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Le Bricoleur seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Le Bricoleur trying to control the action but Siuh is working from the bottom.
Le Bricoleur sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Siuh defending well though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Siuh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siuh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Bricoleur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Siuh's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Le Bricoleur.
Danga de danga de dang - Le Bricoleur scores with a four punch combination!
Siuh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Le Bricoleur's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Le Bricoleur duly obliges.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Bricoleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siuh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siuh.
Siuh slips a jab and a cross from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice looking combination but Siuh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Siuh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Siuh lands in his opponent's guard.
Le Bricoleur controls Siuh momentarily but Siuh frees himself.
Le Bricoleur keeping moving, preventing Siuh from controlling successfully.
Siuh wants to pass the guard but Le Bricoleur is keeping the position.
Le Bricoleur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Le Bricoleur dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Siuh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Bricoleur throws a right hand that Siuh ducks under and follows up with a left that Siuh also avoids with ease.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Siuh avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Bricoleur lands a head shot.
Le Bricoleur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Siuh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Bricoleur scores with a nice right hand.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice looking combination but Siuh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siuh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Siuh is breathing heavily.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur tries to bum rush Siuh with a series of wild strikes but Siuh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le Bricoleur misses with a few strikes there.
Le Bricoleur connects with the punch.
Le Bricoleur scores with a three punch combo!
Le Bricoleur scores with a three punch combo!
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le Bricoleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Le Bricoleur.
Siuh slips a jab and a cross from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of strikes that have Siuh backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bricoleur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Le Bricoleur misses with the combination.
Le Bricoleur is working the combinations to good effect here.
Le Bricoleur stuffs the takedown.
Le Bricoleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siuh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le Bricoleur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siuh circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Siuh avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siuh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Siuh avoids them all with ease.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siuh.
Le Bricoleur misses with a series of wild punches.
Siuh slips a jab and a cross from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Siuh avoids nicely.
Siuh shoots in and drives through. Le Bricoleur sprawls well.
Bob Le Bricoleur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nyk Siuh.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Siuh avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab.
Siuh shoots in looking for a takedown. Le Bricoleur tries to sprawl out of it but Siuh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Le Bricoleur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Siuh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Le Bricoleur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab.
Siuh fails with the takedown.
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination. Siuh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination but Siuh avoids it well.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Le Bricoleur dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab.
Le Bricoleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bob Le Bricoleur is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Bricoleur misses with a few strikes there.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siuh.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur throws a right hand that Siuh ducks under and follows up with a left that Siuh also avoids with ease.
Siuh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Bricoleur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siuh circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Siuh with that takedown attempt.
Siuh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild combination.
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Siuh moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siuh takes one to the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Siuh avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur throws a right hand that Siuh ducks under and follows up with a left that Siuh also avoids with ease.
Siuh shoots for a double leg takedown but Le Bricoleur sprawls well. He's pushed Siuh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Le Bricoleur misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Le Bricoleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siuh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siuh.
Siuh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siuh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Siuh avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Bricoleur as he jumps to the side.
Bob Le Bricoleur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nyk Siuh.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Siuh moves out of range.
Siuh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Bricoleur swinging wilding here.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siuh.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination but Siuh avoids it well.
Le Bricoleur lands with a straight right. Siuh didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Siuh looks for a takedown but Le Bricoleur sprawls well.

Siuh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Le Bricoleur looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Le Bricoleur is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Siuh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Siuh wants to control but Le Bricoleur is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Le Bricoleur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Le Bricoleur throws Siuh to one side and escapes!
Le Bricoleur swinging wilding here.

Siuh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Siuh showed some decent athleticism there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Le Bricoleur.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Bricoleur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bob Le Bricoleur!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Bob Le Bricoleur!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Bob Le Bricoleur!

Bob Le Bricoleur wins by unanimous decision!