PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bungo Kumbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hyabusa
vs
Kumbas

193 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

190 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bungo Kumbas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kumbas backs up against the cage.

It looks like Bungo Kumbas has been cut.
Kumbas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryu Hyabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumbas loads up on a big right hand but Hyabusa slips the punch.
Hyabusa moves out of range as Kumbas strikes.
Hyabusa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hyabusa walks into a straight right hand from Kumbas.
Kumbas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyabusa swinging wildly here.
A jab from Kumbas misses.
Kumbas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyabusa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kumbas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kumbas throws a big shot that misses.
Kumbas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyabusa moves away.
Hyabusa scores with a one two! Kumbas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hyabusa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kumbas.
A combination from Hyabusa does no damage.
Hyabusa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumbas throws an overhand right that lands on Hyabusa's shoulder, as Hyabusa tries to avoid the shot.
Hyabusa misses with the combination.
Hyabusa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hyabusa.
Kumbas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kumbas wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyabusa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kumbas blocks the body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Hyabusa scores with a four punch combination!
Hyabusa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyabusa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kumbas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kumbas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyabusa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kumbas.
Kumbas slips a jab and a cross from Hyabusa.
Kumbas tests Hyabusa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Hyabusa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyabusa looks to land a combination. Kumbas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kumbas swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyabusa.

Kumbas tries to keep at a distance but Hyabusa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kumbas can't break the clinch.
Kumbas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hyabusa has double underhooks.
Hyabusa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kumbas's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kumbas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kumbas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hyabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kumbas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hyabusa but Hyabusa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryu Hyabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bungo Kumbas.
Kumbas looks gassed!
Hyabusa misses with a wild combination.
Kumbas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyabusa misses with a series of wild punches.
Kumbas slips a jab and a cross from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hyabusa throws a series of punches but Kumbas avoids them all with ease.
Kumbas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyabusa doesn't manage to clinch there - Kumbas circles away.
Hyabusa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kumbas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyabusa.
Kumbas looks to throw the jab but Hyabusa is out of range.
Hyabusa is looking to land body kicks.
Hyabusa works over Kumbas's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kumbas misses.
Hyabusa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kumbas.
Some wild striking there from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa throws a series of punches but Kumbas moves out of range.
Hyabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Kumbas moves out of range easily.
Hyabusa doesn't manage to clinch there - Kumbas circles away.
Hyabusa scores with a decent looking hook.
Hyabusa stalks Kumbas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kumbas's face. Kumbas staggers backwards, shaken.
Kumbas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kumbas dodges the punch combination from Hyabusa.
No joy there for Hyabusa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyabusa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kumbas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyabusa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hyabusa cracks Kumbas with a right hand to the side of the head.

Hyabusa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kumbas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hyabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kumbas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyabusa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kumbas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Hyabusa.

Hyabusa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hyabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyabusa blocks a jab.
Kumbas throws out a loose jab but Hyabusa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyabusa swinging wildly here.
Hyabusa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumbas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kumbas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hyabusa tries to clinch up but Kumbas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kumbas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyabusa.
Nice takedown defense from Kumbas. No joy for Hyabusa on that attempt.
Hyabusa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumbas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyabusa.
Kumbas misses with a takedown attempt - Hyabusa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hyabusa blocks a jab.
Kumbas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyabusa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hyabusa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bungo Kumbas's cut.
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.

Kumbas slips a jab and a cross from Hyabusa.
Kumbas dodges the punch combination from Hyabusa.

Hyabusa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hyabusa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kumbas is keeping the position for now.
Hyabusa trying to control but Kumbas is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyabusa won't allow Kumbas to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hyabusa wants to control from the top but Kumbas keeps moving.
Hyabusa looking to pass the guard.
Hyabusa prevents Kumbas from getting back to his feet.
Hyabusa wants to control from the top but Kumbas keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kumbas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hyabusa pinned against the cage. Hyabusa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kumbas is breathing heavily.
Kumbas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kumbas misses the jab.
Hyabusa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hyabusa misses with a few strikes there.
Kumbas cracks Hyabusa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left and a right from Hyabusa both land. Nice combination.
Hyabusa throws a series of punches but Kumbas avoids them all with ease.
Hyabusa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kumbas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kumbas looks for a takedown but Hyabusa sprawls well.
Hyabusa looks to land a combination but Kumbas avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa throws a combination that misses
enabling Kumbas to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Hyabusa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyabusa swinging wildly here.
Hyabusa throws a combination. Kumbas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hyabusa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kumbas throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa misses with a double jab.
Hyabusa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kumbas circles away quickly and effectively.
Hyabusa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hyabusa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kumbas defends it nicely.
Hyabusa throws a head kick but Kumbas moves out of range.
Hyabusa misses with the combination.
Hyabusa tests Kumbas's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kumbas misses with a hook. Hyabusa ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hyabusa!
Hyabusa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kumbas backs up against the cage.
Hyabusa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kumbas misses with the combination.
Kumbas misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Kumbas misses.
Hyabusa throws a combination. Kumbas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ryu Hyabusa is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyabusa misses with a double jab
and Kumbas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyabusa throws a good cross that connects.
Kumbas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hyabusa walks into a stiff left hand from Kumbas.
Kumbas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hyabusa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bungo Kumbas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hyabusa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kumbas.
Kumbas misses with a hook. Hyabusa ducked under it nicely.
Hyabusa is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Kumbas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyabusa is looking to clinch but Kumbas is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa defending well as Kumbas loads up on a big left hand.
Kumbas closes the distance and clinches up with Hyabusa, looking for a takedown. Kumbas pushes Hyabusa against the cage but Hyabusa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hyabusa misses with a head kick.
Hyabusa swinging wildly here.
Hyabusa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kumbas counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumbas throws a shot from downtown. Hyabusa moves away and avoids it.
Hyabusa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kumbas misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumbas looks to land a right hand but Hyabusa moved out of range.
Hyabusa tries to land a leg kick but Kumbas saw it coming and moves away.
Kumbas looks to land a left hand but Hyabusa moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa misses with a few strikes there.
Hyabusa moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyabusa walks into a straight right hand from Kumbas.
Hyabusa misses with a two punch combination.
Hyabusa misses with the combination.
Ryu Hyabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyabusa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hyabusa lands a nice hook to Kumbas's body. Kumbas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Hyabusa scores with a four punch combination!
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Kumbas misses.
Hyabusa throws a right hand that Kumbas ducks under and follows up with a left that Kumbas also avoids with ease.
Kumbas misses with a two punch combination.
Kumbas sizes up Hyabusa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kumbas dodges the punch combination from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyabusa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kumbas counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two 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.
Kumbas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kumbas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyabusa with a jab.
Hyabusa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kumbas defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyabusa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hyabusa tries to bum rush Kumbas with a series of wild strikes but Kumbas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kumbas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hyabusa swivels and escapes.

Hyabusa has Kumbas up against the cage in a clinch.

Hyabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyabusa looks to land a combination but Kumbas avoids it well.
Kumbas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hyabusa throws a combination that misses
and Kumbas counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyabusa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Hyabusa misses its intended target.
Hyabusa misses with a double jab
and Kumbas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hyabusa is looking to clinch but Kumbas is avoiding it.
Kumbas lands with a hook. Hyabusa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kumbas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kumbas throws a hook to the side of Hyabusa's head but Hyabusa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kumbas tries to bum rush Hyabusa with a series of wild strikes but Hyabusa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hyabusa tries to clinch but Kumbas moves out of range.
Hyabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Hyabusa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bungo Kumbas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hyabusa misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyabusa tries to clinch but Kumbas moves out of range.
Hyabusa misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Kumbas.
Kumbas 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.
Hyabusa throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kumbas counter with a right hand.
Hyabusa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumbas.
A combination from Hyabusa does no damage.
Hyabusa throws a right and a left that Kumbas avoids nicely.
Hyabusa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kumbas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kumbas cracks Hyabusa with a good jab.
Hyabusa misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Kumbas misses its intended target.
Hyabusa works over Kumbas's head and body with a nice combination.
Hyabusa tries to work over Kumbas's front leg with a kick but Kumbas checks it.
Kumbas loads up on a big right hand but Hyabusa slips the punch.
Hyabusa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyabusa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kumbas.
No joy there for Kumbas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryu Hyabusa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kumbas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bungo Kumbas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyabusa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Hyabusa!