PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lo Aria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aria's entrance music is Bruce Lee "Kung Fu Fighting". A fine choice. Miyamoto Usagi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Aria
vs
Usagi

210 cm
24
216 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs

KAISER

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lo Aria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Usagi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aria throws out a leg kick but Usagi moves out of range and Aria only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Aria.
Aria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Usagi tries to close the distance and clinch but Aria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aria throws a body punch but Usagi moves out of range.
Usagi is looking to clinch but Aria is avoiding it.
Aria throws a looping overhand right but Usagi ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aria. Usagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aria misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Usagi.
Usagi looks to land a left hand but Aria moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Usagi. Aria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Aria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aria cracks the inside of Usagi's front leg.
Usagi is looking to chop away at Aria's legs.
Aria misses with a series of wild punches.
Aria lands with a nice body punch.
Aria thows a leg kick but Usagi checks it
and Usagi counters with a head kick. That will keep Aria thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usagi moves out of range as Aria strikes.
Usagi throws out a loose jab but Aria uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi moves out of range of the body kick.
Aria misses with a hook.
Usagi slips a jab from Aria.
Usagi looks to land a combination but Aria avoids it well.
Aria tries to clinch but Usagi moves away
and Usagi counters with a leg kick.
Usagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usagi staying out of range there.
Aria misses with a wild body shot.
Usagi scores with a jab. Aria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aria misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Usagi. That's going to slow Aria down.
Usagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aria.
Usagi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aria.

Usagi clinches.
Usagi presses Aria against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aria is breathing heavily.
Aria avoiding damage as Usagi throws knees to the body.
Aria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice elbow from Usagi.

Usagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Usagi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aria throws a predictable looking body shot
and Usagi counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usagi misses with a body shot.
Usagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usagi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Usagi misses with a head kick.
Usagi lands a nice looking body shot.

Usagi has Aria up against the cage in a clinch.
Usagi scores with a knee to the head.
Usagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Usagi manages to break the clinch.
Usagi throws a head kick that misses.

Usagi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Usagi has a couple of punches blocked by Aria.
Aria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Usagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Aria avoids the damage to the body.
Aria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Usagi is keeping busy.
Aria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria struggles to land a body shot inside as Usagi controls his hands.
Usagi missing with knees to the body.
Aria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Usagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Usagi.
Aria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usagi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aria misses with a body shot
and Usagi counters with a nice body kick.
Usagi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Lo Aria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Usagi.
A jab from Usagi finds it's way through Aria's defenses.
Aria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aria blocks a head kick by Usagi.
An inside leg kick lands from Usagi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Usagi moves in looking to clinch but Aria pushes him off.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Usagi cracks Aria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Aria is predictable there
and Usagi counters with a good low kick that Aria was not able to check.
Usagi lands a slapping body shot.
Usagi throws a head kick but Aria moves out of range.
Usagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aria's sensitive parts.
Usagi is looking to clinch.

Usagi clinches up against the cage.
Usagi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Usagi lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Usagi.
Aria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Usagi lands a nice elbow.
Aria takes a knee right on the jaw!

Usagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Usagi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aria.
Usagi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miyamoto Usagi 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.

Usagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aria, as that shot connected.
Aria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Usagi's calf.
Usagi blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Usagi.
Usagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Usagi misses with a leg kick.
Aria misses with a shot to the body
and Usagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aria throws a shot from downtown. Usagi moves away and avoids it.
Usagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aria throws out the jab.

Usagi rushes Aria and presses him up against the cage.
Usagi trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Usagi.
Usagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Usagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Usagi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Usagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aria blocks it with crossed arms.

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

Usagi takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aria breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Usagi.

Usagi rushes Aria and presses him up against the cage.
Usagi lands a damaging elbow.
Usagi tries to circle away but Aria has him pinned against the cage.
Aria pushes Usagi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Usagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Usagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Usagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Aria won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for Aria.
Aria wants to get back to striking at distance but Usagi won't allow it.
Usagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aria blocks it with crossed arms.
Usagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Aria.
Usagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Usagi connects with a knee to the head.
Aria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Aria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aria will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Usagi up against the cage.
Aria missing with knees to the body.
Usagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aria.
Aria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aria stalling against the cage.

Aria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Aria.
Aria tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Usagi needs to keep his hands up - Aria had a free shot at his head there.
Aria misses with an uppercut. Usagi saw that one coming.
Usagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usagi manages to avoid it.
Aria misses with a wild body shot.
Usagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usagi moves in looking to clinch but Aria pushes him off.
Aria tried to score with a low kick but Usagi checks it.
Usagi is looking to clinch but Aria is avoiding it.
Usagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Usagi.
Usagi thows a body kick. Aria tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Usagi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aria taking a breather.

Usagi breaks the clinch.
Usagi scores with a head kick.
Usagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Usagi moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Usagi.
Usagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Usagi does no damage.
Aria throws a leg kick but Usagi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aria avoids the head kick by Usagi.
Aria blocks a head kick by Usagi.
Usagi throws a head kick but Aria moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Usagi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aria connects with a looping right hand.
Usagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aria.
Aria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aria throws the left hand but Usagi avoids the punch easily.
Usagi blocks a jab.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Usagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Aria.
Usagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Usagi scores with a jab. Aria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Aria.
Aria cracks Usagi with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miyamoto Usagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Usagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Usagi.
Usagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Usagi lands a nice looking body shot.
Aria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Usagi.
Usagi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Usagi wants to clinch up but Aria keeps it at a distance.
Usagi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Usagi can pounce on him.
Usagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aria swings for the body but Usagi moves out of range.
Miyamoto Usagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Usagi feints and then cracks Aria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aria down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Usagi.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Usagi there.
Usagi scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Usagi thuds his shin into the meat of Aria's side.
Usagi misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aria on the side of the head.
Usagi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Aria is rocked!
Usagi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Aria crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miyamoto Usagi!