PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasair Ceasaigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ceasaigh's entrance music is Fightstarter Karaoke. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Ceasaigh
vs
Hayabusa

187 cm
28
197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
193 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Firebird Designs

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lasair Ceasaigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa throws the kick towards the body but Ceasaigh avoids it.
Hayabusa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayabusa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ceasaigh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ceasaigh takes a swing at Hayabusa's ribcage but misses.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Ceasaigh moves out of range.
Hayabusa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ceasaigh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hayabusa misses with a few strikes there.
Ceasaigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayabusa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ceasaigh.
Ceasaigh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ceasaigh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hayabusa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hayabusa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ceasaigh avoids the head kick by Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh wants to land a leg kick but Hayabusa is out of range.
Ceasaigh throws a hook but Hayabusa blocks it.
Ceasaigh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceasaigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayabusa throws a nice looking combination but Ceasaigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shinobu Hayabusa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ceasaigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayabusa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ceasaigh. That did some damage!
Ceasaigh fails to land the takedown.
Ceasaigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ceasaigh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick from Hayabusa lands but Ceasaigh takes it in his stride.
Hayabusa tries to clinch there but Ceasaigh circles away.
Hayabusa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayabusa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hayabusa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ceasaigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayabusa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ceasaigh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hayabusa's knee momentarily.
Ceasaigh misses with a leg kick
and Hayabusa counters with a nice body kick.
Hayabusa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ceasaigh.
Ceasaigh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasaigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayabusa cracks the inside of Ceasaigh's front leg.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayabusa!
Shinobu Hayabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayabusa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayabusa - that will leave a mark!
Hayabusa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ceasaigh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayabusa misses with a head kick.
Hayabusa misses with a head kick.
Ceasaigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses.
Ceasaigh slips a jab and a cross from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh misses with the combination.
Hayabusa misses with a double jab
and Ceasaigh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ceasaigh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayabusa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ceasaigh.
Hayabusa moves in looking to clinch but Ceasaigh pushes him off.
Hayabusa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ceasaigh counters with a left and a right that stings Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayabusa misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Nice body kick from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ceasaigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ceasaigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayabusa throws a wild body kick that Ceasaigh sees coming a mile off.
Hayabusa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayabusa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayabusa blocks a leg kick.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Ceasaigh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceasaigh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ceasaigh throws a combination that misses
and Hayabusa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ceasaigh thinking.
Ceasaigh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayabusa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hayabusa thumps Ceasaigh with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hayabusa. Ceasaigh shrugs it off though.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ceasaigh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that Ceasaigh semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayabusa throws a nice looking combination but Ceasaigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Ceasaigh moves out of range easily.
Hayabusa misses with a series of wild punches.
Ceasaigh throws a leg kick but Hayabusa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceasaigh moves out of range of the body kick from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh missing with a left hand there. Hayabusa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lasair Ceasaigh will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hayabusa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ceasaigh to score with a decent uppercut.
Ceasaigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ceasaigh misses with a double jab
and Hayabusa counters with a head kick. That will keep Ceasaigh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A jab from Ceasaigh finds it's way through Hayabusa's defenses.
Hayabusa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayabusa lands with a kick to the temple. Ceasaigh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ceasaigh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hayabusa blocks a leg kick.
Hayabusa thuds his shin into the meat of Ceasaigh's side.
Ceasaigh misses with a combination
and Hayabusa counters with an inside leg kick.
Ceasaigh misses with a wild combination.
Hayabusa lands a lovely overhand right.
Hayabusa scores with a kick to the body.
Ceasaigh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hayabusa tries to clinch there but Ceasaigh circles away.
Ceasaigh misses with a jab to the body
and Hayabusa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayabusa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ceasaigh circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayabusa clinches but Ceasaigh breaks the clinch
and Hayabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayabusa throws a head kick but Ceasaigh moves out of range.
Hayabusa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ceasaigh shoots for a takedown but Hayabusa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ceasaigh checks a leg kick.
Lasair Ceasaigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayabusa misses with a kick to the body

and Ceasaigh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ceasaigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayabusa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasaigh stops Hayabusa from standing up.
Ceasaigh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hayabusa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ceasaigh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Ceasaigh from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lasair Ceasaigh.
Hayabusa staying out of range there.
Hayabusa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayabusa throws the kick towards the body but Ceasaigh avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayabusa.
Lasair Ceasaigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayabusa tries to bum rush Ceasaigh with a series of wild strikes but Ceasaigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ceasaigh shoots in for a double leg but Hayabusa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ceasaigh wants to slow Hayabusa down by chopping away at his legs.
Ceasaigh dodges the punch combination from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh throws a combination that misses
and Hayabusa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayabusa is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Ceasaigh.
Ceasaigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayabusa moves away.

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.
Hayabusa blocks a jab.
Ceasaigh slips a jab and a cross from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh throws a leg kick but Hayabusa sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayabusa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hayabusa fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with a kick to the body.
Hayabusa connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that half lands.
Ceasaigh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hayabusa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ceasaigh scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasair Ceasaigh dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Ceasaigh 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.
Hayabusa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hayabusa looks to land a combination but Ceasaigh avoids it well.
Hayabusa is looking to chop away at Ceasaigh's legs.
Ceasaigh missing with a left hand there. Hayabusa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayabusa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayabusa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayabusa thumps Ceasaigh with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayabusa 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 Ceasaigh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ceasaigh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ceasaigh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ceasaigh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayabusa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Ceasaigh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hayabusa's knee momentarily.
Ceasaigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses.
Hayabusa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ceasaigh circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Ceasaigh moves out of range easily.
Ceasaigh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Hayabusa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayabusa is looking to clinch.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick
and Hayabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ceasaigh works Hayabusa's body with a nice hook.
Hayabusa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayabusa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ceasaigh counters with a straight right hand.

Hayabusa is rocked!
A combination from Hayabusa does no damage.
Hayabusa throws a leg kick which misses Ceasaigh's front leg but catches the back leg as Ceasaigh tries to avoid it.

Ceasaigh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hayabusa is still in real trouble! Can Ceasaigh finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Ceasaigh seems content to control.
Hayabusa seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasaigh wants to control but Hayabusa is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Ceasaigh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ceasaigh trying to control the pace.

Ceasaigh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hayabusa is just riding it out for now. Ceasaigh eventually gives up the hold.
Lasair Ceasaigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ceasaigh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ceasaigh stalling.
Ceasaigh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ceasaigh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hayabusa pushes Ceasaigh off looking to stand but Ceasaigh dives back in and keeps control.
Ceasaigh not doing much here.
Shinobu Hayabusa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Lasair Ceasaigh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick
and Ceasaigh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lasair Ceasaigh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ceasaigh 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasair Ceasaigh!