PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hengeyokai Ki Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. Akira Yoshida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ki Lin
vs
Yoshida

188 cm
19
207 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hengeyokai Ki Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Lin moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yoshida crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ki Lin - the referee stops the clock and Yoshida gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ki Lin. Yoshida manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ki Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ki Lin!
Ki Lin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Ki Lin lands but Yoshida takes it in his stride.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ki Lin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ki Lin cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Ki Lin ducked under it nicely.
Ki Lin throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Ki Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Lin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ki Lin misses with a head kick.
Yoshida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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.
Ki Lin misses with a low kick.
Yoshida looks to throw a body kick
and Ki Lin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ki Lin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshida drops his hands momentarily and Ki Lin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses
and Ki Lin counters with a head kick.
Ki Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ki Lin loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Ki Lin throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ki Lin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Ki Lin moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ki Lin. That's going to slow Yoshida down.
Ki Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ki Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ki Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a leg kick.
Ki Lin tries to clinch but Yoshida is having none of it.
Ki Lin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ki Lin lands a leg kick that knocks Yoshida off balance momentarily.
Ki Lin throws a lazy head kick
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ki Lin can pounce on him.
Ki Lin wants to clinch but Yoshida slips to the side
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Ki Lin was not able to check.
Ki Lin looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hengeyokai Ki Lin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ki Lin throws a front kick that sends Yoshida stumbling back into the cage.
Ki Lin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ki Lin connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ki Lin.
Ki Lin scores with a push kick.
Ki Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ki Lin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ki Lin throws a lazy head kick
and Yoshida counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Lin tries to clinch but Yoshida moves away
and Yoshida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ki Lin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Ki Lin is predictable there
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Ki Lin scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ki Lin tries to clinch up
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Ki Lin ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ki Lin tries to clinch
and Yoshida counters with a big head kick but Ki Lin shrugs it off.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that misses
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ki Lin cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ki Lin manages to avoid it.
Ki Lin throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Ki Lin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ki Lin lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from Ki Lin is predictable there
and Yoshida counters with a nice body kick.
Yoshida throws a lazy head kick
and Ki Lin counters with a head kick.
Ki Lin misses with a low kick as Yoshida jumps back.
Ki Lin feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
Ki Lin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ki Lin scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ki Lin counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
A big left from Ki Lin misses.
Ki Lin misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ki Lin, right into the meat.
Yoshida lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hengeyokai Ki Lin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ki Lin wants to clinch but Yoshida slips to the side
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Ki Lin throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
Ki Lin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
Ki Lin moves to clinch but Yoshida breaks away
and Yoshida counters with a left and a right that stings Ki Lin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Lin connects with a high kick.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ki Lin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshida counters with a head kick. That will keep Ki Lin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that Ki Lin avoids nicely.
Ki Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ki Lin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy body kick from Ki Lin
and Yoshida counters with a body kick that stops Ki Lin in his tracks momentarily.
Ki Lin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ki Lin throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin lands with a slapping head kick.
Ki Lin connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ki Lin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick
and Ki Lin counters with a low kick, right behind Yoshida 's knee.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that misses
and Ki Lin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ki Lin misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ki Lin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ki Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Yoshida misses
and Ki Lin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshida swings for the body but Ki Lin moves out of range.
Ki Lin throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ki Lin tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ki Lin, as that shot connected.
That kick from Ki Lin tenderised Yoshida's leg. Yoshida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoshida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ki Lin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ki Lin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ki Lin throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Ki Lin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hengeyokai Ki Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ki Lin 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hengeyokai Ki Lin!