PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yousei Kobiashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg comes to the ring accompanied by Flying in a Blue Dream. Kobiashi has chosen Die Antwoord: Enter The Ninja as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Borg
vs
Kobiashi

190 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
209 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Nemesis Laboratories: Q150 - $30
Nemesis Laboratories: Q150 - $30

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yousei Kobiashi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kobiashi misses.
Borg tries to clinch up.
Kobiashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kobiashi misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Kobiashi misses
and Borg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borg connects with a right hand. Kobiashi shakes it off.
A big right from Kobiashi misses.

Borg forces Kobiashi back against the ropes and clinches.
Borg takes a shot to the head.
Kobiashi misses with a body punch.
Kobiashi tries to work over Borg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Borg breaks the clinch.
Borg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kobiashi.
Both fighters circling a little - Borg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kobiashi, as that shot connected.
Yousei Kobiashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobiashi throws a hook but Borg avoids it easily.
Kobiashi throws a lazy right hand but Borg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Borg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kobiashi wants to stall.
Kobiashi is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Borg.
Kobiashi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Borg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobiashi misses the body punch

and Borg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Borg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Borg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kobiashi's efforts to push away.
Borg blocks an uppercut.
Borg blocking some punches.
Kobiashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kobiashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Borg - that landed with a thud.
Kobiashi has a couple of punches blocked by Borg.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Borg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borg throws a right hand that Kobiashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kobiashi also avoids with ease.
Borg throws a push kick but Kobiashi slaps the foot to one side.
Borg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kobiashi on the side of the head.

Borg moves into range and clinches up with Kobiashi.
Borg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobiashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borg is leaning against Kobiashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobiashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg's elbow.
Borg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kobiashi's face.
Kobiashi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Borg manages to break the clinch.
Kobiashi takes one to the side of the head.
Kobiashi misses with a straight left.
Borg takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobiashi throws the left hand but Borg avoids the punch easily.
Borg jabs Kobiashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Borg throws a body punch but Kobiashi moves out of range.
Borg thuds his right hand into Kobiashi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Borg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kobiashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Borg's head.
Borg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Borg scores with a sloppy right hand. Kobiashi should have avoided that one.
Kobiashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kobiashi gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobiashi misses with a jab to the body
and Borg counters with a series of strikes. Kobiashi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Borg staying out of range there.

Borg has managed to clinch.
Borg lands a body shot in the clinch.

Borg breaks from the clinch.
Kobiashi throws a big shot that misses.
Borg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Borg digs a good body shot into Kobiashi's ribs.

Borg clinches up against the ropes.
Kobiashi is trying to break free.
Borg lands with a right to the head.
Kobiashi tries to circle away but Borg has him pinned against the ropes.
Kobiashi tries to throw a body punch but Borg avoids it by throwing Kobiashi back against the cage.

Borg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobiashi misses with a hook.
Borg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kobiashi.
Borg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Borg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kobiashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kobiashi looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobiashi throws a shot from downtown. Borg moves away and avoids it.
Borg lands a jab to Kobiashi's midsection.
Borg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kobiashi.
Borg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Borg forces Kobiashi back against the ropes and clinches.
Borg lands a body punch.
Borg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kobiashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kobiashi has a couple of punches blocked by Borg.
Borg blocks a body shot from Kobiashi.
A short body shot lands from Borg as the two fighters clinch.
Kobiashi trying to stall but Borg improves his position.
Kobiashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobiashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg's elbow.

Borg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borg connects with a body shot.

Borg takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kobiashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobiashi lands a shoulder strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kobiashi misses with the head strike.

Borg breaks from the clinch.
Kobiashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Borg.
Borg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borg lands a two punch combo.
Kobiashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borg.
Kobiashi looks to throw a body kick
and Borg counters with a left to the body.
Donk. Borg catches Kobiashi right on the button with a cross.
Kobiashi throws a lazy body kick
and Borg counters with a head kick.
Borg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kobiashi tries to move into range but Borg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Kobiashi is rocked!
Kobiashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kobiashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Borg finish him?
Borg lands with a big right hook that stumbles Kobiashi - he's out on his feet here! Borg follows up with another monster hook that separates Kobiashi from consciousness! Kobiashi falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Borg stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vince Borg!