PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damos Tous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hayabusa
vs
Tous

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damos Tous!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hayabusa has Tous up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayabusa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Damos Tous has been cut.
Hayabusa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tous up against the cage.
Tous dodges an elbow strike from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with an elbow strike.
Hayabusa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hayabusa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hayabusa breaks from the clinch.
Tous closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side
and Hayabusa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Hayabusa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hayabusa stops a takedown attempt from Tous.
Hayabusa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hayabusa manages to break the clinch.
Tous tries to clinch

and Hayabusa moves into the clinch.

Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hayabusa clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hayabusa throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa lands a nice knee to the body.
Hayabusa just leaning against Tous, taking a breather.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but Tous blocks with his arms.
Hayabusa throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow.
Hayabusa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tous wants to break free but Hayabusa has control.
Hayabusa misses with a knee strike.

Hayabusa breaks the clinch.

Hayabusa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hayabusa showed some decent athleticism there.
Hayabusa stops Tous from getting back to his feet.
Hayabusa trying to pass the guard but Tous defending well.
Hayabusa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tous wants to get back to his feet.
Hayabusa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tous looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tous looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hayabusa throws a series of punches but Tous moves out of range.

Hayabusa closes the distance and clinches.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside that Tous shrugs off.
Hayabusa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Hayabusa manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayabusa pulls Tous in close to his closed guard and prevents Tous from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hayabusa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tous tries to stand but Hayabusa is controlling from the bottom.
Hayabusa has control of Tous's left arm, preventing Tous from doing any damage.
Hayabusa has a closed guard, preventing Tous from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hayabusa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damos Tous's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tous tries to keep at a distance but Hayabusa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tous is trying to break free.
Tous is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayabusa has double underhooks.
Tous is trying to break the clinch but Hayabusa has him pressed against the cage.
Tous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hayabusa has him pressed against the cage.
Hayabusa lands an elbow that stopped Tous in his tracks for a moment.
Hayabusa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tous takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside that Tous shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside.
Hayabusa lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Damos Tous's cut even more.

Hayabusa has picked Tous up - he's going for a ride! Hayabusa dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tous tries to kick Hayabusa off but Hayabusa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hayabusa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tous is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tous wants to stand back up but Hayabusa manages to pass into side control.
Tous is pushing Hayabusa's head away, looking to escape. Hayabusa manages to hold on to the position though.

Hayabusa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tous to his feet.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Tous is having none of it.
Tous shoots and misses
and Hayabusa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tous closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side

and Hayabusa counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tous with a poor takedown
and Hayabusa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tous is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Hayabusa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Tous stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Hayabusa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tous sprawls well initially but Hayabusa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tous wants to get back to his feet.
Tous pushes Hayabusa off but Hayabusa dives into side control.
Tous is looking to get back to his feet here but Hayabusa is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tous's back.
Tous trying to get back to his feet but Hayabusa is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hayabusa controlling the positon.
Tous holding both Hayabusa 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four 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.
Hayabusa just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hayabusa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damos Tous's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tous clinches up with Hayabusa and pushes him back against the cage.
Tous goes for a takedown attempt but Hayabusa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tous fails with the takedown

and Hayabusa moves into the clinch.
Tous tries to pull guard but Hayabusa won't allow it.
Ryu Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damos Tous.

Hayabusa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hayabusa is controlling Tous's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tous trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hayabusa's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa wants to sweep here but Tous controlling him for the moment.
Hayabusa seems keen to control Tous's posture.
Tous is looking to stand up but Hayabusa won't let him.
Hayabusa trying to control the position here.

Hayabusa has his feet on Tous's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hayabusa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tous is trying to stand back up but Hayabusa is controlling him

Hayabusa decides to return to a standing position.

Hayabusa clinches up with Tous and pushes him back against the cage.

Hayabusa pulls guard effortlessly.

Hayabusa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Hayabusa breaks from the clinch.

Hayabusa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa won't allow Tous to get back to his feet.

Hayabusa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tous has his takedown stuffed
and Hayabusa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tous with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hayabusa to counter with a crisp jab.

Hayabusa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damos Tous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hayabusa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Hayabusa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ryu Hayabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hayabusa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tous!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Tous really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tous is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hayabusa has taken his back!
Tous trying to get back to his feet but Hayabusa is in full control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Hayabusa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayabusa 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

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