PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lu Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jedrej Slipi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lu Bu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bu
vs
Slipi

185 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lu Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jedrej Slipi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slipi walks into a straight right hand from Bu.
Bu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slipi moves in looking to clinch but Bu pushes him off.
Bu lands with a nice body punch.
Bu throws a right and a left that Slipi avoids nicely.
Bu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slipi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bu lands with a shot to the body.
Bu thows a leg kick but Slipi checks it
and Slipi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bu.
Slipi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slipi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bu.
A low kick from Slipi misses
and Bu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slipi swings widly with a right hand
and Bu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slipi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slipi throws a sloppy head kick
and Bu counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu connects with a crisp jab.
Slipi throws a sloppy head kick
and Bu counters with a stiff right hand.
Bu cracks Slipi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck for Slipi with that takedown attempt.

Slipi has managed to clinch.
Slipi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Slipi blocking some punches.
Slipi missing with knees to the body.
Slipi is working for takedown but Bu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jedrej Slipi.
Slipi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slipi crunches a lovely knee into Bu's ribcage.
Bu being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slipi missing with knees to the body.
Slipi looking to throw knees to the head but Bu is blocking nicely.

Slipi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slipi.
Bu lands an overhand right.
Bu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slipi throws a leg kick
and Bu counters with a nice body kick.
Slipi looks gassed!
Nice uppercut there from Bu.
Slipi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jedrej Slipi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bu keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slipi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bu looks to land a right hand but Slipi moved out of range.
Slipi is looking to clinch.
Slipi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lu Bu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bu circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bu.
Bu jabs Slipi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slipi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bu circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bu, right into the meat.
Bu misses with a body punch

and Slipi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slipi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slipi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bu is defending well for now.
Slipi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bu blocks it with crossed arms.
Slipi crunches a lovely knee into Bu's ribcage.
Bu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slipi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Slipi breaks the clinch.
Bu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slipi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bu lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slipi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bu counters with a low kick, right behind Slipi 's knee.
Bu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slipi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lu Bu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Slipi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slipi misses with a left hand
and Bu counters with a leg kick.
Slipi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bu.
Bu lands a really nice looking cross but Slipi seems unphased.
Lu Bu is winning the standup battle so far.
Slipi tries to land a body kick
and Bu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slipi walks into a left hand.
Bu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slipi doesn't seem bothered though.
Bu scores with a nice head shot.
Slipi is breathing heavily.
Bu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slipi throws a head kick that misses
and Bu counters with a nice body shot.
Bu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slipi has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Bu tenderised Slipi's leg. Slipi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Slipi is rocked!
Slipi walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Bu swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lu Bu!