PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Endo
vs
Kicker

176 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Endo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endo throws a sloppy body shot
and Kicker counters with a stiff right hand.
Endo misses with an uppercut
enabling Kicker to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Endo misses
and Kicker counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kicker has Endo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Endo stalling.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.

It looks like Yoshi Endo has been cut.
Endo avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Endo in his tracks for a moment.
Endo dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
Endo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Endo blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Endo's brow.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kicker.
Endo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Endo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Endo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Endo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Endo blocks an elbow strike.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Endo is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Endo's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Endo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Endo in his tracks for a moment.

Endo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Endo misses the body punch
and Kicker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kicker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Endo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kicker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kicker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Endo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Endo misses with a hook to the body
and Kicker counters with a head kick.
Endo misses with a body punch
and Kicker counters with a good low kick that Endo was not able to check.
Yoshi Endo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Endo's sensitive parts.
Endo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kicker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kicker tries to clinch but Endo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endo swings widly with a right hand
and Kicker counters with a good low kick that Endo was not able to check.

Kicker instigates a clinch.
Endo avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker keeps control of Endo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Endo wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Endo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Endo avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Endo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Endo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Endo blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Endo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Kicker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Endo's cut.
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.

Endo throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kicker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kicker.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Endo has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Endo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Endo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Endo has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Endo tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Endo dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Endo breaks the clinch.
Endo is looking to wear down Kicker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Kicker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Endo avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Endo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Endo is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Endo wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Endo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Endo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Endo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Endo manages to break the clinch.
Endo misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Kicker counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Endo's brow.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Endo's brow.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Endo avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Endo tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Endo blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Endo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Endo blocks the elbow strike.
Endo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Endo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Endo's brow.
Kicker prevents Endo from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Kicker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Endo'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!

Endo misses with a shot to the body

and Kicker moves into the clinch.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Endo dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Endo's efforts to push away.
Endo is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Endo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Endo is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Endo working hard to break the clinch.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Endo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.

Yoshi Endo's cut is getting worse.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Endo's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Endo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Endo misses with a left hand
and Kicker counters with an inside leg kick.
Endo misses with a hook to the body
and Kicker counters with a stiff right hand.
Endo misses with a hook to the body
and Kicker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Endo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kicker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Endo misses with a shot to the body
and Kicker counters with a good low kick that Endo was not able to check.
A shot to the body from Endo misses

and Kicker moves into the clinch.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker prevents Endo from breaking the clinch.
Endo is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Endo wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Endo tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Endo blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Endo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Endo blocks with his arms.
Kicker lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Endo dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Endo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yoshi Endo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Endo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Kicker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kicker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Kicker!