PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhen Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonyo Kidlat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhen Long has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Long
vs
Kidlat

181 cm
27
190 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

192 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhen Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonyo Kidlat!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidlat swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long tries to clinch up.
Kidlat scores with a jab to the head.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Kidlat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a leg kick.
Long wants to clinch.
Long tries to clinch but Kidlat is having none of it.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Kidlat circles away.
Long is looking to clinch.
Long wants to clinch up but Kidlat keeps it at a distance.
Long blocks a head kick by Kidlat.
Long takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danga de danga de dang - Long scores with a four punch combination!
Kidlat tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidlat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kidlat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonyo Kidlat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kidlat.
Kidlat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Kidlat
and Long counters with a body kick that stops Kidlat in his tracks momentarily.
Long misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kidlat.
Long walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kidlat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kidlat.
Kidlat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Long tries to clinch but Kidlat moves out of range.
Kidlat throws a lazy head kick

and Long holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Long is breathing heavily.
Kidlat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Long has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidlat is trying to maintain a safe position but Long gets an underhook and turns Kidlat into the cage.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidlat blocks it with crossed arms.

Kidlat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long avoids the head kick by Kidlat.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kidlat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kidlat misses with a head kick.
Long is looking to clinch but Kidlat is avoiding it.
Long tries to clinch up.
Kidlat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Kidlat lands but Long takes it in his stride.
Kidlat throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
Kidlat gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Long counters by clinching up.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Kidlat blocks with his arms.
Kidlat tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Kidlat looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidlat is trying to push Long away but Long has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kidlat is trying to force a seperation but Long has the dominant position.

Kidlat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kidlat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kidlat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kidlat throws a wild body kick that Long sees coming a mile off.
Kidlat throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Long tries to clinch but Kidlat is having none of it.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kidlat can pounce on him.
Kidlat throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kidlat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kidlat scores with a body shot.

That's four 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.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kidlat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab by Long.
Long takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A right-left combo lands from Kidlat.
Long avoids a kick to the body.
Kidlat throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kidlat throws a lazy head kick
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Kidlat backing up. Kidlat nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Kidlat throws a lazy head kick
and Long makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Long walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kidlat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kidlat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Long is out of range and Kidlat settles back down.
Kidlat throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonyo Kidlat 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.

Kidlat misses with a body punch
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses
and Long counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kidlat's knee momentarily.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Kidlat circles away.
Long is looking to clinch but Kidlat is avoiding it.
Long blocks a head kick by Kidlat.
Sloppy strikes from Kidlat. Those never looked like landing.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kidlat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long tries to clinch there but Kidlat circles away.
Long avoids the head kick by Kidlat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Long.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kidlat counters with a head kick.
Long blocks a head kick by Kidlat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Kidlat circles away.
Long avoids the head kick by Kidlat.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Kidlat moves out of range easily.
Long throws a leg kick but Kidlat moved away.
Long lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidlat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kidlat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Long throws a head kick but Kidlat moves out of range.
Kidlat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses.
Kidlat pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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.
Kidlat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Long wants to clinch.
A head kick from Kidlat lands but Long takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Long misses
and Kidlat counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Kidlat to acknowledge the strikes.
Long tries to clinch up but Kidlat circles away and keeps his distance.
Kidlat misses with a hook to the body
and Long counters with a nice body kick.
Kidlat misses with a head kick.
Kidlat swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Kidlat connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kidlat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kidlat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Long tries to clinch there but Kidlat circles away.
Long has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kidlat tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses.
Kidlat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tonyo Kidlat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kidlat.
Kidlat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kidlat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters with a series of strikes. Kidlat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kidlat misses with a head kick.
Zhen Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long is looking to clinch but Kidlat is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Kidlat.
Kidlat throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Long counters with a thumping low kick.
Kidlat feints and then cracks Long's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Long down.
Kidlat lands a high kick!
A head kick by Kidlat misses
and Long counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kidlat thinking.
Long moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Kidlat misses

and Long moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kidlat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kidlat swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonyo Kidlat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Long tries to clinch there but Kidlat circles away.
Kidlat throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
Kidlat scores with a spinning back kick!
Kidlat misses with a combination
and Long counters with a leg kick.
Long tries to clinch up.
Kidlat throws the kick towards the body but Long avoids it.
Long moves out of range as Kidlat throws a body kick.
Kidlat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kidlat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long avoids the head kick by Kidlat.
Kidlat slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Kidlat pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidlat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kidlat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidlat misses with a kick to the body
and Kidlat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidlat throws a lazy head kick
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Long wants to clinch.
Long tries to clinch up
and Kidlat counters with a body kick that stops Long in his tracks momentarily.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kidlat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kidlat throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Kidlat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kidlat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

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.
Long avoids the head kick by Kidlat.
Kidlat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kidlat throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Kidlat backing up. Kidlat nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Long tries to clinch but Kidlat moves out of range.
Kidlat misses with a body kick.
Kidlat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidlat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Long rather than just go for the knockout.
Long blocks the body kick.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Kidlat misses
and Long counters with a nice body shot.
Kidlat throws a wild body kick that Long sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kidlat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kidlat lands a leg kick that knocks Long off balance momentarily.
A jab from Long does it's job there.
Kidlat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidlat throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Long counters by clinching up.
Kidlat is trying to break free.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kidlat working hard to break the clinch.
Kidlat wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kidlat working hard to break the clinch.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kidlat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Kidlat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Kidlat misses
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Long tries to clinch there but Kidlat circles away.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses

and Long holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kidlat is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Kidlat is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.

Kidlat manages to break the clinch.
Long moves out of range of the body kick from Kidlat.
Long misses with a kick to the body
and Kidlat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Kidlat circles away.
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kidlat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kidlat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zhen Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonyo Kidlat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Long throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tonyo Kidlat.
I've got Kidlat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonyo Kidlat!