PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuhaku Todoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate comes into the arena with Peanuts Theme blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kate
vs
Todoh

172 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryuhaku Todoh!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Todoh.
Todoh throws a head kick but Kate moves out of range.
Kate tries to clinch there but Todoh circles away.

Kate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Todoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Kate controls his hands.
Kate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Todoh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Todoh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Todoh is looking to break free of the clinch but Kate has double underhooks.
Todoh throws a punch but it's blocked by Kate.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Todoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kate stops a takedown attempt from Todoh.
Todoh misses with an elbow strike.
Todoh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kate gets tackled into the cage by Todoh. Todoh maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Todoh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Todoh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Todoh tries to break the clinch but Kate is controlling the position.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Todoh avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Todoh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kate working Todoh over with knees to the body.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Todoh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todoh throws an elbow that misses.
Kate throws an elbow that misses.
Kate lands a nice elbow.
Todoh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hettie Kate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuhaku Todoh.
Kate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todoh looking to stall.
Todoh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Todoh pushes off an throws an elbow but Kate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Todoh is trying to drag Kate to the mat but Kate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kate.
Kate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Todoh's defenses.

It looks like Ryuhaku Todoh has been cut.
Kate landing knees to the head.
Todoh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Todoh's defenses.
Todoh lands an elbow inside.
Todoh tries to circle away but Kate has him pinned against the cage.
Kate blocks an elbow strike.
Todoh takes an elbow to the temple.
Todoh takes an elbow to the temple.
Kate working Todoh over with knees to the body.
Todoh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todoh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kate blocks it with crossed arms.
Todoh pushes off an throws an elbow but Kate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kate prevents the takedown attempt.
Todoh looks gassed!
Stalling in the clinch from Kate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Todoh throws an elbow but misses.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Todoh's defenses.
Todoh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Todoh avoids it.
Todoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Todoh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Todoh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kate lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todoh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kate avoids the elbow strike from Todoh, against the cage.
Todoh takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hettie Kate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryuhaku Todoh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Todoh throws a head kick but Kate moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kate.
A low kick from Todoh is predictable there
and Kate counters with a good low kick that Todoh was not able to check.
Kate tries to clinch up.
Hettie Kate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todoh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Todoh throws a lazy head kick
and Todoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Todoh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Todoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kate tries to clinch there but Todoh circles away.
Todoh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Todoh.
Todoh tries a head kick but it misses.
Kate is looking to clinch but Todoh is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todoh misses with a leg kick

and Kate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Todoh misses with an elbow over the top.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.
Kate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Todoh blocks it with crossed arms.
Todoh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Todoh backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Todoh shrugs off.
Todoh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kate throws an elbow but it misses.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Kate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Todoh is trying to break free.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Todoh in his tracks for a moment.
Todoh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Todoh is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Todoh's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todoh lands an elbow inside that Kate shrugs off.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
Kate landing knees to the body.
Kate effectively controlling the action here.
Kate cracks Todoh with a nice body shot.
Kate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hettie Kate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Todoh misses with an elbow over the top.
Kate misses with a knee strike.
Todoh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Todoh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kate lands a good knee to the midsection. Todoh won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Todoh in his tracks for a moment.
Kate gets underhooks to prevent Todoh's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Kate landing knees to the head.
Kate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Todoh throws an elbow that misses.
Todoh goes for a takedown attempt but Kate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hettie Kate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuhaku Todoh.
Todoh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todoh dives in and grabs Kate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kate pushes down on Todoh's head and hops out.
Kate tries to clinch but Todoh is having none of it.
Kate doesn't manage to clinch there - Todoh circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate is looking to clinch.
Kate looks to clinch
and Todoh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kate tries to close the distance and clinch but Todoh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Todoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Todoh gets tackled into the cage by Kate. Kate maintains the clinch.
Kate lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Todoh misses with an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kate lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Todoh takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hettie Kate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryuhaku Todoh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Todoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Todoh's face.
Todoh avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Kate lands a knee to the body.
Kate working Todoh over with knees to the body.
Todoh takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kate lands an elbow inside.
Kate lands a knee to the body.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kate.
Todoh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kate gets underhooks to prevent Todoh's takedown attempt.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Todoh throws an elbow but misses.
Kate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Todoh can do to turn this around?
Kate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Todoh trying to land knees to the body.
Kate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Todoh is defending well for now.
Kate missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Todoh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kate's brow.
Kate missing with knees to the body.
Todoh wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Kate.
Todoh stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todoh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Todoh throws an elbow but it misses.
Kate blocks an uppercut.
Todoh goes for a takedown attempt but Kate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hettie Kate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuhaku Todoh.
Kate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Todoh tries for a takedown but Kate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Todoh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kate is fending him off so far but Todoh persists. Nope, Kate circles away and we're back to standing.
Kate is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kate rushes Todoh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Todoh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kate is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate lands a nice elbow.
Kate lands a nice elbow.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but Todoh blocks with his arms.
Todoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kate scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryuhaku Todoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kate managing to block the knees to the body from Todoh.
Todoh trying to control the position but instead, Kate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Todoh into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kate.
Kate lands an elbow inside.
Kate lands a knee to the body.
Todoh throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Kate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todoh is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Kate.
Kate pushes off an throws an elbow but Todoh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Todoh dodges an elbow strike from Kate.
Kate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Todoh's face.
Todoh tries to land a knee to the head but Kate blocks with his arms.
Todoh is trying to stall.
Kate misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todoh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kate pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kate moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hettie Kate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kate 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hettie Kate!