PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Torretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Kenshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Torretto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Up!!. Torretto has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Yoshi Kenshin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torretto
vs
Kenshin

177 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Torretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Kenshin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torretto dodges the punch combination from Kenshin.
Kenshin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torretto moves out of range as Kenshin strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Torretto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torretto.
A combination from Torretto does no damage.
Torretto is breathing heavily.
Torretto looks to land a combination but Kenshin avoids it well.
Torretto misses with a leg kick.
Torretto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kenshin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torretto.
Kenshin misses with a double jab.
Torretto throws a combination that misses
enabling Kenshin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenshin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Kenshin. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torretto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Torretto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torretto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torretto throws a hook to the side of Kenshin's head but Kenshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenshin looks to land a combination. Torretto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Kenshin misses.
Kenshin scores with a jab.
Torretto lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Kenshin. Those never looked like landing.
Torretto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torretto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torretto walks into a stiff left hand from Kenshin.
Torretto cracks a nice hook into Kenshin's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin throws a right and a left that Torretto avoids nicely.
Torretto connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenshin.
Torretto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torretto misses the shot to the body.
Kenshin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Torretto throws a sloppy head kick and Kenshin moves out of range easily.
Kenshin works over Torretto's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torretto. That's going to slow Kenshin down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torretto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kenshin's head.
Kenshin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torretto tries to bum rush Kenshin with a series of wild strikes but Kenshin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenshin loads up on a big right hand but Torretto slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torretto throws a nice looking combination but Kenshin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenshin misses with a hook.
Kenshin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torretto.
Kenshin scores with a sloppy right hand. Torretto should have avoided that one.
Kenshin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Torretto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Torretto throws a series of punches but Kenshin avoids them all with ease.
Kenshin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torretto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torretto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torretto throws a leg kick but Kenshin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kenshin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torretto misses with a combination
and Kenshin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenshin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torretto.
Jab, jab by Torretto - just one landing.
Kenshin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dominic Torretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenshin walks into a jab.
Kenshin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torretto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenshin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kenshin lands a two punch combo.
Torretto throws a nice looking combination but Kenshin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenshin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torretto circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Kenshin misses.
Torretto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Kenshin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenshin moves out of range as Torretto strikes.
Torretto misses with a body punch
and Kenshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenshin misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yoshi Kenshin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kenshin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenshin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torretto throws a hook to the side of Kenshin's head but Kenshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenshin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torretto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kenshin walks into a left hand.
Torretto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torretto lands a nice shot that snaps Kenshin's head back.
Torretto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kenshin eats them both and turns towards Torretto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kenshin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenshin moves out of range as Torretto strikes.
Kenshin drops his hands momentarily and Torretto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Torretto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torretto tests Kenshin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torretto swings for the body but Kenshin moves out of range.
Kenshin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torretto.
Torretto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenshin.
Dominic Torretto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torretto misses with a hook.
Torretto tries to bum rush Kenshin with a series of wild strikes but Kenshin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torretto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torretto throws a right hand that Kenshin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenshin also avoids with ease.
Kenshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dominic Torretto is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenshin misses with a wild combination.
Torretto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kenshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenshin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin throws a right and a left that Torretto avoids nicely.
Torretto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenshin.
Kenshin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kenshin misses with the combination.
Torretto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kenshin.
Torretto lands with a good body shot.
Kenshin swinging wildly here.
Torretto misses with an uppercut.
Kenshin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenshin drops his hands momentarily and Torretto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Torretto lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenshin off the cage and back into range.
Torretto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenshin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torretto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenshin works over Torretto's head and body with a nice combination.
Torretto throws an off balance right hand
and Kenshin counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Kenshin. Those never looked like landing.
Torretto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenshin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torretto slips a jab and a cross from Kenshin.
Torretto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torretto throws a hook but Kenshin avoids it easily.
No joy there for Torretto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torretto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torretto.
Torretto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenshin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torretto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torretto.
Kenshin misses with a two punch combination.
Kenshin misses with the combination.
Torretto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torretto misses with a wild body shot.
Kenshin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenshin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torretto misses with a few strikes there.
Kenshin throws a nice looking combination but Torretto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Torretto dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kenshin misses with the combination.
Kenshin looks to land a combination but Torretto avoids it well.
Kenshin looks to land a combination but Torretto avoids it well.
Torretto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kenshin looks to land a left hand but Torretto moved out of range nicely.
Torretto lands a nice looking body shot.
Torretto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torretto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kenshin looks to land a combination but Torretto avoids it well.
Torretto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kenshin has time to react.
A clash of legs there as Kenshin blocks the low kick.
Kenshin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torretto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torretto lands a nice hook to Kenshin's body. Kenshin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kenshin cracks Torretto with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Torretto misses.
Kenshin misses with a looping right.
Kenshin misses with the combination.
Torretto thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Kenshin. Those never looked like landing.
Kenshin throws a series of punches but Torretto avoids them all with ease.
Torretto feints a jab promting Kenshin to slip. Torretto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kenshin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torretto jabs Kenshin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kenshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Torretto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torretto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kenshin moves out of range of the strikes.
Torretto scores with a jab to the head.
Torretto missing with a left hand there. Kenshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torretto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenshin.
Torretto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torretto slips a jab from Kenshin.
A leg kick checked by Kenshin.
Kenshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torretto.
Kenshin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torretto misses with a combination
and Kenshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torretto throws a right hand that Kenshin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenshin also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torretto misses with the combination.
Kenshin takes one to the side of the head.
Kenshin works over Torretto's head and body with a nice combination.
Torretto misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Kenshin.
Kenshin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torretto circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenshin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torretto throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Kenshin misses.
Kenshin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torretto misses with a wild combination.
Torretto looks to land a combination but Kenshin avoids it well.
Kenshin cracks Torretto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Torretto misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Kenshin.
Kenshin walks into a stiff left hand from Torretto.
Kenshin thuds his right hand into Torretto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torretto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torretto slips a jab and a cross from Kenshin.
Kenshin lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Torretto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torretto 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dominic Torretto!
Dominic Torretto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.