PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Terumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Terumo
vs
Lao

192 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Terumo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao blocks a jab.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terumo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lao.
Terumo misses with an uppercut.
Terumo throws a sloppy head kick and Lao moves out of range easily.
Lao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Terumo is out of range.
Terumo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Terumo lands a head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lao, right into the meat.
Lao thows a body kick. Terumo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lao. Terumo shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terumo blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Lao.
Terumo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terumo.
Terumo cracks Lao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Lao.
Lao cracks a nice hook into Terumo's ribs.
Lao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lao lands with a cross.

It looks like Bruno Terumo has been cut.
Terumo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lao.
Terumo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Terumo lands with a shot to the body.
Lao checks a leg kick.
Terumo scores with a shot to the body.
Terumo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lao's corner calls for a 1-2. Lao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terumo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lao.
Terumo wants to clinch.
Terumo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lao. Lao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Terumo there.
Terumo avoids the head kick by Lao.
Terumo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terumo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lao.
Terumo lands a jab to the head.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Terumo instigates a clinch.
Terumo misses with a body punch.
Terumo tries a body shot but Lao blocks it.
Lao struggles to land a body shot inside as Terumo controls his hands.
Lao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lao.
Terumo tries to throw a body punch but Lao avoids it by throwing Terumo back against the ropes.
Terumo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terumo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lao backwards.
Lao throws a punch but it's blocked by Terumo.
Terumo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Terumo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lao as Terumo tries to tie him up.
Lao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Terumo tries to throw a body punch but Lao avoids it by throwing Terumo back against the ropes.
Terumo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lao takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lao.
Lao trying to control the position but instead, Terumo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lao into the ropes.
Lao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Terumo smiles and moves away.
Lao connects with a right hand. Terumo shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terumo's hands.
Lao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terumo.
Lao misses with a right hand
and Terumo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lao throws a body kick the misses
and Terumo counters with a nice body shot.
Lao throws the kick towards the body but Terumo avoids it.
Terumo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terumo.
Terumo slips under a jab.
Terumo lands with an uppercut that bounces Lao off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Terumo clinches up against the ropes.
Lao tries to stall but Terumo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Terumo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lao takes a shot to the head.
Lao misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kung Lao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
That's time! Terumo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Terumo. Terumo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lao throws a lazy body kick
and Terumo counters with a left and a right that stings Lao.
Terumo misses with a hook.
Lao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terumo is looking to clinch but Lao is avoiding it.
Terumo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lao throws a body punch but Terumo moves out of range.
Lao clobbers Terumo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lao ducks right into an uppercut from Terumo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terumo throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.

Terumo forces Lao back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lao.
Lao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terumo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terumo misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terumo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Terumo breaks from the clinch.
Lao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Terumo has time to react.
Terumo tries to clinch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but Terumo ducks down to avoid it.
Terumo scores with a spinning back kick!
Lao misses with a series of wild punches.
Kung Lao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lao swinging wildly here.
Lao throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Terumo.
Lao cracks a nice hook into Terumo's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terumo checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Terumo closes the distance and clinches.

Terumo manages to break the clinch.
Lao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruno Terumo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao throws a big shot that misses.
Terumo tries to clinch there but Lao circles away.
Terumo wants to clinch.
Terumo misses with a wild combination.
Lao misses with a hook.
Lao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lao misses with a body shot.
Terumo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terumo lands with a slapping head kick.
Terumo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lao to score with a decent uppercut.
Lao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terumo checks a leg kick.
Terumo scores with a jab.
Terumo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terumo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick
and Terumo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lao's knee momentarily.

Terumo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Terumo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lao takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terumo.
Lao is trying to break the clinch but Terumo has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terumo's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao is trying to break the clinch but Terumo is controlling him.
Lao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terumo lands a nice shot to the body.
Terumo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terumo prevents Lao from breaking the clinch.
Terumo misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Lao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terumo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Terumo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terumo lands a shoulder strike.

Terumo breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Terumo.
Lao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terumo takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Terumo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
That's time! Terumo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Terumo connects with a single shot there.
Lao keeps the fight on the outside.
Lao throws the left hand but Terumo avoids the punch easily.
Lao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lao loads up on a big right hand but Terumo slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Lao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lao. Terumo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lao throws a shot from downtown. Terumo moves away and avoids it.
Terumo tries to work over Lao's front leg with a kick but Lao checks it.
Lao misses with an uppercut
and Terumo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terumo tests Lao's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Terumo moves into the clinch.
Terumo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lao avoids the damage to the body.

Terumo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terumo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terumo.
Lao is looking to score with low kicks.
Lao throws a leg kick but Terumo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lao walks into a jab.
Lao takes a swing at Terumo's ribcage but misses.
Terumo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lao throws a hook but Terumo avoids it easily.
Lao blocks a jab.
Terumo connects with a nice looking jab.
Lao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lao throws a big shot that misses.
Terumo throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Terumo moves into range and clinches up with Lao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo tries a body shot but Lao blocks it.
Lao lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terumo.
Terumo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Terumo tries to stall but Lao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Terumo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terumo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lao misses with a punch to the body.
Lao is working Terumo over against the ropes.
Terumo trying to control the position but instead, Lao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Terumo into the ropes.
Terumo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terumo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Terumo scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terumo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Terumo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terumo lands a knee to the body.
Bruno Terumo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terumo misses with a body punch.
Terumo prevents a body shot from Lao.
Lao throws a punch but it's blocked by Terumo.
Terumo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lao breaks the clinch.
Lao jabs Terumo right on the nose. Terumo blinks but takes it well.
Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terumo.
Lao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terumo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lao throws out the jab.
Lao swings widly with a right hand
and Terumo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lao thinking.
Terumo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Terumo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terumo moves in looking to clinch but Lao pushes him off.
Jab, jab by Lao - just one landing.
Terumo thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Terumo slams his shin into Lao's torso.
Terumo throws a shot from downtown. Lao moves away and avoids it.
Terumo lands with a shot to the body.
Terumo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lao thuds his shin into the meat of Terumo's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terumo misses with a body kick.
Terumo with a hook.
Terumo misses with a hook.
Terumo misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Terumo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Terumo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Terumo!