PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballard Magnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chibi Tsushima's chin.

Magnar
vs
Tsushima

174 cm
22
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima lands an overhand right.
Tsushima throws a body punch but Magnar moves out of range.
Tsushima throws a body kick that misses.
Magnar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Tsushima's head.
Tsushima slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Tsushima misses.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a takedown but Magnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsushima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Tsushima misses.
Tsushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tsushima is looking to land body kicks.
Magnar cracks Tsushima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Chibi Tsushima has been cut.
Chibi Tsushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsushima throws a body punch but Magnar moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsushima keeps Magnar at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima scores with a nice strike.
Magnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsushima.
Tsushima bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsushima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magnar if he has to take too many more of those.
Tsushima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magnar sprawls well. Magnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsushima gets slowly back to his feet.
Magnar throws a body punch but Tsushima moves out of range.
Magnar looks to land a right hand but Tsushima moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Magnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsushima stuns Magnar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tsushima to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima thumps Magnar with a low kick.
Tsushima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tsushima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magnar throws out the jab.
Magnar cracks Tsushima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tsushima.

Tsushima decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tsushima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tsushima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tsushima prevents Magnar from improving his position.
Tsushima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsushima drops an elbow to the side of Magnar's head.
Magnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnar trying to control but Tsushima postures up.
Tsushima is nestled in close to Magnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tsushima seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tsushima lands with a punch from half guard.
Magnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tsushima on the ground.
Magnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Magnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsushima scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tsushima is keen to just control but Magnar is a slippery customer.
Tsushima thows a huge punch but Magnar dodges it nicely.

Tsushima seems to be working for a kimura but Magnar defends the submission attempt.
Tsushima is nestled in close to Magnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsushima trying to control the pace.
Tsushima takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tsushima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magnar defending well though.
Tsushima is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magnar is looking for a sweep. Tsushima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magnar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsushima trying to control but Magnar is working from the bottom.
Tsushima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chibi Tsushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chibi Tsushima'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.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tsushima is defended easily by Magnar.
Tsushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsushima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsushima connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsushima, right into the meat.
Tsushima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magnar is fending him off so far but Tsushima persists. Nope, Magnar circles away and we're back to standing.

Magnar gets caught flat footed, as Tsushima shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Magnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Magnar, not yet.
Tsushima scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tsushima with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsushima content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima trying to control but Magnar is working from the bottom.
Magnar looking to control.
Magnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magnar tries to get out of the position.
Tsushima trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chibi Tsushima has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No joy there for Magnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magnar looks to throw the jab but Tsushima is out of range.
Tsushima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Tsushima.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima tries to work over Magnar's front leg with a kick but Magnar checks it.
Tsushima tries to move into range but Magnar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsushima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magnar pinned against the cage. Magnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ballard Magnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
Tsushima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsushima moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Magnar checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Magnar blocks the low kick.
Tsushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magnar throws out a loose jab but Tsushima uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsushima throws a leg kick that misses.
Tsushima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magnar sprawls well. Magnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsushima gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsushima. That's going to slow Magnar down.
Tsushima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magnar swivels and escapes.
Magnar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magnar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Tsushima.
Magnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsushima misses with a takedown attempt - Magnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Magnar counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Tsushima.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsushima lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magnar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magnar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magnar blocks the body kick.
Tsushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magnar's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnar checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnar walks into a left hand.
Magnar misses with a looping left.
Tsushima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magnar is fending him off so far but Tsushima persists. Nope, Magnar circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chibi Tsushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chibi Tsushima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Magnar swings widly with a right hand
and Tsushima counters with a left to the body.
Tsushima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid body kick from Tsushima.
Tsushima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Tsushima - just one landing.
Tsushima misses with a kick to the body.
Tsushima throws a right hand that misses
and Magnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsushima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tsushima pushes Magnar away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Tsushima.
Tsushima throws a leg kick that misses.
Magnar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnar takes a swing at Tsushima's ribcage but misses.
Magnar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tsushima jabs at Magnar's body.
Tsushima thuds his shin into the meat of Magnar's side.
Magnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tsushima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magnar's waist but Magnar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsushima off to one side.
Chibi Tsushima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a takedown. Magnar tries to sprawl out of it but Tsushima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsushima throws a wild body kick that Magnar sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima throws a leg kick but Magnar checks it.
Tsushima walks into a straight right hand from Magnar.
Tsushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsushima tries to score with a low kick but Magnar moves his leg out of the way.
Magnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magnar 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.
Tsushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnar is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsushima closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Magnar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tsushima looks to throw a body kick
and Magnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsushima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ballard Magnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tsushima feints and as Magnar raises his hands in defense, Tsushima changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magnar pulls Tsushima in close to his closed guard and prevents Tsushima from doing any damage or advancing position.
Magnar is trying to control the position but Tsushima postures up.
Ballard Magnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsushima's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsushima looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Tsushima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tsushima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chibi Tsushima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Magnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar pulls Tsushima in close to prevent any damage.
Tsushima looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Ballard Magnar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Magnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsushima is looking to land body kicks.
Magnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chibi Tsushima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tsushima 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chibi Tsushima!
Chibi Tsushima thanked the fans post fight for their support.