PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aruneru Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Batusai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batusai has chosen Step Up as his entrance music. Kenshin Batusai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hero
vs
Batusai

171 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
28
150 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aruneru Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kenshin Batusai!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Hero misses
and Batusai counters with a thumping low kick.
Hero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hero tries to clinch there but Batusai circles away.
Hero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batusai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Batusai.
Batusai misses with a straight left.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hero is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batusai blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Hero.
Hero misses with a series of wild punches.
Hero throws a head kick that misses
and Batusai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hero's knee momentarily.
Hero wants to clinch

and Batusai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batusai throws an elbow but misses.
Hero blocks an elbow strike.
Hero stalling in the clinch but Batusai improves position.
Hero throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batusai throws an elbow that misses.
Batusai pushes off an throws an elbow but Hero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Batusai misses with an elbow strike.
Hero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hero is looking to break free of the clinch but Batusai has double underhooks.
Batusai blocks the elbow strike.
Batusai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Batusai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hero.
Hero blocks an elbow strike.
Batusai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hero's defenses.
Hero blocks the elbow strike.
Hero is looking to break free of the clinch but Batusai has double underhooks.
Hero tries to break the clinch but Batusai is controlling the position.
Batusai misses with an elbow strike.
Batusai lands an elbow that stopped Hero in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batusai avoiding damage as Hero throws knees to the body.
Hero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hero tries to break the clinch but Batusai is controlling the position.

Hero breaks from the clinch.
Hero tries a head kick but it misses.
Batusai avoids the head kick by Hero.
Hero looks to land a combination but Batusai avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Hero.

Hero instigates a clinch.
Batusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batusai throws a leg kick which misses Hero's front leg but catches the back leg as Hero tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Batusai counters with a nice leg kick.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batusai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batusai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hero fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero tries to clinch up but Batusai circles away and keeps his distance.
Hero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Batusais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick by Hero misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aruneru Hero will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hero throws a sloppy head kick and Batusai moves out of range easily.

Batusai closes the distance and clinches.
Batusai throws an elbow that misses.
Batusai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hero wants to break free but Batusai has control.
Hero tries to break the clinch but Batusai is controlling the position.
Hero wants to break free but Batusai has control.
Batusai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Batusai working Hero over with knees to the body.
Batusai has Hero pressed against the cage, preventing Hero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hero avoids the elbow strike from Batusai, against the cage.
Batusai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hero's efforts to push away.
Batusai has Hero pressed against the cage, preventing Hero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hero tries to circle away but Batusai has him pinned against the cage.
Hero wants to break free but Batusai has control.
Hero is trying to break the clinch but Batusai has him pressed against the cage.
Hero avoids the elbow strike from Batusai, against the cage.
Hero wants to get back to striking at distance but Batusai won't allow it.
Hero has Batusai pressed against the cage.
Batusai lands an elbow that stopped Hero in his tracks for a moment.

Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Batusai instigates a clinch.
Hero misses with a knee strike.
Hero controlling the action here for a moment.
Hero blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero is trying to break the clinch but Batusai is controlling him.
Hero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Batusai keeps control of Hero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batusai has him pressed against the cage.
Batusai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hero.
Hero tries to break free but Batusai pushes him back against the cage.

Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hero pushes Batusai up against the cage in a clinch.
Batusai throws an elbow but it misses.
Hero takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batusai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero moves away from the strike by Batusai.
Hero throws a lazy head kick
and Batusai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Batusai clinches.
Hero avoids the elbow strike from Batusai, against the cage.
Hero avoiding damage as Batusai throws knees to the body.
Hero has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Hero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Batusai counters with a nice body kick.
Batusai throws a looping overhand right but Hero ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Hero. Those never looked like landing.
Batusai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hero swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a series of punches but Batusai moves out of range.
Batusai tries to clinch
and Hero counters with a one-two to the body.
Hero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aruneru Hero is winning the standup battle so far.
Batusai swats away the attempt to clinch by Hero.
A head kick by Hero misses
and Batusai counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Batusai counters with a low kick, right behind Hero 's knee.
Hero fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aruneru Hero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hero tries to clinch but Batusai moves out of range.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Hero misses.
Hero tries to clinch up.
Hero tries to clinch there but Batusai circles away.
Aruneru Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero throws a head kick but Batusai moves out of range.
Batusai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Hero misses

and Batusai counters by moving into the clinch.
Hero dodges an elbow strike from Batusai.
Hero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batusai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batusai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hero managing to block the knees to the body from Batusai.

Hero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hero has Batusai up against the cage in a clinch.
Batusai misses with an elbow strike.
Batusai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hero.

Hero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batusai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hero moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batusai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hero.
Hero blocks an elbow strike from Batusai.
Hero is trying to stall.
Hero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hero stalls.
Hero is trying to push Batusai away but Batusai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hero throws an elbow but it misses.
Batusai blocks an elbow strike from Hero.
Batusai prevents Hero from breaking the clinch.
Hero is trying to break free.
Hero wants to break free but Batusai has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batusai blocks it with crossed arms.
Hero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Batusai.
Batusai trying to land knees to the body.

Hero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hero tries to clinch but Batusai is having none of it.
Hero is looking to clinch but Batusai is avoiding it.
Batusai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hero.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Batusai - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Hero misses
and Batusai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aruneru Hero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Batusai.
Batusai pushes Hero away with a front kick.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch but Batusai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batusai connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batusai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hero moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batusai misses with an elbow strike.
Batusai misses with an elbow over the top.
Kenshin Batusai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero stalling in the clinch but Batusai improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aruneru Hero.
Well Hero 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aruneru Hero!