PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John comes into the arena with Roy Jones Jr. Must have forgot. blaring out of the sound system. Urameshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Styles P & Uncle Murda - Poppin Bottle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

John
vs
Urameshi

184 cm
36
199 lbs
30 - 17 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Blood Bank ($10)
CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi dodges the punch combination from John.
Urameshi connects with a leg kick. John looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Urameshi's shoulder, as Urameshi tries to avoid the shot.
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from John.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Urameshi lands with a right hand.
John ducks right into an uppercut from Urameshi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urameshi.
Urameshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Urameshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urameshi. That's going to slow John down.
A head kick by John misses
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi tries to land a body kick
and Urameshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi works the jab nicely.
A cross from Urameshi lands.
Urameshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urameshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urameshi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
Urameshi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Urameshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
John takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi tries a low kick but John avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urameshi. That's going to slow John down.
Urameshi is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urameshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Urameshi tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
John misses with an uppercut. Urameshi saw that one coming.
Urameshi scores with a head kick. John tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
John fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi lands a jab to the head.
John misses with a takedown attempt - Urameshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Urameshi moves out of range easily.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urameshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urameshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Urameshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a low kick but John moves out of range easily.
Urameshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urameshi.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Urameshi scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
Nice body punch from Urameshi.
John throws a series of strikes that have Urameshi backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

John misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Urameshi.
John misses with a few strikes there.
John lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urameshi.
John shoots for a double leg takedown but Urameshi sprawls well. He's pushed John's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Urameshi blocks a head kick by John.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
John looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John blocks the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! John crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Urameshi - the referee stops the clock and John gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Urameshi. John manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Decent striking displayed by Urameshi there.
Urameshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from John.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Urameshi - that will leave a mark!
John throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi cracks the inside of John's front leg.
Urameshi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urameshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John throws the left hand but Urameshi avoids the punch easily.
Urameshi connects with a nice looking jab.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John misses the shot to the body.
John shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urameshi but Urameshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from John.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a head kick.
Urameshi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John connects with a leg kick. Urameshi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
John cracks Urameshi with a good jab.
John misses with a hook to the body
and Urameshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
Urameshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urameshi. Urameshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Urameshi throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urameshi moves away.
John throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John swinging wildly here.
John shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Urameshi as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urameshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for John. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urameshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Urameshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Urameshi lands a right hook to the body.
Urameshi lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Urameshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
Urameshi lands a nice looking kick to the body. John takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Urameshi stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Urameshi.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Urameshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Urameshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urameshi.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Urameshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Urameshi as he jumps to the side.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a lazy right hand but Urameshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Urameshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
John needs to keep his hands up - Urameshi had a free shot at his head there.
John throws a lazy right hand but Urameshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John misses with a low kick as Urameshi jumps back.
John takes a kick to the side of the head.
Urameshi scores with a leg kick.
Urameshi with a nice cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Urameshi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
John will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Urameshi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Big John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John swinging wildly here.
No luck for John with that takedown attempt.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
Urameshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Urameshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urameshi scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
Urameshi lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Urameshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Urameshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether John might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Urameshi.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John misses with a leg kick
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urameshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urameshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urameshi counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Urameshi lands.
John blocks a head kick by Urameshi.
Urameshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urameshi, right into the meat.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi lands a jab to John's midsection.
Good leg kick by Urameshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Urameshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice body kick from Urameshi.
Urameshi cracks John with a good jab.
Urameshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Urameshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Urameshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Urameshi counters with a solid body kick.
Urameshi fakes the leg kick and cracks John in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Urameshi lands a high kick!
Urameshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
John looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urameshi throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
John throws a head kick that misses
and Urameshi counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urameshi.
Urameshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crunch! Urameshi slams his shin into John's torso.
Urameshi is looking to land body kicks.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a predictable looking body shot
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urameshi scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urameshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Urameshi scores with a body shot.
Urameshi connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That kick from Urameshi tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Urameshi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of John's head.
John avoids the head kick by Urameshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from John is defended easily by Urameshi.
Good shot there by Urameshi.
Urameshi scores with a leg kick.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Urameshi.
John takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urameshi. Urameshi obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from John.
Urameshi swinging wildly here.
Urameshi moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Urameshi does it's job there.
Urameshi lands with an overhand left.
John throws a leg kick
and Urameshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urameshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Urameshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Urameshi counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi dominated that fourth round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Urameshi.
Urameshi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

John drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
John postures up in Urameshi's guard and throws a big left but Urameshi blocks it.
John cracks Urameshi with a solid left hand.
John postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Urameshi is rocked!
John arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Urameshi's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Big John!
Big John retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Big John thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.