PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ouji Eiichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Hed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ouji Eiichi's chin.

Eiichi
vs
Hed

189 cm
27
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ouji Eiichi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Hed!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eiichi misses with a hook. Hed ducked under it nicely.
Eiichi jabs at Hed's body.
Eiichi misses with a straight right.
Ouji Eiichi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eiichi misses with a hook. Hed ducked under it nicely.

Eiichi gets a clinch.
Eiichi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hed's efforts to push away.
Eiichi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eiichi misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eiichi.
Eiichi lands a right hand.
Eiichi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eiichi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hed.
Eiichi lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eiichi misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eiichi.
Eiichi misses with the head strike.
Eiichi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heds head.
Hed is trying to push Eiichi away but Eiichi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eiichi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eiichi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eiichi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eiichi.
Eiichi working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Eiichi.
Hed blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eiichi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hed backwards.
Hed tries to break the clinch but Eiichi is controlling the position.
Hed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eiichi.
Eiichi lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eiichi gets through Hed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hed blocking some punches.
Hed is trying to stall.
Eiichi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eiichi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eiichi working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eiichi lands with a light punch inside.
Eiichi gets through Hed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hed is looking to break free of the clinch but Eiichi has double underhooks.
Eiichi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hed.
Hed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eiichi misses with some punches.
Hed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eiichi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hed.
Good body shot from Eiichi.
Hed looks winded!
Eiichi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eiichi misses with a punch on the inside.
Eiichi misses with the head strike.
Hed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eiichi misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hed prevents a body shot from Eiichi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eiichi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hed's elbow.
Eiichi keeps control of Hed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Eiichi.
Eiichi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eiichi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eiichi lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Eiichi.
Eiichi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hed's elbow.
Eiichi lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eiichi throws a jab when Hed was well out of range.
Eiichi takes a swing at Hed's ribcage but misses.
Eiichi misses with an uppercut.
Hed keeps the fight on the outside.
Eiichi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eiichi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eiichi.
Hed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eiichi misses with the combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hed in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hed misses with a looping left.
Eiichi misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Hed misses.
Eiichi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eiichi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hed.
Eiichi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hed right on the button. Hed goes down! Eiichi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Eiichi gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ouji Eiichi!
Ouji Eiichi is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ouji Eiichi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.