PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsuji Rikidozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billet has chosen in your face as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rikidozan
vs
Billet

189 cm
28
220 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

185 cm
36
218 lbs
28 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuji Rikidozan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Katsuji Rikidozan has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rikidozan.
Rikidozan blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billet throws a leg kick
and Rikidozan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billet misses with a low kick.
Rikidozan misses the jab.
Rikidozan jabs Billet right on the nose. Billet blinks but takes it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Billet. Rikidozan shrugs it off though.
Rikidozan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Billet misses.
Jab by Billet.
Billet throws a lazy head kick
and Rikidozan counters with a leg kick.
Rikidozan avoids the body shot from Billet.
Rikidozan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Billet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Billet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rikidozan keeps Billet at a distance using the push kick.
Rikidozan moves out of range as Billet throws a body kick.
Billet throws a shot from downtown. Rikidozan moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan scores with the left hand. Billet knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Billet misses the target.
Billet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rikidozan is out of range.
Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rikidozan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Billet momentarily.
Billet misses with a double jab
and Rikidozan counters with a nice leg kick.
Rikidozan slips under a jab from Billet.
Billet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rikidozan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Billet is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billet looks to land a combination but Rikidozan avoids it well.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rikidozan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Billet.
Rikidozan's corner calls for a 1-2. Rikidozan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Billet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot by Rikidozan.
Billet throws a chopping leg kick but Rikidozan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Billet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Billet gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rikidozan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Billet slips under a jab from Rikidozan.
A low kick from Billet is predictable there
enabling Rikidozan to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rikidozan takes one to the chin there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Billet.
Rikidozan tries to bum rush Billet with a series of wild strikes but Billet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Billet tries a head kick but it misses.
Rikidozan throws a sloppy head kick and Billet moves out of range easily.
Billet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Rikidozan is rocked!
Rikidozan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Billet gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Belin Billet!