PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michi Sora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layfon Alseif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michi Sora has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sora
vs
Alseif

182 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michi Sora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Layfon Alseif!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alseif.
Alseif throws a right and a left that Sora avoids nicely.
Alseif moves out of range of the body kick from Sora.
Alseif fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sora throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sora.

Sora forces Alseif back against the cage and clinches.
Sora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alseif's efforts to push away.
Alseif is trying to force a seperation but Sora has the dominant position.
Alseif tries to throw a body punch but Sora avoids it by throwing Alseif back against the cage.
Sora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sora misses with a knee to the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Alseif has eaten all the pies!
Alseif is trying to break the clinch but Sora is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Sora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alseif blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alseif is trying to break the clinch but Sora is controlling him.
Sora connects with a knee to the head.
Alseif is trying to break the clinch but Sora has him pressed against the cage.
Sora lands a good knee to the midsection. Alseif won't want to take too many of those.
Alseif looks winded!
Sora utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sora taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sora gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Knees to the body from Sora.

Sora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sora shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alseif as he avoids it easily.
Sora closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alseif circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michi Sora. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alseif misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sora.
Sora scores with a knee to the head.
Alseif takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alseif wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sora connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alseif's face.
Sora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alseif wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sora connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sora.
Sora seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alseif tries to throw a body punch but Sora avoids it by throwing Alseif back against the cage.
Sora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alseif's efforts to push away.
Sora dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alseif.
Sora looking to throw knees to the head but Alseif is blocking nicely.
Sora has Alseif pressed against the cage, preventing Alseif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sora lands an elbow that stopped Alseif in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alseif has had enough of the clinch but Sora keeps him there for the moment.
Sora tries to land a knee to the head but Alseif blocks with his arms.
Alseif can't break the clinch.
Sora manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michi Sora.
Sora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alseif throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sora.
Layfon Alseif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alseif swinging wildly here.
Sora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michi Sora dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alseif scores with a decent looking hook.

Sora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sora stalls.
A knee to the head by Sora.
Sora lands an elbow that stopped Alseif in his tracks for a moment.
Sora landing knees to the head.
Sora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alseif lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alseif is breathing heavily.
Sora connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sora lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Layfon Alseif has been cut.
Sora lands an elbow inside that Alseif shrugs off.
Alseif letting Sora take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sora utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alseif wants to stall.

Sora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sora lands with a slapping head kick.
Alseif throws a poor cross that misses
and Sora finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Sora closes the distance and pushes Alseif back into the cage.
Sora lands an elbow inside that Alseif shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Sora.
Sora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sora scores with a knee to the head.
Sora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alseif lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sora lands with a light punch inside.

Alseif is rocked!
Sora lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sora taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alseif is still on wobbly legs! Can Sora finish him?
Sora working Alseif over with knees to the body.
Alseif seems to have recovered his senses.
Sora manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alseif in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alseif's efforts to push away.
Sora lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sora working Alseif over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Sora.
Sora lands a nice elbow.
Alseif taking a breather.
Sora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alseif can do to turn this around?
Sora scores with a knee to the head.
Sora stalling against the cage.
Alseif can't find room to land a body shot as Sora controls the action.
Sora has a couple of punches blocked by Alseif.
Alseif takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sora looking to throw knees to the head but Alseif is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Michi Sora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alseif is trying to break free.
Alseif working hard to break the clinch.
Sora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sora throws a head punch that misses.
Alseif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Alseif's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alseif is trying to force a seperation but Sora has the dominant position.
Alseif tries to circle away but Sora has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sora prevents a body shot from Alseif.
Alseif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Sora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michi Sora dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Layfon Alseif'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!

Sora looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alseif is fending him off so far but Sora persists. Nope, Alseif circles away and we're back to standing.
Sora takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alseif scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alseif connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Alseif as Sora shoots in.

Sora instigates a clinch.
Alseif is trying to push Sora away but Sora has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alseif is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alseif managing to block the knees to the body from Sora.
Alseif misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sora comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sora swings wildly with an uppercut but Alseif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alseif is trying to push Sora away but Sora has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alseif backwards.
Sora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Sora fails to land.
Sora tries to land a knee to the head but Alseif blocks with his arms.
Sora landing knees to the body.
Alseif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sora misses with a knee strike.
Sora connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alseif's face.
Alseif tries a body shot but Sora blocks it.
Alseif tries to break free but Sora pushes him back against the cage.
Sora has Alseif pressed against the cage, preventing Alseif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sora gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sora displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alseif up against the cage.
Alseif tries to throw a body punch but Sora avoids it by throwing Alseif back against the cage.
Sora blocks an uppercut.
Sora misses with a knee to the head.
Sora taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alseif tries to break the clinch but Sora is controlling the position.
Sora is stalling here.
Alseif tries to circle away but Sora has him pinned against the cage.
Sora looking to throw knees to the head but Alseif is blocking nicely.
Sora pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alseif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alseif.
Alseif avoids the elbow strike from Sora, against the cage.
Sora swings wildly with an uppercut but Alseif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sora keeps control of Alseif as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sora lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alseif misses with a body punch.
Alseif is trying to break the clinch but Sora is controlling him.
Sora misses with the head strike.
Alseif can't find room to land a body shot as Sora controls the action.
Sora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alseif's elbow.
Sora will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alseif up against the cage.
Sora has Alseif pressed against the cage, preventing Alseif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alseif wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alseif is trying to force a seperation but Sora has the dominant position.
Sora misses with the head strike.
Sora's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alseif is trying to break the clinch but Sora is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alseif blocking some punches.
Layfon Alseif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sora lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Michi Sora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alseif takes an elbow to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michi Sora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sora 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michi Sora!