PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki comes to the cage accompanied by I've Just Seen a Face. 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.

Hideki
vs
Stormcrow

172 cm
34
178 lbs
30 - 10 - 2

180 cm
24
176 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)
Fight Night Nutrition

Hellbent
Cripplers Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Masaru Hideki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowser Stormcrow!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stormcrow can pounce on him.
Stormcrow moves out of range as Hideki strikes.
Stormcrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Stormcrow tries to land a leg kick but Hideki saw it coming and moves away.

Stormcrow closes the distance and clinches.
Hideki blocks a body shot from Stormcrow.
A nice left hand lands by Hideki.
Hideki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hideki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hideki taking a breather.
Stormcrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hideki backwards.
Hideki misses with the head strike.
Hideki struggles to land a body shot inside as Stormcrow controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stormcrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Stormcrow on the inside.

Stormcrow breaks the clinch.
Hideki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hideki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stormcrow moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stormcrow.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stormcrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hideki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stormcrow scores with a hook.
Hideki swats away the attempt to clinch by Stormcrow.
Hideki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hideki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stormcrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hideki's knee momentarily.
Stormcrow lands a leg kick that knocks Hideki off balance momentarily.
Hideki misses with a two punch combination.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Stormcrow wants to clinch up but Hideki keeps it at a distance.
Stormcrow throws a front kick aimed at Hideki's knee but Hideki avoids it well.
Hideki feints a jab promting Stormcrow to slip. Hideki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stormcrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stormcrow tries a low kick but Hideki avoids it.
Hideki checks a leg kick nicely.
Hideki tries to score with a low kick but Stormcrow moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Stormcrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stormcrow.

It looks like Masaru Hideki has been cut.
Hideki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stormcrow swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stormcrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideki shoots for a double leg takedown but Stormcrow sprawls well. He's pushed Hideki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hideki jabs Stormcrow right on the nose. Stormcrow blinks but takes it well.
Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stormcrow manages to avoid it.
Hideki misses with a right hand
and Stormcrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Hideki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stormcrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Stormcrow.
Hideki ducks right into an uppercut from Stormcrow.
Hideki throws a series of strikes that have Stormcrow backpedaling.
Stormcrow throws a push kick but Hideki slaps the foot to one side.
Hideki looks to throw the jab but Stormcrow is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hideki checks a leg kick.
Stormcrow blocks a head kick by Hideki.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Stormcrow.
Hideki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hideki scoring well with a low kick there.
Stormcrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Stormcrow closes the distance and pushes Hideki back into the cage.
Hideki cracks Stormcrow with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hideki throws a punch but it's blocked by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hideki is breathing heavily.
Stormcrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stormcrow prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stormcrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stormcrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hideki prevents a body shot from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hideki backwards.
Hideki blocks an uppercut.
Hideki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Stormcrow.
Stormcrow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hideki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Stormcrow fails to land.
Hideki tries to break the clinch but Stormcrow is controlling the position.
Stormcrow tries to work over Hideki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hideki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stormcrow lands a right hand.
Stormcrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowser Stormcrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Stormcrow.
Hideki scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Hideki.
Hideki checks a leg kick.
Stormcrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stormcrow misses with a straight right.
Stormcrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hideki's sensitive parts.
Stormcrow looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Hideki misses
and Stormcrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Hideki avoids a kick to the body.
Stormcrow loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stormcrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki throws a jab when Stormcrow was well out of range.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Stormcrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
Hideki misses with a low kick as Stormcrow jumps back.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stormcrow slips a jab from Hideki.
Hideki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stormcrow is looking to clinch.
Stormcrow tries to clinch but Hideki is having none of it.
Hideki throws a sloppy head kick and Stormcrow moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Hideki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stormcrow doesn't seem phased though.
Stormcrow throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range.
Stormcrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stormcrow thumps Hideki with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hideki moves out of range of the leg kick from Stormcrow.
Hideki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stormcrow at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tries to work over Stormcrow's front leg with a kick but Stormcrow checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stormcrow - that will leave a mark!
Stormcrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stormcrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hideki misses with a hook.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick which misses Hideki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hideki tries to avoid it.
Bowser Stormcrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stormcrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masaru Hideki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stormcrow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hideki. Hideki obviously looking to wear him down.
Stormcrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hideki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stormcrow cracks Hideki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stormcrow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stormcrow throws a solid leg kick but Hideki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stormcrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stormcrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stormcrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hideki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stormcrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hideki under the eye.
Hideki wants to land a leg kick but Stormcrow is out of range.
Hideki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stormcrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hideki is out of range and Stormcrow settles back down.
Bowser Stormcrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick which misses Hideki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hideki tries to avoid it.

Stormcrow clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stormcrow blocks a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki blocks an uppercut.
Stormcrow blocking some punches.

Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stormcrow throws a low kick but Hideki avoids it.
Hideki avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Hideki.
Hideki lands a jab to Stormcrow's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hideki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hideki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hideki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stormcrow is able to avoid easily.
Stormcrow looks to throw the jab but Hideki is out of range.
Hideki tries to land a leg kick but Stormcrow saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hideki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stormcrow tries to clinch up but Hideki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideki wants to slow Stormcrow down by chopping away at his legs.
Hideki lands a leg kick that knocks Stormcrow off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowser Stormcrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormcrow throws a chopping leg kick but Hideki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hideki throws a head kick that misses
and Stormcrow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stormcrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Hideki blocks the leg kick.
Stormcrow takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Hideki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hideki connects with a leg kick. Stormcrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stormcrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stormcrow checks a leg kick nicely.
Hideki defending well as Stormcrow loads up on a big left hand.
Stormcrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hideki has time to react.
Stormcrow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Stormcrow. That snapped Hideki's head back.

Hideki is rocked!

Masaru Hideki's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Hideki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hideki.
Hideki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hideki seems to have got his legs back now.
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stormcrow checks a leg kick.
Stormcrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hideki's calf.
Hideki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stormcrow is fending him off so far but Hideki persists. Nope, Stormcrow circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hideki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stormcrow scores with a leg kick.
Stormcrow cracks a nice hook into Hideki's ribs.
Hideki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hideki is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow tries to clinch up.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stormcrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stormcrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hideki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stormcrow takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Stormcrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hideki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Hideki blocks the leg kick.
Stormcrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stormcrow scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki misses with a low kick.
Stormcrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki checks the leg kick.
Stormcrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stormcrow.
Hideki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hideki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stormcrow.
Crunch! Stormcrow slams his shin into Hideki's torso.
Stormcrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stormcrow lands a really nice looking cross but Hideki seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stormcrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hideki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stormcrow tests Hideki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hideki throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Stormcrow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stormcrow.
Stormcrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stormcrow tries to clinch up but Hideki circles away and keeps his distance.
Stormcrow tries to work over Hideki's front leg with a kick but Hideki checks it.
Hideki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stormcrow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hideki.
Some wild striking there from Hideki.
Stormcrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stormcrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki.
Hideki throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowser Stormcrow really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Stormcrow blocks the low kick.

Hideki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stormcrow did well to prevent Hideki getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stormcrow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hideki trying to control but Stormcrow is working from the bottom.
Stormcrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hideki's guard.
Stormcrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stormcrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hideki's guard.
Stormcrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bowser Stormcrow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stormcrow lands a jab to the nose.
Hideki throws a lazy right hand but Stormcrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stormcrow blocks a head kick by Hideki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stormcrow needs to keep his hands up - Hideki had a free shot at his head there.
Hideki throws a front kick aimed at Stormcrow's knee but Stormcrow avoids it well.
Hideki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stormcrow scores with a jab to the body.
Stormcrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hideki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stormcrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Hideki.
Hideki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hideki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stormcrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick

and Hideki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hideki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki wants to control from the top but Stormcrow keeps moving.
Stormcrow has control of Hideki's left arm, preventing Hideki from doing any damage.
Hideki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hideki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stormcrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stormcrow has control of Hideki's left arm, preventing Hideki from doing any damage.
Stormcrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stormcrow's head.
Stormcrow pulls Hideki in close to prevent any damage.
Hideki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hideki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hideki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masaru Hideki had his way with Bowser Stormcrow in that round.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
That's time! Hideki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stormcrow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stormcrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki.
Hideki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stormcrow can pounce on him.
A low kick from Stormcrow misses

so Hideki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hideki lands a couple of elbows.
Hideki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stormcrow is keeping the position for now.
Hideki throws an elbow that misses. Stormcrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hideki's guard. Nice move by Stormcrow!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stormcrow controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki is pulling down on Stormcrow's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stormcrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Masaru Hideki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Hideki moved away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stormcrow enables Hideki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stormcrow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hideki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stormcrow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stormcrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Masaru Hideki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormcrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hideki.
Stormcrow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bowser Stormcrow.
Hideki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stormcrow in his tracks.
That kick from Hideki tenderised Stormcrow's leg. Stormcrow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stormcrow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stormcrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Bowser Stormcrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stormcrow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Hideki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hideki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masaru Hideki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow misses with a straight left.
Hideki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stormcrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hideki's hands.
Stormcrow moves away from the strike by Hideki.
Hideki throws a leg kick that misses.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stormcrow moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stormcrow blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hideki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hideki misses with some punches.
Stormcrow misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masaru Hideki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stormcrow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowser Stormcrow!
Bowser Stormcrow is the new welterweight champion!
Bowser Stormcrow decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.