PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Xinhai's choice of entrance music: Loco. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Moribe
vs
Xinhai

165 cm
26
135 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

169 cm
26
143 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai lands with a good body shot.
Xinhai shoots in for a takedown but Moribe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moribe wants to clinch up but Xinhai keeps it at a distance.
Xinhai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moribe as he avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xinhai.
Xinhai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moribe. That's going to slow Xinhai down.
Xinhai fails to land the takedown.
Azusa Moribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yang Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a leg kick
and Moribe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xinhai's knee momentarily.
Moribe lands with an uppercut that bounces Xinhai off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Moribe's head coaches at Green Line that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moribe throws a sloppy head kick and Xinhai moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Xinhai or perhaps it was just good defense by Moribe which made him look bad.
Xinhai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moribe.
Xinhai throws a leg kick
and Moribe counters with a straight right hand.
Moribe looks to throw the jab but Xinhai is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Moribe. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai is looking to chop away at Moribe's legs.
Xinhai avoids a kick to the body.
Xinhai throws a sloppy head kick and Moribe moves out of range easily.
Moribe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xinhai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xinhai throws a lazy uppercut

and Moribe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moribe.
Xinhai working aggressively here.
Xinhai blocks a body shot from Moribe.
Moribe misses with some punches.
Xinhai letting Moribe take a breather here.
Xinhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moribe scores with a shoulder strike.
Xinhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Moribe.
A right hand to the body from Xinhai.
Xinhai wants to stall.
Xinhai working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe lands a body shot.
Xinhai tries to score a body lock takedown but Moribe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moribe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moribe tries to land a knee to the head but Xinhai blocks with his arms.
Xinhai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moribe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moribe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moribe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xinhai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moribe avoids it really well and circles away.
Xinhai checks the leg kick.
Moribe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xinhai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moribe can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe connects with an inside leg kick.
Xinhai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moribe connects with a body shot that sends Xinhai's belly button to the back.
Moribe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
Moribe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moribe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xinhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xinhai misses with a right hand
and Moribe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Moribe.
Moribe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xinhai checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Moribe.
Xinhai lands with a good body shot.
Xinhai throws a body kick that misses.
Xinhai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moribe misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moribe throws a one two combo.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Moribe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xinhai throws a leg kick but Moribe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good exchange - Xinhai coming out on top.
Moribe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xinhai is out of range.
Xinhai slips under a jab.
Moribe is looking to clinch but Xinhai is avoiding it.
Moribe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Moribe forces Xinhai back against the cage and clinches.
Xinhai working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xinhai wants to stall.
Xinhai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moribe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Xinhai can turn it around.
Xinhai is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Xinhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xinhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Moribe controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azusa Moribe 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.

Moribe is looking to slow Xinhai down with leg kicks.
Moribe lands a head shot.
Moribe lands with an uppercut that bounces Xinhai off the cage and back into range.

Xinhai is rocked!
Xinhai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xinhai is still on wobbly legs! Can Moribe finish him?
Xinhai loses concentration momentarily and Moribe pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Xinhai crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Moribe finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Azusa Moribe!
Our winner, Azusa Moribe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.