PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheech Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Akimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akimoto has chosen Knockout as his entrance music. Cheech Chong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Chong
vs
Akimoto

188 cm
23
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cheech Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Akimoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akimoto with a hook.

Chong drives through and clinches with Akimoto against the cage.
Akimoto takes a shot to the head.
Chong throws a head punch that misses.
Chong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akimotos head.
Chong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Chong.
Akimoto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Chong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chong takes a shot to the head.

Akimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akimoto stuns Chong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Chong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chong.
Nice straight punches there by Akimoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akimoto.
Chong connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Ryu Akimoto has been cut.
Akimoto lands a two punch combo.
Akimoto misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akimoto with a jab.
Akimoto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chong on the side of the head.
Chong slips a straight right by Akimoto.
Chong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akimoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chong swinging wildly here.
Akimoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Chong has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chong.
Chong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Chong manages to break the clinch.
Chong tries to close the distance and clinch but Akimoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akimoto with a nice cross.

Chong has taken the fight to the clinch.

Chong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu Akimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chong misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chong jabs Akimoto right on the nose. Akimoto blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Akimoto catches Chong right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chong is looking to clinch.
Akimoto looks to land a right hand but Chong moved out of range.
Chong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akimoto.
Chong throws a series of punches but Akimoto moves out of range.

Chong clinches up with Akimoto and pushes him back against the cage.

Chong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Akimoto gets tackled into the cage by Chong. Chong maintains the clinch.

Chong breaks the clinch.
Chong throws out a loose jab but Akimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akimoto lands with a right hand.
Chong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akimoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chong tries to clinch but Akimoto is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akimoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akimoto throws a one two combo.

It looks like Cheech Chong has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Chong. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Akimoto does no damage.
Akimoto looks to land a combination but Chong avoids it well.
Chong moves out of range as Akimoto strikes.
Chong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chong checks the leg kick.
Chong slips a jab and a cross from Akimoto.
Chong moves out of range as Akimoto strikes.
Chong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akimoto.
Akimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chong.
Akimoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chong's head backwards.
Akimoto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akimoto misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Akimoto coming out on top.
Chong doesn't manage to clinch there - Akimoto circles away.
Chong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akimoto staying out of range there.
Akimoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chong circles away quickly and effectively.
Akimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Akimoto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Akimoto looks winded!
Akimoto looks to land a right hand but Chong moved out of range.
Chong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akimoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chong throws a jab but it's blocked by Akimoto.
Chong walks into a jab.
Chong tries to clinch but Akimoto is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Akimoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chong, pushing him back against the cage.
Akimoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Chong gets an underhook and turns Akimoto into the cage.
Chong lands a right hand.
Chong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryu Akimoto will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Chong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chong defending well as Akimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Akimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chong throws a right hand that Akimoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Akimoto also avoids with ease.
Ryu Akimoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chong tries to clinch but Akimoto is having none of it.

Akimoto tries to keep at a distance but Chong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akimoto prevents a body shot from Chong.
Chong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Chong breaks the clinch.
Chong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chong tries to clinch but Akimoto is having none of it.
Cheech Chong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akimoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chong on the side of the head.
Akimoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong doesn't manage to clinch there - Akimoto circles away.
Akimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Akimoto missing with a left hand there. Chong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Chong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akimoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Akimoto scores with a jab.
Akimoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chong fails in his attempt to clinch.

Chong clinches with his opponent.

Chong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Akimoto gets tackled into the cage by Chong. Chong maintains the clinch.

Chong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akimoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chong fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akimoto missing with a left hand there. Chong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chong misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Akimoto as he connects with a hook.
Akimoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Chong counters with a nice uppercut.
Chong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akimoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akimoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chong doesn't manage to clinch there - Akimoto circles away.
A shot to the liver by Akimoto. Beautiful body shot.
Chong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akimoto swinging wildly here.
Akimoto stuns Chong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chong moves into range and clinches up with Akimoto.
Akimoto works on Chong's body with a couple of short punches.
Akimoto taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chong blocking some punches.

Chong breaks from the clinch.
Chong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akimoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akimoto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akimoto duly obliges.
Chong misses with a two punch combination.
Chong looks to land a combination. Akimoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Akimoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akimoto lands with a straight right. Chong didn't see that one coming.
Chong works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akimoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chong doesn't seem bothered though.
Chong lands a nice hook to Akimoto's body. Akimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chong misses with a double jab.
Akimoto misses with a few strikes there.

Chong takes the fight into the clinch.
Chong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chong lands a hook that snaps the head of Akimoto backwards.
Chong scores with a shoulder strike.

Chong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akimoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akimoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akimoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chong counters with a stiff right hand.
Akimoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheech Chong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Chong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Akimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chong scores with a jab to the head.
Chong slips a jab from Akimoto.
Chong avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akimoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Akimoto tries to clinch up.
Chong tries to clinch up but Akimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Chong ducks under a wild hook from Akimoto.
Chong moves out of range of the strikes.
Akimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Chong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akimoto misses with a hook
and Chong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akimoto scores with a body shot.
Akimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akimoto slips a jab from Chong.
Akimoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chong throws a shot from downtown. Akimoto moves away and avoids it.
Akimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chong lands with a good body shot.
Chong wants to clinch up but Akimoto keeps it at a distance.
Akimoto misses with a straight left.

Chong moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chong pushes Akimoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akimoto wants to stall.
Chong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akimoto backwards.
Chong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chong scores with a shot to the side of Akimoto's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Chong.
A right hand to the body from Chong.
A short right from Chong on the inside.
Chong lands a nice uppercut.
Chong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Chong.

Chong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chong tries to clinch up.
Chong moves in looking to clinch but Akimoto pushes him off.
Chong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chong is looking to clinch.
Ryu Akimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Akimoto gets tackled into the cage by Chong. Chong maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chong.
Chong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akimoto backwards.

Chong breaks the clinch.
Chong tries to clinch there but Akimoto circles away.
Akimoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chong wants to clinch.
Akimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akimoto.

Chong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akimoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Akimoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Akimoto.
Akimoto trying to stall but Chong improves his position.

Chong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akimoto dodges the punch combination from Chong.
Akimoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Chong throws a nice looking combination but Akimoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chong is looking to clinch but Akimoto is avoiding it.
Chong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cheech Chong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chong scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheech Chong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chong 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Cheech Chong!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Cheech Chong!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Cheech Chong!

Cheech Chong wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Cheech Chong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.