PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Koyabashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Blye
vs
Koyabashi

173 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Blye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Koyabashi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koyabashi tries a low kick but Blye avoids it.
Blye seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koyabashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blye is able to avoid easily.
Blye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koyabashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koyabashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Blye misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blye checks a leg kick.
Koyabashi throws a sloppy head kick and Blye moves out of range easily.
Blye checks the leg kick.
Koyabashi throws a body kick that misses.
Blye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koyabashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koyabashi misses with a head kick.
A big right from Blye misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koyabashi.
Masato Koyabashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blye shoots in and gets a takedown into Koyabashi's guard.
Blye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blye content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koyabashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blye stops Koyabashi from standing up.
Blye is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koyabashi is looking to stand up but Blye isn't so interested in that idea.
Blye landing with the ground and pound.
Blye postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blye is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blye postures up and lands a big shot to Koyabashi's brow.
Blye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Koyabashi is rocked!
Blye working some strikes from top position.
Koyabashi is still in real trouble! Can Blye finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blye distracts Koyabashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blye makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koyabashi being controlled here, momentarily.
Blye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blye scoring with some ground and pound.
Blye landing some decent shots from guard.
Blye with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blye loads up on a big left hand. Koyabashi felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Blye looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Koyabashi can't hide his disappointment, as Blye celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Blye!