PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong comes to the cage accompanied by Hong Entrance Song. Toriyama has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hong
vs
Toriyama

175 cm
33
156 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

173 cm
33
152 lbs
32 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nichi Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toriyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Toriyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong moves out of range as Toriyama strikes.
Hong lands a slapping body shot.
Toriyama misses with a leg kick.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Toriyama moved out of range.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toriyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Hong misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toriyama! But no joy.
Toriyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toriyama misses with a straight right.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Hong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong takes a swing at Toriyama's ribcage but misses.
Toriyama tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Toriyama connects with a high kick.
Toriyama throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Hong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
Toriyama lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Toriyama lands with a nice body punch.
Toriyama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Toriyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Toriyama throws a body kick that misses.

Hong darts in and clinches Toriyama up against the cage.

Toriyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hong.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Toriyama throws a body kick that misses.
Hong misses with a hook. Toriyama ducked under it nicely.
Toriyama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nichi Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong scores with a push kick.
Toriyama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong throws a solid leg kick but Toriyama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hong.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Toriyama throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Toriyama as he checks the leg kick.
Toriyama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hong cracks Toriyama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hong takes a swing at Toriyama's ribcage but misses.
Toriyama drops his hands momentarily and Hong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hong misses with a double jab

and Toriyama counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hong wants to control but Toriyama passes into side.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Who's going to make the next move?

Toriyama swings around for an armbar but Hong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Toriyama's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Hong is looking to advance position but Toriyama has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Toriyama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hong is looking to escape.
Toriyama is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong is in all sorts of trouble here.

Toriyama goes for an armbar but Hong turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hong.

Toriyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hong sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Toriyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Toriyama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hong works the jab nicely.
Toriyama misses with a few strikes there.
Hong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Toriyama will feel that in the morning.

Hong rushes Toriyama and presses him up against the cage.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Hong.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toriyama is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Toriyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Toriyama avoids the damage to the body.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toriyama misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toriyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toriyama misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Toriyama.
Nice elbow from Toriyama.
Toriyama misses with a punch on the inside.

Toriyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hong tries to work over Toriyama's front leg with a kick but Toriyama checks it.
Toriyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Toriyama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong throws a leg kick but Toriyama sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toriyama.
A low kick from Hong is predictable there
and Toriyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong throws out a powerful jab.
Toriyama works Hong's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Toriyama throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Toriyama throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hong wants to clinch up but Toriyama keeps it at a distance.
Toriyama misses with a hook.
Toriyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toriyama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hong finds it's way round the side to connect with Toriyama's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a leg kick but Toriyama moved away.
Toriyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toriyama.
Toriyama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Toriyama throws a shot to the body.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toriyama follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Toriyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Toriyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Toriyama throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toriyama checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toriyama.
Hong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toriyama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hong lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Toriyama blocks the low kick.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hong walks into a straight right hand from Toriyama.
Hong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Toriyama slips a jab from Hong.
Toriyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toriyama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Hong.
Hong with a nice cross.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toriyama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Hong is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
Hong swings for the body but Toriyama moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Akira Toriyama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toriyama checks it well.
Toriyama's corner calls for a 1-2. Toriyama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Toriyama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Toriyama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hong.
Hong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toriyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toriyama - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong fakes the leg kick and cracks Toriyama in the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
Toriyama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hong slips under a jab from Toriyama.
Hong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Toriyama lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toriyama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hong swings for the body but Toriyama moves out of range.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toriyama is out of range.
Toriyama misses with an uppercut.
Toriyama blocks a head kick by Hong.
Toriyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Toriyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Good leg kick by Toriyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toriyama is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hong throws a wild body kick that Toriyama sees coming a mile off.
Toriyama lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toriyama throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Nichi Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akira Toriyama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Toriyama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toriyama counters with a thumping low kick.
Toriyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Hong.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toriyama moves away.
Akira Toriyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong is looking to clinch.
Toriyama was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Toriyama lands a lovely overhand right.
Hong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hong throws a solid leg kick but Toriyama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hong.
Toriyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Toriyama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hong slips a jab from Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
Toriyama takes one to the side of the head.
Toriyama throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Toriyama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab by Toriyama.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toriyama.
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toriyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Toriyama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong scores with a spinning back kick!
Toriyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hong checks a leg kick.
Toriyama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Toriyama throws a nice head kick!
Toriyama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Toriyama tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hong misses with a leg kick.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Toriyama counters with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Toriyama.
Toriyama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toriyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Toriyama.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Toriyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Toriyama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Toriyama!
A relieved looking Akira Toriyama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Nichi Hong stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thsnk you for all the sponsors, to the org. and to all that supported me through the years. Unfortunately this is my last fight. I will be focusing on helping my teammates improve. Thank you all very much.'.