PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Gaultier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moribe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Krayzie Bone - Drama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moribe
vs
Gaultier

165 cm
33
147 lbs
20 - 12 - 2

175 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)
Héritage!

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)
GREEN!160

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 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyon Gaultier!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moribe checks a leg kick.
Gaultier staying out of range there.
Moribe lands a nice looking body kick.
Moribe wants to slow Gaultier down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch lands to the side of Moribe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moribe misses with an uppercut. Gaultier saw that one coming.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaultier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moribe.
Gaultier works Moribe's body with a nice hook.
Lyon Gaultier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moribe!
Gaultier slips a straight right by Moribe.
Gaultier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moribe misses with a straight right.
Gaultier throws a leg kick but Moribe checks it.
Gaultier throws a body punch but Moribe moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe tries to clinch up.
Gaultier throws out a leg kick but Moribe moves out of range and Gaultier only half commits.
Moribe takes one to the side of the head.
Moribe takes a swing at Gaultier's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaultier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moribe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moribe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moribe throws a body punch but Gaultier moves out of range.
Moribe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaultier throws a poor cross that misses
and Moribe counters with an inside leg kick.
Moribe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaultier throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Moribe moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moribe misses with the head strike.
Moribe struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaultier controls his hands.
Moribe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaultier backwards.
Gaultier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier lands an uppercut.
Moribe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moribe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaultier backwards.
Moribe tries to throw a body punch but Gaultier avoids it by throwing Moribe back against the cage.
Moribe lands a left hand.
Gaultier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaultier lands a right hand.
Gaultier misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Gaultier.
Moribe lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaultier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Gaultier as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gaultier fails to land.
Gaultier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaultier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moribe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaultier or not.
Still in the clinch, Gaultier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moribe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaultier has him pressed against the cage.
Moribe misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier has a couple of punches blocked by Moribe.
Moribe blocks a body shot from Gaultier.
Gaultier working aggressively here.
Gaultier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moribe or not.
Moribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaultier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moribe blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Gaultier.
A short left from Moribe.

Moribe breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Moribe blocks the leg kick.
Gaultier lands with a straight right. Moribe didn't see that one coming.
Moribe connects with a body shot that sends Gaultier's belly button to the back.
Gaultier missing with a left hand there. Moribe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moribe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moribe scores with a head kick. Gaultier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gaultier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaultier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaultier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gaultier throws a chopping leg kick but Moribe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gaultier takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Moribe.
Moribe throws a leg kick which misses Gaultier's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaultier tries to avoid it.
Moribe ducks under a wild hook from Gaultier.
Gaultier takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
Moribe lands a lovely overhand right.
Gaultier tries to land a body kick
and Moribe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gaultier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moribe connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaultier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moribe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaultier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lyon Gaultier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gaultier tries a low kick but Moribe avoids it.
Gaultier moves out of range of the leg kick from Moribe.
Moribe avoids the body shot from Gaultier.
Moribe just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaultier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Moribe misses.
Moribe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gaultier's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gaultier avoids the body shot from Moribe.
Gaultier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gaultier connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Moribe.
Moribe throwing a counter right hand but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaultier dodges the punch combination from Moribe.
Gaultier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moribe misses with a hook. Gaultier ducked under it nicely.
Gaultier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaultier with a jab.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Moribe.
Gaultier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moribe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gaultier takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
Moribe lands with a right hand.
Gaultier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaultier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moribe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moribe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gaultier lands a leg kick that knocks Moribe off balance momentarily.
Moribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaultier.
Gaultier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moribe cracks Gaultier with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaultier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moribe.
Moribe misses with a two punch combination.
Gaultier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaultier misses with a hook. Moribe ducked under it nicely.
Moribe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gaultier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moribe.
Good exchange - Moribe coming out on top.
Moribe misses with a straight right.
Gaultier slips a jab from Moribe.
Moribe connects with a jab.
Gaultier throws a shot from downtown. Moribe moves away and avoids it.
Moribe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moribe misses with an uppercut. Gaultier saw that one coming.
Gaultier is trying to counter with his kicks.
Moribe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moribe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moribe scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Moribe misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier tries to land a leg kick but Moribe saw it coming and moves away.
Gaultier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaultier, right into the meat.
Moribe scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaultier should have avoided that one.
Gaultier throws the kick towards the body but Moribe avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Moribe.

Moribe closes the distance and pushes Gaultier back into the cage.
Gaultier is trying to maintain a safe position but Moribe gets an underhook and turns Gaultier into the cage.
Moribe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moribe can't find room to land a body shot as Gaultier controls the action.
Moribe misses with some punches.
Gaultier tries a body shot but Moribe blocks it.
Gaultier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moribe lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moribe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaultier lands with a light punch inside.

Moribe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaultier connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moribe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Moribe misses.
Gaultier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaultier lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Moribe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gaultier misses with a looping right.
Moribe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gaultier cracks Moribe with an open hand slap.
Gaultier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gaultier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaultier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaultier thuds a left hand into Moribe's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Azusa Moribe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Moribe misses with a body kick.
Moribe lands a body shot.
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moribe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaultier throws a big shot that misses.
Moribe connects with the punch.
Gaultier moves forwards but Moribe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moribe.
Moribe moves out of range as Gaultier strikes.
Moribe throws a sloppy head kick and Gaultier moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moribe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaultier.
Moribe just misses with a punch to the body.
Azusa Moribe is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moribe checks a leg kick.
Gaultier takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaultier checks it well.
Gaultier replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Moribe blocks it well.
Moribe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaultier.
A good leg kick by Moribe.
Gaultier works Moribe's body with a nice hook.
Moribe misses the shot to the body.
Moribe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moribe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gaultier misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Moribe blocks the leg kick.
Gaultier blocks a low kick nicely.
Moribe connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Moribe lands but Gaultier takes it in his stride.
Moribe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier lands with a kick to the temple. Moribe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaultier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gaultier misses with a few strikes there.
Gaultier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moribe's sensitive parts.
Gaultier misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Moribe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moribe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moribe throws a hook to the side of Gaultier's head but Gaultier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moribe blocks a low kick nicely.
Gaultier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moribe's calf.
Moribe throws the kick towards the body but Gaultier avoids it.
Gaultier throws a low kick but Moribe avoids it.
Moribe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moribe lands with a kick to the temple. Gaultier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Gaultier is rocked!
Moribe throws a right hand that Gaultier ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaultier also avoids with ease.
Gaultier is still on wobbly legs! Can Moribe finish him?

Moribe moves into the clinch.
Gaultier throws a head punch that misses.
Moribe creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gaultier with a big uppercut! Gaultier tries to clinch up but Moribe pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gaultier to the mat! Gaultier covers up and Moribe unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Azusa Moribe!
Azusa Moribe gave a mention to Héritage! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).