PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Short Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogan Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Low might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Short People. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Low
vs
Redban

167 cm
28
150 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

181 cm
26
159 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Short Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogan Redban!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redban takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Redban takes a jab right on the kisser.
Redban with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Low to score with a decent uppercut.
Low ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redban moves away.
Short Low seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Low drives through with a takedown into Redban's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Redban wants to sweep here but Low controlling him for the moment.
Low lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Low trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Low might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Low postures up.
Low stopping the sweep attempt from Redban.
Low is looking to work some ground and pound but Redban has wrist control.
Redban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Low throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Low distracts Redban with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Low trying to control but Redban is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Redban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Low lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Low lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Redban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Redban looking for a sweep. Not yet Redban, not yet.
Low content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Low has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Low landing some decent shots from guard.
Redban seems keen to control Low's posture.
Low postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Low lands a couple of elbows.
Low is in close to Redban's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Low makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low connects with a couple of short punches.
Redban trying to control the position.
Low wants to control from the top but Redban keeps moving.
Low landing with the ground and pound.
Low throws a big elbow that misses.
Low trying to control but Redban is working from the bottom.
Redban 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.
Redban wants to stand and escape but Low is having none of it.
Redban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Low. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redban keeping moving, preventing Low from controlling successfully.
Low landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low scoring with some ground and pound.
Redban looking for a sweep. Not yet Redban, not yet.
Low working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Low lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Redban is trying to control the position but Low postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Low's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Low content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Redban is rocked!
Low scoring with some ground and pound.
Redban is still in real trouble! Can Low finish him?
Low landing with the ground and pound.
Low stopping the sweep attempt from Redban.
Low loads up on a big left hand. Redban felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Low looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Redban can't hide his disappointment, as Low celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Short Low!
Short Low decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.