PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tink Movement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noritada Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Movement
vs
Masaru

197 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tink Movement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noritada Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Movement takes a swing at Masaru's ribcage but misses.
Masaru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Noritada Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masaru fails to land with a series of punches.
Masaru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masaru slips under a jab from Movement.
Masaru has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Masaru lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Movement backs up against the cage.

It looks like Tink Movement has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Movement.
Movement looks to score with a jab to the body but Masaru is just out of range.
Masaru moves away from the strike by Movement.
Masaru lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Movement definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Movement throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masaru lands a leg kick that knocks Movement off balance momentarily.
Masaru throws a poor cross that misses
and Movement counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Movement throws a body punch but Masaru moves out of range.
Movement looks to score with a jab to the body but Masaru is just out of range.
Masaru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Movement staying out of range there.
Masaru slips a jab from Movement.
A lazy left from Movement finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Movement uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Movement connects with a looping right hand.
Masaru scores with a head kick. Movement tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Masaru digs a good body shot into Movement's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Masaru.
Movement just misses with a punch to the body.
Masaru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Movement momentarily.
Movement's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masaru under the eye.
Masaru connects with a solid leg kick.
Masaru avoids the body shot from Movement.
Movement lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Movement takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Movement dodges the punch combination from Masaru.
Masaru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Movement manages to avoid it.
Movement scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Masaru smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Movement gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Movement takes a swing at Masaru's ribcage but misses.
Movement throws a body shot but no joy.
Masaru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Movement circles away quickly and effectively.
Movement misses with a wild combination.
Masaru throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Movement. Masaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masaru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
No joy there for Movement, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Movement slips a jab from Masaru.
Masaru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Movement swings for the body but Masaru moves out of range.
Masaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Movement throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masaru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Movement misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Movement throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Movement keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masaru.
It looked like Movement wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Movement on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Masaru misses with a right hand
and Movement counters with a nice body shot.
Masaru wants to clinch.
Masaru misses the jab.
It looked like Movement was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Masaru scores with a kick to the midsection.
Masaru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Movement paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Movement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Movement is looking to wear down Masaru with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Movement throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Movement walks into a stiff left hand from Masaru.

Tink Movement's cut is getting worse.
Masaru connects with the punch.
Movement looks to score with a jab to the body but Masaru is just out of range.
Movement swings widly with a right hand
enabling Masaru to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Movement. Masaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Movement throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masaru looks to land a left hand but Movement moved out of range nicely.
Masaru lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Movement backs up against the cage.
Masaru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masaru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Movement lands a jab to Masaru's midsection.
Masaru connects with a right hand. Movement shakes it off.

Tink Movement's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Movement moves out of range of the body kick from Masaru.
Masaru throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Movement throws an overhand right that lands on Masaru's shoulder, as Masaru tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Movement takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Movement throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Masaru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Movement on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noritada Masaru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tink Movement's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Movement fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masaru slips a jab from Movement.
Masaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Movement is just out of range.
Movement misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masaru counters with a one-two to the body.
Movement throws a right hand that Masaru ducks under and follows up with a left that Masaru also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Movement throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Movement throws a right and a left that Masaru avoids nicely.
Masaru connects with an inside leg kick.
Movement 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.
Movement misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masaru counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Movement! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Noritada Masaru!