PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yusuke
vs
Redfield

178 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
163 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Redfield!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yusuke scores with a jab.
Yusuke wants to clinch up but Redfield keeps it at a distance.
Yusuke throws an overhand right that lands on Redfield's shoulder, as Redfield tries to avoid the shot.
Yusuke with a nice cross.
Yusuke misses with a straight right.
Redfield throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yusuke. That's going to slow Redfield down.
Yusuke throws the left hand but Redfield avoids the punch easily.
Redfield throws a body punch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Redfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yusuke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yusuke lands a body shot.
Redfield lands a jab to Yusuke's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Yusuke.
Yusuke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yusuke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Redfield swings widly with a right hand
and Yusuke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
An attempted straight right counter from Yusuke misses the target.
Redfield has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Redfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Redfield misses.
Redfield moves out of range as Yusuke throws a body kick.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Yusuke staying out of range there.
Redfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yusuke, right into the meat.
Redfield misses with an uppercut. Yusuke saw that one coming.
Redfield connects with a single shot there.
Yusuke throws a front kick aimed at Redfield's knee but Redfield avoids it well.
Yusuke scores with a jab.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Yusuke misses with a hook. Redfield ducked under it nicely.
Redfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Yusuke misses its intended target.
Redfield throws the left hand but Yusuke avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Yusuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yusuke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Redfield counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke looks to land a body kick but Redfield moved away.
Redfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yusuke misses with a leg kick
and Redfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
A jab from Yusuke misses.
Redfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yusuke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Redfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yusuke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Redfield! But no joy.
Redfield is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yusuke rather than just go for the knockout.
Redfield misses with a body shot.
Redfield digs a good hook to Yusuke's body.
Yusuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Redfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Yusuke looks to throw a body kick
and Redfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yusuke on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Yusuke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redfield.
Yusuke misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Redfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Redfield connects with a body shot.
Yusuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yusuke misses with a left hand
and Redfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redfield throws a shot from downtown. Yusuke moves away and avoids it.
Redfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Redfield lands a jab.
Jab by Redfield.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Redfield checks a leg kick.
Redfield misses with a straight right.
Yusuke misses with a wild body shot.
Redfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yusuke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yusuke in his tracks.
Redfield checks a low kick from Yusuke.
Jab, jab by Yusuke - just one landing.
Yusuke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Redfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redfield tries to clinch up.

Redfield has closed the distance and engaged Yusuke in a clinch.
Yusuke is trying to force a seperation but Redfield has the dominant position.
Yusuke fails to pull guard.
Yusuke blocking some punches.
Redfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Yusuke working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yusuke cracks Redfield with a nice body shot.
Redfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yusuke's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yusuke.
Redfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yusuke's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Redfield will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yusuke catches Redfield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Redfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yusuke.
Redfield defending well as Yusuke loads up on a big left hand.
Yusuke thumps Redfield with a low kick.
Redfield ducks under a wild hook from Yusuke.
Yusuke takes one to the chin there.
Redfield slips under a jab from Yusuke.
Yusuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redfield.
Redfield cracks a nice hook into Yusuke's ribs.
The fighters circling - Redfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke swats away the attempt to clinch by Redfield.
Yusuke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Redfield just manages to avoid it.
Yusuke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redfield digs a good hook to Yusuke's body.
Yusuke scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Redfield.
Redfield moves out of range as Yusuke throws a body kick.
Yusuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Yusuke walks into a left hand.
A cross from Redfield lands.
Yusuke throws a body shot but no joy.
Redfield misses with a hook. Yusuke ducked under it nicely.
Yusuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yusuke misses with a low kick.
Redfield avoids a kick to the body.
Yusuke ducks under a wild hook from Redfield.
Redfield checks a low kick from Yusuke.
Redfield misses with a right hand
and Yusuke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yusuke avoids the body shot from Redfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Redfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Yusuke counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yusuke gets tackled into the cage by Redfield. Redfield maintains the clinch.
Yusuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yusuke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redfield.
Redfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yusuke is trying to stall.
Yusuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redfield.
Redfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redfield tries to stall but Yusuke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Redfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yusuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yusuke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Redfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yusuke tries to throw a body punch but Redfield avoids it by throwing Yusuke back against the cage.
Yusuke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Redfield walks away with a smile on his face. Yusuke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A solid body kick from Yusuke.
Yusuke blocks a jab.
Redfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yusuke jabs at Redfield's body.
Redfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yusuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yusuke.
Yusuke tried to score with a low kick but Redfield checks it.
Yusuke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Redfield.
An inside leg kick lands from Yusuke.
Yusuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Redfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peter Redfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusuke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yusuke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redfield.
Yusuke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redfield.
Yusuke defending well as Redfield loads up on a big left hand.
As Redfield backs away, Yusuke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Redfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Redfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Redfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yusuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Yusuke.

Redfield has managed to clinch.
Redfield blocks a body shot from Yusuke.
Yusuke lands a left hand.
Redfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yusuke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yusuke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Redfields head.
Yusuke misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Fujii Yusuke will probably get the nod.
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!

Yusuke swings for the body but Redfield moves out of range.
Yusuke misses with a straight left.
Redfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yusuke.
Redfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Yusuke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusuke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Redfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusuke connects with a body shot.
Yusuke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a lazy uppercut
and Redfield counters with a stiff right hand.

Yusuke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Redfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Redfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Redfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusuke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Redfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yusuke lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yusuke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Yusuke misses the target.
Yusuke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Redfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
Redfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a leg kick but Redfield moved away.

Yusuke pushes Redfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Redfield lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Redfield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yusuke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yusuke jumps guard but Redfield stands there with Yusuke around his waist. Yusuke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Redfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yusuke can't break the clinch.
Yusuke blocking some punches.
Yusuke misses with a body punch.
Redfield scores with a shot to the side of Yusuke's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfield misses with some punches.
Redfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yusuke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Redfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yusuke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusuke taking a breather.
Redfield blocks an uppercut.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Redfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yusuke up against the cage.
Redfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Yusuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yusuke lands a hook that snaps the head of Redfield backwards.
A short left from Yusuke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yusuke trying to stall but Redfield improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Redfield as Yusuke tries to tie him up.
Yusuke looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redfield.
Redfield lands with a left to the head.
Redfield lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Redfield.
Redfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Redfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redfield lands with a left to the head.
Redfield cracks Yusuke with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Yusuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yusuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redfield.
Yusuke throws a body shot but no joy.
Redfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke defending well as Redfield loads up on a big left hand.
Redfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusuke lands a glancing blow to the side of Redfield's head.
Redfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redfield missing with a left hand there. Yusuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yusuke at a distance.
Redfield misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Redfield.
Redfield jabs at Yusuke's body.
Redfield throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by Redfield there.
Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redfield misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Redfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Redfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Redfield!
A less than humble Peter Redfield misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.