PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Ikuhisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Tsuper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kris Tsuper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Otavio Ikuhisa's chin.

Ikuhisa
vs
Tsuper

187 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Ikuhisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kris Tsuper!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ikuhisa rushes Tsuper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Tsuper on the inside.
Ikuhisa tries to pull guard but Tsuper won't allow it.
Ikuhisa tries to pull guard but Tsuper won't allow it.

Tsuper has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ikuhisa uses from the top position.
Ikuhisa throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuper is looking to stand up but Ikuhisa isn't so interested in that idea.
Ikuhisa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa preventing the sweep.
Ikuhisa with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikuhisa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ikuhisa trying to control but Tsuper is working from the bottom.
Tsuper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ikuhisa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Tsuper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ikuhisa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ikuhisa passes into half guard.
Ikuhisa prevents Tsuper from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ikuhisa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ikuhisa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ikuhisa passes to side control.
Ikuhisa 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.
Ikuhisa happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ikuhisa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tsuper struggling a bit here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Tsuper closes the distance and clinches.
Ikuhisa tries for a takedown but Tsuper manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsuper misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsuper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ikuhisa missing with knees to the body.
Tsuper throws a head punch that misses.

Ikuhisa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Tsuper.
Tsuper scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuper is looking to clinch but Ikuhisa is avoiding it.
Tsuper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ikuhisa throws a head kick that misses.
Ikuhisa fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ikuhisa clinches up with Tsuper and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsuper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ikuhisa backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kris Tsuper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ikuhisa tries to keep at a distance but Tsuper has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ikuhisa breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ikuhisa 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 Tsuper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsuper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Tsuper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ikuhisa is positioning himself well to prevent Tsuper advancing to mount.
Ikuhisa wants to control but Tsuper is keeping busy.
Tsuper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ikuhisa's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ikuhisa looking for submissions off his back.
Ikuhisa is pressing down on Tsuper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikuhisa keeping moving, preventing Tsuper from controlling successfully.
Tsuper postures up in Ikuhisa's guard and throws a big left but Ikuhisa blocks it.
Tsuper throws an elbow that misses. Ikuhisa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tsuper's guard. Nice move by Ikuhisa!

Tsuper keeping moving, preventing Ikuhisa from controlling successfully.
Tsuper wants to sweep here but Ikuhisa controlling him for the moment.
Tsuper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tsuper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tsuper managing to control the position.
Tsuper is looking to stand up but Ikuhisa isn't so interested in that idea.
Otavio Ikuhisa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ikuhisa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ikuhisa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tsuper is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tsuper shoots in but no luck this time.
Ikuhisa throws a big counter combination but Tsuper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tsuper has Ikuhisa up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuper fails to pull guard.

Tsuper tightens his grip and picks Ikuhisa up, before dumping him to the ground. Ikuhisa manages to land in guard.
Tsuper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ikuhisa pulls Tsuper in to control the position.
Tsuper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tsuper stopping the sweep attempt from Ikuhisa.
Tsuper throwing strikes from guard but Ikuhisa blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuper is looking to work some ground and pound but Ikuhisa has wrist control.
Tsuper trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikuhisa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tsuper looking to sit in guard and control but Ikuhisa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ikuhisa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ikuhisa stays in close to Tsuper's body and controls the position.
Ikuhisa trying to control but Tsuper is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ikuhisa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kris Tsuper 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!

Ikuhisa gets tackled into the cage by Tsuper. Tsuper maintains the clinch.
Ikuhisa slows down the pace here.
Tsuper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ikuhisa wants to take the fight to the mat but Tsuper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tsuper working aggressively here.
Ikuhisa blocking some punches.
Tsuper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tsuper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ikuhisa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuper throws a punch but it's blocked by Ikuhisa.
Tsuper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ikuhisa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tsuper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikuhisa wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuper.

Tsuper has picked Ikuhisa up - he's going for a ride! Tsuper dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ikuhisa manages to get to full guard.
Tsuper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsuper trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ikuhisa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Tsuper is trying to keep Ikuhisa in close.
Ikuhisa wants to control from the top but Tsuper keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa is stalling in the full guard.

Tsuper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ikuhisa has passed into half guard!
Ikuhisa is trying to control. Tsuper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tsuper keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tsuper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ikuhisa is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuper is trying to control but Ikuhisa passes into side control!
Tsuper manages to get back to half guard.
Tsuper flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ikuhisa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ikuhisa connects with a nice short shot to Tsuper's temple.
Ikuhisa wants to take a breather but Tsuper is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsuper wants to control but Ikuhisa is keeping busy.
Ikuhisa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsuper is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kris Tsuper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ikuhisa swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsuper.
Tsuper goes for a double leg but Ikuhisa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ikuhisa continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ikuhisa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Ikuhisa as Tsuper shoots in.
Tsuper circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kris Tsuper.
I've got Tsuper 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Kris Tsuper!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Otavio Ikuhisa!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Otavio Ikuhisa!

Otavio Ikuhisa wins by split decision!