PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between He Mu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner has chosen Thug Luv as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mu
vs
Gardner

190 cm
22
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, He Mu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ralph Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Gardner as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Gardner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mu looks to throw the jab but Gardner is out of range.
Gardner throws out a counter right but Mu avoids it with no problem.
Gardner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardner.
Mu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gardner's sensitive parts.
Mu misses with a double jab.
Gardner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mu looks to land a combination but Gardner avoids it well.
Mu lands with a kick to the temple. Gardner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardner manages to avoid it.
Gardner looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu scoring well with a low kick there.
Gardner 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.
Mu misses the shot to the body.
Mu fails to land with a series of punches.
Gardner staying out of range there.
Gardner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mu misses with a left hand
and Gardner counters with a left to the body.
Gardner throws out a loose jab but Mu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardner avoids the body shot from Mu.
Mu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Mu's head back.

It looks like He Mu has been cut.
Mu connects with a leg kick. Gardner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gardner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crunch! Mu slams his shin into Gardner's torso.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gardner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mu finds it's way round the side to connect with Gardner's head.
A head kick misses from Mu.
Mu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Mu.
Gardner missing with a left hand there. Mu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gardner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gardner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gardner looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gardner misses.
A head kick misses from Mu.
Gardner throws out a counter right but Mu avoids it with no problem.
Gardner misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Gardner blocks the low kick.
Gardner throws out a counter right but Mu avoids it with no problem.
Mu throws a combination that misses
and Gardner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gardner lands a jab to the head.
Mu misses the jab.
Gardner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mu.
Mu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gardner's calf.
Gardner lands with a big left! Mu is wobbled badly! Gardner comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mu to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ralph Gardner!
Ralph Gardner very nearly forgot to thank RAGS of a RONIN amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.