PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 3884 p4p, 397 weight class) and Fujii Yusuke (ranked 2512 p4p, 294 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Poe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse. EA Poe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fujii Yusuke's chin.

Poe
vs
Yusuke

181 cm
40
168 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

178 cm
30
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujii Yusuke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Poe tests Yusuke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
Poe misses with a looping right.
Poe tests Yusuke's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Yusuke moves into the clinch.
Poe misses with a body punch.
Yusuke tries to pull guard but Poe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Poe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yusuke has him pressed against the cage.
Yusuke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yusuke can't find room to land a body shot as Poe controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Yusuke fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke has a couple of punches blocked by Poe.
Yusuke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poe blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yusuke fails to land.
Yusuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke pushes Poe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Poe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yusuke staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Yusuke misses.
Yusuke tries to land a leg kick but Poe saw it coming and moves away.
Poe misses with a double jab.
Yusuke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poe moves out of range of the strikes.
Yusuke 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.
Poe scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Yusuke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yusuke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Yusuke closes the distance and clinches.
Poe misses with a punch to the body.
Yusuke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yusuke avoids it.
Yusuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Poe manages to break the clinch.
Poe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
EA Poe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yusuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Yusuke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yusuke.
Poe lands a nice looking body shot.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
Poe connects with a single shot there.
Poe clobbers Yusuke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yusuke lands a front kick.
Yusuke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poe slips a jab from Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
A nice combination there by Poe.
Poe looks to land a right hand but Yusuke moved out of range.
Poe misses the jab.
Yusuke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yusuke drops his hands momentarily and Poe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yusuke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poe throwing a counter right hand but Yusuke manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke slips a straight right by Poe.
Poe thuds a left hand into Yusuke's body.
Yusuke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yusuke.
Yusuke counters with a body kick.
Poe lands a nice shot to the body.

Poe tries to keep at a distance but Yusuke has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 Poe walks away with a smile on his face. Yusuke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
EA Poe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fujii Yusuke.
Poe lands a lovely overhand right.
Yusuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yusuke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yusuke counters with a body kick.
Poe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poe lands a body shot.
Poe throws a combination. Yusuke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Poe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poe throws a hook to the side of Yusuke's head but Yusuke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yusuke fails with the takedown.
Poe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Poe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yusuke.
Yusuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poe was well out of range. Poor timing from Yusuke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yusuke. Poe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yusuke misses with a straight right.
Yusuke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poe misses with a double jab.
Poe wants to land a leg kick but Yusuke is out of range.
Poe throws a body shot but no joy.
Poe scores with a nice head shot.
Poe scores with a body shot.
Yusuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yusuke throws a big shot that misses.
Poe staying out of range there.
Poe misses with an uppercut. Yusuke saw that one coming.
Yusuke takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

EA Poe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yusuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Yusuke.
Poe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
Yusuke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yusuke stuns Poe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yusuke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poe defending well as Yusuke loads up on a big left hand.
EA Poe is winning the standup battle so far.
Yusuke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yusuke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yusuke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Yusuke. Beautiful body shot.
Poe thumps Yusuke with a low kick.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe lands an overhand right.
Yusuke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yusuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yusuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Yusuke counters with a body kick.
Poe walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poe lands with a cross.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke looks to land a body kick but Poe moved away.
The fighters circling - Poe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yusuke steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yusuke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yusuke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poe throws a poor cross that misses
and Yusuke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Poe throws a looping overhand right but Yusuke ducks down to avoid it.
Yusuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe.
A jab from Yusuke misses.
Poe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yusuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe.
Poe throws a hook but Yusuke avoids it easily.
Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yusuke.
Yusuke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yusuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yusuke.
Yusuke moves out of range as Poe strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Yusuke misses the target.
Poe falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yusuke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poe duly obliges.
Yusuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poe throws a hook but Yusuke avoids it easily.
Yusuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yusuke throws a wild body kick that Poe sees coming a mile off.
Poe cracks Yusuke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poe misses with an uppercut
and Yusuke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch lands to the side of Yusuke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poe lands a jab-cross combination.
Yusuke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
EA Poe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poe slips a jab from Yusuke.
Yusuke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yusuke throws a wild body kick that Poe sees coming a mile off.
Yusuke's corner calls for a 1-2. Yusuke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good work by Yusuke as he checks the leg kick.
Yusuke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poe throws an off balance right hand
and Yusuke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke looks to land a right hand but Poe moved out of range.
Yusuke throws a lazy right hand but Poe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yusuke throws a front kick that sends Poe stumbling back into the cage.
Poe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yusuke misses with a body shot.
Yusuke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poe moves away from the strike by Yusuke.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a hook but Poe avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Poe misses the target.
Yusuke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yusuke misses with a hook. Poe ducked under it nicely.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Yusuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Yusuke there.
Poe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poe clobbers Yusuke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Yusuke 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Poe tries to sprawl but Yusuke drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yusuke works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yusuke wants to control the pace but Poe is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Poe really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Poe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poe tries to hold on but Yusuke pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yusuke works his way to his opponent's back.
Yusuke is hanging on to Poe's back as he tries to escape.
Poe trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fujii Yusuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Poe. Those never looked like landing.
Yusuke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yusuke takes a swing at Poe's ribcage but misses.
Yusuke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Poe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Poe.
Yusuke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yusuke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poe with a body shot.
Poe slips under a jab.
Poe misses with a wild combination.
Poe throws out a leg kick but Yusuke moves out of range and Poe only half commits.

Yusuke has closed the distance and engaged Poe in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Poe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yusuke.
Yusuke tries a body shot but Poe blocks it.
Poe tries a knee to the head but Yusuke blocks it.
Poe tries to break the clinch but Yusuke is controlling the position.
Yusuke jumps guard but Poe stands there with Yusuke around his waist. Yusuke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poe smiles and moves away.
Poe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yusuke slips under a jab.
Poe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yusuke misses with a hook.

Yusuke darts in and clinches Poe up against the cage.
Yusuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Poe.

Poe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yusuke throws out a loose jab but Poe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yusuke lands with a hook. Poe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poe falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yusuke counters by clinching up.

Poe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yusuke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yusuke tries a quick counter leg kick but Poe is wise to it.
Yusuke moves away from the strike by Poe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yusuke! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Yusuke as he checks the leg kick.
Yusuke counters with a body kick.
Yusuke slips under a jab.
Yusuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yusuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poe manages to avoid it.
Yusuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe throws a lazy right hand but Yusuke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yusuke counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Poe.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yusuke throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poe.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Yusuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yusuke feints a counter leg kick.
Yusuke throws a lazy right hand but Poe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poe at a distance.
Poe throws a shot from downtown. Yusuke moves away and avoids it.
Yusuke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poe leaves Yusuke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
EA Poe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fujii Yusuke.
Yusuke thows a body kick. Poe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yusuke lands a jab to Poe's midsection.
Poe misses with a double jab.

Yusuke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poe, pushing him back against the cage.

Poe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yusuke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poe is able to avoid easily.
Poe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yusuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poe.
Poe looks to land a left hand but Yusuke moved out of range nicely.
Poe connects with a body shot that sends Yusuke's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yusuke checks it well.
Yusuke defending well as Poe loads up on a big left hand.
Poe misses with an uppercut. Yusuke saw that one coming.
Yusuke misses with a hook. Poe ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yusuke lands a jab to the head.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Yusuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Poe.
Yusuke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Yusuke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yusuke dodges the punch combination from Poe.
Yusuke throws a big shot that misses.
Poe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yusuke scores with a hook to the body. Poe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
Yusuke throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Yusuke misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to EA Poe.
I think Poe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... EA Poe!
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