PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 251 p4p, 31 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 694 p4p, 81 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tsuyoshi
vs
Haze

172 cm
34
149 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

168 cm
36
147 lbs
32 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Tsuyoshi.
Haze blocks a head kick by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tsuyoshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Tsuyoshi digs a good hook to Haze's body.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsuyoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Haze. That snapped Tsuyoshi's head back.
Tsuyoshi throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Tsuyoshi throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze throws a right hand that misses
and Tsuyoshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuyoshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tsuyoshi throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Haze tenderised Tsuyoshi's leg. Tsuyoshi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tsuyoshi slips under a jab from Haze.
Haze scores with a hook to the body. Tsuyoshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Tsuyoshi works the jab nicely.
Tsuyoshi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haze throws a head kick but Tsuyoshi moves out of range.
Tsuyoshi misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tsuyoshi closes the distance and pushes Haze back into the cage.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tsuyoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Haze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsuyoshi.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuyoshi fails to land.
Haze managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuyoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
Haze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Tsuyoshi.
Haze is pushing Tsuyoshi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tsuyoshi misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze misses with a knee to the head.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Haze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haze displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tsuyoshi up against the cage.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Tsuyoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haze working aggressively here.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tsuyoshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze trying to stall but Tsuyoshi improves his position.
Tsuyoshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazes head.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Haze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuyoshi's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Haze.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Tsuyoshi blocks it.
Haze scores with a hook to the body.
Haze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tsuyoshi is keeping busy.
Haze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Haze.
Tsuyoshi misses with an elbow over the top.
Tsuyoshi with a knee to the head.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Tsuyoshi avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow inside that Haze shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi blocks an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Tsuyoshi tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Tsuyoshi back against the cage.
Haze blocking some punches.
Haze lands an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi lands a shot to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Haze wants to stall.
Haze working Tsuyoshi over with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi working aggressively here.
Haze dodges an elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerry Haze will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tsuyoshi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tsuyoshi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Haze gets tackled into the cage by Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi maintains the clinch.
Haze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but Tsuyoshi blocks with his arms.
Jerry Haze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Haze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
Tsuyoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haze is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haze.
Tsuyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Haze is blocking nicely.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuyoshi scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Tsuyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Haze.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tsuyoshi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuyoshi.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice knee to the body.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Tsuyoshi blocks it.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Tsuyoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tsuyoshi blocks a body shot from Haze.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Haze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tsuyoshi throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Haze.
Nice uppercut lands for Haze. That snapped Tsuyoshi's head back.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tsuyoshi misses with a looping right.
Tsuyoshi lands a really nice looking cross but Haze seems unphased.
Nice cross by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Tsuyoshi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haze keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsuyoshi jabs at Haze's body.

Haze forces Tsuyoshi back against the cage and clinches.
Haze landing knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi being controlled against the cage.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haze is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Tsuyoshi as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Tsuyoshi avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.
Haze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuyoshi prevents a body shot from Haze.
Tsuyoshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsuyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haze.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haze avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Haze misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuyoshi blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsuyoshi avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tsuyoshi as Haze tries to tie him up.
Tsuyoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haze blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with some punches.
Tsuyoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuyoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsuyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsuyoshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazes head.
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Haze looking to throw knees to the head but Tsuyoshi is blocking nicely.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fujiwara Tsuyoshi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tsuyoshi takes one to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi misses with an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze works Tsuyoshi's body with a nice hook.
Haze swinging wildly here.
Tsuyoshi lands a slapping body shot.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook.
Tsuyoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze defending well as Tsuyoshi loads up on a big left hand.
Haze has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tsuyoshi wants to clinch up but Haze keeps it at a distance.
Haze stalks Tsuyoshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tsuyoshi's face. Tsuyoshi staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi lands a really nice looking cross but Haze seems unphased.
Tsuyoshi is looking to clinch but Haze is avoiding it.
Tsuyoshi looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Tsuyoshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haze's hands.
Tsuyoshi drops his hands momentarily and Haze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tsuyoshi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jerry Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Tsuyoshi closes the distance and clinches.
Haze crunches a lovely knee into Tsuyoshi's ribcage.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Haze.
Tsuyoshi works on Haze's body with a couple of short punches.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Tsuyoshi lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haze missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tsuyoshi pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Haze blocks the elbow strike.
Tsuyoshi misses with the head strike.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Haze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsuyoshi is defending well for now.
Haze landing knees to the head.
Tsuyoshi crunches a lovely knee into Haze's ribcage.
Haze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Tsuyoshi on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow inside that Haze shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuyoshi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuyoshi.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsuyoshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tsuyoshi.
Haze takes an elbow to the temple.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow just above Haze 's eye.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsuyoshi avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haze digs a right hand underneath Tsuyoshi's ribcage. Tsuyoshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a damaging elbow.
Tsuyoshi scores with a shot to the side of Haze's head.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Tsuyoshi lands with a left to the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Haze lands a body shot.
Tsuyoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haze trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tsuyoshi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.