PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugawara Ichirou (ranked 3120 p4p, 6190 weight class) and Ken Pham (ranked 412 p4p, 636 weight class). Ichirou comes into the arena with The Milky Way blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ichirou
vs
Pham

189 cm
19
185
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
193
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

New Standard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sugawara Ichirou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Pham!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichirou throws a big shot that misses.
Ichirou cracks Pham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ichirou misses with a series of wild punches.
Ichirou moves out of range of the leg kick from Pham.
Ichirou is looking for a counter combo.
Pham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body kick from Pham.
Ichirou scores with the left hand. Pham knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pham.
Pham throws a low kick but Ichirou avoids it.
Ichirou connects with a jab.

It looks like Ken Pham has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ichirou. Pham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ichirou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ichirou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pham scrambles back to his feet.
Pham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Ichirou.
Ichirou lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ichirou misses.
Ichirou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ichirou checks a low kick from Pham.
Ichirou looks to land a left hand but Pham moved out of range nicely.
Ichirou wants to clinch up but Pham keeps it at a distance.
Pham throws out a leg kick but Ichirou moves out of range and Pham only half commits.
Pham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ichirou.
Pham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ichirou with a hook.
Ichirou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pham manages to avoid it.
Ichirou scores with a decent looking hook.
Pham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ichirou.
Ichirou with a hook.
Pham moves away from the strike by Ichirou.
Pham is looking to score with low kicks.
Ichirou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ichirou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pham slips under a jab from Ichirou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ichirou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ichirou is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pham keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ichirou, as that shot connected.
Ichirou is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pham lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ichirou will feel that in the morning.
Pham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Pham.
Ichirou misses with a double jab.
Ichirou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That has opened up Ken Pham's cut even more.
Pham thumps Ichirou with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Pham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ichirou misses with a looping left.
Ichirou lands the left hand.
Ichirou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ichirou throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pham avoids it.
Ichirou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Pham is rocked!
Ichirou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pham follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ichirou misses with a few strikes there.
Ichirou backing away here, and Pham unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pham is looking to slow Ichirou down with leg kicks.
Ichirou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ichirou sends Pham crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ichirou is motioning to the referee to let Pham up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pham is still on wobbly legs! Can Ichirou finish him?
Pham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ichirou throws a looping overhand right but Pham ducks down to avoid it.
Pham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ichirou.
Ichirou looks to land a right hand but Pham moved out of range.
Pham ducks under a wild hook from Ichirou.
Ichirou throws a monster overhand right that drops Pham! Ichirou follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sugawara Ichirou!