PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 1003 p4p, 6409 weight class) and Minerva Wulf (ranked 61 p4p, 277 weight class). Fukumitsu comes to the cage accompanied by YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL (AIZZO Remix). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wulf's choice of entrance music: Sanctus Dominus. Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fukumitsu
vs
Wulf

160 cm
24
135
7 - 3 - 0

150 cm
22
143
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Minerva Wulf!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulf clobbers Fukumitsu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Wulf avoids it easily.
Wulf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fukumitsu's hands.
Fukumitsu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wulf throws a hook but Fukumitsu avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu lands a jab.
Fukumitsu throws a jab when Wulf was well out of range.
A nice side step and Wulf releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wulf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wulf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fukumitsu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wulf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fukumitsu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wulf let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Wulf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulf takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukumitsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukumitsu is looking for a counter combo.
Fukumitsu looks to land a combination but Wulf avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Fukumitsu. Those never looked like landing.
Wulf feints the counter takedown.
Wulf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fukumitsu looks to throw the jab but Wulf is out of range.
Fukumitsu misses with a body shot
and Wulf counters with a nice uppercut.
Wulf looks to throw the jab but Fukumitsu is out of range.
Fukumitsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wulf.
Fukumitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wulf ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
The fighters circling - Fukumitsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wulf throws a body punch but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Wulf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
and Wulf counters with a right hand to the body.
Fukumitsu defending well as Wulf loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Fukumitsu.
Wulf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fukumitsu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fukumitsu lands with a good body shot.
Wulf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukumitsu moves away.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wulf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Wulf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fukumitsu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wulf counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Wulf misses the target.
Fukumitsu is looking to counter punch.
Fukumitsu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
Wulf dodges the punch combination from Fukumitsu.
Wulf with the counter takedown but Fukumitsu avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf looks to land a left hand but Fukumitsu moved out of range nicely.
Fukumitsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulf is just out of range.
Fukumitsu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wulf with the counter takedown but Fukumitsu avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Fukumitsu both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Minerva Wulf has been cut.
Wulf scores with a shot to the body.
Fukumitsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wulf or perhaps it was just good defense by Fukumitsu, which made it look bad.
Wulf throws out a powerful jab.
Wulf defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Wulf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that Wulf ducks under and follows up with a left that Wulf also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Fukumitsu misses.
Fukumitsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wulf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fukumitsu missing with a left hand there. Wulf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wulf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fukumitsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wulf is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
and Wulf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook. Wulf ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
and Fukumitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wulf.
Wulf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that Wulf ducks under and follows up with a left that Wulf also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Wulf.
A right-left combo lands from Fukumitsu.
Wulf looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukumitsu is just out of range.

Wulf throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fukumitsu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wulf is in Fukumitsu's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulf slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fukumitsu is looking to stand up but Wulf isn't so interested in that idea.
Wulf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wulf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fukumitsu is keeping the position for now.
Fukumitsu is looking to stand up but Wulf isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fukumitsu's head.
Wulf prevents Fukumitsu from getting back to his feet.
Wulf stands up over Fukumitsu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fukumitsu wants to stand and escape but Wulf is having none of it.
Wulf landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wulf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fukumitsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wulf is in close to Fukumitsu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wulf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukumitsu has momentary wrist control but Wulf slips an elbow through the middle.
Fukumitsu wants to get back to his feet but Wulf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fukumitsu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fukumitsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Minerva Wulf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Minerva Wulf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wulf looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukumitsu is just out of range.
Fukumitsu lands with a shot to the body.
Wulf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fukumitsu is fending him off so far but Wulf persists. Nope, Fukumitsu circles away and we're back to standing.
Wulf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fukumitsu scores with the left hand. Wulf knows he should have avoided that one.
Fukumitsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wulf.
A little feinted left hand from Fukumitsu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wulf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukumitsu.
A swing and a miss from Fukumitsu.
Wulf let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wulf slips under a jab.
Wulf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fukumitsu momentarily.
Fukumitsu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fukumitsu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fukumitsu missing with a left hand there. Wulf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fukumitsu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wulf.
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!
A slow jab from Wulf misses its intended target.
Wulf throws a hook to the side of Fukumitsu's head but Fukumitsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wulf punishes Fukumitsu's body with a nice straight punch.
Fukumitsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wulf avoids a kick to the body.

Wulf decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu tries to kick Wulf off but Wulf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wulf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fukumitsu keeps working.
Wulf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wulf scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wulf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wulf is trying to control. Fukumitsu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Wulf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fukumitsu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fukumitsu is not content to let Wulf control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Wulf connects with a nice short shot to Fukumitsu's temple.
Wulf looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fukumitsu tries to kick Wulf off but Wulf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wulf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fukumitsu!
Fukumitsu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wulf trying to control but Fukumitsu is having none of it.
Fukumitsu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wulf landing shots from mount.

Fukumitsu is rocked!
Fukumitsu's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wulf with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Fukumitsu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wulf softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Fukumitsu is out cold! Wulf jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minerva Wulf!
A very excited looking Minerva Wulf made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.