PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bhutan Bro (ranked 1051 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 88 weight class). Toshiro Hitsugaya has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bro
vs
Hitsugaya

181 cm
25
145
9 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
146
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bhutan Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitsugaya misses with the combination.

Bro moves into the clinch.
Hitsugaya is looking to break free of the clinch but Bro has double underhooks.
Hitsugaya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
Hitsugaya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bro throws a head punch that misses.
Bro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hitsugaya lands with a right to the head.
Bro pushes off an throws an elbow but Hitsugaya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bro.
Hitsugaya can't break the clinch.
Bro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitsugaya.
Bro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitsugaya is trying to push Bro away but Bro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hitsugaya wants to get back to striking at distance but Bro won't allow it.

Hitsugaya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bro tries to clinch up.
Hitsugaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro tries to clinch but Hitsugaya moves away
and Hitsugaya counters with a stiff right hand.
Bro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hitsugaya's coach down at Elite Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hitsugaya's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bhutan Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bro clinches.
Hitsugaya tries to break free but Bro pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bro fails to land.
Bro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bro swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitsugaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitsugaya working hard to break the clinch.
Hitsugaya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bro throws a head punch that misses.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike.
Bro misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hitsugaya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitsugaya scores with the left hand. Bro knows he should have avoided that one.

Bro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bro misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from Hitsugaya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya is leaning against Bro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitsugaya.
Nice body punch from Hitsugaya - that landed with a thud.
Bro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hitsugaya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bros head.
Bro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitsugaya.

Hitsugaya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hitsugaya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitsugaya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hitsugaya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hitsugaya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hitsugaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bro closes the distance and pushes Hitsugaya back into the cage.
Hitsugaya avoids the elbow strike from Bro, against the cage.
Bro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitsugaya's brow.
A short left from Hitsugaya.
A short right from Hitsugaya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hitsugaya manages to break the clinch.
Bro tries to clinch but Hitsugaya is having none of it.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitsugaya misses the jab.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitsugaya misses the target.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitsugaya misses the target.
Bro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitsugaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bro doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitsugaya circles away.
Hitsugaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Bro tries to clinch there but Hitsugaya circles away.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.
A slow jab from Hitsugaya misses its intended target.
Hitsugaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bro moves away.

Bro moves into the clinch.
Bro working aggressively here.
Bro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bro fails to land.

Hitsugaya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bro doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitsugaya circles away.
Bro is looking to clinch but Hitsugaya is avoiding it.
Hitsugaya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.
Hitsugaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bro moves away.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.
Bro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bro wants to clinch up but Hitsugaya keeps it at a distance.
Hitsugaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hitsugaya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hitsugaya misses with a wild body shot.
Bro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitsugaya throws out a counter right but Bro avoids it with no problem.
Bro slips a jab from Hitsugaya.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitsugaya tests Bro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.

Bro forces Hitsugaya back against the cage and clinches.
Hitsugaya blocks an uppercut.
Bro has a couple of punches blocked by Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike from Bro.
A frustrated look appears on Hitsugaya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bro throws an elbow but it misses.
Bro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro misses with an elbow over the top.
Bro misses with some punches.
Bro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hitsugaya.

Hitsugaya breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro moves away from the strike by Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Bro.
Hitsugaya lands with a hook. Bro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hitsugaya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bro at a distance.
Hitsugaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Bro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hitsugaya misses with the combination.
Hitsugaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bro tries to clinch up but Hitsugaya circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitsugaya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitsugaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitsugaya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bro slips a jab from Hitsugaya.
Toshiro Hitsugaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hitsugaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Bro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitsugaya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hitsugaya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bro fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Hitsugaya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitsugaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitsugaya unleashes a big counter combination but Bro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hitsugaya thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro wants to clinch up but Hitsugaya keeps it at a distance.
Bro is looking to clinch.
Hitsugaya might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bro tries to clinch but Hitsugaya is having none of it.
Hitsugaya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Hitsugaya lands.
Hitsugaya connects with a jab.
Hitsugaya cracks Bro with a right hand to the side of the head.

Bro instigates a clinch.
Hitsugaya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike.

Hitsugaya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hitsugaya lands a head shot.
Nice jab there from Hitsugaya.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitsugaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitsugaya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hitsugaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Bro wants to clinch up but Hitsugaya keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitsugaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hitsugaya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hitsugaya throws a shot to the body.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitsugaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitsugaya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitsugaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitsugaya throws a shot to the body.
Hitsugaya lands a body shot.
Hitsugaya scores with a shot to the body.
Hitsugaya fails to land with a series of punches.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitsugaya scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Bhutan Bro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bro tries to clinch but Hitsugaya is having none of it.
Hitsugaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Hitsugaya misses.
Bro fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hitsugaya! But no joy.
Hitsugaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bhutan Bro has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bro misses with the head strike.

Hitsugaya manages to break the clinch.
Hitsugaya misses with a hook. Bro ducked under it nicely.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitsugaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitsugaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bro wants to clinch up but Hitsugaya keeps it at a distance.
Hitsugaya throws out a counter right but Bro avoids it with no problem.
Hitsugaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitsugaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.
Bro tries to clinch there but Hitsugaya circles away.
Hitsugaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitsugaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bro tries to clinch
and Hitsugaya counters with a straight right hand.
Bro tries to clinch but Hitsugaya is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Hitsugaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bhutan Bro's cut.
That's time! Bro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hitsugaya throws a series of punches but Bro avoids them all with ease.
Bro tries to counter by clinching up but Hitsugaya breaks away and moves out of range.
Bro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bro avoids the body shot from Hitsugaya.
Bro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hitsugaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitsugaya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hitsugaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hitsugaya.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitsugaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bro wants to clinch up but Hitsugaya keeps it at a distance.

Bro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike from Bro.
Hitsugaya wants to break free but Bro has control.

Hitsugaya breaks from the clinch.
Hitsugaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Hitsugaya misses.
Hitsugaya misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro avoids the body shot from Hitsugaya.
Bro wants to clinch.
Hitsugaya missing with a left hand there. Bro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bro tries to clinch but Hitsugaya moves out of range.
It seemed like Hitsugaya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hitsugaya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hitsugaya lunges at Bro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bro's hand.
Hitsugaya throws out a loose jab but Bro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitsugaya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bro doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitsugaya circles away.
Hitsugaya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya fails to land with a series of punches.
Bro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hitsugaya looks to throw the jab but Bro is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro wants to clinch.
Hitsugaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.
Hitsugaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Hitsugaya lands.
Bro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitsugaya punishes Bro's body with a nice straight punch.
Hitsugaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hitsugaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Bro is just out of range.
Hitsugaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.
Bro avoids the body shot from Hitsugaya.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitsugaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bro is looking to clinch.
Bro wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro ducks under a wild hook from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hitsugaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Hitsugaya misses.
Bro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitsugaya throws out the jab.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Hitsugaya pushes him off.
Bro moves to clinch but Hitsugaya breaks away
and Hitsugaya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bro tries to clinch but Hitsugaya is having none of it.
Bro tries to clinch up but Hitsugaya circles away and keeps his distance.
Toshiro Hitsugaya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitsugaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Bro is looking to clinch but Hitsugaya is avoiding it.
Bro moves out of range as Hitsugaya strikes.
Hitsugaya lands with a nice body punch.
Hitsugaya throws a big shot that misses.
Bro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bro tries to clinch but Hitsugaya moves out of range.
Bro wants to clinch up but Hitsugaya keeps it at a distance.
Hitsugaya lands with an uppercut that bounces Bro off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hitsugaya throws out a loose jab but Bro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitsugaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Bro.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitsugaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitsugaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bro is looking to clinch but Hitsugaya is avoiding it.
Bro tries to clinch up
and Hitsugaya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hitsugaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitsugaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitsugaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitsugaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bhutan Bro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bro missing with a left hand there. Hitsugaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hitsugaya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Bro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Hitsugaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hitsugaya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Toshiro Hitsugaya!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Toshiro Hitsugaya!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Toshiro Hitsugaya!

Toshiro Hitsugaya wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Toshiro Hitsugaya rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.