PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genki Budo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Budo
vs
Ricardo

175 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Budo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo wants to clinch.
Budo tries to clinch up.
Ricardo throws a wild body kick that Budo sees coming a mile off.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Budo. That's going to slow Ricardo down.
Ricardo misses with a low kick as Budo jumps back.

Budo pushes Ricardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricardo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Budo is trying to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling him.
Ricardo misses with a knee strike.
Ricardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budo is trying to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling him.
Ricardo misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ricardo obliges.
Ricardo looks gassed!
Budo tries to pull guard but Ricardo holds him up against the cage and eventually Budo drops back down to his feet.
Ricardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Budo has Ricardo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ricardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ricardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ricardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ricardo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genki Budo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budo tries to pull guard but Ricardo won't allow it.
Ricardo gets underhooks to prevent Budo's takedown attempt.
Budo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Budo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Budo jumps guard but Ricardo stands there with Budo around his waist. Budo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budo avoids it.
Budo tries to pull guard but Ricardo holds him up against the cage and eventually Budo drops back down to his feet.
Budo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ricardo smiles and moves away.

Budo feints and as Ricardo raises his hands in defense, Budo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Budo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Budo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Budo. Ricardo shrugs it off though.
Budo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ricardo but Ricardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ricardo stuffs the takedown.
Budo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Budo circles away and keeps his distance.
Budo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jose Ricardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricardo misses with a low kick as Budo jumps back.
Ricardo moves in looking to clinch but Budo pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Budo blocks the leg kick.
Budo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budo throws a right and a left that Ricardo avoids nicely.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Budo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ricardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Budo circles away.
Ricardo throws a leg kick that is checked

and Budo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Budo.
Ricardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Budo avoids the damage to the body.
Budo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Budo tries to pull guard but Ricardo won't allow it.
Ricardo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Budo tries to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ricardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Budo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricardo circles away.
Ricardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budo tries to clinch there but Ricardo circles away.
Budo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Budo. That's going to slow Ricardo down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Budo is having none of it.
Budo throws a series of punches but Ricardo avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ricardo.

Budo drives through and clinches with Ricardo against the cage.
Budo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ricardo smiles and moves away.
Budo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ricardo is looking to clinch but Budo is avoiding it.
Budo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ricardo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Budo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Budo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricardo is looking to land body kicks.
Ricardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Budo thuds his shin into the meat of Ricardo's side.
Jose Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Budo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Budo stalks Ricardo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ricardo's face. Ricardo staggers backwards, shaken.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Budo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricardo wants to clinch.
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Budo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricardo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Budo counters with a head kick. That will keep Ricardo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Budo misses.
Ricardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Budo.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Budo is having none of it.

Budo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ricardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budo is defending well for now.
Ricardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Budo won't allow it.
Ricardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricardo has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Ricardo.
Budo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Budo drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Budo wants to get back to his feet but Ricardo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Budo keeping full guard, as Ricardo tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Budo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Budo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Budo is having none of it.
Ricardo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Budo.
A head kick misses from Budo.
Ricardo throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ricardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Budo in the body.
Budo throws a series of punches but Ricardo avoids them all with ease.
Budo misses with a kick to the body.
Budo lands a high kick!
Ricardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Budo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Budo throws a big shot that misses.
Budo throws a sloppy head kick and Ricardo moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Budo throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Ricardo is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Budo closes the distance and clinches up with Ricardo, looking for a takedown. Budo pushes Ricardo against the cage but Ricardo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricardo thumps Budo with a low kick.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Budo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Budo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Budo duly obliges.
Budo tries to clinch but Ricardo is having none of it.

Ricardo clinches.
Ricardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budo working hard to break the clinch.
Ricardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Ricardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Budo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Budo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricardo.
Ricardo dodges the punch combination from Budo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Budo throws a right and a left that Ricardo avoids nicely.
Budo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricardo wants to clinch up but Budo keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Budo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genki Budo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budo checks the leg kick.
Budo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ricardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Budo tries to clinch up.
Ricardo blocks the body kick.
Ricardo tries to clinch up.
Budo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Budo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Budo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ricardo tries to clinch up.
Ricardo wants to clinch.
Ricardo tries to clinch up
and Budo counters with a left and a right that stings Ricardo.
Budo misses with a straight left.
Ricardo avoids the head kick by Budo.
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Budo circles away and keeps his distance.
Budo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricardo is looking to clinch but Budo is avoiding it.
Ricardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Budo counters with a thumping low kick.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Budo is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ricardo throws a head kick that misses.
Budo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricardo throws a head kick that misses
and Budo counters with a big head kick but Ricardo shrugs it off.

Budo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Budo tries to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genki Budo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Ricardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricardo lands a head kick!
Ricardo tries to clinch up.
Ricardo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Budo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ricardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Genki Budo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Budo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricardo circles away.
Budo throws a series of punches but Ricardo moves out of range.
Ricardo tries to clinch

and Budo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ricardo crunches a lovely knee into Budo's ribcage.
Budo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Budo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Budo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Budo keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Budo has his feet on Ricardo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ricardo dodges the punch combination from Budo.
Ricardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricardo closes the distance but Budo moves to the side
and Budo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Budo does no damage.
Budo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricardo leaves Budo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Budo throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ricardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ricardo is looking to chop away at Budo's legs.
Ricardo moves in looking to clinch but Budo pushes him off.
Ricardo looks to land a body kick but Budo moved away.
Budo throws a nice looking combination but Ricardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budo throws a head kick that misses.
Ricardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Budo moves out of range.
Ricardo avoids the head kick by Budo.
Ricardo moves in looking to clinch but Budo pushes him off.
Budo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricardo.
Ricardo throws a body kick that misses.
Budo avoids the head kick by Ricardo.
Ricardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Budo circles away.
Budo is looking to clinch but Ricardo is avoiding it.
Budo scores with a shot to the body.
Ricardo tries to clinch there but Budo circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budo tries to clinch but Ricardo moves out of range.
Ricardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricardo avoids the head kick by Budo.
Ricardo tries to clinch up.
Budo tries to clinch but Ricardo moves out of range.
Ricardo tries to clinch there but Budo circles away.
Budo keeps the fight on the outside.
Budo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricardo wants to clinch.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricardo throws a solid leg kick but Budo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ricardo.
Budo avoids the head kick by Ricardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Budo scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricardo tries to clinch there but Budo circles away.
Ricardo throws a sloppy head kick
and Budo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Budo tries to bum rush Ricardo with a series of wild strikes but Ricardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Budo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Budo.

Budo moves into the clinch.

Ricardo breaks the clinch.
Ricardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Budo circles away.
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Budo circles away and keeps his distance.

Budo closes the distance and pushes Ricardo back into the cage.
Ricardo tries a knee to the head but Budo blocks it.
Budo working hard to break the clinch.
Ricardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ricardo working hard to break the clinch.
Budo has Ricardo pressed against the cage, preventing Ricardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ricardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ricardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budo.
Jose Ricardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genki Budo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricardo misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Budo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Budo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Budo!