PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideaki Katsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ton Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Katsu
vs
Lim

175 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Elite Golden Nutrition
MaliceStar Clothing {$12 Clearance}

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideaki Katsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ton Lim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katsu.
Lim misses with an uppercut. Katsu saw that one coming.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lim.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Katsu moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Katsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katsu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lim sprawls well. Lim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Katsu gets slowly back to his feet.
Katsu slips a straight right by Lim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katsu is able to avoid easily.
Katsu misses with a takedown attempt - Lim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Katsu's head but Katsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim throws a head kick but Katsu moves out of range.
Lim swings for the body but Katsu moves out of range.
Lim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Katsu dives in and grabs Lim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lim pushes down on Katsu's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideaki Katsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsu fails to land the takedown.

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.
Lim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsu ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Katsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
Lim misses with a head kick.
Lim jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Lim.
Lim throws a hook but Katsu avoids it easily.
Lim tried to score with a low kick but Katsu checks it.
Ton Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katsu manages to avoid it.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Lim.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lim.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lim throws and low kick but Katsu moves out of range easily.
Katsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Katsu walks into a stiff left hand from Lim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lim lands a lovely overhand right.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Katsu.
Katsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Katsu moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lim lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katsu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ton Lim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lim lands with a good body shot.
Lim throws a low kick but Katsu avoids it.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Lim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Lim misses.
Katsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Katsu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Katsu checks a leg kick.
Katsu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lim sprawls well. Lim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Katsu gets slowly back to his feet.
Lim stuns Katsu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim scores with a decent looking hook.
Katsu needs to keep his hands up - Lim had a free shot at his head there.
Katsu tries for a takedown but Lim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideaki Katsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Katsu moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Katsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim lands with a straight right. Katsu didn't see that one coming.
Lim throws a lazy right hand but Katsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lim scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a body punch but Katsu moves out of range.
Lim throws a chopping leg kick but Katsu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsu.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Lim.
Lim scores with a nice body kick.
Ton Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim tries a low kick but Katsu avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Katsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsu shoots in for a takedown but Lim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katsu.
Lim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim misses with a low kick as Katsu jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Katsu checks a leg kick.
Katsu avoids the body shot from Lim.
Katsu shoots for a takedown but Lim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim throws a shot to the body.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Lim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Katsu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katsu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Katsu.
Lim misses with a looping right.

Katsu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lim trying to control from the bottom.

Katsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Katsu wants to stand up but Lim is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ton Lim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A shot to de liver by Lim. Beautiful body shot.
Katsu closes the distance and clinches up with Lim, looking for a takedown. Katsu pushes Lim against the cage but Lim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Katsu moves away from the strike by Lim.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Katsu.

Katsu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lim has escaped the position, nice work there.

Katsu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lim wants to control but Katsu postures up.

Katsu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lim, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lim is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Katsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Katsu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Katsu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Katsu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Katsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katsu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two 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.
Lim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katsu moves out of range of the leg kick from Lim.
Lim tests Katsu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Lim misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lim.
Lim throws a leg kick which misses Katsu's front leg but catches the back leg as Katsu tries to avoid it.
Lim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lim jabs at Katsu's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lim. Lim obviously looking to wear him down.
Lim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsu's sensitive parts.
Lim is looking to slow Katsu down with leg kicks.
Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katsu.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katsu is defended easily by Lim.
Katsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lim. Lim obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katsu. That did some damage!
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Lim tried to score with a low kick but Katsu checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katsu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katsu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Katsu blocks a leg kick.
Lim throws a head kick but Katsu moves out of range.
Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Katsu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lim misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lim thuds his right hand into Katsu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lim thumps Katsu with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lim.
Katsu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Lim.
Nice takedown defense from Lim. No joy for Katsu on that attempt.
Lim misses with a leg kick.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Katsu moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Katsu.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katsu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Katsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Katsu.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Lim throws a jab when Katsu was well out of range.
Katsu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideaki Katsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lim, right into the meat.
Katsu moves out of range as Lim strikes.
A clash of legs there as Katsu blocks the low kick.
Lim throws the left hand but Katsu avoids the punch easily.
Katsu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Katsu.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Katsu avoids the body shot from Lim.
Ton Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Katsu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lim!
Lim can't escape the position.

Katsu looking for a guillotine from mount but Lim is having none of it.
Lim is desperately trying to improve his position but Katsu has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Katsu has control of Lim's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lim regains control of the situation pretty easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lim tries to hold on but Katsu pushes him away.
Katsu wants to get back to his feet but Lim is holding on tight.

Katsu looking for a guillotine from mount but Lim is having none of it.
Lim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katsu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lim is looking to escape.

Katsu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ton Lim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Katsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lim throws out a leg kick but Katsu moves out of range and Lim only half commits.
Lim lands a glancing blow to the side of Katsu's head.
Lim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katsu is able to avoid easily.
Katsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim lands with a kick to the temple. Katsu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lim scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Lim catches Katsu right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katsu fails with the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lim.
Lim throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Lim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim feints and then cracks Katsu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katsu down.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lim finds it's way round the side to connect with Katsu's head.
Katsu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideaki Katsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katsu manages to avoid it.
Lim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Lim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lim scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsu at a distance.
Lim swings for the body but Katsu moves out of range.
Katsu ducks right into an uppercut from Lim.
Nice jab there from Lim.
Katsu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Katsu fails to land the takedown.
Lim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Katsu fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsu avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim cracks the inside of Katsu's front leg.
Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lim works Katsu's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Lim.
Katsu checks a leg kick nicely.
Hideaki Katsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lim lands a glancing blow to the side of Katsu's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ton Lim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lim 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ton Lim!
Ton Lim is the new welterweight champion!