PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hercule Poirot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poirot comes to the cage accompanied by Poirot Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poirot
vs
Ya

167 cm
25
162 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hercule Poirot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Ya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Poirot.
Poirot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poirot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poirot throws a head kick that misses.
Poirot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ya takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poirot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ya will feel that in the morning.
Ya looks gassed!
Poirot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ya takes a step back to recover.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poirot.

Poirot lands a big head kick that sends Ya tumbling to the mat! Poirot takes a step backwards and waves Ya back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ya is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Poirot feints and then cracks Ya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ya down.
Poirot delivers a nice body kick.
Ya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poirot.
Poirot lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poirot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Poirot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poirot.
Poirot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirot scores with a nice body kick.
Poirot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poirot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ya.
Poirot throws a leg kick which misses Ya's front leg but catches the back leg as Ya tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poirot.
Ya blocks a head kick by Poirot.
Poirot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poirot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poirot, right into the meat.
Poirot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poirot delivers a nice body kick.
Poirot scoring well with a low kick there.
Poirot is looking to slow Ya down with leg kicks.
Ya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poirot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poirot. Poirot obviously looking to wear him down.
Poirot looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hercule Poirot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poirot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poirot.
A good leg kick by Poirot.
Poirot lands a high kick!
Poirot thumps Ya with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poirot throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Poirot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hercule Poirot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Poirot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poirot throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Poirot.
Ya has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Poirot.
Poirot looks to land a body kick but Ya moved away.
Poirot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ya can do to turn this around?
Crunch! Poirot slams his shin into Ya's torso.
Poirot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hercule Poirot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poirot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Poirot lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirot lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Poirot.
Poirot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poirot thuds his shin into the meat of Ya's side.
Poirot tries a head kick but it misses.
Poirot scores with a nice body kick.
Poirot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Poirot lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya misses with an uppercut. Poirot saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poirot.
Hercule Poirot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poirot tries to close the distance and clinch but Ya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poirot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ya will feel that in the morning.
Poirot cracks the inside of Ya's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poirot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Poirot slams his shin into Ya's torso.
An inside leg kick lands from Poirot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poirot is looking to slow Ya down with leg kicks.
Ya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poirot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poirot.
Good leg kick by Poirot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A thudding body kick lands there by Poirot!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poirot. Ya shrugs it off though.
Poirot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Poirot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poirot feints and then cracks Ya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ya down.
Poirot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ya's head.
Poirot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ya blocks a head kick by Poirot.
Poirot fakes the leg kick and cracks Ya in the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poirot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poirot but Poirot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hercule Poirot dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poirot.
Poirot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poirot lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poirot. Ya shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poirot.
Ya walks forward, straight into a front kick from Poirot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poirot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ya's sensitive parts.
Ya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ya might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Poirot has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ya crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poirot - the referee stops the clock and Ya gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poirot. Ya manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poirot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poirot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poirot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poirot can pounce on him.
Poirot fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirot lands with a nice body kick.
Poirot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ya will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ya avoids the head kick by Poirot.
Poirot lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Poirot.
Poirot tries to clinch but Ya is having none of it.
Poirot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ya swats away the attempt to clinch by Poirot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poirot.
Ya blocks the body kick.
Poirot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ya takes a step back to recover.
Ya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ya takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poirot.
Ya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirot lands with a kick to the temple. Ya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poirot lands a nice looking body kick.
Poirot thuds his shin into the meat of Ya's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poirot connects with a high kick.
Ya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poirot scores with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poirot feints and then cracks Ya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ya down.
Shin Ya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hercule Poirot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poirot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hercule Poirot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poirot 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 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercule Poirot!