PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oji San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reagan
vs
San

185 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
199 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Reagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oji San!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San swings for the body but Reagan moves out of range.
Reagan throws a body kick that misses.
San tries to work over Reagan's front leg with a kick but Reagan checks it.

Reagan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reagan with a knee to the head.
Reagan tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Reagan back against the ropes.
Reagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Reagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
San misses with a right hand
and Reagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reagan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reagan scores with a nice head shot.
San is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reagan cracks the inside of San's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
San throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reagan on the side of the head.
San moves in looking to clinch but Reagan pushes him off.
Reagan walks into a left hand.
Reagan blocks a jab.
San misses with a lunging right hand
and Reagan counters with a good low kick that San was not able to check.
Reagan tries to bum rush San with a series of wild strikes but San uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
San jabbing away but nothing is landing.
San uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reagan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan takes one to the side of the head.
Reagan ducks under a wild hook from San.
San moves in looking to clinch but Reagan pushes him off.
Reagan scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Reagan misses the target.
Reagan scores with a leg kick.
Reagan doesn't manage to clinch there - San circles away.
Reagan lands a body shot.
San throws a looping overhand right but Reagan ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San lands a glancing blow to the side of Reagan's head.
San throws a low kick, looking for Reagan's leg but Reagan calmly moves out of range.
Reagan scores with a nice right hand.
Reagan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
San tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reagan moves away from the strike by San.
Reagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as San throws out the jab.
San has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reagan finds it's way round the side to connect with San's head.
Reagan takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San thows a left - swing and a miss!
San tries to clinch there but Reagan circles away.
San moves in looking to clinch but Reagan pushes him off.
Reagan tries to close the distance and clinch but San swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reagan moves out of range of the leg kick from San.
San tries a low kick but Reagan avoids it.
San misses with a two punch combination.
San throws a leg kick but Reagan moved away.
Reagan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to San's calf.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reagan lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Reagan.
San swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reagan lands a nice shot that snaps San's head back.
San throws a shot from downtown. Reagan moves away and avoids it.
A jab from San misses.
Reagan missing with a left hand there. San was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reagan moves out of range of the strikes.
San scores with a sloppy right hand. Reagan should have avoided that one.
San has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reagan.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reagan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
San throws a hook but Reagan blocks it.
Reagan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
San ducks under a wild hook from Reagan.
A low kick from San misses
and Reagan counters with a series of strikes. San will be more careful next time no doubt.
San misses the jab.
San throws a hook but Reagan blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Reagan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reagan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reagan slips under a jab from San.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reagan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
San throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reagan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Reagan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reagan throws a lazy right hand but San sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San misses with a looping left.
Reagan moves out of range of the leg kick from San.
San uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reagan.
Reagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
San is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
San waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reagan.
San finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by San. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of San.
Reagan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
San slips under a jab from Reagan.
San tests Reagan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
San gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reagan.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
San buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reagan misses with a two punch combination.
Reagan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
San misses with a right hand
and Reagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
San misses with a low kick.
Reagan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reagan throws a low kick, looking for San's leg but San calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from San misses.
Reagan throws a nice looking combination but San bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reagan misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronald Reagan will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

San throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
San feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reagans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reagan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reagan.
San throws the left hand but Reagan avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Reagan.
San keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San tries to work over Reagan's front leg with a kick but Reagan checks it.
San misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reagan.
San scores with a leg kick.
Reagan slips a straight right by San.
Oji San seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
San rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San throws a big shot that misses.
Reagan blocks a jab.
San is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reagan.
San tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San's corner calls for a 1-2. San obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
San jabs Reagan right on the nose. Reagan blinks but takes it well.
A big right from San misses.
Reagan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
San wants to clinch.
Reagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San.
San misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from San misses.
San fails with an attempt to clinch.
San walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
San looks to land a right hand but Reagan moved out of range.
Reagan ducks under a wild hook from San.
Reagan misses with a looping left.
San tries to clinch up.
San misses with a leg kick
and Reagan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reagan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before San can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San is looking to clinch but Reagan is avoiding it.
San throws out a loose jab but Reagan uses good head movement to avoid it.

San has Reagan up against the ropes in a clinch.

Reagan manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Reagan.
Reagan throws a head kick that misses.
San throws a hook but Reagan avoids it easily.
Reagan just misses with a punch to the body.
San waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reagan.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reagan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
San tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
San tries to close the distance and clinch but Reagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reagan throws an overhand right that lands on San's shoulder, as San tries to avoid the shot.
Reagan looks to land a left hand but San moved out of range nicely.
San avoids a kick to the body.
San cracks Reagan with a right hand to the side of the head.
San misses with a straight left.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Reagan.
San moves out of range as Reagan strikes.
San keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reagan misses with a wild body shot.
San misses with a double jab
enabling Reagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Reagan falls off balance throwing a combination
and San counters with a nice body shot.
San throws out a leg kick but Reagan moves out of range and San only half commits.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by San.
San tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reagan was well out of range. Poor timing from San.
Reagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reagan swats away the attempt to clinch by San.
San misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reagan.
Reagan throws a big shot that misses.
San throws a leg kick
and Reagan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
San's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
San tries to clinch there but Reagan circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Reagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reagan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San.
Reagan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
San misses with a left hand
and Reagan counters with a left and a right that stings San.
San looks to score with a jab to the body but Reagan is just out of range.
Reagan throws a looping overhand right but San ducks down to avoid it.
Reagan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reagan throws a looping overhand right but San ducks down to avoid it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
San swings widly with a right hand
and Reagan counters with an inside leg kick.
San cracks Reagan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
San throws a leg kick but Reagan checks it.
Reagan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reagan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Reagan misses the target.
Reagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting San counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San moves in looking to clinch but Reagan pushes him off.
Reagan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oji San.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Oji San!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Oji San!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Oji San!

Oji San wins by unanimous decision!