PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ritsuko Asuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nimos Oiky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oiky's choice of entrance music: In The Morning. The key to victory for Ritsuko Asuke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Asuke
vs
Oiky

163 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

191 cm
32
177 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritsuko Asuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nimos Oiky!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oiky blocks the body kick.
Asuke tests Oiky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oiky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asuke's sensitive parts.
Oiky throws a leg kick which misses Asuke's front leg but catches the back leg as Asuke tries to avoid it.

Oiky gets caught napping as Asuke dives in and scores a takedown. Oiky manages to retain guard.
Asuke trying to control the position from guard on top but Oiky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oiky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Asuke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oiky is keeping the position for now.
Oiky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Asuke is controlling him.
Oiky keeping full guard, as Asuke tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asuke trying to control the position from guard on top but Oiky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky is pulling down on Asuke's head to control his posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oiky throws a leg kick but Asuke checks it.
Oiky blocks a jab.
Oiky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Asuke misses with a body punch
and Oiky counters with a low kick, right behind Asuke 's knee.
Oiky moves out of range as Asuke strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oiky!
Oiky is looking to score with low kicks.
Oiky misses with a hook.
Asuke misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oiky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oiky misses with a low kick.
That kick from Oiky tenderised Asuke's leg. Asuke is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oiky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oiky throws a leg kick
enabling Asuke to counter with a crisp jab.
Asuke throws a looping overhand right but Oiky ducks down to avoid it.
Oiky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oiky tries a head kick but it misses.
Oiky slaps away a takedown attempt from Asuke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good leg kick by Oiky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for Oiky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asuke lands a lovely overhand right.
Asuke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Asuke - just one landing.
Asuke misses with a body shot.
Oiky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asuke.
Nice shot by Asuke.
A swing and a miss from Asuke.
Asuke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oiky throws a leg kick but Asuke moved away.
Oiky feints and then cracks Asuke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asuke down.
Asuke misses with a hook. Oiky ducked under it nicely.
Oiky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asuke.
Asuke misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asuke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oiky's waist but Oiky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Asuke off to one side.
Oiky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asuke momentarily.
Oiky throws out a powerful jab.
Oiky scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asuke just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Oiky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oiky.
Oiky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oiky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oiky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asuke moves away.
Asuke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oiky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oiky thumps Asuke with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nimos Oiky dominated that 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.

Oiky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oiky connects with a leg kick. Asuke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nimos Oiky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oiky is looking to slow Asuke down with leg kicks.
Asuke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oiky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asuke doesn't seem bothered though.
Oiky just misses with a punch to the body.
Asuke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oiky throws a low kick but Asuke moves out of range easily.
Asuke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oiky at a distance.
Oiky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asuke.
Oiky misses with a body shot.
Oiky lands a slapping body shot.
Oiky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asuke dips to his left and cracks Oiky with an uppercut!
Oiky throws a leg kick but Asuke moved away.
Oiky lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oiky.
Oiky slips under a jab from Asuke.
Decent striking displayed by Asuke there.
Asuke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asuke checks a leg kick.
Oiky misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Oiky.
Oiky throws a chopping leg kick but Asuke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oiky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asuke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oiky is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asuke rather than just go for the knockout.
Asuke misses with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oiky slips under a jab.
Asuke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asuke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asuke throws a hook but Oiky avoids it easily.
Oiky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oiky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asuke takes a step back to recover.
Oiky throws a low kick, looking for Asuke's leg but Asuke calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asuke. That did some damage!
Oiky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oiky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oiky tries a head kick but it misses.
Oiky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asuke misses with a looping left.
Oiky avoids the head kick by Asuke.
Oiky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oiky throws a sloppy body shot
and Asuke counters with a nice uppercut.
Oiky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oiky moves out of range as Asuke strikes.
Asuke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oiky connects with an inside leg kick.
Oiky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Asuke misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Asuke blocks the leg kick.
Oiky wants to slow Asuke down by chopping away at his legs.
Oiky blocks the body kick.
Nimos Oiky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asuke connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Oiky. Beautiful body shot.
Oiky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oiky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Oiky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nimos Oiky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Oiky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oiky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Asuke.
Oiky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oiky tries to land a leg kick but Asuke saw it coming and moves away.
Asuke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asuke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oiky catches Asuke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Asuke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asuke throws an overhand right that lands on Oiky's shoulder, as Oiky tries to avoid the shot.
Oiky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oiky throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky swinging wildly here.
Asuke misses with a hook.
Oiky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Asuke.
Asuke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oiky throws a head kick but Asuke moves out of range.
Oiky lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Asuke misses its intended target.
Oiky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oiky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nimos Oiky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Oiky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Asuke shoots in for a takedown but Oiky shows good takedown defense.
That kick from Oiky tenderised Asuke's leg. Asuke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oiky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nimos Oiky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asuke. Oiky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asuke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oiky works Asuke's body with a nice hook.
Asuke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oiky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oiky stuffs the takedown attempt from Asuke. Asuke gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Oiky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oiky lands with a good body shot.
Asuke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oiky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asuke dodges the punch combination from Oiky.
Oiky takes one to the side of the head.
Asuke takes a swing at Oiky's ribcage but misses.
Asuke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oiky moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asuke misses with the combination.
Asuke checks a low kick from Oiky.
Oiky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asuke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oiky takes a swing at Asuke's ribcage but misses.
Oiky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Asuke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oiky stuffs the takedown attempt from Asuke. Asuke gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritsuko Asuke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oiky ducks under a wild hook from Asuke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nimos Oiky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oiky 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nimos Oiky!
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