PBP Commentary

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

Hiromoto
vs
Trotoz

175 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kobayashi Hiromoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Trotoz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotoz checks the leg kick nicely there.

Hiromoto closes the distance and clinches.
Hiromoto lands a knee to the body.

Hiromoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trotoz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trotoz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hiromoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hiromoto cracks the inside of Trotoz's front leg.
Hiromoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Trotoz sprawls well. He's pushed Hiromoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kobayashi Hiromoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiromoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiromoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hiromoto with a poor takedown

and Trotoz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hiromoto tries to stall but Trotoz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Trotoz breaks from the clinch.

Trotoz scores with a takedown into Hiromoto's guard.
Trotoz trying to control but Hiromoto is working from the bottom.
Hiromoto working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiromoto keeping moving, preventing Trotoz from controlling successfully.
Hiromoto keeping full guard, as Trotoz tries to pass.
Hiromoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trotoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiromoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trotoz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trotoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiromoto is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiromoto thows a leg kick but Trotoz checks it
and Trotoz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hiromoto misses with a low kick.
Hiromoto throws a sloppy head kick

and Trotoz moves into the clinch.
Hiromoto slows down the pace here.
Trotoz fails to pull guard.
Hiromoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trotoz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobayashi Hiromoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trotoz fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiromoto clinches but Trotoz breaks the clinch
and Trotoz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hiromoto is breathing heavily.
Trotoz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hiromoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Trotoz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiromoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trotoz looks to land a combination but Hiromoto avoids it well.
Hiromoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Trotoz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hiromoto is trying to stand up here but Trotoz is controlling him well.
Trotoz wants to control but Hiromoto is keeping him busy.
Hiromoto won't allow Trotoz to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hiromoto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Trotoz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trotoz stuffs the takedown.
Hiromoto tries to bum rush Trotoz with a series of wild strikes but Trotoz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiromoto is looking to slow Trotoz down with leg kicks.
Hiromoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Steve Trotoz has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hiromoto, right into the meat.
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!
Hiromoto looks to clinch
and Trotoz counters with a straight right hand.

Hiromoto closes the distance and clinches.
Hiromoto stops a takedown attempt from Trotoz.
Trotoz goes for a takedown attempt but Hiromoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trotoz tries to clinch but Hiromoto is having none of it.

Hiromoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trotoz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Trotoz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Trotoz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hiromoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hiromoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trotoz's calf.

Hiromoto gets a takedown into half guard.
Trotoz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hiromoto controlling the action here.
Hiromoto is thwarting Trotoz's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotoz is trying to stand up here but Hiromoto is controlling him well.

Hiromoto stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Trotoz to get to his feet.
Hiromoto tries to clinch but Trotoz moves away

and Trotoz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hiromoto won't be happy with that.
Trotoz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hiromoto is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Hiromoto throws Trotoz to one side and escapes!

Trotoz moves into the clinch.

Trotoz has hold of one of Hiromoto's legs. Hiromoto is fighting the takedown attempt but Trotoz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hiromoto pulls Trotoz in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotoz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiromoto is retaining full guard.
Trotoz prevents Hiromoto from getting back to his feet.
Hiromoto keeping moving, preventing Trotoz from controlling successfully.
Steve Trotoz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiromoto is looking to stand up but Trotoz isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trotoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hiromoto controlling Trotoz's posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hiromoto wants to clinch up but Trotoz keeps it at a distance.

That's four 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.
Hiromoto throws a nice looking combination but Trotoz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hiromoto has a takedown stuffed.

Trotoz instigates a clinch.
Trotoz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hiromoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Trotoz has double underhooks.
Hiromoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trotoz.
Trotoz lands a body shot in the clinch.

Trotoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Trotoz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Trotoz stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Trotoz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Trotoz's cut.
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!

Hiromoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trotoz will feel that in the morning.
Trotoz shoots in but no luck this time.

Hiromoto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trotoz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Trotoz struggling a bit here.
Trotoz is looking for a sweep.
Hiromoto trying to control the action but Trotoz is working from the bottom.
Hiromoto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Trotoz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hiromoto decides to stand back up. Hiromoto steps back and let's Trotoz get back to his feet.
Trotoz tries to clinch there but Hiromoto circles away.
Hiromoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hiromoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trotoz circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiromoto with a lazy takedown attempt

and Trotoz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobayashi Hiromoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trotoz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trotoz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hiromoto's head.
Trotoz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiromoto has momentary wrist control but Trotoz slips an elbow through the middle.
Trotoz passes into half guard.
Trotoz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hiromoto!
Trotoz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hiromoto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Trotoz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotoz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Trotoz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Trotoz avoids the attempt from Hiromoto to control.
Hiromoto is working to get back to half guard.
Hiromoto is working hard here to advance position.
Hiromoto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

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.
Hiromoto is trying to get back to full guard.

Trotoz decides to stand up.
Hiromoto tries to clinch but Trotoz moves out of range.
Hiromoto looks to land a combination but Trotoz avoids it well.
Kobayashi Hiromoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiromoto throws a nice head kick!

Hiromoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hiromoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hiromoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Trotoz.
I've got Trotoz 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Trotoz!