PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewy Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsu Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitigaki has chosen The Whistler as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goon
vs
Hitigaki

190 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
153 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Knox Energy

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stewy Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Itsu Hitigaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitigaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitigaki moves in looking to clinch but Goon pushes him off.
Goon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitigaki throws a right hand that misses
and Goon counters with a three punch combo that has Hitigaki backing up. Hitigaki nods at Goon to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitigaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hitigaki closes the distance and clinches.
Goon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hitigaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hitigaki has Goon pressed against the cage, preventing Goon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitigaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goon up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitigaki has double underhooks.
Goon prevents a body shot from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki being controlled against the cage.
Goon wants to break free but Hitigaki has control.
Hitigaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hitigaki keeps control of Goon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon being controlled against the cage.
Goon looking to stall.
Hitigaki is pushing Goon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hitigaki has Goon pressed against the cage, preventing Goon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Itsu Hitigaki.

Hitigaki forces Goon back against the cage and clinches.
Hitigaki taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Hitigaki.
Goon looking to slow down the pace here.
Hitigaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hitigaki prevents Goon from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hitigaki as the two fighters clinch.
Hitigaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goon up against the cage.
Hitigaki receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Goon taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itsu Hitigaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Goon circles away.
Goon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hitigaki wants to clinch.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Hitigaki misses.
A left lands for Hitigaki.

Hitigaki moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hitigaki on the inside.
Goon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki misses with a body punch.
Hitigaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hitigaki stalling the fight.
Hitigaki has Goon pressed against the cage, preventing Goon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitigaki prevents Goon from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Hitigaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Goon wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitigaki won't allow it.
Hitigaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goon's efforts to push away.
Goon managing to block the knees to the body from Hitigaki.
A head punch on the inside from Hitigaki fails to land.
Hitigaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goon can't break the clinch.
Itsu Hitigaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goon is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki is controlling him.
Goon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitigaki can't find room to land a body shot as Goon controls the action.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Goon is trying to push Hitigaki away but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hitigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goon's efforts to push away.
Goon is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Goon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goon looking to stall.
Goon is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Hitigaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hitigaki throws a head punch that misses.
Hitigaki stalls.
Hitigaki lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goon tries to break free but Hitigaki pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itsu Hitigaki 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!

Hitigaki wants to clinch
and Goon counters with a straight right hand.

Hitigaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hitigaki keeps control of Goon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hitigaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hitigaki keeps control of Goon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitigaki stalling against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitigaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hitigaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki prevents Goon from breaking the clinch.
Goon can't break the clinch.
Hitigaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitigaki lands a nice uppercut.
Hitigaki lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Hitigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goon's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Goon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hitigaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goon is trying to break free.
Hitigaki cracks Goon with a nice body shot.
Hitigaki digs a right hand into Goon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goon's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Hitigaki.

Goon is rocked!
Hitigaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hitigaki can't find room to land a body shot as Goon controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hitigaki tries to throw a body punch but Goon avoids it by throwing Hitigaki back against the cage.
Hitigaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hitigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Hitigaki.
Goon wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitigaki won't allow it.
Hitigaki lands an elbow that stopped Goon in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki crunches a lovely knee into Goon's ribcage.
Hitigaki can't find room to land a body shot as Goon controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hitigaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Goon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hitigaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki pushes Goon against the cage. Hitigaki is working some dirty boxing. Hitigaki pushes off with a quick right hook! Goon goes down! Goon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hitigaki moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itsu Hitigaki!
A relieved looking Itsu Hitigaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.