PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Hotline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gutou Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hotline
vs
Lu

189 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

210 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Hotline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gutou Lu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotline moves away from the strike by Lu.
Lu throws a jab when Hotline was well out of range.
Gutou Lu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lu digs a good hook to Hotline's body.
Lu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hotline.
The crowd cheers as Lu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hotline doesn't seem phased though.
Hotline tries to clinch but Lu is having none of it.
Lu throws a lazy uppercut
and Hotline counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hotline connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lu's hands.
Hotline moves in looking to clinch but Lu pushes him off.
Lu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hotline.
Lu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu keeps the fight on the outside.
Lu swings widly with a right hand
and Lu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lu throws a hook to the side of Hotline's head but Hotline sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hotline swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lu throws a hook but Hotline avoids it easily.
Lu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lu takes a swing at Hotline's ribcage but misses.
Hotline was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hotline closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hotline lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lu is trying to push Hotline away but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hotline dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hotline keeps control of Lu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hotline keeps control of Lu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hotline dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hotline lands with a right to the head.
Lu working hard to break the clinch.
Hotline stalls.
Lu working hard to break the clinch.
Lu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hotline seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lu can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotline blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hotline softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Lu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hotline uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Lu can't find room to land a body shot as Hotline controls the action.
Lu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hotline backwards.
Hotline lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lu.
Hotline blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Hotline's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Hotline.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hotline blocking some punches.
Lu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lu tries to work over Hotline's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hotline pushes Lu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lu tries to break free but Hotline pushes him back against the ropes.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes.
Lu misses with a punch on the inside.
Hotline scores with a shoulder strike.
Lu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hotline misses with some punches.
A short left from Hotline.
Lu tries to break free but Hotline pushes him back against the ropes.
Hotline blocking some punches.
Hotline could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lu is trying to force a seperation but Hotline has the dominant position.
Hotline is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Hotline.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotline digs a right hand into Lu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lu's gas tank.
Hotline lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hotline.
Hotline's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lu working aggressively here.
Hotline lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Hotline lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hotline lands with a right to the head.
Hotline lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Hotline.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hotline lands with a short shot to the head.
Hotline holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Hotline dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hotline sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hotline wants to clinch up but Lu keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Lu misses its intended target.
Lu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lu throws a shot from downtown. Hotline moves away and avoids it.
Lu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hotline manages to avoid it.
Lu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hotline counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lu misses the target.
Hotline tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lu misses with a combination
and Hotline counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hotline rushes Lu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hotline lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lu or not.
Hotline blocks a body shot from Lu.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Hotline.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
Lu working aggressively here.
Hotline lands a hook that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Hotline lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hotline scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mister Hotline has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hotline lands with a short shot to the head.
Hotline lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hotline.
Hotline lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lu can't break the clinch.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hotline uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hotline scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hotline lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hotline is pushing Lu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hotline lands a hook that snaps the head of Lu backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hotline lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hotline.
Lu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hotline taking a breather.
Hotline pushes Lu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hotline.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
Lu is looking to break free of the clinch but Hotline has double underhooks.
Hotline lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lu has had enough of the clinch but Hotline keeps him there for the moment.
Lu has had enough of the clinch but Hotline keeps him there for the moment.
Lu working hard to break the clinch.
Hotline blocks a body shot from Lu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lu letting Hotline take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Hotline.
Hotline scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hotline lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
Hotline prevents a body shot from Lu.
Hotline is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lu can do to turn this around?
Lu wants to break free but Hotline has control.
Hotline looking to slow down the pace here.
Lu can't break the clinch.
Hotline working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hotline lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hotline gets through Lu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hotline pushes Lu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hotline blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotline is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hotline is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lu is trying to break free.
Lu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hotline uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hotline lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lu is trying to push Hotline away but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hotline lands with a left to the head.
Hotline lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Lu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Hotline.
Lu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Hotline dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hotline tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hotline defending well as Lu loads up on a big left hand.
Hotline takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hotline.
Lu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hotline moves away.
Lu works over Hotline's head and body with a nice combination.
Lu throws a shot from downtown. Hotline moves away and avoids it.
As Lu looks to move away, Hotline throws a big counter combo but Lu just gets out of the way.
Lu misses with an uppercut
and Hotline counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lu looks to land a left hand but Hotline moved out of range nicely.
Lu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotline tries to clinch but Lu is having none of it.
Lu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Hotline gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hotline working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lu working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline scores with a shot to the side of Lu's head.
Hotline lands a nice uppercut.
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Lu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hotline backwards.
Lu is trying to push Hotline away but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hotline uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
A frustrated look appears on Lu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lu is trying to break free.
Hotline avoiding damage.
Lu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hotline - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hotline scores with a hook to the body.
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hotline lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hotline lands with a right to the head.
Lu wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hotline creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lu tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.
A short right from Hotline on the inside.
Hotline lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Hotline stalling against the ropes.
Hotline lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline has Lu pressed against the ropes, preventing Lu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hotline is trying to maintain a safe position but Lu gets an underhook and turns Hotline into the ropes.
Lu tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.
Hotline working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Hotline - that landed with a thud.
Lu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike.
Lu working aggressively here.
Hotline scores with a hook to the body.
Hotline is leaning against Lu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hotline stalling.
A short uppercut from Hotline.
Lu letting Hotline take a breather here.
Lu wants to get back to striking at distance but Hotline won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotline working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hotline blocks a body shot from Lu.
A short right from Hotline on the inside.
Mister Hotline is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lu working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Hotline to work.
Lu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hotline displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lu up against the ropes.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Lu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hotline lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutou Lu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hotline lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lu misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Hotline showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hotline, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Hotline!
Mister Hotline was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.