PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 2247 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 219 p4p, 319 weight class). Jean Labosky will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tomori
vs
Labosky

171 cm
32
142
19 - 13 - 1

182 cm
47
155
30 - 52 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 52 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tomori pushes Labosky up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomori has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomori has double underhooks.
Labosky told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Labosky throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomori.
Labosky struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomori controls his hands.
Tomori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Tomori.

Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Labosky throws a push kick but Tomori slaps the foot to one side.
Labosky lands a high kick!
A head kick by Labosky misses

and Tomori counters by clinching up.
A short left from Tomori.
Tomori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Labosky is trying to break free.
Tomori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laboskys head.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Tomori gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laboskys head.
Labosky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tomori scores with a shot to the side of Labosky's head.
Labosky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tomori leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tomori prevents Labosky from breaking the clinch.
Labosky avoids the elbow strike from Tomori, against the cage.
Tomori looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomori creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tomori lands a hook that snaps the head of Labosky backwards.
Labosky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tomori gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Labosky avoids the elbow strike from Tomori, against the cage.

Tomori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Labosky slams his shin into Tomori's torso.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Labosky.
Labosky avoiding damage as Tomori throws knees to the body.
Labosky tries to throw a body punch but Tomori avoids it by throwing Labosky back against the cage.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Labosky breaks the clinch.

Tomori moves into the clinch.
Labosky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hiroki Tomori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Labosky.
Labosky blocks an elbow strike from Tomori.
Labosky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tomori pushes Labosky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomori manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Labosky avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomori.
Tomori pressing his opponent against the cage.
Labosky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori slows down the pace here.
Tomori scores with a hook to the body.

Tomori breaks the clinch.

Tomori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomori.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomori.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Labosky working hard to break the clinch.
Tomori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Tomori as the two fighters clinch.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tomori drives through and clinches with Labosky against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tomori moves into the clinch.
Labosky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomori avoids it.
Tomori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Labosky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tomori misses with a punch to the body.
Tomori gets underhooks to prevent Labosky's takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tomori lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Labosky tries to pull guard but Tomori holds him up against the cage and eventually Labosky drops back down to his feet.
Tomori lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomori.
Labosky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tomori pulls his leg out and moves away.

Tomori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Labosky, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroki Tomori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Labosky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tomori tries to counter with a takedown but Labosky is quick to defend against it.

Tomori closes the distance and pushes Labosky back into the cage.
Labosky blocks an elbow strike.
Labosky goes for a takedown attempt but Tomori pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tomori takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Tomori.
Tomori tries to land a knee to the head but Labosky blocks with his arms.
Tomori throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tomori rushes Labosky and presses him up against the cage.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labosky misses with a head kick.

Tomori forces Labosky back against the cage and clinches.
Labosky working hard to break the clinch.
Labosky missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky is looking to control Tomori's arms but Tomori gets an underhook and turns him. Now Labosky has his back to the cage.
Tomori drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Labosky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Labosky is trying to pull guard but Tomori turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Labosky is trying to force a seperation but Tomori has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Labosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tomori misses with an elbow over the top.
Labosky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Labosky can't break the clinch.
Tomori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tomori moves into range and clinches up with Labosky.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomori has double underhooks.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Labosky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling him.
Labosky has had enough of the clinch but Tomori keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori lands with a left to the head.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.

Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tomori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Labosky tries to break free but Tomori pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Labosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tomori blocking some punches.
Tomori taking a breather.
Labosky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tomori scores with a shot to the side of Labosky's head.
Labosky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiroki Tomori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tomori lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomori.
Labosky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Labosky backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Labosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laboskys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.

Tomori moves into the clinch.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Labosky looks to land a body kick but Tomori moved away.

Tomori clinches up with Labosky and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tomori.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tomori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Tomori.
Labosky is breathing heavily.
Labosky tries to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tomori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomori scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Labosky is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labosky can't get the takedown.
Labosky is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomori finish him?
Hiroki Tomori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Labosky.
Tomori lands with a left to the head.
Tomori content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomori manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tomori slows down the pace here.
Labosky throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomori throws an elbow but it misses.

Labosky breaks the clinch.
Labosky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Tomori moves into the clinch successfully.
Tomori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tomori throws a big uppercut that drops Labosky! More strikes from Tomori and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Labosky lies dazed against the cage as Tomori celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroki Tomori!