PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wei Cheng (ranked 2943 p4p, 4710 weight class) and Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiryu has chosen zetsubou chou pride as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cheng
vs
Kiryu

184 cm
25
192
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
194
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wei Cheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuma Kiryu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiryu with a hook.
Cheng tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiryu with a nice cross.
Nice sprawl there from Kiryu as Cheng shoots in.
Cheng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cheng throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Kiryu.
Cheng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cheng shoots for a takedown but Kiryu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kiryu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Wei Cheng has been cut.
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!
Kiryu scores with a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Kiryu.
Kiryu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Cheng checks it.
Kiryu lands a jab-cross combination.
Cheng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kiryu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu digs a good body shot into Cheng's ribs.
Kiryu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kiryu finds it's way through Cheng's defenses.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the head.
Kazuma Kiryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Cheng backs off Kiryu throws a huge counter combo but Cheng manages to avoid it all.
Jab, jab by Kiryu - just one landing.
Kiryu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cheng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cheng looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiryu is fending him off so far but Cheng persists. Nope, Kiryu circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wei Cheng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiryu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu lands a jab to the nose.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheng blocks the leg kick.
Kiryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cheng has time to react.
Cheng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kiryu.
A jab from Kiryu does it's job there.
Kiryu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kiryu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheng.
Cheng throws the kick towards the body but Kiryu avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Kiryu as Cheng shoots in.
Kiryu lands a jab to the head.
Kiryu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cheng in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiryu as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiryu.
Kiryu lands a right hook to the body.
Cheng shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cheng dives in and grabs Kiryu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kiryu pushes down on Cheng's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheng shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiryu throws a combination. Cheng tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cheng shoots in for a double leg but Kiryu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kiryu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheng on the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Cheng avoids it.
Kiryu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiryu lunges at Cheng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cheng's hand.
Cheng shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiryu defends it nicely.
Cheng takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cheng. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cheng shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiryu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiryu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws the kick towards the body but Cheng avoids it.
Kiryu slaps away a takedown attempt from Cheng, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu cracks Cheng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiryu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheng doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiryu throws out a powerful jab.
Cheng shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu shows good takedown defense.
Kiryu lands a slapping body shot.
Kiryu works Cheng's body with a nice hook.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheng tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheng gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cheng shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wei Cheng's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cheng tries for a takedown but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cheng shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiryu but Kiryu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kiryu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiryu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiryu swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheng.
Cheng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiryu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheng with a poor takedown
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wei Cheng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu scores with the left hand. Cheng knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Cheng sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kiryu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu lands the left hand.
Cheng tries for a takedown but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu tries to work over Cheng's front leg with a kick but Cheng checks it.
Kiryu digs a good hook to Cheng's body.
Kiryu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiryu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wei Cheng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheng tries to clinch but Kiryu is having none of it.
Kiryu cracks Cheng with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiryu scores with a nice head shot.
Cheng takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kiryu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kiryu looks to land a combination. Cheng sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cheng might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheng wants to clinch up but Kiryu keeps it at a distance.
Cheng tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kiryu swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Kiryu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiryu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheng.
Cheng tries to counter with a takedown but Kiryu is quick to defend against it.
Cheng takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cheng tries to clinch but Kiryu moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cheng takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiryu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiryu lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiryu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kiryu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kiryu cracks Cheng with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiryu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cheng looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cheng tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiryu!
Kiryu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kiryu wants it to stay on the feet.
Cheng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiryu throws out a counter right but Cheng avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Cheng.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a nice looking combination but Cheng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheng misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiryu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cheng misses with a head kick.
Kiryu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiryu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiryu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheng.
Cheng appears to be looking for a big counter.

Cheng closes the distance and clinches.
Kiryu jumps guard but Cheng stands there with Kiryu around his waist. Kiryu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Cheng decides to pull guard.
Cheng is trying to control the position but Kiryu postures up.
Kiryu wants to get up but he can't break Cheng's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kiryu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a big elbow that misses.
Kiryu trying to control but Cheng is working from the bottom.
Kiryu wants to stand and escape but instead Cheng has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Kiryu is pulling down on Cheng's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kiryu landing heel shots to his opponent's back. Cheng not amused, grabs the leg and drops back, looking for a heel hook. Kiryu doesn't react quick enough and Cheng cranks it - Kiryu screams in pain and taps out! That was a really quick submission! Impressive stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Wei Cheng!