PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 266 p4p, 209 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 20 p4p, 15 weight class). Jean Baptiste comes to the cage accompanied by Born on the Bayou. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jean Baptiste
vs
Otori

174 cm
34
145
29 - 14 - 2

178 cm
31
145
22 - 11 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Conviction
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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 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otori looks to land a right hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range.
Jean Baptiste steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Otori. That one must have hurt.
Otori throws out a powerful jab.
Jean Baptiste scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Otori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jean Baptiste avoids the body shot from Otori.
Jean Baptiste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jean Baptiste slips under a jab from Otori.
Jean Baptiste tried to counter with a leg kick but Otori avoided it.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut.
Jean Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
Otori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jean Baptiste has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Jean Baptiste is just out of range.
Otori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Otori slips a straight right by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste throws out a leg kick but Otori moves out of range and Jean Baptiste only half commits.
Otori flicks out a counter leg kick but Jean Baptiste steps away.
A jab from Otori finds it's way through Jean Baptiste's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jean Baptiste throws a predictable looking body shot
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otori misses with a body punch
and Otori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Jean Baptiste throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jean Baptiste throws the kick towards the body but Otori avoids it.
Jean Baptiste misses with a wild body shot.
Otori throws a big counter head kick but Jean Baptiste avoids it with no problem.
Jean Baptiste blocks a low kick nicely.
It appears Jean Baptiste was looking to counter with a kick there.
Crunch! Otori slams his shin into Jean Baptiste's torso.
Otori tries a low kick but Jean Baptiste avoids it.
Jean Baptiste on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Jean Baptiste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jean Baptiste is looking to counter punch.
Jean Baptiste throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jean Baptiste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Jean Baptiste misses the shot to the body.
Jean Baptiste checks the leg kick.
Jean Baptiste fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Otori looks to land a body kick but Jean Baptiste moved away.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jean Baptiste misses with a wild body shot.
Otori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Otori misses with a hook
and Jean Baptiste counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jean Baptiste throws a wild body kick that Otori sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jean Baptiste.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otori.
Jean Baptiste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
Jean Baptiste looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Otori lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shigeru Otori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jean Baptiste throws a body shot but no joy.
Jean Baptiste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jean Baptiste takes a swing at Otori's ribcage but misses.
Otori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jean Baptiste with a body shot.
Otori swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jean Baptiste counter with a right hand.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Otori lands a lovely overhand right.
Otori throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jean Baptiste to counter with a crisp jab.
Jean Baptiste scores with a hook.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Otori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
No joy there for Otori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Otori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jean Baptiste misses the target.
Jean Baptiste walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Otori misses with a looping left.
Jean Baptiste walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Otori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jean Baptiste misses with a lunging right hand
and Otori counters with a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jean Baptiste is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook but Otori avoids it easily.
Jean Baptiste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jean Baptiste is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jean Baptiste lands the left hand.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a body kick but Otori moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jean Baptiste.
Otori connects with the punch.
Jean Baptiste scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Otori.
Jean Baptiste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Otori throws a lazy right hand but Jean Baptiste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jean Baptiste misses with a kick to the body
and Otori counters with a nice kick to the body.
Otori throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Otori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jean Baptiste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jean Baptiste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
It looked like Jean Baptiste wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Otori missing with a left hand there. Jean Baptiste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jean Baptiste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jean Baptiste.
A countering left hand to the body from Otori misses.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shigeru Otori will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Otori lands a jab.
Otori lands with a nice body punch.
Jean Baptiste throws a leg kick that misses.
Otori lands a nice hook to Jean Baptiste's body. Jean Baptiste takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Jean Baptiste checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jean Baptiste fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jean Baptiste misses the jab.
A big left from Jean Baptiste misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jean Baptiste.
Otori moves out of range of the body kick from Jean Baptiste.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Otori.
Good shot there by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Jean Baptiste takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jean Baptiste takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jean Baptiste walks into a left hand.
Jean Baptiste lands a really nice looking cross but Otori seems unphased.
Jean Baptiste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otori steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jean Baptiste. That one must have hurt.
Jean Baptiste feints and then cracks Otori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Otori down.
Jean Baptiste connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Otori's hands.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a right hand but Otori moved out of range.
Otori does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jean Baptiste swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Otori. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori clobbers Jean Baptiste with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Jean Baptiste.
Otori throws a poor cross that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Otori throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Jean Baptiste misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Otori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Otori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jean Baptiste waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jean Baptiste tries to land a leg kick but Otori saw it coming and moves away.
Jean Baptiste shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Jean Baptiste tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Otori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Otori.
Otori lands with a right hand.
Jean Baptiste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Jean Baptiste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Otori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jean Baptiste is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Otori.
Jean Baptiste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jean Baptiste.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Otori scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori looks to throw the jab but Jean Baptiste is out of range.
Otori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Jean Baptiste was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Otori.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jean Baptiste misses the body punch
and Otori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
Jean Baptiste throws a sloppy head kick and Otori moves out of range easily.
Jean Baptiste throws a wild body kick that Otori sees coming a mile off.
Otori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jean Baptiste momentarily.
Jean Baptiste throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
Otori misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Jean Baptiste thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jean Baptiste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Otori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jean Baptiste misses with a leg kick.
Otori sizes up Jean Baptiste with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jean Baptiste moves away.
Otori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jean Baptiste was well out of range. Poor timing from Otori.
Jean Baptiste cracks a nice hook into Otori's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jean Baptiste takes a swing at Otori's ribcage but misses.
Otori throws a hook but Jean Baptiste avoids it easily.
Jean Baptiste blocks a low kick nicely.
Jean Baptiste is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Otori.
Jean Baptiste throws a push kick but Otori slaps the foot to one side.
Jean Baptiste avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jean Baptiste is looking to land body kicks.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jean Baptiste moves away.
Jean Baptiste keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range of the strikes.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jean Baptiste lands a nice looking kick to the body. Otori takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Jean Baptiste.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shigeru Otori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Otori misses with a lunging right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a solid body kick.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. Jean Baptiste moves away and avoids it.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range of the leg kick from Otori.
Otori blocks a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Jean Baptiste.
Otori tries to score with a low kick but Jean Baptiste moves his leg out of the way.
Jean Baptiste moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jean Baptiste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Otori throws a right and a left that Jean Baptiste avoids nicely.
Jean Baptiste avoids the body shot from Otori.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jean Baptiste.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean Baptiste shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Otori throws a head kick but Jean Baptiste moves out of range.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot.
Jean Baptiste walks into a stiff left hand from Otori.
Jean Baptiste fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Otori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otori.
Jean Baptiste throws a predictable looking body shot
and Otori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Jean Baptiste is just out of range.
Otori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jean Baptiste lands with a thumping leg kick.
Otori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jean Baptiste is looking to chop away at Otori's legs.
Jean Baptiste uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot.
Otori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jean Baptiste counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Otori.
Jean Baptiste swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jean Baptiste throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
Otori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Otori connects with the punch.
Otori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jean Baptiste looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jean Baptiste. Otori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otori throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses with a hook.
As Otori backs away, Jean Baptiste returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Otori punishes Jean Baptiste's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jean Baptiste.
Brady Jean Baptiste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Jean Baptiste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jean Baptiste is looking to counter the offense by Otori and move into the clinch.
Jean Baptiste moves away from the strike by Otori.
Otori has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jean Baptiste.
Otori lands a nice shot to the body.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste walks into a straight right hand from Otori.
Jean Baptiste throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Otori misses.
Otori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jean Baptiste takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jean Baptiste moves away from the strike by Otori.
An attempted straight right counter from Jean Baptiste misses the target.
Otori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Otori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste misses with a jab to the body
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
Jean Baptiste takes a swing at Otori's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Jean Baptiste misses its intended target.
Jean Baptiste uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otori.
Jean Baptiste lands with an uppercut that bounces Otori off the cage and back into range.
Otori throws a sloppy body shot
and Jean Baptiste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Jean Baptiste misses with a two punch combination.
Jean Baptiste looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jean Baptiste on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Otori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jean Baptiste fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Jean Baptiste lands an impressive looking overhand right. Otori doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otori throws out a powerful jab.
Otori jabs Jean Baptiste right on the nose. Jean Baptiste blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Otori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jean Baptiste stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Otori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Otori avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Otori.
Otori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jean Baptiste checks it well.
Otori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Otori.
Otori lands with a nice body punch.
Otori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Otori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Jean Baptiste.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jean Baptiste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otori.
Jean Baptiste gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shigeru Otori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Jean Baptiste does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shigeru Otori.
Well Otori has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
A relieved looking Shigeru Otori thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.