PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 1232 p4p, 1044 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 100 p4p, 84 weight class). Fukumitsu comes to the cage accompanied by help_urself. Tico has chosen Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico as his entrance music. Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fukumitsu
vs
Tico

160 cm
32
135
19 - 16 - 0

163 cm
32
139
24 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tico misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tico catches Fukumitsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fukumitsu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Fukumitsu throws a jab when Tico was well out of range.
Tico slips a straight right by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook. Tico ducked under it nicely.
Tico misses with a straight right.
Tico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fukumitsu to score with a decent uppercut.
Fukumitsu looks to land a right hand but Tico moved out of range.
Tico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tico back to the cage. Fukumitsu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Tico misses its intended target.
Fukumitsu misses the jab.
Tico loads up on a big right hand but Fukumitsu slips the punch.
Fukumitsu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tico swings widly with a right hand
and Fukumitsu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tico Tico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tico connects with the punch.
Fukumitsu lands a jab to the nose.
Tico drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Fukumitsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukumitsu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fukumitsu lands a jab.
Tico lands a nice looking body kick.
Tico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Tico.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
and Fukumitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukumitsu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Tico is rocked!

It looks like Tico Tico has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tico.
Tico has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut. Tico saw that one coming.
Tico lands with an uppercut that bounces Fukumitsu off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Tico blocks it.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukumitsu moves away.
Fukumitsu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tico momentarily.
Tico slips under a jab from Fukumitsu.
Tico replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fukumitsu blocks it well.
Fukumitsu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tico scores with a nice head shot.
Tico wants to slow Fukumitsu down by chopping away at his legs.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Tico.
Nice defenses there by Tico.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fukumitsu!
Fukumitsu misses with a looping right.
Fukumitsu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tico.
Fukumitsu loads up on a big right hand but Tico slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu misses the jab.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tico swings for the body but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Tico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukumitsu.
Tico connects with a body shot.
Tico throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fukumitsu counters with a left and a right that stings Tico.
Fukumitsu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tico lands with a shot to the body.
Tico drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tico is still on wobbly legs! Can Fukumitsu finish him?
Fukumitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tico.
Tico seems to have recovered his senses.
Tico connects with a looping right hand.
Tico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico cracks Fukumitsu with an open hand slap.
Fukumitsu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tico misses with a body punch
and Fukumitsu counters with a stiff right hand.
Tico misses with a hook
and Fukumitsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tico misses with a two punch combination.
Tico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fukumitsu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tico lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tico throws a shot to the body.
Fukumitsu throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
Tico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fukumitsu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Tico.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook.
Fukumitsu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fukumitsu misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tico Tico's cut.
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.

Fukumitsu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tico has time to react.
Tico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tico misses with a body punch
and Fukumitsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tico misses with a looping right.
Tico fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters circling a little - Tico finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tico throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tico throws a body shot but no joy.
Tico slips a straight right by Fukumitsu.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukumitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico lands with a nice body kick.
Tico scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fukumitsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Fukumitsu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fukumitsu moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico misses with a straight left.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy head kick
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tico slips under a jab.
Tico tries a quick counter leg kick but Fukumitsu is wise to it.
Tico misses with a shot to the body
letting Fukumitsu counter with a right hand.
Tico feints a jab promting Fukumitsu to slip. Tico then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fukumitsu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tico takes a swing at Fukumitsu's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Fukumitsu misses its intended target.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook. Tico ducked under it nicely.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping left.
Tico lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukumitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukumitsu manages to avoid it.
Tico throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fukumitsu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Tico avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tico in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fukumitsu connects with a single shot there.
Fukumitsu throws a nice looking combination but Tico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fukumitsu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fukumitsu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fukumitsu misses with a two punch combination.
Tico misses with a looping left.
Fukumitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Tico's shoulder, as Tico tries to avoid the shot.
Fukumitsu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tico checks it well.
Tico throws a wild body kick that Fukumitsu sees coming a mile off.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukumitsu moves away.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
and Tico counters with a stiff right hand.
Tico catches Fukumitsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Tico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tico connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tico looks to land a left hand but Fukumitsu moved out of range nicely.
Tico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukumitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tico lands a nice looking body shot.
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Tico.
Tico misses with the body kick
and Fukumitsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tico Tico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fukumitsu looks to land a right hand but Tico moved out of range.
Fukumitsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tico.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Fukumitsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tico misses with a hook. Fukumitsu ducked under it nicely.
Tico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fukumitsu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukumitsu.
Tico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Tico throws an off balance right hand
and Fukumitsu counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Fukumitsu - just one landing.
Tico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Tico lands a nice looking body shot.
Fukumitsu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tico in his tracks.
Fukumitsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fukumitsu swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tico slips under a jab.
Tico ducks right into an uppercut from Fukumitsu.
Tico slips a jab and a cross from Fukumitsu.
Tico just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Fukumitsu misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tico Tico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tico Tico's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fukumitsu throws out a powerful jab.
Fukumitsu cracks Tico with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tico lands a jab to the nose.
Tico takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fukumitsu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tico has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fukumitsu slips a straight right by Tico.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Tico counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fukumitsu thinking.
Fukumitsu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tico scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukumitsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy right hand but Tico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Tico.
Tico throws a shot from downtown. Fukumitsu moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu dodges the punch combination from Tico.
Fukumitsu lands with a right hand.
Tico looks to land a right hand but Fukumitsu moved out of range.
Fukumitsu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tico on the side of the head.
Tico misses with an uppercut.
Tico finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukumitsu manages to avoid it.
Tico misses with an uppercut.
Fukumitsu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumitsu.
Nice body punch from Tico.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukumitsu.
A slow jab from Fukumitsu misses its intended target.
Tico misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Tico misses its intended target.
Tico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumitsu.
A left lands for Tico.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tico throws out a loose jab but Fukumitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukumitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tico.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook
and Tico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukumitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tico.
It looked like Fukumitsu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fukumitsu misses with a straight left.
Tico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Fukumitsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tico fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico moves away from the strike by Fukumitsu.
Tico misses with a body shot.
A cross from Fukumitsu lands.
Fukumitsu looks to land a right hand but Tico moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukumitsu misses the target.
Fukumitsu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tico is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fukumitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tico.
A big left from Fukumitsu misses.
Fukumitsu misses with a left hand
and Tico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Tico.
Tico looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukumitsu is just out of range.
Tico moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukumitsu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico slips under a jab.
Tico flicks out a counter leg kick but Fukumitsu steps away.
Fukumitsu feints a jab promting Tico to slip. Fukumitsu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tico slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
Tico throws a poor cross that misses
and Fukumitsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukumitsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tico.
A punch lands to the side of Tico 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut. Tico saw that one coming.
Tico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fukumitsu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Tico avoids the punch easily.
Tico misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fukumitsu counters with a stiff right hand.
Tico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fukumitsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tico.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu.
I think Fukumitsu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tico Tico!
Tico Tico decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.