PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Bugner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiro Kikaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bugner
vs
Kikaida

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronson Bugner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiro Kikaida!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kikaida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bugner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kikaida scoring with some ground and pound.
Kikaida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kikaida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kikaida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kikaida with a nice head shot there.
Kikaida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bugner has momentary wrist control but Kikaida slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kikaida works over Bugner with some ground and pound from guard.
Bugner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kikaida on the ground.
Kikaida landing some decent shots from guard.
Kikaida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kikaida lands a couple of digs.
Kikaida with a nice head shot there.
Kikaida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kikaida works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikaida working the head with strikes.
Kikaida works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kikaida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kikaida lands a nice forearm strike.
Bugner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kikaida lands a nice forearm strike.
Kikaida cracks Bugner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bugner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kikaida working the ground and pound from side control.
Kikaida working the head and body with strikes.
Kikaida landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kikaida lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bugner tries to escape but Kikaida is in control.
Kikaida scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kikaida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bugner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kikaida connects with a decent elbow.
Kikaida working the body and head with strikes.
Kikaida working the ground and pound.
Bugner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kikaida cracks Bugner with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Kikaida's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kikaida scoring with punches and elbows.
Kikaida connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bugner some visible discomfort.
Kikaida is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikaida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bugner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kikaida in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kikaida working the body and head with strikes.
Bugner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bugner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bugner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kikaida has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kikaida lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bugner wants to get back to his feet but Kikaida drags him back down.
Bugner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bugner is trying to get back to his feet.
Bugner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kikaida connects with a decent elbow.
Kikaida cracks Bugner with a big elbow.
Kikaida cracks Bugner with a big right hand but Bugner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kikaida advances nicely into full mount.
Kikaida lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kikaida working Bugner over with strikes here.
Kikaida punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kikaida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bugner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiro Kikaida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kikaida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kikaida lands a nice short elbow.
Jiro Kikaida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kikaida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kikaida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kikaida connects with a nice short shot to Bugner's temple.
Kikaida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kikaida stops Bugner from getting back to his feet.
Kikaida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kikaida has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BOOM! Kikaida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Kikaida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikaida is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kikaida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kikaida is landing with some decent strikes but Bugner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bugner is bucking up trying to escape but Kikaida cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bugner wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kikaida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kikaida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kikaida lands a nice shot to the head.
Kikaida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kikaida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bugner wants to get back to his feet.
Kikaida scoring with strikes but Bugner is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bugner tries to buck Kikaida off but he can't manage it.
Kikaida scoring with strikes but Bugner is staying in there.
Kikaida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bugner hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kikaida landing shots from mount.
Kikaida landing strikes from the mount and Bugner is in trouble!
Kikaida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kikaida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kikaida working the ground and pound effectively.
Kikaida dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugner is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kikaida landing shots from mount.
Kikaida with a couple of short strikes.
Kikaida with good strikes from the mount here!
Kikaida landing strikes from the mount and Bugner is in trouble!
Kikaida lands a big elbow.
Bugner wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Kikaida.
Kikaida with the ground and pound from mount.
Kikaida lands a big elbow.
Kikaida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Kikaida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikaida lands a heavy elbow.
Kikaida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bugner hang on?
Kikaida working the ground and pound effectively.
Bugner tries to buck Kikaida off but he can't manage it.
Kikaida landing strikes from the mount and Bugner is in trouble!
Kikaida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bugner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kikaida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kikaida with shots to the head and body - Bugner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kikaida lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kikaida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiro Kikaida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Bugner tries to clinch but Kikaida moves out of range.

Bugner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kikaida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kikaida chips away with some ground and pound.
Kikaida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kikaida lands a couple of elbows.
Kikaida lands a couple of elbows.
Bugner has momentary wrist control but Kikaida slips an elbow through the middle.
Bugner wants to stand but Kikaida is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kikaida working some strikes from top position.
Kikaida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikaida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kikaida stops Bugner from standing up.
Kikaida content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bugner wants to stand and escape but Kikaida is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bugner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kikaida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronson Bugner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kikaida changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bugner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kikaida works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bugner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kikaida scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bugner to see if he's OK.
Kikaida scoring with punches from side control.
Bugner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bugner taking a bit of punishment here - Kikaida scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikaida working the ground and pound from side control.
Bugner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kikaida looks up at the clock and then as Bugner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kikaida smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kikaida working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kikaida landing a few strikes.
Kikaida lands an elbow.
Bugner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bugner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kikaida landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bugner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bugner taking a bit of punishment here - Kikaida scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kikaida lands a few punches from side control.
Bugner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kikaida prevents Bugner from escaping the position.
Kikaida lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kikaida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kikaida lands a few punches from side control.
Bugner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bugner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kikaida connects with a decent elbow.
Kikaida is working Bugner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kikaida cracks Bugner with a big right hand but Bugner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bugner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kikaida scores with punches from side control.
Kikaida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bugner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kikaida connects with a decent elbow.
Bugner is pushing Kikaida's head away, looking to escape. Kikaida manages to hold on to the position though.
Kikaida working the body and head with strikes.
Kikaida in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kikaida lands an elbow.
Bugner pushes Kikaida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kikaida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kikaida looks up at the clock and then as Bugner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kikaida smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bronson Bugner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiro Kikaida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kikaida scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bugner to see if he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jiro Kikaida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kikaida 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiro Kikaida!