PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Hideyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka's entrance music is Stone Sour - Cardiff. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ankka
vs
Hideyoshi

184 cm
21
209 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

194 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Control Nutrition
FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Hideyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankka throws a hook to the side of Hideyoshi's head but Hideyoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideyoshi swinging wilding here.
Ankka misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hideyoshi misses the target.
Hideyoshi avoids the head kick by Ankka.
Hideyoshi slips under a jab.

Hideyoshi moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ankka.
Hideyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Ankka.
Hideyoshi lands with a left to the head.
Ankka blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi prevents Ankka from breaking the clinch.
Ankka fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hideyoshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankka misses with a few strikes there.
Ankka tries a head kick but it misses.
Hideyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hideyoshi cracks the inside of Ankka's front leg.
Ankka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ankka blocks a low kick nicely.
Ankka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ankka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideyoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ankka's calf.
Ankka is breathing heavily.
Ankka misses with an uppercut. Hideyoshi saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Hideyoshi both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Rankka Ankka has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ankka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ankka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ankka takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hideyoshi. That's going to slow Ankka down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hideyoshi has Ankka up against the cage in a clinch.
Hideyoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hideyoshi.
Ankka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hideyoshi.
Ankka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hideyoshi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hideyoshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hideyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ankka blocking some punches.
Hideyoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hideyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ankka avoids it.
Hideyoshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ankkas head.
Hideyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hideyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hideyoshi is working Ankka over against the cage.
Ankka blocking some punches.
Hideyoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Ankka controls the action.

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

Hideyoshi clinches up against the cage.
Hideyoshi tries to work over Ankka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ankka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hideyoshi lands a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hideyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Ankka is blocking nicely.
Hideyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hideyoshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Ankka won't want to take too many of those.
Hideyoshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hideyoshi connects with a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Ankka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hideyoshi fails to land.
Ankka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hideyoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hideyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ankka managing to block the knees to the body from Hideyoshi.
Ankka looking to stall.
Ankka has Hideyoshi pressed against the cage.
Hideyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hideyoshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hideyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hideyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hideyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.

Ankka manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ankka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ankka blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ankka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hideyoshi defends it nicely.
Hideyoshi scores with a leg kick.
Ankka avoids the head kick by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hideyoshi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown but Hideyoshi shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hideyoshi avoids the head kick by Ankka.

Hideyoshi has managed to clinch.

Hideyoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hideyoshi lands a nice looking body kick.
Hideyoshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hideyoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hideyoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hideyoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ankka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hideyoshi delivers a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hideyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Ankka is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Hideyoshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rankka Ankka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ankka throws a right hand that Hideyoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideyoshi also avoids with ease.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ankka blocks the leg kick.
Ankka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ankka misses with a straight right.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ankka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ankka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hideyoshi's head backwards.
Hideyoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hideyoshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hideyoshi is looking to slow Ankka down with leg kicks.
Hideyoshi cracks the inside of Ankka's front leg.
Hideyoshi scores with a leg kick.
Hideyoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankka throws a right hand that Hideyoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideyoshi also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ankka.
Akio Hideyoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hideyoshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hideyoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hideyoshi digs a right hand into Ankka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ankka's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hideyoshi crunches a lovely knee into Ankka's ribcage.
Ankka blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideyoshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi misses with some punches.
Hideyoshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hideyoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ankka jumps guard but Hideyoshi stands there with Ankka around his waist. Ankka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Hideyoshi lands a knee to the head.

Hideyoshi breaks the clinch.
Ankka tries a head kick but it misses.
Hideyoshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hideyoshi defending well as Ankka loads up on a big left hand.
Ankka has a takedown stuffed.
Akio Hideyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Ankka misses.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ankka tries a head kick but it misses.
Ankka has a takedown stuffed.
Ankka looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideyoshi is just out of range.

Hideyoshi pushes Ankka up against the cage in a clinch.
Hideyoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ankka blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hideyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Ankka is blocking nicely.
Hideyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ankka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hideyoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hideyoshi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ankka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideyoshi pushes Ankka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hideyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hideyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Ankka.
A head punch on the inside from Hideyoshi fails to land.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ankka. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hideyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Ankka is blocking nicely.
Akio Hideyoshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hideyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ankka.
Hideyoshi working aggressively here.
Hideyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Ankka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ankka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ankka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ankka tries to pull guard but Hideyoshi holds him up against the cage and eventually Ankka drops back down to his feet.
Hideyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Hideyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ankka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hideyoshi breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi misses with a head kick.
Ankka misses with a few strikes there.
Ankka moves out of range as Hideyoshi throws a body kick.
Hideyoshi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideyoshi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ankka.
Horrible takedown by Ankka or perhaps it was just good defense by Hideyoshi which made him look bad.
Hideyoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ankka.
Nice sprawl there from Hideyoshi as Ankka shoots in.
Hideyoshi slips under a jab from Ankka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ankka.

Hideyoshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hideyoshi missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hideyoshi.
A short uppercut from Hideyoshi.
Ankka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hideyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Ankka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hideyoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Hideyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hideyoshi fails to land.
Hideyoshi can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hideyoshi tries a knee to the head but Ankka blocks it.
Hideyoshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ankka jumps guard.
Ankka controls Hideyoshi momentarily but Hideyoshi frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Hideyoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rankka Ankka's cut.
That's time! Ankka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ankka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hideyoshi feints and then cracks Ankka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ankka down.
Ankka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Akio Hideyoshi has been cut.
Hideyoshi lands a nice looking body kick.
Hideyoshi misses with a low kick as Ankka jumps back.
Hideyoshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hideyoshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ankka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ankka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hideyoshi moves in looking to clinch but Ankka pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ankka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hideyoshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hideyoshi slips a jab and a cross from Ankka.
Ankka throws a right hand that Hideyoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideyoshi also avoids with ease.
Ankka shoots for a takedown but Hideyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ankka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideyoshi manages to avoid it.
Hideyoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hideyoshi takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hideyoshi cracks Ankka with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hideyoshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ankka backwards.
Ankka avoiding damage as Hideyoshi throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hideyoshi - that landed with a thud.
Hideyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ankka takes a shot to the head.
Hideyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ankka.
A head punch on the inside from Hideyoshi fails to land.
Hideyoshi misses with the head strike.
Hideyoshi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hideyoshi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hideyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ankka.
Hideyoshi tries to land a knee to the head but Ankka blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ankka.
Hideyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Ankka controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ankka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ankka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown but Hideyoshi shows good takedown defense.
Ankka thuds his right hand into Hideyoshi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ankka wants to slow Hideyoshi down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch combination from Ankka misses.
Ankka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ankka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ankka checks a leg kick.
Hideyoshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hideyoshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hideyoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideyoshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ankka.
Hideyoshi misses with a two punch combination.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hideyoshi but Hideyoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideyoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hideyoshi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big left from Ankka misses.
Hideyoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ankka circles away.
Akio Hideyoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hideyoshi moves out of range as Ankka strikes.
Hideyoshi cracks Ankka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hideyoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hideyoshi blocks a jab.

Hideyoshi clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ankka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hideyoshi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ankka jumps guard but Hideyoshi stands there with Ankka around his waist. Ankka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ankka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hideyoshi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hideyoshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ankka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hideyoshi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hideyoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rankka Ankka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideyoshi.

Ankka gets control of Hideyoshi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ankka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hideyoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ankka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hideyoshi defends well.
Hideyoshi looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ankka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ankka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

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 Rankka Ankka.
I think Hideyoshi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Hideyoshi!