PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koroshiya Ichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Leoara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung Leoara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ichi
vs
Leoara

166 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koroshiya Ichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Leoara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leoara slips a straight right by Ichi.
Ichi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leoara.
Leoara fails with a takedown attempt.
Ichi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leoara slips a straight right by Ichi.
Leoara shoots for a double leg takedown but Ichi sprawls well. He's pushed Leoara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ichi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ichi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leoara backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leoara is defended easily by Ichi.
Koroshiya Ichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Leoara.
Ichi misses with a double jab.
Ichi misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichi throws a series of punches but Leoara avoids them all with ease.
Ichi misses with an uppercut. Leoara saw that one coming.
Ichi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leoara.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leoara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leoara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leoara shoots in looking for a takedown. Ichi tries to sprawl out of it but Leoara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ichi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ichi with a nice cross.
Ichi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leoara has closed the distance and engaged Ichi in a clinch.
Leoara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ichi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leoara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ichi lands with a left to the head.
Leoara slowing the pace effectively.
Leoara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ichi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Ichi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Ichi.
Ichi fails to land with a series of punches.
Leoara wants to clinch up but Ichi keeps it at a distance.
Koroshiya Ichi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ichi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leoara circles away quickly and effectively.
Ichi throws a hook to the side of Leoara's head but Leoara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leoara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leoara defending well as Ichi loads up on a big left hand.
Ichi tries a head kick but it misses.
Leoara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ichi.
Leoara staying out of range there.
A combination from Ichi does no damage.
Ichi throws a nice looking combination but Leoara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leoara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ichi swivels and escapes.

Leoara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ichi tries to break free but Leoara pushes him back against the cage.
Leoara has Ichi pressed against the cage, preventing Ichi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leoara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ichi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ichi missing with knees to the body.
Ichi is trying to break free.
Leoara slows down the pace here.
Ichi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ichi is trying to break the clinch but Leoara has him pressed against the cage.

Ichi breaks the clinch.
Leoara slips a straight right by Ichi.
Ichi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leoara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Leoara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ichi defends it nicely.
Leoara avoids the head kick by Ichi.
Leoara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ichi.
Koroshiya Ichi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leoara shoots in for a takedown but Ichi shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koroshiya Ichi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leoara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ichi tries to avoid it but Leoara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ichi to the ground. Ichi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ichi is looking to score with low kicks.

Leoara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ichi, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Leoara as the two fighters clinch.
Ichi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leoara has him pressed against the cage.
Leoara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ichi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leoara prevents Ichi from breaking the clinch.
Ichi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leoara won't allow it.
Leoara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leoara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Koroshiya Ichi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichi tries to land knees in the clinch but Leoara avoids the damage to the body.
Leoara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leoara prevents Ichi from breaking the clinch.
Leoara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ichi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leoara.
Leoara prevents Ichi from breaking the clinch.
Ichi is trying to break the clinch but Leoara is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ichi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichi tries to break free but Leoara pushes him back against the cage.
Ichi is trying to break the clinch but Leoara has him pressed against the cage.
Ichi is looking to break free of the clinch but Leoara has double underhooks.
Ichi looking to stall.
Ichi tries to work over Leoara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ichi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ichi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ichi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leoara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leoara just leaning against Ichi, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leoara.
Ichi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leoara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ichi is trying to force a seperation but Leoara has the dominant position.
Leoara cracks Ichi with a nice body shot.
Ichi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ichi working hard to break the clinch.
Ichi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leoara has Ichi pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leoara obliges.
Leoara pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ichi tries to circle away but Leoara has him pinned against the cage.
Leoara is trying to drag Ichi to the mat but Ichi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leoara scores with a knee to the head.
Leoara lands a nice shot to the body.
Leoara keeps control of Ichi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leoara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koroshiya Ichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Leoara.
A short right from Leoara.
Ichi is looking to break free of the clinch but Leoara has double underhooks.
Leoara looking for a takedown.
Leoara stalls.
Leoara working Ichi over with knees to the body.
Leoara is pushing Ichi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ichi can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichi is trying to break free.
Ichi wants to break free but Leoara has control.
Ichi working hard to break the clinch.
Leoara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leoara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leoara lands a hook that snaps the head of Ichi backwards.

Leoara turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leoara content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichi is pushing Leoara's head away, looking to escape. Leoara manages to hold on to the position though.
Leoara misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chung Leoara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koroshiya Ichi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ichi throws a hook but Leoara avoids it easily.
Leoara shoots in looking for a takedown. Ichi tries to sprawl out of it but Leoara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ichi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leoara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Leoara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ichi, pushing him back against the cage.
Leoara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ichi tries to circle away but Leoara has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichi is trying to break free.
Ichi tries to circle away but Leoara has him pinned against the cage.
Ichi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leoara won't allow it.
Ichi tries to land knees in the clinch but Leoara avoids the damage to the body.
Leoara keeps control of Ichi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ichi tries to circle away but Leoara has him pinned against the cage.
Ichi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ichi is trying to break the clinch but Leoara has him pressed against the cage.
Leoara blocks a body shot from Ichi.
Ichi tries to circle away but Leoara has him pinned against the cage.
Leoara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leoara tries for a takedown but Ichi manages to get underhooks.
Leoara lands a nice shot to the body.
Ichi tries to break the clinch but Leoara is controlling the position.
Leoara prevents Ichi from breaking the clinch.
Leoara prevents Ichi from breaking the clinch.
Leoara avoiding damage.

Leoara wants the takedown. Ichi is fighting it off but Leoara persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ichi's guard against the cage.
Ichi keeping moving, preventing Leoara from controlling successfully.
Leoara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ichi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leoara trying to control the position from guard on top but Ichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leoara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Leoara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leoara wants to control from the top but Ichi keeps moving.
Leoara stops Ichi from standing up.

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.
Ichi is wriggling around but Leoara manages to pass to half guard.
Leoara wants to take a breather but Ichi is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leoara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koroshiya Ichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Leoara.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ichi throws a right and a left that Leoara avoids nicely.
Leoara slips a jab and a cross from Ichi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chung Leoara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leoara 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chung Leoara!