PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta Tottori could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kerry Woods's chin.

Tottori
vs
Woods

173 cm
27
148 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
134 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Tokyo Defiance

Double R Nutrients

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kerry Woods!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tottori looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tottori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Tottori persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Tottori shoots in for a takedown but Woods shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Tottori. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tottori shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tottori showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tottori working over Woods with some ground and pound. Woods looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tottori wants to pass to mount but Woods is defending the position.

Tottori is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Tottori is working for a kimura but Woods is defending it quite comfortably.
Woods is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottori is thwarting Woods's attempts to control the position.
Tottori seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tottori is looking to advance position but Woods won't allow it.
Woods is not content to let Tottori control the position.

That's two 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.
Tottori not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tottori misses with a takedown attempt - Woods sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tottori shoots in but Woods avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tottori shoots in but no luck this time.
Woods throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tottori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woods tries to avoid it but Tottori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woods to the ground. Woods escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Tottori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tottori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woods as he avoids it easily.
Tottori looks for a takedown but Woods sprawls well.
Tottori is breathing heavily.
Tottori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Tottori is just out of range.
Tottori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Woods leaves Tottori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Woods stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Woods wants it to stay on the feet.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tottori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Woods misses.
Kenta Tottori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tottori misses with a low kick.
Woods stuffs the takedown attempt from Tottori. Tottori gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown by Tottori or perhaps it was just good defense by Woods which made him look bad.
Tottori is trying hard to land a takedown here. Woods sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kerry Woods 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.

Woods leaves Tottori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tottori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tottori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Tottori closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Woods to the mat! Woods manages to get full guard.
Tottori postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tottori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tottori trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tottori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woods really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tottori. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tottori stands and throws Woods's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woods dodges the ground and pound from Tottori.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Tottori shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Woods is trying to defend but Tottori finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tottori wants to pass the guard but Woods is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tottori stops Woods from getting back to his feet.

Tottori is looking for a kimura here.
Tottori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to control Tottori's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Woods avoid being mounted?
Tottori wants to free his trapped foot but Woods is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Woods throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horrible takedown by Tottori or perhaps it was just good defense by Woods which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Tottori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods tries to clinch but Tottori is having none of it.
Tottori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woods tries to avoid it but Tottori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woods to the ground. Woods escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

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.
Woods swings for the body but Tottori moves out of range.
Tottori shoots in but Woods avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tottori shoots in and drives through. Woods sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Woods.
Tottori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woods swings for the body but Tottori moves out of range.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tottori moves away.

Tottori feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Tottori dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tottori shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Tottori shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Woods manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Woods wants to stand and escape but Tottori is having none of it.
Tottori has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tottori is in close to Woods's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tottori trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottori sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Woods's guard.
Tottori is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Woods!

Tottori jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Woods is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Woods and Tottori has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woods is trying to get back to his feet.
Woods is not content to let Tottori control the position.

Tottori tries for a kimura but Woods is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Woods is trying to control Tottori's posture but Tottori avoids it.
Tottori throws an elbow but Woods slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tottori tries to move to mount but Woods blocks the move with his legs.

Tottori wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woods, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tottori.
Tottori cracks Woods with a big elbow.
Tottori lands a few punches from side control.
Tottori is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tottori wants to control for a moment but Woods uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Woods trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Woods blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tottori.
Woods is trying to stand.
Tottori is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tottori looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Tottori is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Tottori showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tottori 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Tottori!