PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyuzo Shichinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kal Too acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Shichinin
vs
Too

188 cm
25
163 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

176 cm
21
161 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Shichinin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kal Too!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shichinin lands a head kick!
Too throws a right hand that Shichinin ducks under and follows up with a left that Shichinin also avoids with ease.
Shichinin throws a chopping leg kick but Too manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shichinin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Too.
Too connects with a body shot.
Too fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shichinin avoids it really well and circles away.
Shichinin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Too scores with a hook to the body. Shichinin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Too gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shichinin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shichinin slips a jab and a cross from Too.
Too misses the shot to the body.
Too closes the distance and clinches up with Shichinin, looking for a takedown. Too pushes Shichinin against the cage but Shichinin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Too fails with a takedown attempt.
Kyuzo Shichinin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
Too fails to land with a series of punches.
Too fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Too walks into a straight right hand from Shichinin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Too shoots in and bounces Shichinin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Too lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shichinin is trying to control the position but Too postures up.
Too engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shichinin looking for a sweep. Not yet Shichinin, not yet.
Shichinin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyuzo Shichinin.
Shichinin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Too.
Shichinin misses with a kick to the body.
Shichinin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shichinin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Too shoots in looking for a takedown but Shichinin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Too's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too misses with a lunging right hand
and Shichinin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kyuzo Shichinin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Shichinin.
Shichinin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shichinin is looking to clinch.
Too stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shichinin.
Shichinin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Too checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shichinin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Too. That did some damage!
Too shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shichinin tries to clinch there but Too circles away.
Horrible takedown by Too or perhaps it was just good defense by Shichinin which made him look bad.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shichinin enables Too to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shichinin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shichinin wants to sweep here but Too controlling him for the moment.
Too slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Too has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shichinin has Too pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too trying to control but Shichinin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shichinin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Too is one step ahead there.

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

Too closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shichinin quickly recovers to half guard.
Shichinin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shichinin tries to get out of the position.
Shichinin wants to control but Too is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shichinin is looking to escape.
Shichinin wants to control but Too is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shichinin is trying to control but Too manages to pass to mount!
Too sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shichinin is looking to escape.
Shichinin is looking to get to half guard.
Too controlling from the full mount.
Shichinin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Too controlling his opponent.
Too can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shichinin is looking to escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Too controlling the pace for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kal Too wasn't active enough on the ground.
Too dives in and grabs Shichinin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shichinin pushes down on Too's head and hops out.
Shichinin throws a leg kick which misses Too's front leg but catches the back leg as Too tries to avoid it.
Too blocks a jab.
Shichinin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Too.
Shichinin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Too blocks a head kick by Shichinin.
Too connects with a right hand. Shichinin shakes it off.
Too falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shichinin counters with a low kick, right behind Too 's knee.
Shichinin tries to close the distance and clinch but Too swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Too misses with a hook
and Shichinin counters with a nice leg kick.
Shichinin wants to clinch.
Shichinin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shichinin scores with a head kick. Too tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shichinin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Too momentarily.
Shichinin stuffs the takedown attempt from Too. Too gets slowly back to his feet.
Shichinin blocks a low kick nicely.
Shichinin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Too closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shichinin quickly recovers to half guard.
Too is taking a breather. Shichinin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shichinin wants to improve his position but Too is controlling well.
Too passes the guard and advances to mount!
Shichinin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Too on the ground.
Too raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Too scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Too raining down hammerfists from mount.
Too lands a big shot there that rocks Shichinin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Too.
Too with shots to the head and body - Shichinin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Too sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shichinin tries to hold on but Too pushes him away.
Shichinin is in a horrible position here. Too smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shichinin tries to reverse the position but Too maintains control.
Too with good strikes from the mount here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin tries to lock up and control but Too gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Too lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shichinin is trying desperately to improve position.
Too landing strikes, looking to finish!
Too tries to control but Shichinin wriggling away.
Shichinin is trying to escape the mount.
Too lands a nice shot to the head.
Too landing strikes from the mount and Shichinin is in trouble!
Shichinin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Too dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Too sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shichinin is desperately trying to improve his position but Too has a good base and remains in mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Too punishing his opponent with strikes.
Too landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shichinin is looking to improve his position but Too isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Shichinin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Too lands a heavy elbow.
Too postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shichinin looks a forlorn figure.
Too landing strikes from the mount.
Shichinin is desperately trying to improve his position but Too has a good base and remains in mount.
Too avoids the attempt from Shichinin to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shichinin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kal Too dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Too decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Too trying to mount his opponent but Shichinin defends it.
Shichinin wants to control but Too is keeping busy.
Shichinin tries to roll over but Too keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Too in particular looking to stall.
Shichinin wants to get back to full guard but Too has mounted him!
Shichinin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shichinin tries to lock up and control but Too gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shichinin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Too content just to control the position here.
Shichinin wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Too landing shots from mount.
Too cracks Shichinin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shichinin holds on to Too as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Too prevents Shichinin from getting the reversal.
Too avoids the attempt from Shichinin to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shichinin is working to get back to half guard.
Too sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Too is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Too.
Too raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too content just to control the position here.
Too looking to finish Shichinin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shichinin!
Too raining down hammerfists from mount.
Too putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Too connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shichinin is looking to get to half guard.
Shichinin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Too controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Too looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shichinin is squirming around, avoiding Too's attempts to control the action.
Too controlling the position easily from mount.
Too landing strikes from the mount and Shichinin is in trouble!
Too sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shichinin is looking to improve his position but Too isn't that keen on the idea.
Too sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shichinin is looking to escape.
Too is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shichinin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Too looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shichinin is trying desperately to improve position.
Too avoids the attempt from Shichinin to control.
Shichinin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Too controlling from mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Too avoids the attempt from Shichinin to control.
BOOM! Too connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Too with the ground and pound from mount.
Shichinin working to try and regain half guard.
Too wants to control the pace but Shichinin is squirming around nicely.
Too unloading with bombs!
Too controlling the pace for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Too raining down shots from the mount!
Too takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shichinin is in a horrible position here. Too smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Too trying to control but Shichinin is having none of it.
Too postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shichinin looks a forlorn figure.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Too postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shichinin looks a forlorn figure.
Shichinin is bucking up trying to escape but Too cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shichinin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shichinin is working hard here to advance position.
Too lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shichinin is in a horrible position here. Too smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Too trying to control but Shichinin is having none of it.
Shichinin tries to hold on but Too postures up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Too lands a big shot there that rocks Shichinin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Too controlling his opponent.
Too can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shichinin is looking to escape.
Too might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shichinin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shichinin is looking to improve his position but Too isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Too avoids the attempt from Shichinin to control.
Too lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Too tries to control but Shichinin wriggling away.
Shichinin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shichinin is looking to improve his position but Too isn't that keen on the idea.
Too controlling the pace for now.
Shichinin is squirming around, avoiding Too's attempts to control the action.
Too lands a nice shot to the head.
Too raining down shots from the mount!

Shichinin is rocked!
Shichinin wants to hold on but Too pushes him away.
Too prevents Shichinin from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shichinin throws a leg kick which misses Too's front leg but catches the back leg as Too tries to avoid it.
Shichinin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Too.
Shichinin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shichinin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Too ducks under a wild hook from Shichinin.
Too misses the shot to the body.
Too misses with a few strikes there.
Shichinin moves in looking to clinch but Too pushes him off.
Too avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Too misses with a series of wild punches.
Shichinin blocks a jab.
Shichinin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shichinin connects with a solid leg kick.
Too is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Too misses with a shot to the body
and Shichinin counters with a body kick.
Shichinin throws a hook but Too avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Too lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shichinin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shichinin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Too has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shichinin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shichinin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Too gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Too shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shichinin but Shichinin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Too takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Too misses with a few strikes there.
Kyuzo Shichinin is winning the standup battle so far.
Too misses with a right hand

and Shichinin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Too dodges an elbow strike from Shichinin.
Shichinin lands a nice knee to the body.
Shichinin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shichinin trying to land knees to the body.
Too blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shichinin is pressed up against the cage. Too has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shichinin down to the mat. Shichinin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kyuzo Shichinin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
Shichinin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Too takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Shichinin.
Too checks a leg kick nicely.
Shichinin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Too's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin throws a leg kick but Too checks it.
Too tries to land a leg kick but Shichinin saw it coming and moves away.
Shichinin tries to clinch up.
Too blocks a head kick by Shichinin.
Shichinin connects with a solid leg kick.
Kal Too seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shichinin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kal Too is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Too throws a jab but it's blocked by Shichinin.
Shichinin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Too checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Too is defended easily by Shichinin.

Too scores a takedown into full mount!
Shichinin tries to reverse the position but Too maintains control.
Too sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shichinin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Too tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shichinin tries to lock up and control but Too gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too controlling from mount.
Shichinin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Too working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Too looking to control but Shichinin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shichinin working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Too wants to control the pace but Shichinin is squirming around nicely.
Too is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shichinin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shichinin tries to hold on but Too postures up.
Shichinin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Too takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Too scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Too landing strikes from the mount.
Too punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Shichinin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kal Too has got the better of the ground game so far.
Too tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shichinin seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice elbow there by Too.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Too connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shichinin regains half guard.
Too is controlling the pace.

Shichinin is defending against the submission attempts here by Too.

Shichinin kicks off Too and gets to his feet.
Too looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shichinin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Too shoots in looking for a takedown but Shichinin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Too's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shichinin tries to clinch but Too moves away

and Too counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Too.
Shichinin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shichinin being controlled here, momentarily.
Too stopping the sweep attempt from Shichinin.
Too is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shichinin keeping moving, preventing Too from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Too shoots in for a takedown but Shichinin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Too on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Too takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin stuffs the takedown attempt from Too. Too gets slowly back to his feet.
Too tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shichinin swivels and escapes.
Well,Shichinin is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Shichinin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Too takes a step back to recover.
Shichinin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Too checks a low kick from Shichinin.
Shichinin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Too. That did some damage!
Shichinin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Too walks into a jab.
Too throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Shichinin counter with a right hand.
Shichinin jabs Too right on the nose. Too blinks but takes it well.
Shichinin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Too looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shichinin is fending him off so far but Too persists. Nope, Shichinin circles away and we're back to standing.

Shichinin clinches.
Too avoiding damage as Shichinin throws knees to the body.
Shichinin lands a nice elbow.
Shichinin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Too pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin throws a low kick but Too avoids it.
Shichinin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Too throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shichinin throws a sloppy head kick and Too moves out of range easily.
Too chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shichinin can pounce on him.
Too throws an off balance right hand
and Shichinin counters with an outside leg kick.
Shichinin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Too is able to avoid easily.
Too bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Too throws a leg kick
and Shichinin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Too thinking.

Shichinin has closed the distance and engaged Too in a clinch.
Shichinin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Too avoids it.
Shichinin lands a nice knee to the body.

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

Too drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shichinin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shichinin keeping full guard, as Too tries to pass.
Too prevents Shichinin from getting back to his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Too with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shichinin holds on and takes a little breather.
Shichinin keeping full guard, as Too tries to pass.
Kyuzo Shichinin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shichinin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kal Too is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Too's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shichinin looks for the body kick but Too saw that one coming.
Shichinin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Too paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shichinin misses with a low kick.
Shichinin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Too decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shichinin's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shichinin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Too is one step ahead there.

Shichinin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Too defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kal Too.
I've got Too winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Kal Too!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kal Too!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kal Too!

Kal Too wins by unanimous decision!