PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Osada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Bulle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julle Bulle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Osada
vs
Bulle

185 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Osada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julle Bulle!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Osada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bulle misses with a takedown attempt

and Osada moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Osada throws an elbow but misses.
Bulle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bulle tries to break free but Osada pushes him back against the cage.
Bulle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Osada trying to land knees to the body.
Osada using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Bulle breaks the clinch.
Bulle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bulle has his takedown stuffed
and Osada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulle has his takedown stuffed
and Osada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenichi Osada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julle Bulle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Osada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Bulle as he checks the leg kick.
Bulle fails with the takedown

and Osada counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osada using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bulle looks gassed!
Osada using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Osada has Bulle pressed against the cage, preventing Bulle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Osada lands a nice elbow.
Osada lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Osada - that landed with a thud.
Osada lands a good knee to the midsection. Bulle won't want to take too many of those.
Osada lands a good knee to the midsection. Bulle won't want to take too many of those.
Osada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bulle's face.
Osada lands a nice shot to the body.
Osada leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Osada.
Osada misses with a knee strike.
Osada putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bulle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Osada is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osada scores a nice knee to the body.
Bulle is trying to break the clinch but Osada has him pressed against the cage.
Osada using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Osada landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Osada with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Osada tries a knee to the head but Bulle blocks it.
Bulle is trying to break the clinch but Osada has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulle.

Bulle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulle fails with the takedown
and Osada counters with a good, hard body kick but Bulle shrugs it off.
Osada plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Osada ducks under a wild hook from Bulle.
Bulle shoots and misses
and Osada counters with a good, hard body kick but Bulle shrugs it off.
Bulle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Osada counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bulle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bulle throws a poor cross that misses
and Osada counters with a good low kick that Bulle was not able to check.
A lazy left from Osada finds it's target.
Kenichi Osada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulle misses with a lunging right hand
and Osada counters with a one-two to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Osada.
A jab from Osada does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulle with a poor takedown
and Osada counters with a stiff right hand.
Osada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bulle misses with a hook
and Osada counters with a stiff right hand.
Bulle avoids the head kick by Osada.
Bulle tries for a takedown but Osada circles away easily
and Osada counters with an outside leg kick.
Bulle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Osada.
Osada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Osada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bulle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Osada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bulle has his takedown stuffed
and Osada counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Osada.
Bulle misses with a takedown
and Osada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Osada.
Osada just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Osada scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulle. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Osada.
Osada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenichi Osada dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bulle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Osada counters with a body kick.
Bulle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Osada counters with a good low kick that Bulle was not able to check.
Bulle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Osada.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bulle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Osada - the referee stops the clock and Bulle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Osada. Bulle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Osada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bulle's calf.
Osada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Julle Bulle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bulle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bulle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Osada throws a front kick that sends Bulle stumbling back into the cage.
Osada cracks the inside of Bulle's front leg.
Osada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Osada.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Osada, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osada connects with a leg kick. Bulle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Osada. Beautiful body shot.
Osada cracks the inside of Bulle's front leg.
Osada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulle. That did some damage!
Bulle with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bulle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Osada to score with a decent uppercut.
Osada connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Osada.
Bulle throws a leg kick
and Osada counters with a body kick.
Osada tries to clinch there but Bulle circles away.
Bulle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Osada. That's going to slow Bulle down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osada lands with a nice body kick.
Osada scores with a punch to the head.
Bulle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Osada.
Osada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Osada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Osada, as that shot connected.
Bulle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Osada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Osada.
Osada throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Julle Bulle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulle has his takedown stuffed
and Osada counters with a thumping low kick.
Osada tests Bulle's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osada connects with a single shot there.
Bulle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Osada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Osada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Osada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulle on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Osada.
Bulle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bulle misses with a takedown
and Osada counters with a leg kick.
Kenichi Osada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julle Bulle.
Osada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bulle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bulle throws a leg kick
and Osada counters with a body kick that stops Bulle in his tracks momentarily.
Osada scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osada catches Bulle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Osada wants to clinch.
Osada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bulle misses with a takedown
and Osada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Osada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bulle can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osada lands with a hook. Bulle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Osada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bulle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenichi Osada dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Osada scores with a nice body kick.
Bulle misses with a hook.
Osada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bulle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Osada counters with a solid body kick.
Osada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bulle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bulle misses with an uppercut
and Osada counters with a head kick.
Osada pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Osada moves into range and clinches up with Bulle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osada tries to stall but Bulle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bulle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Bulle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Osada lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osada landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Osada crunches a lovely knee into Bulle's ribcage.
Osada working Bulle over with knees to the body.
Bulle tries to break free but Osada pushes him back against the cage.
Bulle is trying to push Osada away but Osada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bulle managing to block the knees to the body from Osada.
Osada unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Osada cracks Bulle with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Bulle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bulle doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Osada counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Osada.
Osada with a knee to the head.
Bulle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bulle is trying to break free.
Osada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulle avoids it.
Bulle working hard to break the clinch.
Bulle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Osada lands a good knee to the midsection. Bulle won't want to take too many of those.
Bulle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bulle is trying to break free.
Osada scores a nice knee to the body.

Bulle breaks the clinch.
Bulle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bulle's calf.
Bulle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bulle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Osada makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bulle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Osada cracks the inside of Bulle's front leg.
Bulle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Osada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Osada throws a leg kick which misses Bulle's front leg but catches the back leg as Bulle tries to avoid it.
Bulle falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Osada to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bulle misses with a jab to the body
and Osada counters with a nice leg kick.
Osada scores with a kick to the midsection.
Osada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bulle's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Osada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Osada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bulle's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Osada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bulle misses with a takedown
and Osada counters with a nice body kick.
Kenichi Osada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julle Bulle.
Bulle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Osada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulle tries for a takedown but Osada circles away easily
and Osada counters with a left and a right that stings Bulle.
Osada pushes Bulle away with a front kick.
Bulle misses with a left hand
and Osada counters with a low kick, right behind Bulle 's knee.

Osada moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Osada obliges.
Osada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bulle's efforts to push away.
Osada keeps control of Bulle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Osada lands a knee to the head.
Osada putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bulle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bulle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bulle avoiding damage as Osada throws knees to the body.
Bulle avoids the elbow strike from Osada, against the cage.
Bulle wants to break free but Osada has control.
Kenichi Osada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bulle is trying to push Osada away but Osada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bulle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Osada is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bulle.
Osada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Julle Bulle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulle tries to circle away but Osada has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Osada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Osada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Osada!