PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Versmellon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shom Itsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shom Itsu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herbie Versmellon's chin.

Versmellon
vs
Itsu

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbie Versmellon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shom Itsu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itsu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Versmellon clinches up against the ropes.
Versmellon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Versmellon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Versmellon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Itsu takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Shom Itsu has been cut.
Versmellon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Versmellon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Itsu's brow.
Versmellon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Itsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Itsu blocks an elbow strike.
Versmellon lands an elbow that stopped Itsu in his tracks for a moment.
Versmellon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Versmellon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Itsu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Versmellon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Itsu's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Versmellon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Versmellon.
Versmellon lands an elbow inside.

Itsu is rocked!
Versmellon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Itsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Versmellon finish him?
Versmellon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Itsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Versmellon lands a body punch.
Itsu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Itsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Versmellon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Itsu tries to break the clinch but Versmellon is controlling the position.
Versmellon lands an elbow inside that Itsu shrugs off.
Itsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Versmellon prevents Itsu from breaking the clinch.
Versmellon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Versmellon.
Itsu looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itsu takes an elbow to the temple.
Itsu has had enough of the clinch but Versmellon keeps him there for the moment.
Itsu tries to stall but Versmellon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Versmellon stalling the fight.
Versmellon scores a nice knee to the body.
Versmellon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Versmellon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Versmellon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Versmellon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Versmellon lands a good knee to the midsection. Itsu won't want to take too many of those.
Versmellon lands a damaging elbow.
Versmellon creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Itsu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Itsu drops to his knees and Versmellon pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbie Versmellon!