PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owusu Andoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuuji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andoh comes to the cage accompanied by Quiet. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ryuuji Mutou was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Andoh
vs
Mutou

186 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owusu Andoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuuji Mutou!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andoh.
Mutou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mutou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andoh.
Andoh lands with a right hand.
Mutou slips a jab and a cross from Andoh.
Andoh connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Ryuuji Mutou has been cut.
Mutou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andoh's calf.
Mutou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Andoh.
Mutou misses with a leg kick
and Andoh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mutou's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andoh lands with an uppercut that bounces Mutou off the cage and back into range.
Mutou misses with a body kick.
Andoh lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou throws a sloppy head kick and Andoh moves out of range easily.
Andoh throws a big shot that misses.
Mutou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mutou shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andoh throws a body punch but Mutou moves out of range.
A low kick from Mutou is predictable there
and Andoh counters with an inside leg kick.
Andoh scores with a jab to the head.
Andoh lands a jab to Mutou's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andoh, as that shot connected.
Andoh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andoh misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mutou misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andoh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andoh jabs Mutou right on the nose. Mutou blinks but takes it well.

Mutou rushes Andoh and presses him up against the cage.
Mutou throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mutou takes a shot to the head.
Mutou blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mutou throws an elbow but misses.
Andoh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for Andoh to work.
Mutou throws an elbow that misses.
Andoh works on Mutou's body with a couple of short punches.
Mutou lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mutou pushes off an throws an elbow but Andoh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andoh blocks an elbow strike from Mutou.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mutou.
Mutou throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mutou misses with an elbow strike.
Andoh blocks an elbow strike from Mutou.
Andoh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mutou throws an elbow but misses.
Andoh blocks the elbow strike.
Andoh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mutou misses with an elbow strike.
Andoh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutou backwards.
Andoh lands a right hand.
Mutou misses with an elbow over the top.
Andoh blocks an elbow strike from Mutou.
Andoh blocks the elbow strike.
Andoh avoids a wild elbow strike from Mutou.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mutou just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andoh's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andoh dodges an elbow strike from Mutou.
Andoh lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutou missing with knees to the body.
Andoh dodges an elbow strike from Mutou.
Andoh is trying to stall.
Andoh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andoh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mutou throws an elbow but it misses.
Mutou misses with an elbow strike.
Andoh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Andoh.
Andoh avoids a wild elbow strike from Mutou.
Andoh avoids the elbow strike from Mutou, against the cage.
Mutou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owusu Andoh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryuuji Mutou'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.

Mutou throws a sloppy head kick
and Andoh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mutou swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Andoh scores with a jab. Mutou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andoh avoids the head kick by Mutou.
Mutou thows a leg kick but Andoh checks it
and Andoh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mutou tries to score with a low kick but Andoh moves his leg out of the way.
Andoh closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Mutou is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Mutou misses
and Andoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mutou is still on wobbly legs! Can Andoh finish him?
and Andoh counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mutou! He's just covering up as Andoh starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owusu Andoh!
A relieved looking Owusu Andoh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.