PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kara Hiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiri has chosen Society as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

J Champ
vs
Hiri

186 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
214 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kara Hiri!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from J Champ.
Hiri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and J Champ counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hiri throws a right hand that misses
and J Champ counters with a nice leg kick.
J Champ checks a low kick from Hiri.
J Champ moves away from the strike by Hiri.
J Champ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiri.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Hiri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiri loads up on a big right hand but J Champ slips the punch.
J Champ motions for Hiri to come forward. J Champ throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Hiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of J Champ backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
J Champ creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hiri's defenses.
J Champ blocking some punches.
Hiri is trying to maintain a safe position but J Champ gets an underhook and turns Hiri into the cage.
A short uppercut from Hiri.
J Champ has a couple of punches blocked by Hiri.
J Champ prevents a body shot from Hiri.
J Champ is struggling to control the position.
Hiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
J Champ throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
J Champ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiri has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for J Champ.
Hiri working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for J Champ.
Hiri throws a punch but it's blocked by J Champ.

J Champ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hiri throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ wants to clinch.
Hiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
J Champ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kara Hiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
J Champ throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
J Champ tries to clinch there but Hiri circles away.
J Champ tries to clinch there but Hiri circles away.

Hiri forces J Champ back against the cage and clinches.
Hiri has a couple of punches blocked by J Champ.

J Champ manages to break the clinch.
Hiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hiri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and J Champ counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiri.
Hiri throws a hook but J Champ avoids it easily.
J Champ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiri checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by J Champ.
Hiri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
J Champ explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
J Champ checks a leg kick.
J Champ looks to land a body kick but Hiri moved away.
J Champ throws a wild body kick that Hiri sees coming a mile off.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Hiri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
J Champ bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
J Champ throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hiri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hiri.
J Champ motions for Hiri to come forward. J Champ throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. J Champ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of J Champ 's head but he takes it in his stride.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiri loads up on a big right hand but J Champ slips the punch.
Hiri's jab looks to have found its range, popping J Champ under the eye.
J Champ throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
J Champ goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
J Champ slips a jab from Hiri.
Hiri cracks J Champ with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hiri throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tsubasa J Champ will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

J Champ misses with a head kick.
J Champ fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hiri is out of range.
Hiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from J Champ.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hiri.
Hiri swings for the body but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from J Champ.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. Hiri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Hiri has closed the distance and engaged J Champ in a clinch.
Hiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiri dodges an elbow strike from J Champ.
Hiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiri looking to slow down the pace here.
Hiri working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but J Champ is keeping busy.
J Champ is trying to force a seperation but Hiri has the dominant position.
Hiri avoids a wild elbow strike from J Champ.
Hiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
J Champ is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hiri is keeping busy.
Hiri misses with the head strike.
J Champ tries to break free but Hiri pushes him back against the cage.
J Champ lands a hook that snaps the head of Hiri backwards.
J Champ blocking some punches.
J Champ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiri stalling the fight.
Hiri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of J Champ backwards.
J Champ lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hiri backwards.
J Champ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
J Champ is trying to push Hiri away but Hiri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiri misses with a short punch on the inside.

J Champ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiri throws a leg kick but J Champ checks it.
J Champ tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from J Champ, right into the meat.
J Champ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
J Champ throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hiri's head.
J Champ moves out of range as Hiri strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from J Champ 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 Hiri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hiri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from J Champ.
J Champ misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ slips a jab from Hiri.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hiri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hiri avoids the head kick by J Champ.
Hiri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tsubasa J Champ is winning the standup battle so far.
J Champ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hiri throws a hook to the side of J Champ's head but J Champ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
J Champ slips under a jab from Hiri.
J Champ scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiri throws a poor cross that misses
and J Champ counters with a solid body kick.
Hiri looks to land a right hand but J Champ moved out of range.
Hiri throws a lazy uppercut
and J Champ counters with a nice body kick.
Hiri is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiri throws the left hand but J Champ avoids the punch easily.
J Champ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ scores with a leg kick.
Hiri blocks a head kick by J Champ.
Hiri avoids the head kick by J Champ.
Hiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt J Champ.
J Champ throws a head kick but Hiri moves out of range.
Hiri missing with a left hand there. J Champ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiri misses with a low kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hiri throws out a loose jab but J Champ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiri wants to clinch up but J Champ keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Hiri.
Hiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
J Champ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
J Champ takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
J Champ 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.
Hiri throws a hook to the side of J Champ's head but J Champ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiri throws a lazy right hand but J Champ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiri. J Champ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by J Champ as he checks the leg kick.
Hiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
J Champ tries to work over Hiri's front leg with a kick but Hiri checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hiri misses
and J Champ counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hiri's knee momentarily.
J Champ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from J Champ.
Good work by Hiri as he checks the leg kick.
Hiri throws a low kick but J Champ moves out of range easily.
Hiri checks a low kick from J Champ.
A good leg kick by J Champ.
Good work by Hiri as he checks the leg kick.
Hiri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hiri punishes J Champ's body with a nice straight punch.
Hiri avoids the head kick by J Champ.
Hiri looks to throw the jab but J Champ is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiri checks the leg kick.
J Champ wants to clinch.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hiri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hiri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
J Champ misses with a leg kick.
J Champ tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Hiri finds it's way through J Champ's defenses.
Hiri thows a body shot but no joy.
J Champ lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kara Hiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiri fails in his attempt to clinch.
J Champ looks for the body kick but Hiri saw that one coming.
Hiri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
J Champ misses with a head kick.
Tsubasa J Champ is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
J Champ walks into a left hand.
Hiri checks a low kick from J Champ.
The fighters circling - Hiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hiri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hiri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by J Champ. J Champ obviously looking to wear him down.
J Champ throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiri looks to score with a jab to the body but J Champ is just out of range.
J Champ moves out of range of the leg kick from Hiri.
J Champ moves out of range as Hiri throws a body kick.
J Champ slips a straight right by Hiri.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J Champ checks the leg kick.
J Champ throws a head kick that Hiri semi-blocks.
Hiri misses with a body shot.
Hiri throws a big shot that misses.
J Champ throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before J Champ can pounce on him.
Hiri thows a body shot but no joy.
Hiri blocks a head kick by J Champ.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tsubasa J Champ.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for J Champ, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsubasa J Champ!
As Tsubasa J Champ got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: The Great Vai tomar no Cu ... viado'.