PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kato Is Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabin Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Is Back
vs
Soto

185 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Heroic Combat Gear
BioPharm Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kato Is Back!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabin Soto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Is Back manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto slips under a jab.
Is Back misses the shot to the body.
Soto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Is Back.
Is Back throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from Is Back.
Is Back scores with a jab.
Is Back tries to land a leg kick but Soto saw it coming and moves away.
Soto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Is Back throws a hook but Soto blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Is Back scores with a nice head shot.
Is Back misses with an uppercut. Soto saw that one coming.
Is Back looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
Is Back throws a hook but Soto blocks it.
Is Back bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soto's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Is Back throws a leg kick that misses.
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Is Back fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Is Back thows a leg kick but Soto checks it

and Soto counters by moving into the clinch.
Soto lands a knee to the head.
Soto tries to land knees in the clinch but Is Back avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Is Back tries to score a body lock takedown but Soto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Is Back goes for a takedown attempt but Soto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Is Back.
Is Back throws a lazy right hand but Soto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Is Back throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Is Back misses
and Soto counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kato Is Back dominated that round.
That's time! Is Back's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Soto throws a series of punches but Is Back moves out of range.
Is Back misses with a straight left.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Is Back feints a jab promting Soto to slip. Is Back then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Soto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Is Back fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soto manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Is Back throws a series of strikes that have Soto backpedaling.
Soto moves to clinch but Is Back breaks away
and Is Back counters with a series of strikes. Soto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Soto tries to move into range but Is Back moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soto throws a body punch but Is Back moves out of range.
Is Back looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Is Back paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Is Back throws a series of punches but Soto avoids them all with ease.
Soto moves out of range as Is Back strikes.
Soto misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Is Back. Those never looked like landing.
Is Back dodges the punch combination from Soto.
Is Back throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soto on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Is Back manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Is Back throws a leg kick
and Soto counters with a series of strikes. Is Back will be more careful next time no doubt.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Is Back.
A low kick from Is Back is predictable there
and Soto counters with a left and a right that stings Is Back.
Is Back is looking to score with low kicks.
Is Back misses the jab.
Soto tries to clinch
and Is Back counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Is Back throws a right hand that Soto ducks under and follows up with a left that Soto also avoids with ease.
Soto takes one to the chin there.
Is Back misses with the combination.
Is Back throws a body punch but Soto moves out of range.
Is Back throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kato Is Back dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Is Back throws a poor cross that misses
and Soto counters with a good low kick that Is Back was not able to check.
Soto blocks a leg kick.
Soto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Is Back stuns Soto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Is Back throws a looping overhand right but Soto ducks down to avoid it.
Is Back throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Is Back misses with a low kick.
Fabin Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Is Back throws a lazy uppercut
and Soto counters with a thumping low kick.
Soto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Is Back's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soto checks a leg kick.
Is Back uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
Soto slips a jab from Is Back.
A slow jab from Is Back misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto misses with the combination.
Is Back throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Soto motions for Is Back to come forward. Soto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Is Back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soto dodges the punch combination from Is Back.
Soto slips a jab and a cross from Is Back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Is Back misses with an uppercut. Soto saw that one coming.
Soto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Is Back's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Is Back duly obliges.
Is Back will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Soto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fabin Soto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kato Is Back showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Is Back, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kato Is Back!