PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hideki Higkiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec Le Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alec Le Belle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Higkiko
vs
Le Belle

172 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hideki Higkiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alec Le Belle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higkiko scores with a head kick. Le Belle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Le Belle fails to land with a series of punches.
Higkiko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Higkiko scores with a leg kick.
Higkiko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Higkiko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Belle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Higkiko dodges the punch combination from Le Belle.
Nice body kick from Higkiko.
Higkiko throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Belle fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Le Belle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Belle tries to bum rush Higkiko with a series of wild strikes but Higkiko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le Belle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Higkiko counters with an inside leg kick.
Le Belle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Belle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Higkiko cracks the inside of Le Belle's front leg.
Higkiko throws a head kick that misses.
Le Belle swinging wildly here.
Higkiko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Le Belle will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Belle throws a nice looking combination but Higkiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Belle misses with a two punch combination.
Higkiko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Higkiko scores with a nice body kick.
Le Belle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Higkiko.
Le Belle misses with a double jab
and Higkiko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Le Belle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Higkiko.
Le Belle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Belle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Le Belle looks winded!
Le Belle throws a right and a left that Higkiko avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Le Belle misses.
Le Belle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Le Belle.
Higkiko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Le Belle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Le Belle throws a right hand that Higkiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Higkiko also avoids with ease.
Higkiko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Le Belle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Higkiko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Le Belle does no damage.
Higkiko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Higkiko tenderised Le Belle's leg. Le Belle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Higkiko thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Higkiko scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Higkiko misses the target.
Le Belle fails to land with a series of punches.
Higkiko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Higkiko loads up on a big right hand but Le Belle slips the punch.
A combination from Le Belle does no damage.
Le Belle misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Higkiko connects with a high kick.
Higkiko lands a head kick!
Higkiko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Higkiko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higkiko throws a front kick that sends Le Belle stumbling back into the cage.
Higkiko scores with a spinning back kick!
Le Belle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Higkiko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Higkiko connects with a solid leg kick.
Higkiko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Belle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Belle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Le Belle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Higkiko lands a head kick. Le Belle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Le Belle misses with a wild combination.
Le Belle throws a nice looking combination but Higkiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Belle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Higkiko.
Higkiko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Belle misses with a few strikes there.
Le Belle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Belle lands with a nice combination. Higkiko backs away looking to recover.
Le Belle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Le Belle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le Belle blocks a head kick by Higkiko.
Le Belle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Le Belle misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Higkiko. That's going to slow Le Belle down.
Higkiko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Le Belle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Higkiko circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higkiko connects with a leg kick. Le Belle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Le Belle misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Le Belle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Belle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Higkiko.
Higkiko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Belle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Higkiko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Le Belle will feel that in the morning.
No joy there for Le Belle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Higkiko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Higkiko is looking to slow Le Belle down with leg kicks.
Le Belle fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Le Belle does no damage.
Higkiko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Higkiko misses with a wild body shot.
Higkiko scores with a leg kick.
Higkiko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Le Belle takes a step back to recover.
Le Belle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Higkiko circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Belle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Higkiko.
Higkiko lands a nice looking body kick.
Higkiko lands a nice looking body kick.
Some wild striking there from Le Belle.
Le Belle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Higkiko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le Belle is breathing heavily.
Le Belle misses with a combination
and Higkiko counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higkiko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le Belle's head.
Le Belle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Higkiko.
Higkiko lands with a right hand.
Higkiko throws a head kick that Le Belle semi-blocks.
Le Belle looks to land a combination but Higkiko avoids it well.
Le Belle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alec Le Belle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Higkiko does no damage.
Le Belle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Higkiko counters with a leg kick.
Le Belle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Higkiko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Le Belle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Higkiko circles away quickly and effectively.
Higkiko lands with a nice body kick.
Higkiko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Belle.
Higkiko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le Belle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Belle misses with a two punch combination.
Higkiko throws a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Higkiko - that will leave a mark!
Le Belle looks to land a combination but Higkiko avoids it well.
Higkiko thows a body kick. Le Belle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Higkiko lands but Le Belle takes it in his stride.
Le Belle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Higkiko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Higkiko.
Higkiko lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Belle misses with a series of wild punches.
Higkiko lands a head kick!
Le Belle fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Le Belle does no damage.
Hideki Higkiko is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Belle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Higkiko, as that shot connected.
Le Belle misses with a two punch combination.
Higkiko throws a head kick that half lands.
Le Belle throws a nice looking combination but Higkiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Belle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Belle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Higkiko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le Belle blocks a jab.
Le Belle fails to land with a series of punches.
Higkiko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Belle.
That kick from Higkiko tenderised Le Belle's leg. Le Belle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Le Belle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Higkiko counters with an inside leg kick.
Alec Le Belle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higkiko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le Belle. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Higkiko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higkiko slips a jab and a cross from Le Belle.
Le Belle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Higkiko.
Le Belle throws a nice looking combination but Higkiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Higkiko lands with a kick to the temple. Le Belle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Higkiko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Higkiko scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Higkiko.
Higkiko scores with a head kick.
Le Belle misses with a wild combination.
Le Belle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Higkiko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Belle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Le Belle does no damage.
Nice body kick from Higkiko.
Le Belle moves out of range of the body kick from Higkiko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Higkiko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Le Belle misses with a two punch combination.
Le Belle throws a series of punches but Higkiko moves out of range.
Le Belle misses with the combination.
Le Belle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le Belle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Higkiko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Belle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Higkiko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Belle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le Belle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Belle throws a right and a left that Higkiko avoids nicely.
Le Belle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Higkiko.
Le Belle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Higkiko scoring well with a low kick there.
Le Belle misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Belle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higkiko thuds his shin into the meat of Le Belle's side.
Higkiko throws a nice head kick!
Higkiko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Le Belle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Higkiko.
Le Belle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Higkiko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Le Belle.
Nice body kick from Higkiko.
Le Belle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Higkiko.
Higkiko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Belle's sensitive parts.
Le Belle throws a series of punches but Higkiko avoids them all with ease.
Higkiko scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Higkiko misses the target.
Higkiko slips a jab and a cross from Le Belle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Higkiko misses the target.
Higkiko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Le Belle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Higkiko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Higkiko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Belle's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Higkiko.
Le Belle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Higkiko connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Belle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Higkiko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Higkiko fakes the leg kick and cracks Le Belle in the body.
Le Belle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Higkiko slips a jab and a cross from Le Belle.
Some wild striking there from Le Belle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Higkiko.
Sloppy strikes from Le Belle. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higkiko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Le Belle takes a step back to recover.
Le Belle tries to bum rush Higkiko with a series of wild strikes but Higkiko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le Belle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Le Belle. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Le Belle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Belle misses with a two punch combination.
Higkiko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Higkiko jabs at Le Belle's body.
Some wild striking there from Le Belle.
Higkiko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Le Belle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Higkiko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Belle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le Belle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alec Le Belle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Higkiko.
Sloppy strikes from Le Belle. Those never looked like landing.
Higkiko thuds his shin into the meat of Le Belle's side.
Le Belle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Belle avoids the head kick by Higkiko.
Le Belle misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Belle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Higkiko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le Belle's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Higkiko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Belle swinging wildly here.
Le Belle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Higkiko keeps Le Belle at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hideki Higkiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Higkiko 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideki Higkiko!