PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Sigesige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

North
vs
Sigesige

180 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Sigesige!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North looking to land some kicks to the body here.
North throws a head kick but Sigesige moves out of range.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Sigesige moves out of range easily.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Sigesige lands a jab.
Sigesige has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from North.
Sigesige on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North connects with a nice looking jab.
Sigesige avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sigesige is clearly trying to counter these attacks from North with a body shot.
North swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sigesige counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from North.
North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sigesige let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
North throws a body kick that misses
and Sigesige counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for North.
North fakes the leg kick and cracks Sigesige in the body.
North thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sigesige if he has to take too many more of those.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Sigesige avoids the head kick by North.
Sigesige now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick misses from North.
A little jabbing left from Sigesige on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
North chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sigesige looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
North blocks a jab.
North throws a head kick that Sigesige semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
North cracks a nice hook into Sigesige's ribs.
George North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North connects with an inside leg kick.
North lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sigesige checks the leg kick.
Sigesige blocks the body kick.
North lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sigesige throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
North throws a nice inside leg kick.
North tries to land a front kick but Sigesige steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sigesige flicks out a counter leg kick but North steps away.
North swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Sigesige misses.
Sigesige looks to score with a jab to the body but North is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sigesige checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Sigesige.
A nice side step and Sigesige releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sigesige steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from North. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by North. That's going to slow Sigesige down.
North feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sigesige's calf.
Sigesige is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down North rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North throws a leg kick but Sigesige moved away.
And Sigesige tries to counter it with a takedown but North pushes his down on his head and steps out.
North delivers a nice body kick.
North chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by North.
Sigesige takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North throws a head kick but Sigesige moves out of range.
Sigesige checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Sigesige on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
North throws a leg kick which misses Sigesige's front leg but catches the back leg as Sigesige tries to avoid it.
North lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George North dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
North throws a push kick but Sigesige slaps the foot to one side.
Sigesige defending well as North loads up on a big left hand.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Sigesige on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Sigesige misses.
North fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
North just misses with a punch to the body.
Sigesige looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
George North is winning the standup battle so far.
North with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from North.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Sigesige was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sigesige checks a low kick from North.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sigesige! But no joy.
North is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for North.
Sigesige has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from North.
A nice leg kick lands there from North.
Sigesige moves out of range as North throws a body kick.
North keeps Sigesige at a distance using the push kick.
The fighters circling - North throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sigesige looks like he wants to counter punch here.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from North.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from North. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Sigesige was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
North looks for the body kick but Sigesige saw that one coming.
It seemed like Sigesige was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
North feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sigesige's calf.
North misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from North misses.
North is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigesige can do to turn this around?
Sigesige avoids the head kick by North.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigesige takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
North loads up on a big right hand but Sigesige slips the punch.
Sigesige steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from North. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from North.
North throws a jab but it's blocked by Sigesige.
Sigesige is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
North thows a leg kick but Sigesige checks it
and Sigesige counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sigesige's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
North scoring well with a low kick there.
Sigesige scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
North throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
North will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sigesige looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Sigesige moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
North throws a wild body kick that Sigesige sees coming a mile off.
North throws a hook but Sigesige blocks it.
North lands with a kick to the temple. Sigesige shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
North throws a body kick that misses.
North keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sigesige on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
North throws a head kick but Sigesige moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Sigesige misses.
North delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George North dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good leg kick by North there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
North lands a two punch combo.
North loads up on a big right hand but Sigesige slips the punch.
Sigesige throws out a counter right but North avoids it with no problem.
North fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sigesige is out of range.
Sigesige swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
North looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigesige is just out of range.
Sigesige is clearly trying to counter these attacks from North with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from North.
Good work by Sigesige as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North misses with an uppercut. Sigesige saw that one coming.
Sigesige throws a counter combo.
Sigesige just misses with a punch to the body.
Sigesige just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNorth.
North finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sigesige is clearly trying to counter these attacks from North with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North connects with a leg kick. Sigesige looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
North scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
North throws a front kick that sends Sigesige stumbling back into the cage.
North pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
North lands a high kick!
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sigesige chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before North can pounce on him.
North lands a leg kick that knocks Sigesige off balance momentarily.
North gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North misses with a body shot
and Sigesige counters with a right hand to the body.
North pushes Sigesige away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for North.
A head kick misses from North.
North stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick from North lands but Sigesige takes it in his stride.
North keeps Sigesige at a distance using the push kick.
North attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sigesige is clearly trying to counter these attacks from North with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigesige avoids the head kick by North.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sigesige looks to score with a jab to the body but North is just out of range.
North throws a head kick but Sigesige moves out of range.
North lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sigesige loads up on a big right hand but North slips the punch.
Sigesige avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sigesige keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from North.
Sigesige let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
North wants to slow Sigesige down by chopping away at his legs.
Boy Sigesige has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North delivers a nice body kick.
North throws a leg kick which misses Sigesige's front leg but catches the back leg as Sigesige tries to avoid it.
George North is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sigesige on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by North. North obviously looking to wear him down.
North looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Sigesige tries to counter it with a takedown but North pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sigesige tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but North was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigesige.
North throws a leg kick
letting Sigesige counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
North misses with a looping right.
Sigesige digs a good hook to North's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
George North showed his dominance in that final round.
Well North 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George North!