PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merle Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Wakahisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hyde
vs
Wakahisa

154 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merle Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Wakahisa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde checks a leg kick.
Wakahisa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Wakahisa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hyde's defenses.

It looks like Merle Hyde has been cut.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hyde's defenses.
Hyde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wakahisa lands a damaging elbow.
Hyde could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.

Merle Hyde's cut is getting worse.
Wakahisa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wakahisa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde goes for a takedown attempt but Wakahisa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Wakahisa darts in and clinches Hyde up against the cage.
Hyde dodges an elbow strike from Wakahisa.

Hyde is trying to trip Wakahisa. He has hold of a leg but Wakahisa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hyde persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wakahisa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hyde throwing strikes but missing.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wakahisa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hyde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wakahisa wants to stand but Hyde is controlling the position.
Hyde throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hyde tries to keep at a distance but Wakahisa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wakahisa with a knee to the head.

Merle Hyde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Wakahisa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Hyde blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa lands an elbow that stopped Hyde in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Merle Hyde's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Merle Hyde's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryuu Wakahisa!
An out of breath Ryuu Wakahisa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.