PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Yusuke
vs
Redfield

178 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
163 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield swings for the body but Yusuke moves out of range.
Fujii Yusuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfield thows a body kick. Yusuke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Redfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yusuke slips a straight right by Redfield.
Yusuke scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Yusuke.
Yusuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redfield throws a shot from downtown. Yusuke moves away and avoids it.
Yusuke throws a chopping leg kick but Redfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield takes a swing at Yusuke's ribcage but misses.
Redfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redfield 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.
Yusuke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Redfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yusuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Redfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Redfield misses.
Redfield throws an off balance right hand
and Yusuke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yusuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redfield.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yusuke.
The crowd cheers as Redfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yusuke doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Yusuke.
Redfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yusuke lands a leg kick that knocks Redfield off balance momentarily.
Yusuke pushes Redfield away with a front kick.
Yusuke connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yusuke lands a front kick.
Redfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yusuke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yusuke thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield checks a low kick from Yusuke.
Yusuke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yusuke works Redfield's body with a nice hook.
Yusuke looks for the body kick but Redfield saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Redfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yusuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Yusuke is looking to slow Redfield down with leg kicks.
Yusuke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Redfield if he has to take too many more of those.
Redfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
Redfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
Yusuke scores with a jab.
Yusuke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yusuke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Redfield blocks the body kick.
Redfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yusuke walks into a jab.
Redfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Yusuke moves out of range of the strikes.
Yusuke moves out of range as Redfield strikes.
Redfield throws a leg kick but Yusuke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yusuke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Redfield misses with a jab to the body
and Yusuke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redfield missing with a left hand there. Yusuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yusuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redfield.
And Yusuke counters with a quick kick to the body but Redfield blocks it.
Yusuke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yusuke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redfield.
Redfield avoids a kick to the body.
Redfield misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfield moves away from the strike by Yusuke.
A shot to the liver by Yusuke. Beautiful body shot.
Redfield throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Yusuke misses the target.
Yusuke stuns Redfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yusuke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yusuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Yusuke lands with an uppercut that bounces Redfield off the cage and back into range.
Redfield misses with an uppercut.
Yusuke looks to throw the jab but Redfield is out of range.
Yusuke scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yusuke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redfield moves forwards but Yusuke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Redfield walks into a stiff left hand from Yusuke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fujii Yusuke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yusuke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yusuke checks a leg kick.
Redfield misses the jab.
Yusuke tries to land a body kick
and Redfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redfield checks a leg kick nicely.
Yusuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redfield.
An inside leg kick from Yusuke misses.
Redfield lunges at Yusuke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yusuke's hand.
Redfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yusuke's head backwards.
Yusuke throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Yusuke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Redfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Redfield loads up on a big right hand but Yusuke slips the punch.
Fujii Yusuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Yusuke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redfield walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yusuke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke thows a leg kick but Redfield checks it
and Redfield counters with a nice body shot.
Yusuke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Redfield is out of range and Yusuke settles back down.
Redfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Redfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Redfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yusuke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yusuke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redfield can do to turn this around?
Yusuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yusuke looks to land a left hand but Redfield moved out of range nicely.
Redfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yusuke scores with a leg kick.
Yusuke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yusuke looks to land a body kick but Redfield moved away.
Redfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Redfield. That snapped Yusuke's head back.
Redfield throws a hook but Yusuke blocks it.
Redfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yusuke checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusuke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Redfield rushes Yusuke and presses him up against the cage.
Redfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Redfield misses with a punch to the body.
Redfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redfield.
Yusuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Redfield.
Yusuke misses with some punches.
Yusuke is trying to stall.

Redfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Redfield throws a hook but Yusuke avoids it easily.
Redfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Yusuke misses with a hook to the body
and Redfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke keeps the fight on the outside.
Redfield throws out a loose jab but Yusuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuke tries a head kick but it misses.
Redfield throws a big shot that misses.
Yusuke tries to work over Redfield's front leg with a kick but Redfield checks it.
Yusuke walks into a left hand.
Yusuke scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Yusuke.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Redfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yusuke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redfield scrambles back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yusuke!
Yusuke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Redfield counters with a straight right hand.
Yusuke misses with a leg kick.
Yusuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke slips a jab from Redfield.
Yusuke tries to land a leg kick but Redfield saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yusuke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice uppercut there from Yusuke.
Redfield connects with a body shot.
Yusuke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Yusuke backing away here, and Redfield unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Redfield throws a looping overhand right but Yusuke ducks down to avoid it.
Redfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Redfield takes one to the side of the head.
Yusuke misses the jab.
Redfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yusuke connects with a jab.
Yusuke misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fujii Yusuke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big left from Redfield misses.
A swing and a miss from Redfield.
Yusuke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yusuke connects with a body shot that sends Redfield's belly button to the back.
Yusuke cracks Redfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yusuke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Redfield checks a low kick from Yusuke.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Redfield coming out on top.
Redfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yusuke.
Yusuke moves out of range as Redfield strikes.
Redfield throws a body punch but Yusuke moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Redfield misses with a low kick.
Redfield misses with a body kick.
Redfield misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke connects with a leg kick. Redfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Redfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yusuke misses the shot to the body.
Yusuke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Redfield misses.
Yusuke lands with a nice body kick.
Yusuke works the jab nicely.
Redfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Redfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yusuke under the eye.
Yusuke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yusuke misses with a hook
enabling Redfield to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A lazy left from Yusuke finds it's target.
Yusuke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Redfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Yusuke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Redfield.
Yusuke misses with a lunging right hand
and Redfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusuke thows a leg kick but Redfield checks it
and Redfield counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Redfield ducks under a wild hook from Yusuke.
Yusuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redfield manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Redfield misses the target.
Yusuke misses with a wild body shot.
Yusuke misses with a looping left.
Redfield moves forwards but Yusuke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yusuke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Redfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redfield with a nice cross.
Redfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yusuke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfield.
Redfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yusuke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfield scores with a hook to the body. Yusuke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Redfield misses the jab.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Yusuke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfield.
Yusuke throws a hook but Redfield avoids it easily.
Redfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfield throws out a loose jab but Yusuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yusuke throws a leg kick which misses Redfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Redfield tries to avoid it.
Yusuke with a jab.
Peter Redfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke slips under a jab from Redfield.
Redfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Yusuke thumps Redfield with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Yusuke - just one landing.
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Yusuke. That snapped Redfield's head back.
Redfield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yusuke backs up against the cage.
Yusuke lands with a straight right. Redfield didn't see that one coming.
Yusuke lands a jab.
Redfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yusuke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Yusuke.

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 Fujii Yusuke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yusuke, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fujii Yusuke!